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Tennessee State Prison
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Tennessee State Prison Former state prison in Nashville, Tennessee, United States Tennessee State Prison Tennessee State Prison is a former correctional facility located six miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Centennial Boulevard. It opened in 1898 and has been closed since 1992 because of overcrowding concerns.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Prison#cite_note-tdoc-1) The facility was severely damaged by an EF3 tornado in the tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Prison#cite_note-:1-2)
Capacity
1,400
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1898
Closed 1992
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1898
Region
TN
Security level
High-security
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7700172)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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World Prisons. (2026). Tennessee State Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tennessee-state-prison
"Tennessee State Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tennessee-state-prison.
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