State Prison Visitation

TDOC prisons are smoke-free environments.

Firearms, weapons, drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited on the property.

Contraband

The Tennessee Department of Correction does NOT tolerate and aggressively pursues every means possible to prevent the introduction of DRUGS and CONTRABAND into our prisons.

If you try to bring contraband inside our prisons, you will face harsh consequences including:

Permanent loss of visitation privilege
Posting of a substantial bond to get out of jail
Forfeiture of vehicle if contraband is found inside
Payment to an attorney to defend you at trial
A felony record
Loss of privilege of possessing a firearm

The Department of Correction will pursue criminal prosecution against both visitors and staff that refuse to adhere to the law.

The introduction of contraband is a serious threat to the safety and security of Tennessee prisons. The TDOC takes its responsibility as part of the law enforcement community very seriously.

CONTRABAND ARRESTS

Most TDOC offenders are allowed to visit with friends and family, provided they fill out the appropriate paperwork and follow the departmental policies and procedures.

Policy 507.01 - Visitation (in pdf format) (195 kb)
Visitation Form (in pdf format) (111 kb)
- Guide To Submit A Visitation Form For An Adult
- Guide To Submit A Visitation Form For A Minor
List of Items Permitted Through Checkpoint (in pdf format) (31 kb)

To familiarize yourself with the rules, please refer to the visitation policy. A visitation form will need to be filled out in its entirety in order to be placed on an offender's list. Applications are processed on a regular basis at each facility, but at least quarterly.

When visiting a TDOC prison, vehicles must be secured in the parking lot. Secured includes all doors locked and all windows rolled completely up. Animals may not be left in a vehicle with a window cracked. Failure to fully secure your vehicle may result in your visit being denied.

Visitation is considered a privilege, not a right.

Below we have provided visitation contact information and a copy of the visitation handbook for each prison:

State Prison Visitation

TDOC prisons are smoke-free environments.

Firearms, weapons, drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited on the property.

Contraband

Visitation is considered a privilege, not a right.

Bledsoe County Correctional Complex

Hardeman County Correctional Facility

Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility

Mark Luttrell Transition Center

Morgan County Correctional Complex

Northeast Correctional Complex

Northwest Correctional Complex

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

South Central Correctional Facility

Tennessee Prison For Women

Trousdale Turner Correctional Center

Turney Center Industrial Complex

West Tennessee State Penitentiary

Whiteville Correctional Facility

Women's Therapeutic Residential Center

State Prison Visitation

TDOC prisons are smoke-free environments.

Firearms, weapons, drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited on the property.

Contraband

Visitation is considered a privilege, not a right.

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