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Department of Correction survives scathing audit despite proof it misclassified deaths

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 14, 2020 9:44 AM CT | Published: January 13, 2020 6:07 PM CT

The Tennessee Department of Correction received a four-year extension Monday despite accusations of corruption and a harsh audit showing it misclassified homicides.

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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