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Corrections official: staffing improving, EHR implemented; sentence‑credit process changed after high‑profile case
Summary
The Tennessee Department of Corrections told lawmakers vacancy rates have improved after pay changes, the agency implemented electronic health records and is developing an offender management system, and said it reformed sentence‑credit procedures after a case that led to a high‑profile homicide.
Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada told the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee that the department has used state investments to reduce correctional officer vacancies and implement technology such as electronic health records, while acknowledging operational challenges including violence and recidivism metrics.
Most newsworthy points - Staffing and compensation: Strada credited recent pay increases for a 29 percent decrease in total correctional officer vacancies since the raises took effect, reporting just over 450 vacancies statewide and vacancy rates under 15 percent at most facilities. The General Assembly contributed recurring pay increases to corrections officers totaling more than $85…
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