NASHVILLE To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee

Department of Correction (TDOC) has visited the homes of more than 3,188 sex
offenders since October 21. Operation Blackout is designed to increase the safety
of trick-or-treaters by giving sex offenders under TDOC supervision an additional
layer of safety.

To enforce the strict rules for high risk sex offender, more than 500 Probation and
Parole Officers made random home visits across Tennessee. The state-wide
Operation Blackout Pre-Halloween checks yielded 21 arrests for violations ranging
from possession of narcotics to possession of a firearm.

Everyday our officers do a great job supervising offenders, says Assistant

Commissioner Alisha James. This is an additional layer to ensure offender
compliance and community safety because public safety is at the very core of what
we do.

Tonight TDOC Officers will check on 1,206 offenders. At this time (9pm CST), 532 of
the checks have been completed statewide. One arrest has been made for a
violation of the sex offender registry. Final numbers will be shared tomorrow
(November 1, 2017).

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Department of Correction 6 Floor Rachel Jackson Building 320 6 Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243 Tel: 615-741-1000 Fax: 615-532-8281 tn.gov/Correction