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Jail Name:

West Tennessee State Penitentiary

Jail Type:

State Prison

State:

Tennessee

County:

LAUDERDALE

City:

Henning

Source:

Wikipedia

Description:

West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) is a Tennessee Department of Correction prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Tennessee, near Henning.[1] Site #1 of WTSP formerly housed the Cold Creek Correctional Facility.[2] The West Tennessee High Security Facility (WTHSF) became operational in 1990.[3] In 1999 the Cold Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) closed. CCCF was replaced by a medium security complex built next to WTHSF. The two complexes and the CCCF minimum security annex were operationally combined and became the WTSP

Opened:

1990

Security Class:

Minimum

Same As:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Tennessee_State_Penitentiary

Source URL:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Tennessee_State_Penitentiary

Photo URL:

https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/correction/images/WestTennesseeStatePenitentiary.jpg

Website URL:

https://www.tn.gov/correction/article/tdoc-west-tennessee-state-penitentiary