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Tennessee correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Anderson County Detention Facility 181 Local 308 Public Safety Drive Clinton 37716 3/31/2006
Bedford County Jail 115 Local 210 North Spring Street Shelbyville 37160 3/31/2006
Benton County Jail 52 Local 116 Rosemary Camden 38320 3/31/2006
Bledsoe County Jail 8 Local Jail And Frazier Street Pikeville 37367 3/31/2006
Blount County Jail 322 Local 940 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Maryville 37804-5002 3/31/2006
Bradley County Justice Center 418 Local 2290 Blythe Avenue Cleveland 37311 3/31/2006
Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex 1 &2 1,553 State P.O. Box 1000 Petros 37845-1000 Morgan County 12/30/2005
Campbell County Jail 107 Local P.O. Box 82 Jacksboro 37757 3/31/2006
Cannon County Jail 73 Local 110 Alexander Dr. Woodbury 37190-0146 3/31/2006
Carroll County Jail 75 Local 126 W. Paris Street Huntingdon 38344 3/31/2006
Carter County Jail & Workhouse 252 Local Courthouse Annex Elizabethton 37643 3/31/2006
Charles Bass Correctional Complex 1,010 State 7177 Cockrill Bend Blvd. Nashville 37243-0470 Davidson Census County 12/30/2005
Cheatham Coonty Criminal Justice Center 70 Local 200 Public Square Ashland City 37015 3/31/2006
Chester County Jail 30 Local 126 Crook Avenue Henderson 38340 3/31/2006
Claiborne County Jail 44 Local 1740 Main Street Tazewell 37879 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 19 Local 400 West Lake Avenue Celina 38551 3/31/2006
Cocke County Jail 99 Local 111 Court Ave. Newport 37821 3/31/2006
Coffee County Jail 197 Local 302 Hillsboro Blvd. Manchester 37355 3/31/2006
Crockett County Jail 57 Local 8084 Highway 412 South Alamo 38001 3/31/2006
Cumberland County Jail 141 Local 90 Justice Center Drive Crossville 38555 3/31/2006
Davidson County Sheriffs Office 2,212 Local 506 2nd Avenue North Nashville 37201 3/31/2006
De Kalb County Jail 93 Local 100 Public Square Smithville 37166 3/31/2006
Decatur County Jail 30 Local 38 North East Street Decaturville 38329 3/31/2006
Dickson County Jail 226 Local 150 Doyle Hill Road Charlotte 37036 3/31/2006
Diersen-Nashville 46 Private 808 Lea Street Nashville 37203 Nashville Davidson 12/30/2005
Dierson Charities Memphis 103 Private 1629 Winchester Road Memphis 38116 Shelby County 12/30/2005
Dyer County Jail 141 Local 401 East Cedar Street Dyersburg 38024-4705 3/31/2006
Fayette County Jail 106 Local Highway 64 East Somerville 38068 3/31/2006
Fentress County Jail 42 Local 100 South Smith Street Jamestown 38556 3/31/2006
Franklin County Jail 143 Local 420 Wilton Circle Winchester 37398 3/31/2006
Gibson County Jail 245 Local 301 N. College Street Trenton 38382 3/31/2006
Giles County Jail 143 Local 200 Thomas Gatlin Drive Pulaski 38478 3/31/2006
Grainger County Jail 73 Local Main Street Rutledge 37861 3/31/2006
Greene County Jail 332 Local 120 East Depot Street Greenville 37743 3/31/2006
Grundy County Jail 34 Local P.O. Box 218 Altamont 37301 3/31/2006
Hamblen County Jail 225 Local 510 Allison Street Morristown 37814 3/31/2006
Hamilton County Jail 563 Local 601 Walnut Street Chattanooga 37402 3/31/2006
Hancock County Jail 112 Local 265 New Jail Street Sneedville 37869 3/31/2006
Hardeman Co. Correctional Center 1,970 Private 2520 Union Springs Road Whiteville 38075-0549 Hardeman County 12/30/2005
Hardeman County Jail 83 Local 315 East Market Bolivar 38008 3/31/2006
