World Prisons

All operators

Tennessee Department of Corrections

state agency

20 facilities in United States.

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Facilities map (20 of 20 with coordinates)

Bledsoe County Correctional Complex

United States · Pikeville

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,539

Held

2,427

Under capacity (96%)

Gateway To Independence

United States · Nashville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Hardeman County Correctional Facility

United States · Whiteville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,100

Held

1,981

Under capacity (94%)Low

John S. Wilder Youth Development Center

United States · Somerville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

189

Held

170

Under capacity (90%)Low

Lois M Deberry Special Needs Facility

United States · Nashville

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

854

Held

637

Under capacity (75%)

Mark H Luttrell Transition Center

United States · Memphis

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

454

Held

244

Under capacity (54%)Low

Morgan County Correctional Complex

United States · Wartburg

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,230

Held

2,149

Under capacity (96%)

Mountain View Youth Development Center

United States · Dandridge

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

188

Held

237

Overcrowded (126%)Low

Natchez Trace Youth Academy

United States · Waverly

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

90

Held

—

Northeast Correctional Complex - Annex

United States · Roan Mountain

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

180

Held

—

Northeast Correctional Complex-Main

United States · Mountain City

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,700

Held

—

Northwest Correctional Complex

United States · Tiptonville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,436

Held

2,343

Under capacity (96%)

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

United States · Nashville

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

808

Held

787

Under capacity (97%)

Tennessee Prison For Women

United States · Nashville

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

817

Held

685

Under capacity (84%)Low

Trousdale Turner Correctional Center

United States · Hartsville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,672

Held

2,481

Under capacity (93%)

Turney Center Industrial Complex

United States · Only

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,184

Held

1,565

Overcrowded (132%)

Turney Center Industrial Complex - Annex

United States · Clifton

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

400

Held

365

Under capacity (91%)Low

West Tennessee State Penitentiary

United States · Henning

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,254

Held

1,908

Under capacity (85%)

Whiteville Correctional Facility

United States · Whiteville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,619

Held

1,499

Under capacity (93%)

Woodland Hills Youth Development Center

United States · Nashville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

144

Held

—

Human-rights cases against this operator's facilities

1 documented case from ECHR, CPT, UN Special Procedures, and other named oversight bodies.

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World Prisons. (2026). Tennessee Department of Corrections — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/tennessee-department-of-corrections
Chicago
"Tennessee Department of Corrections — operator profile." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/operators/tennessee-department-of-corrections.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-tennessee-departme,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Tennessee Department of Corrections — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/tennessee-department-of-corrections},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}