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Derrick D. Schofield, Commissioner
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• Departmental Overview
• Recruiting and Retention – Initiatives
– Updates
• 28-day Schedule – What is it? And why?
– Scheduling
• Incident Reporting – Why we do it?
– How we do it?
• Summary
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Tennessee Felon Population
FY End
Prison
Population
TDOC
Backup
Locally
Sentenced Probation Parole
Community
Corrections Total
TDOC
Responsibil ity TDOC Staff
2010 20,213 2,573 4,378 51,910 12,068 7,270 98,412 27,164 5,006
2011 20,428 3,696 4,349 54,507 12,520 7,590 103,090 28,473 5,041
2012 20,236 4,911 4,722 56,850 13,115 7,581 107,415 29,869 5,434
July 2012 – transfer of
community supervision
2013 20,507 4,797 4,451 58,022 13,546 7,691 109,014 109,014 6,912
2014 21,246 4,483 4,156 58,433 13,705 7,844 109,867 109,867 6,858May 2013 – BCCX 1,400 bedexpansion opened
2015 20,349 5,007 3,907 58,415 13,471 8,012 109,161 109,161 6,875 June 2015 – CBCX closed
* Source: Tennessee Felon Population Update
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Radio / Television commercials in West and Middle Tennessee
Billboards along Highway 51 in West Tennessee
Shuttle – Shelby County to West Tennessee State Penitentiary
TDOC Recruiting Attending Local Events
Materials in area businesses
College Recruitment Program
Hosting weekly career fairs throughout Tennessee
598 Correctional Officers hired since March 1, 2015
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Sign-on Bonus and Referral Program Began August 17th $600 sign on bonus $100 referral bonus
Training (Basic Correctional Officer Training) BCOT 501 – 108 graduates BCOT 501 West – 28 graduates BCOT 502 – 164 cadets (graduation is Sept. 4th) BCOT 502 West – 27 cadets (starts Aug. 31st)
Academy Adjustments
Regional training allows more frequent pre-service graduations Regional training provides more hands on training at facilities Allowing non-firearms qualified cadets to complete training with a
requirement to pass within 6 months of assignment
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Wilson County Fair Summary
Length of Time August 14-22, daily participation by Staff
Contacts Handed out over 200 postcards 23 people left their name and e-mail address for more information
Interviews Scheduled 22 Interviews scheduled
Interviews Held
Continuing through the 26th
Hires (In process) 2 that interviewed have been recommended for hire
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• What is a 28 Day Schedule?• A work cycle extending over 28 days instead of 7 days
• Exception to Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) for fire and lawenforcement personnel
• 29 C.F.R. § 553.211(f) – “security personnel in correctional institutions”
• may be paid overtime on a “work period” basis. A “work period” may be
from 7 consecutive days to 28 consecutive days in length.• overtime pay is required when the number of hours worked exceeds 171
• TDOC paying overtime after 160 hours, unless compensatory time is
preferred
• Benefits
• Roll call
• More flexible schedules – rotation of weekends off
• Incentive for recruiting and retention
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Industry tool used by
many other State andLocal agencies
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28 DAY SCHEDULE AGENCIES
TENNESSEE STATE AGENCIES
Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
TENNESSEE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Metro Nashville Police Department
Davidson County Sherriff's Department
Johnson City Police Department
Washington County Sherriff's Department
Clarksville Police DepartmentMemphis Police Department
OTHER STATE CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES
Minnesota
Utah
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
New Hampshire
North Dakota
New Mexico
Florida
Virginia
South Carolina
Connecticut
Colorado
Mississippi
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• Increase safety through accurate and objectivedocumentation of events
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Demonstrate integrity and fidelity to standardizeddefinitions and measures of performance
• Facilitate data driven decision making to identify and
manage inherent risk
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Incident Definition:
• Serious Staff Assault : Any assault on a staff member that results in personalinjury to the staff member or another staff member, resulting in the need forimmediate medical attention or an assault involving the use of a weapon orobject.
Inmate Disciplinary Definitions:
• Assault (ASL), Assault on Staff (AOS) (Class A): Any intentional injury upon the
person of another. (Applies to Staff, Inmates or Visitors)
Staff/Inmate Provocation (SIP):
• To intentionally or knowingly cause physical contact with staff or anotherinmate that a reasonable person would regard as offensive, but which resultsin no injury.
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Policy 103.02 Incident Reporting
Draft report is reviewed and approved by the on-duty Shift Commander prior to entry
in TOMIS
Within 24 hours (excluding weekends & holidays), each Warden reviews incidents
from the previous day to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.
Wardens submit all deletion and modification requests as outlined in policy 103.02.
Deputy Commissioner’s office approves or denies request
If approved, the request is forwarded to a Correctional Program Manager for
appropriate disposition
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Original Incident was entered incorrectly by facility:
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Modification/Deletion Request made by Warden after review:
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Corrected Incident:
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Assault Staff - Serious Injury 6 11 9 22 10 20 16 16
Assault Staff - Injury 59 66 55 83 75 60 39 22
Assault Staff - Minor Injury 154 198 184 220 195 217 181 191
Assault Staff - No Injury 385 451 364 391 499 407 263 121
Total 604 726 612 716 779 704 499 350
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Offender Assault - Serious Injury 35 42 43 44 67 57 42 37
Offender Assault - Injury 84 117 114 146 119 89 72 66
Offnder Assault - Minor Injury 145 163 183 159 193 157 172 190
Offender Assault - No injury 96 122 125 163 149 140 109 98
Total 360 444 465 512 528 443 395 391
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Inmate / Staff Provocation 390 451 403 352 453 643 912 937
Incidents Summary by Type
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• TDOC incident reporting is a thorough reporting process
• Classifying incidents can be subjective in nature and it is
imperative to have a good local incident review process
• TDOC’s goal is to ensure incident reports are accuratelyreported and documented in an effort to promote
transparency and provide data that reflects the activitywithin our prisons
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Prisons are safe Prisons house a variety of inmates including some that are
extremely dangerous Managed by a dedicated, well-trained staff Risk is managed by properly classifying inmates, effective
offender management, and continuously educating staff onbest practices
Vacancies exist Risk is managed by recruiting and retaining qualified staff
Enhanced recruiting and retention efforts
All Facilities maintain full ACA Accreditation
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