Hardin County Jail 48 Local 525 Water Street Savannah 38372 3/31/2006
Hawkins County Jail 80 Local 150 Washington Street Rogersville 37857 3/31/2006
Haywood County Jail 106 Local 4110 Us Hwy 70 East Brownsville 38012 3/31/2006
Henderson County Jail 60 Local 50 Natchez Trace Drive Lexington 38351 3/31/2006
Henry County Jail 151 Local 210 Forrest Heights Paris 38242-0663 3/31/2006
Hickman County Jail 62 Local 118 Church Street Centerville 37033 3/31/2006
Houston County Jail 27 Local 3330 Hwy 149 Erin 37061 3/31/2006
Humphreys County Jail 58 Local 112 Thompson Avenue Waverly 37185 3/31/2006
Jackson County Jail 45 Local P.O. Box 275 Gainesboro 38562 3/31/2006
Jefferson County Detention Center 137 Local Industrial Park Road Dandridge 37725 3/31/2006
Johnson City Jail 105 Local 601 E. Main Street Johnson City 37605-4879 3/31/2006
Johnson County Jail 69 Local 999 Honeysuckle Lane Mountain City 37683 3/31/2006
Knox County 1,012 Local 400 West Main Knoxville 37901 3/31/2006
Lake County Jail 49 Local 109 South Court Street Tiptonville 38079 3/31/2006
Lauderdale County Jail 123 Local 675 Highway 51 South Ripley 38063 3/31/2006
Lawrence County Jail 84 Local 240 W. Gaines St. Lawrenceburg 38464 3/31/2006
Lewis County Jail 46 Local 437 Swan Avenue Hohenwald 38462 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Jail 121 Local 4151 Thornton Taylor Parkway Fayetteville 37334 3/31/2006
Lois M. Deberry Special Needs Facility 620 State 7575 Cockrill Bend Industrial Blvd Nashville 37243-1057 Davidson Census County 12/30/2005
Loudon County Jail 74 Local 12680 Highway 11 West Lenoir City 37771 3/31/2006
Macon County Jail 103 Local 902 Highway 52 Byp E Lafayette 37083 3/31/2006
Madison County Jail 331 Local 515 South Libery Street Jackson 38301 3/31/2006
Madison County Penal Farm 84 Local 1524 Old Westover Road Jackson 38301 3/31/2006
Marion County Jail 93 Local 5 North Oak Street Jasper 37347 3/31/2006
Mark Luttrell Reception Center 420 State 6000 State Road Memphis 38184 Shelby County 12/30/2005
Marshall County Jail 98 Local 150 East Church Street Lewisburg 37019 3/31/2006
Maury County Jail 245 Local 1300 Lawson White Dr. Columbia 38401 3/31/2006
Mcminn County Jail 181 Local 1319 S. White Street Athens 37371 3/31/2006
Mcnairy County Jail 103 Local 1300 Industrial Park Drive Selmer 38375 3/31/2006
Memphis FCI 1,410 Federal 4/1/2010
Memphis FCI & Camp 1,507 Federal 1101 John A Denie Road Memphis 38134 Shelby County 12/30/2005
Memphis-Camp 272 Federal 4/1/2010
Metro Davidson County Detention Fac- C.C.A. 983 Local 5115 Harding Place Nashville 37211-4100 3/31/2006
Midway Rehabilitation Center 46 Private 1515 E Magnolia Avenue Knoxville 37917 Knox County 12/30/2005
Monroe County Jail 140 Local 319 Hickory Street Madisonville 37354 3/31/2006
Montgomery County Jail 427 Local 116 Commerce Street Clarksville 37040 3/31/2006
Moore County Jail 18 Local 58 S Elm Street Lynchburg 37352 3/31/2006
Morgan County Jail 50 Local P.O. Box 469 Wartburg 37887-0469 3/31/2006
Northeast Correctional Complex - Main 1,800 State P.O. Box 5000 Mountain City 37683-5000 Johnson County 12/30/2005
Northwest Correctional Complex 2,329 State 960 State Road Tiptonville 38079 Lake County 12/30/2005
Obion County Jail 118 Local One Law Lane Union City 38261 3/31/2006
Overton County Jail 120 Local 1010 John T. Poindexter Drive Livingston 38570 3/31/2006
Perry County Jail 41 Local School Street Linden 37096 3/31/2006
