Northwest Correctional Complex
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960 TN-212 Tiptonville, Tennessee |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 2377[1] |
| Managed by | Tennessee Department of Corrections |
The Northwest Correctional Complex is a state prison in Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Corrections. [2] The facility hold 2377 inmates at medium security.
In July 2015 eight NCC inmates sustained knife wounds in gang-related stabbings. The prison, as well as the state's Northeast Correctional Complex, was put on lockdown. The disturbances were put down to understaffing and a "severe manpower shortage" following Tennessee's decision to reconfigure correctional officers' schedules to save money on overtime.[3]
References
- ↑ As of 2014; see "Northwest Correctional names new warden". State Gazette. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Northwest Correctional Complex". Tennessee Department of Correction. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ Wllemon, Tom (25 July 2015). "8 Tennessee prisoners hospitalized after knife fights". The Tennessean. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
Coordinates: 36°24′56″N 89°27′12″W / 36.415602°N 89.453440°W
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