Northwest Correctional Complex – Tennessee

Are you looking for someone incarcerated at Northwest Correctional Complex?  Northwest Correctional Complex is a state correctional institution in the Tennessee Department of Correction.  This page tells you information about everything related to Northwest Correctional Complex such as the following:  How to do a prison inmate search.  Visiting an inmate at this prison  The prison’s address and phone number.  Sending money and mail.  And much more…

Official Name:	Northwest Correctional Complex
Year Opened:	1991
State:	Tennessee
County:	Lake County
DOC:	Tennessee Department of Correction
Security Level:	Medium
Warden Name:	Henry Steward

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In this section is the mailing address and street address for Northwest Correctional Complex. Use the mailing address if you are going to mail a letter or package to an inmate at Northwest Correctional Complex, and be sure to use the physical address if you want to know the location of the prison.

Make sure to read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures heading below if you are going to mail a package or letter to someone in prison to learn how to correctly address the letter or package, and use the right protocol for sending a package or letter. If you don’t follow the correct protocol, the letter or package might get sent back.

INMATE NAME AND REGISTER NUMBER
Northwest Correctional Complex
960 State Route 212 
Tiptonville TN, 38079

Use this address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Be sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings further down on this page if you are going to go to visit an inmate at Northwest Correctional Complex.

Northwest Correctional Complex
960 State Route 212 
Tiptonville TN, 38079

I-40 West to Jackson Exit #79 (Dyersburg-Alamo). Take Highway 412 West. Go approximately 45 miles on Highway 412 to I-155 (St. Louis). Get off I-155 at Exit #13 (Tiptonville, Highway 78). Go North on Highway 78 for approximately 33 miles to Tiptonville. Institutions are approximately 4 miles North from Tiptonville on Highway 78.

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Prisoners don’t have phones in their cells, so you can’t call your inmate, but, there are some times when it might be useful to have the phone number to the facility.

(731) 253-5000

Northwest Correctional Complex inmates may be able to make calls with:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Northwest Correctional Complex inmates don’t have faxes, so you won’t be able to send a fax to inmates, but there might be times when it is helpful to have the fax machine number to the facility.

The email address below is the general email address for the prison. You can’t reach individuals at this email address. If you want to email a prisoner, go to the Inmate Email section below.

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Total Inmates:	2377
Total Staff:

To send an email message to a prisoner at Northwest Correctional Complex you must use an exact process to ensure that the message gets to the prisoner.

Prisoners don’t have access to the web.

There are important protocols that you have to follow when mailing mail to a state prisoner. If you don’t follow the procedures then what you sent might be returned to you.

Before you send anything, you should read the information below:

Prison officials open and read and inspect all received general mail. Incoming general packages and mail is able to be read as frequently as is deemed necessary to keep security or monitor a problem having to do with inmates.

This is the correct format for how you must address mail to a state prisoner at Northwest Correctional Complex:

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID
Northwest Correctional Complex
960 State Route 212 
Tiptonville TN, 38079

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Every prison has a Commissary which was started to provide prisoners an account for inmate money and for buying things not issued regularly by the facility.

Anyone may deposit funds to prisoner’s Commissary accounts using Western Union or by mail.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can choose to send prisoners money in the postal service and must send money to the address below and do so in accordance with the directions listed below:

The money has to be in the form of a money order that is made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a post office money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day hold period, during which the inmate will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return money orders that don’t have correct prisoner information but only if the envelope it was sent it has a return address. Cash and checks will not be accepted for deposit so don’t send any checks or cash.

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Prisoners are from time to time changed to various prison facilities around the state, so you may have to locate the current location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click the link here to locate an Tennessee prison inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other Tennessee state prisons: Tennessee State Prisons

Tennessee Department of Correction Inmate Search

Before you visit Northwest Correctional Complex, make sure you know this information:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Northwest Correctional Complex Inmate Visitation Procedures

Each Tennessee prison has its own rules for prison visits and these policies get changed often. The rules listed below could be changed since this was written, so you should also go to Northwest Correctional Complex’s official website to find the latest visitation procedures.

The visitation officer will make sure all visitors sign the inmate visitors log when they enter the prison and upon departure.

Photo identification of all visitors is required. The best forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; but, a state issued photo id is OK.

For all of the things shown below, read the main correctional facility website as this information changes all the time:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

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Info about Northwest Correctional Complex records coming.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Northwest Correctional Complex death row to be added later.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

More information about Tennessee parole procedures to be added later.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about release procedures to be added later.

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More information about what life is like at Northwest Correctional Complex coming.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A news section coming.

Northwest Correctional Complex photos coming.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Northwest Correctional Complex
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Northwest Correctional Complex.

If you have any photos of Northwest Correctional Complex that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Looking for a job at a correctional facility? Have experience? Have you worked at a correctional facility before?

If so, check out: Northwest Correctional Complex Jobs

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The official website: Northwest Correctional Complex Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• Victims have the right to protection from the accused.
• Victims have the right to notification.
• Victims have the right to attend proceedings.
• Victims have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• Victims have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• Victims have the right to restitution.
• Victims have the right to a speedy trial.
• Victims have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

Click here to tell your story

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Details about family resources will be posted ASAP.

Northwest Correctional Complex history coming.

Such as:

• Famous Northwest Correctional Complex inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other Tennessee State Prisons: Tennessee State Prisons

Northwest Correctional Complex Links

The official website: Northwest Correctional Complex Website
Northwest Correctional Complex Jobs

Inmate Visitation Guide

Tennessee Department of Correction Links

Tennessee Department of Correction Main Website
Tennessee Department of Correction Prison Directory
Tennessee Department of Correction Prison Map
Tennessee Department of Correction Prison Jobs
Tennessee Department of Correction Prison Inmate Search
Tennessee Department of Correction Most Wanted

Tennessee Department of Correction Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a Tennessee State Prison Inmate

Sending Mail to Tennessee State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to Tennessee State Prison Inmates
Tennessee State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

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Have you ever been incarcerated at Northwest Correctional Complex? Do you have a family member or friend that is a prisoner there? Have you ever visited a prisoner at Northwest Correctional Complex?

If you have, then please tell us about it. Tell us about your prison experience so that others will know what to expect.

Things you might want to write in what you write:

• Facility conditions
• Prison facility and layout
• Guards and prison staff
• Commissary and food
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Safety
• Prison gangs
• Prisoner programs and activities

If you are a prisoner here, include your mailing address if you want to receive letters from people.

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