Pickett County Jail 10 Local Courthouse Square Byrdstown 38549 3/31/2006
Polk County Jail 39 Local Rt. 1 Benton 37307 3/31/2006
Putnam County Jail 261 Local 421 East Spring Street Cookeville 38501 3/31/2006
Rhea County Jail 95 Local 444 West Second Street Dayton 37321 3/31/2006
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution 700 State 7475 Cockrill Bend Blvd Nashville 37243-0471 Davidson Census County 12/30/2005
Roane County Jail 104 Local 300 Race Street Kingston 37763 3/31/2006
Robertson County Jail 232 Local 311 5th Avenue East Springfield 37172-2817 3/31/2006
Rutherford County Jail 812 Local 940 New Salem Highway Murfreesboro 37130 3/31/2006
Rutherford County Workhouse 221 Local 1710 South Church Street Murfreesboro 37130 3/31/2006
Salvation Army Center 42 Private 800 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga 37403 Hamilton County 12/30/2005
Scott County Jail 62 Local Courthouse Square Huntsville 37756 3/31/2006
Sequatchie County Jail 40 Local P.O. Box 295 Dunlap 37327 3/31/2006
Sevier County Jail 302 Local 137 Commerce Street Sevierville 37862 3/31/2006
Shelby County Correctional Center 2,747 Local 1045 Mullins Station Road Memphis 38134 3/31/2006
Shelby County Justice Center 2,604 Local 201 Poplar Avenue Memphis 38103-1945 3/31/2006
Silverdale Penal Farm-CCA 881 Local 7609 Standifer Gap Road Chattanooga 37422 3/31/2006
Smith County Jail 27 Local 205 2nd Avenue West Carthage 37030 3/31/2006
South Central Center 1,639 Private P.O. Box 279 Clifton 38425-0279 Wayne County 12/30/2005
Southeastern Tn State Reg Corr Fac 955 State Rt 4, Box 600 Pikeville 37367 Bledsoe County 12/30/2005
Stewart County Jail 24 Local 203 Donelson Parkway Dover 37058 3/31/2006
Sullivan County Jail 623 Local P.O. Box 610 Blountville 37617 3/31/2006
Sumner County Jail 427 Local 117 West Smith Street Gallatin 37066 3/31/2006
Tennessee Prison For Women 742 State 3881 Stewarts Lane Nashville 37243-0468 Davidson Census County 12/30/2005
Tipton County Jail 116 Local 1801 South College Street Covington 38019 3/31/2006
Trousdale County Jail 40 Local 315 East Main Street Hartsville 37074 3/31/2006
Turney Center Industrial Program 1,107 State 1499 R. T. Moore Memorial Hwy Only 37140 Hickman County 12/30/2005
Unicoi County Jail 60 Local 102 N Main Avenue Erwin 37650 3/31/2006
Union County Jail 32 Local 901 Main Street Suite 98 Maynardville 37807 3/31/2006
Van Buren County Jail 32 Local Courthouse Square Spencer 38585-0087 3/31/2006
Warren County Jail 168 Local Security Circle Mcminnville 37110 3/31/2006
Washington County Jail 433 Local 114 W. Jackson Blvd. Jonesboro 37659 3/31/2006
Wayne County Boot Camp 388 State P.O. Box 182 Clifton 38425 Wayne County 12/30/2005
Weakley County Jail 84 Local 7951 Highway 22 Dresden 38225 3/31/2006
West Tennessee Det Fac - CCA 611 Local 6299 Finde Naifeh, Jr. Drive Mason 38049-6800 3/31/2006
West Tennessee State Penitentiary 2,498 State P.O. Box 1150 Henning 38041-1150 Lauderdale County 12/30/2005
White County Jail 100 Local 111 Depot Street Sparta 38583 3/31/2006
Whiteville Correctional Fac 1,516 Private P.O. Box 679 Whiteville 38075 Hardeman County 12/30/2005
Williamson County Jail 317 Local 408 Century Court Franklin 37064 3/31/2006
Wilson County Jail 203 Local 105 East High Street Lebanon 37087 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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