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Tennessee correctional populations of Census 2020 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 Co. Det. Fac. 329 Local 12/31/2013
Bedford Co. Jail 132 Local 12/31/2013
Bedford County Workhouse 80 Local 12/31/2013
Benton Co. Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Bledsoe Co. Jail 94 Local 12/31/2013
Blount Co. Det. Fac. 507 Local 12/31/2013
Bradley Co. Jail 447 Local 12/31/2013
Campbell Co. Jail 140 Local 12/31/2013
Cannon Co. Jail 54 Local 12/31/2013
Carroll Co. Jail 119 Local 12/31/2013
Charles B. Bass Correctional Complex 669 State 7177 Cockrill Bend Blvd Nashville 37243 Davidson 6/30/2012
Cheatham Co. Jail 112 Local 12/31/2013
Chester Co. Jail 64 Local 12/31/2013
Clairborne Co. Jail 234 Local 12/31/2013
Clay Co. Jail 25 Local 12/31/2013
Cocke Co. Jail 139 Local 12/31/2013
Crockett Co. Jail 62 Local 12/31/2013
Cumberland Co. Jail 210 Local 12/31/2013
Decatur Co. Jail 37 Local 12/31/2013
Dekalb Co. Jail 106 Local 12/31/2013
Dickson Co. Jail 303 Local 12/31/2013
Diersen Charties Memphis 125 Private 1629 Winchester Road Memphis 38116 Shelby 6/30/2012
Diersen Nashville 58 Private 808 Lea Street Nashville 37203 Davidson 6/30/2012
Dyer Co. Jail 196 Local 12/31/2013
Fayette Co. Jail 115 Local 12/31/2013
Fentress Co. Jail 52 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin Co. Jail 133 Local 12/31/2013
Gibson Co. Jail 190 Local 12/31/2013
Giles Co. Jail 154 Local 12/31/2013
Grainger Co. Jail 94 Local 12/31/2013
Green Work House 150 Local 12/31/2013
Greene Co. Det. Ctr. 217 Local 12/31/2013
Grundy Co. Jail 57 Local 12/31/2013
Hamblen Co. Jail 300 Local 12/31/2013
Hamilton Co. Jail 546 Local 12/31/2013
Hancock Co. Jail 94 Local 12/31/2013
Hardeman Co. Jail 97 Local 12/31/2013
Hardeman County Correctional Center-CCA 1,994 Private 2520 Union Springs Road Whiteville 38075 6/30/2012
Hawkins Co. Jail 238 Local 12/31/2013
Haywood County Jail 122 Local 12/31/2013
Henderson Co. Jail 186 Local 12/31/2013
Henry Co. Corr. Fac. 170 Local 12/31/2013
Hickman Co. Jail 129 Local 12/31/2013
Houston Co. Jail 30 Local 12/31/2013
Humphreys Co. Jail 62 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson Co. Jail 108 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson County Justice Center 230 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson County Sheriffs Department Workhouse 40 Local 12/31/2013
Johnson City Jail 88 Local 12/31/2013
Johnson Co. Jail 135 Local 12/31/2013
Knox Co. Jail 166 Local 12/31/2013
Knox Co. Sheriff's Det. Fac. 876 Local 12/31/2013
Knox County Work Release Center 58 Local 12/31/2013
Lauderdale Co. Jail 141 Local 12/31/2013
Lawrence Co. Jail 240 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Co. Jail 118 Local 12/31/2013
Lois M. Deberry Special Needs Facility 735 State 7575 Cockrill Bend Blvd Nashville 37243 Davidson 6/30/2012
Loudon Co. Jail 136 Local 12/31/2013
Macon Co. Jail 144 Local 12/31/2013
Madison Co. Jail 350 Local 12/31/2013
Madison County Penal Farm 75 Local 12/31/2013
Marion Co. Jail 131 Local 12/31/2013
Mark Luttrell Correctional Center 423 State 6000 State Road Memphis 38134 Shelby 6/30/2012
Marshall Co. Jail 170 Local 12/31/2013
Maury Co. Jail 342 Local 12/31/2013
Mcminn Co. Justice Center 273 Local 12/31/2013
Mcnairy Co. Jail 81 Local 12/31/2013
Meigs County Jail 69 Local 12/31/2013
Memphis Camp 328 Federal 1101 John A Denie Road Memphis 38134 Shelby 6/30/2012
Memphis FCI 1,167 Federal 1101 John A Denie Road Memphis 38134 Shelby 6/30/2012
Memphis FCI 1,106 Federal 1101 John A Denie Road Memphis 38134 Shelby 4/2/2020
