# Prisons and Jails in Tennessee: All 135 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Tennessee has 135 prisons and jails (2.7% of the US), #11 by count and #22 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Tennessee

Tennessee has **135 prisons and jails**: 2.7% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#11 by count** and **#22 per person** (1.87 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Tennessee has 135 prisons and jails, 2.7% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #11 of 51 by count and #22 per person (1.87 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 15 state prisons, 114 county jails, 2 federal, 3 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#22

national rank (per capita)

135

prisons and jails

1.87

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Tennessee: 135 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/tennessee.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 135 prisons and jails in Tennessee

| #   | Name                                       | Details                |
| --- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- |
| 1   | Anderson County Detention Facility         | County · Clinton       |
| 2   | Bartlett City Jail                         | Local · Bartlett       |
| 3   | Bedford County Jail                        | County · Shelbyville   |
| 4   | Benton County Jail                         | County · Camden        |
| 5   | Bledsoe County Correctional Complex        | State · Pikeville      |
| 6   | Bledsoe County Jail                        | County · Pikeville     |
| 7   | Blount County Detention Facility           | County · Maryville     |
| 8   | Bradley County Jail / Justice Center       | County · Cleveland     |
| 9   | Campbell County Jail                       | County · Jacksboro     |
| 10  | Cannon County Jail                         | County · Woodbury      |
| 11  | Carroll County Jail                        | County · Huntingdon    |
| 12  | Carter County Jail                         | County · Elizabethton  |
| 13  | Cheatham County Jail                       | County · Ashland City  |
| 14  | Chester County Jail                        | County · Henderson     |
| 15  | Claiborne County Jail                      | County · New Tazewell  |
| 16  | Clay County Jail                           | County · Celina        |
| 17  | Cocke County Jail                          | County · Newport       |
| 18  | Coffee County Jail                         | County · Manchester    |
| 19  | Coffee County Jail - Hillsboro Blvd        | County · Manchester    |
| 20  | Correctional Development Center            | County · Nashville     |
| 21  | Criminal Justice Center                    | County · Nashville     |
| 22  | Crockett County Jail                       | County · Alamo         |
| 23  | Cumberland County Jail                     | County · Crossville    |
| 24  | Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center     | State · Nashville      |
| 25  | Decatur County Jail                        | County · Decaturville  |
| 26  | Dekalb County Jail                         | County · Smithville    |
| 27  | Dickson County Jail                        | County · Charlotte     |
| 28  | Dickson County Women's Jail                | County · Charlotte     |
| 29  | Dyer County Jail                           | County · Dyersburg     |
| 30  | Fayette County Jail                        | County · Somerville    |
| 31  | FCI Memphis                                | Federal · Memphis      |
| 32  | FCI Memphis Camp                           | Federal · Millington   |
| 33  | Fentress County Jail                       | County · Jamestown     |
| 34  | Fentress County Jail - Smith Street        | County · Jamestown     |
| 35  | Franklin County Jail                       | County · Winchester    |
| 36  | Gibson County Correctional Complex         | County · Trenton       |
| 37  | Giles County Jail                          | County · Pulaski       |
| 38  | Grainger County Jail                       | County · Rutledge      |
| 39  | Greene County Detention Center             | County · Greeneville   |
| 40  | Grundy County Detention Center             | County · Altamont      |
| 41  | Hamblen County Jail                        | County · Morristown    |
| 42  | Hamilton - Silverdale Detention Facilities | County · Chattanooga   |
| 43  | Hamilton County Jail                       | County · Chattanooga   |
| 44  | Hancock County Jail                        | County · Sneedville    |
| 45  | Hardeman County Correctional Facility      | State · Whiteville     |
| 46  | Hardeman County Jail                       | County · Bolivar       |
| 47  | Hardin County Jail                         | County · Savannah      |
| 48  | Hawkins County Jail                        | County · Rogersville   |
| 49  | Haywood County Jail                        | County · Brownsville   |
| 50  | Henderson County Jail                      | County · Lexington     |
| 51  | Henry County Correctional Facility         | County · Paris         |
| 52  | Hickman County Law Enforcement Center      | County · Centerville   |
| 53  | Hill Detention Center                      | County · Nashville     |
| 54  | Houston County Jail                        | County · Erin          |
| 55  | Humphreys County Jail                      | County · Waverly       |
| 56  | Jackson County Jail                        | County · Gainesboro    |
| 57  | Jefferson County Justice Center            | County · Dandridge     |
| 58  | Jefferson County Work Release Center       | County · Dandridge     |
| 59  | Johnson City Detention Facility            | Local · Johnson City   |
| 60  | Johnson County Jail                        | County · Mountain City |
| 61  | Kingsport Jail                             | Local · Kingsport      |
