Tennessee State Prison
Main entrance, 2006 | |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′38″N 86°51′55″W / 36.1772°N 86.8654°W |
| Status | Closed 1992 |
| Security class | High/Medium security |
| Capacity | 1,400 |
| Opened | 1898 |
Tennessee State Prison is a former correctional facility located six miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee on Cockrill Bend. It opened in 1898 and has been closed since 1992 because of overcrowding concerns. The facility was severely damaged by an EF3 tornado in the tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020.