Earlier this month, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) launched “Operation Blackout”, an annual statewide operation to ensure sex offenders on TDOC’s caseload are complying with the conditions of their supervision, as well as special conditions put in place surrounding the Halloween holiday. There are just under 4,000 sex offenders on supervision living in Tennessee. A specific set of rules must be followed by all registered sex offenders this month: no Halloween decorations, no attending Halloween/fall functions (i.e., Harvest Festivals, etc.), no distributing candy, and keeping the porch light turned off on Halloween night. Parents and guardians should go out with children on Halloween night. Before you go trick-or-treating, check the TBI Sex Offender Registry to know which houses to avoid. If you see a TDOC offender at a Halloween event or with holiday decorations, please call 1-844-TDC-FIND and report it.
TDOC Launches Annual Halloween Operation Aimed At Sex Offenders
Oct 13, 2021 | 4:15 PM