The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it will soon implement pay raises for probation and parole officers after the salary increases were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 7.5% pay increase will become effective July 1, 2021. Governor Bill Lee approved the raises in 2019, but the virus outbreak caused significant delays to the approval and implementation. In April, the correction agency began offering $5,000 hiring bonuses for newly hired correctional officers.