| 62  | Knox County Detention Facility             | County · Knoxville     |
| 63  | Knox County Jail                           | County · Knoxville     |
| 64  | Knox County Work Release Center            | County · Knoxville     |
| 65  | Lake County Jail                           | County · Tiptonville   |
| 66  | Lauderdale County Jail                     | County · Ripley        |
| 67  | Lawrence County Jail                       | County · Lawrenceburg  |
| 68  | Lewis County Jail                          | County · Hohenwald     |
| 69  | Lincoln County Jail                        | County · Fayetteville  |
| 70  | Lois M Deberry Special Needs Facility      | State · Nashville      |
| 71  | Loudon County Justice Center               | County · Lenoir City   |
| 72  | Macon County Jail                          | County · Lafayette     |
| 73  | Madison County Criminal Justice Complex    | County · Jackson       |
| 74  | Madison County Jail Annex                  | County · Jackson       |
| 75  | Madison County Penal Farm                  | County · Jackson       |
| 76  | Marion County Jail / Sheriff               | County · Jasper        |
| 77  | Mark H Luttrell Transition Center          | State · Memphis        |
| 78  | Marshall County Jail                       | County · Lewisburg     |
| 79  | Maury County Jail                          | County · Columbia      |
| 80  | Maximum Correctional Center                | County · Nashville     |
| 81  | Mcminn County Justice Center               | County · Athens        |
| 82  | Mcnairy County Jail                        | County · Selmer        |
| 83  | Meigs County Jail                          | County · Decatur       |
| 84  | Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility   | County · Nashville     |
| 85  | Monroe County Jail                         | County · Madisonville  |
| 86  | Montgomery County Jail                     | County · Clarksville   |
| 87  | Moore County Jail                          | County · Lynchburg     |
| 88  | Morgan County Correctional Complex         | State · Wartburg       |
| 89  | Morgan County Jail                         | County · Wartburg      |
| 90  | Northeast Correctional Complex-Main        | State · Mountain City  |
| 91  | Northwest Correctional Complex             | State · Tiptonville    |
| 92  | Obion County Jail                          | County · Union City    |
| 93  | Offender Re-Entry Center                   | County · Nashville     |
| 94  | Overton County Jail                        | County · Livingston    |
| 95  | Perry County Jail                          | County · Linden        |
| 96  | Pickett County Jail                        | County · Byrdstown     |
| 97  | Polk County Detention Facility             | County · Benton        |
| 98  | Putnam County Jail                         | County · Cookeville    |
| 99  | Rhea County Jail                           | County · Dayton        |
| 100 | Riverbend Maximum Security Institution     | State · Nashville      |
| 101 | Roane County Jail                          | County · Kingston      |
| 102 | Robertson County Detention Facility        | County · Springfield   |
| 103 | Rutherford County Adult Detention Center   | County · Murfreesboro  |
| 104 | Rutherford County Correctional Work Center | County · Murfreesboro  |
| 105 | Scott County Justice Center                | County · Huntsville    |
| 106 | Sequatchie County Jail                     | County · Dunlap        |
| 107 | Sevier County Jail                         | County · Sevierville   |
| 108 | Sevier County Jail Annex                   | County · Sevierville   |
| 109 | Shelby Adult Offender Center               | County · Memphis       |
| 110 | Shelby County Correctional Center          | County · Memphis       |
| 111 | Shelby County Jail                         | County · Memphis       |
| 112 | Shelby County Jail Women's Facility        | County · Memphis       |
| 113 | Shelby Training Center                     | County · Memphis       |
| 114 | Smith County Jail                          | County · Carthage      |
| 115 | South Central Correctional Center          | State · Clifton        |
| 116 | Stewart County Jail                        | County · Dover         |
| 117 | Sullivan County Jail                       | County · Blountville   |
| 118 | Sumner County Jail                         | County · Gallatin      |
| 119 | Tipton County Jail                         | County · Covington     |
| 120 | Trousdale County Jail                      | County · Hartsville    |
| 121 | Trousdale Turner Correctional Center       | State · Hartsville     |
| 122 | Turney Center Industrial Complex           | State · Only           |
| 123 | Turney Center Industrial Complex - Annex   | State · Clifton        |
| 124 | Unicoi County Jail                         | County · Erwin         |
| 125 | Union County Jail                          | County · Maynardville  |
| 126 | Warren County Jail                         | County · Mcminnville   |
| 127 | Washington County Detention Center         | County · Jonesborough  |
| 128 | Wayne County Jail                          | County · Waynesboro    |
| 129 | Weakley County Jail                        | County · Dresden       |
| 130 | West Tennessee Detention Facility          | Multi-agency · Mason   |
| 131 | West Tennessee State Penitentiary          | State · Henning        |
| 132 | White County Jail                          | County · Sparta        |
| 133 | Whiteville Correctional Facility           | State · Whiteville     |
| 134 | Williamson County Jail                     | County · Franklin      |
| 135 | Wilson County Jail                         | County · Lebanon       |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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