State Prison List
The Tennessee Department of Correction consists of 14 state prisons located across the state. Ten, of those prisons, are operated by the department and four are managed privately by Corrections Corporation of America.
The department also operates the Tennessee Correction Academy which trains corrections professionals, as well as criminal justice professionals from other government agencies.
East Tennessee Region
Correctional Administrator David A. SextonBledsoe County Correctional Complex (formerly Southeastern Tennessee Regional Correctional Facility) - (Bledsoe County) Pikeville
Morgan County Correctional Complex - (Morgan County) Wartburg
Northeast Correctional Complex - (Johnson County) Site 1 - Roan Mountain; (Carter County) Site 2 - Mountain City
Middle Tennessee Region
Correctional Administrator Tony HowertonLois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility - (Davidson County) Nashville
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution - (Davidson County) Nashville
Tennessee Prison for Women - (Davidson County) Nashville
Turney Center Industrial Complex - (Hickman County) Site 1 - Only; (Wayne County) Annex - Clifton
West Tennessee Region
Correctional Administrator John FisherMark H. Luttrell Correctional Center - (Shelby County) Memphis
Northwest Correctional Complex - (Lake County) Tiptonville
West Tennessee State Penitentiary - (Lauderdale County) Henning
Whiteville Correctional Facility - (Hardeman County) Whiteville
Contract & Private Managed Locations
Correctional Administrator Tausha MitchellHardeman County Correctional Facility - (Hardeman County) Whiteville
South Central Correctional Facility - (Wayne County) Clifton
Trousdale Turner Correctional Center - (Trousdale County) Hartsville
Whiteville Correctional Facility - (Hardeman County) Whiteville