Memphis-Camp 190 Federal 1101 John A Denie Road Memphis 38134 Shelby 4/2/2020
Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility - CCA 1,131 Local 12/31/2013
Midway Rehabilitation Center - Alchoholism Services of Knoxville 56 Private 1515 E Magnolia Avenue Knoxville 37917 Knox 6/30/2012
Monroe Co. Jail 179 Local 12/31/2013
Montgomery County Jail 449 Local 12/31/2013
Montgomery County Workhouse 72 Local 12/31/2013
Moore Co. Jail 19 Local 12/31/2013
Morgan Co. Jail 63 Local 12/31/2013
Morgan County Correctional Complex 2,457 State 541 Wayne Cotton Morgan Drive Wartburg 37887 Morgan 6/30/2012
Northeast Correctional Complex 1,802 State 5249 Highway 67 West Mountain City 37683 Johnson 6/30/2012
Northeast Correctional Complex - Annex 468 State 188 Old Railroad Grade Rd Roan Mountain 37687 Carter 6/30/2012
Northwest Correctional Complex 2,384 State 960 State Road 212 Tiptonville 38079 Lake 6/30/2012
Obion Co. Jail 135 Local 12/31/2013
Overton Co. Jail 144 Local 12/31/2013
Perry Co. Jail 40 Local 12/31/2013
Polk Co. Jail 125 Local 12/31/2013
Putnam Co. Jail 227 Local 12/31/2013
Rhea Co. Jail 147 Local 12/31/2013
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution 708 State 7475 Cockrill Bend Blvd Nashville 37243 Davidson 6/30/2012
Roane Co. Det. Fac. 170 Local 12/31/2013
Robertson Co. Det. Fac. 468 Local 12/31/2013
Rutherford Co. Adult Det. Ctr. 816 Local 12/31/2013
Rutherford County Correctional Work Center 179 Local 12/31/2013
Scott Co. Corr. Fac. 111 Local 12/31/2013
Sequatchie Co. Justice Ctr. 115 Local 12/31/2013
Sevier County Jail & Minimum Security Facility 507 Local 12/31/2013
Shelby County Adult offender Center 2,300 Local 12/31/2013
Shelby County Justice Center 2,384 Local 12/31/2013
Silverdale Correction Facility - CCA 926 Local 12/31/2013
Smith County Sheriff's office And Jail 119 Local 12/31/2013
South Central Correctional Center 1,657 Private 555 Forest Avenue Clifton 38425 6/30/2012
Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility 937 State 1045 Horsehead Road Pikeville 37367 6/30/2012
Stewart Co. Jail 21 Local 12/31/2013
Sullivan Co. Jail 602 Local 12/31/2013
Sumner Co. Jail 623 Local 12/31/2013
Tennessee Prison For Women 797 State 3881 Stewarts Lane Nashville 37243 Davidson 6/30/2012
The Next Door 30 Private 101 Moccassin Bend Blvd Chattanooga 37405 Hamilton 6/30/2012
The Salvation Army Residential Reentry Center 83 Private 800 Mccallie Avenue Chattanooga 37403 Hamilton 6/30/2012
Tipton Co. Jail 152 Local 12/31/2013
Trousdale Co. Jail 44 Local 12/31/2013
Turney Center Industrial Complex 1,560 State 1499 R.W. Moore Memorial Highway Only 37140 Hickman 6/30/2012
Turney Center Industrial Complex - Annex 448 State 245 Carroll Road Clifton 38425 6/30/2012
Unicoi Co. Jail 58 Local 12/31/2013
Unicoi County Annex 35 Local 12/31/2013
Union Co. Jail 87 Local 12/31/2013
Van Buren County Jail 35 Local 12/31/2013
Warren Co. Jail 273 Local 12/31/2013
Washington Co. Det. Ctr. 584 Local 12/31/2013
Wayne County Jail 117 Local 12/31/2013
Weakley Countyjail 104 Local 12/31/2013
West Tennessee Det. Fac. - CCA 283 Local 12/31/2013
West Tennessee State Penitentiary 2,538 State 480 Green Chapel Road Henning 38041 Lauderdale 6/30/2012
White Co. Jail 195 Local 12/31/2013
Whiteville Correctional Facility - CCA 1,522 Private 1440 Union Springs Road Whiteville 38075 6/30/2012
Williamson Co. Jail 360 Local 12/31/2013
Wilson Co. Jail 292 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

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 April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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