Morgan County Correctional Complex

Morgan County Correctional Complex
Location541 Wayne Cotton Morgan Drive
Wartburg, Tennessee
Statusopen
Security classMaximum
Capacity2,128
Opened1980
Managed byTennessee Department of Corrections
WardenShawn Phillips

Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) is a maximum security prison in unincorporated Morgan County, near Wartburg, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. It opened in 1980. An expansion was later completed which increased its capacity to 2,128 prisoners. The prison is accredited by the American Correctional Association. The current warden is Shawn Phillips.

When the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex closed in June 2009, its functions and most inmates and staff were transferred to the Morgan County Correctional Complex.