The Northwest Correctional Complex is a state prison located in Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction.[2] The facility can hold 2,391 inmates at a range of security levels.[3][4] It has the second largest capacity of any state prison in Tennessee after the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.[3] As of May 31, 2020, there were 1,958 in the facility.[3] It is the primary educational prison in the state system. In addition, inmates provide more than 100,000 hours of community service to state and local governments, and non-profit agencies annually.[1]
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| Location | 960 TN-212 Tiptonville, Tennessee |
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| Status | Open |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 2,377[1] |
| Managed by | Tennessee Department of Correction |
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 attributed by The Tennessean to understaffing and a "severe manpower shortage" following Tennessee's decision to reconfigure correctional officers' schedules to save money on overtime.[5]
In May 2020, it was reported that 394 cases of COVID-19 had been linked to the NCC. Specifically, 381 inmates and 13 staff at the prison had tested positive for the disease as of May 15.[6] As of June 3, 2020 a total of 612 inmates and 28 staff members have tested positive; 382 of those inmates have recovered and 10 staff members have returned to work.[7]
History
editThe Lake County Regional Correctional Facility (now called Site 2 within the complex) opened in Tiptonville in 1981, with a capacity of 500 inmates.[4] The Northwest Corrections Center opened on the site in 1992 and is called Site 1.[4]
Notable inmates
edit| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letalvis Cobbins | 00459699 | Serving a life sentence without parole. | Convicted of the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.[8] |
| George Geovonni Thomas | 00464319 | Serving a sentence of 50 years. Eligible for parole in 2053. | Also convicted of the previously mentioned 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.[9] |
| William Riley Gaul | 00593432 | Serving a life sentence. Eligible for parole in 2069. | Perpetrator of the 2016 stalking and murder of Emma Jane Walker, his ex-girlfriend.[10][11][12] |
| Jim Adkisson | 00450456 | Serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole. | Perpetrator of the 2008 Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church shooting, in which he murdered two people and injured six others.[13][14] |
| Joel Michael Guy, Jr. | 00624102 | Serving a life sentence. | Convicted of the 2016 murders of Joel and Lisa Guy, his parents.[15][16][17][18] |
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Tennessee Department of Correction (May 31, 2020). Tennessee Bed Space and Operating Capacities Report (PDF).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c Grimes, Bud (2009-05-22). "He Holds the Key". Tennessee Alumnus. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ Wllemon, Tom (25 July 2015). "8 Tennessee prisoners hospitalized after knife fights". The Tennessean. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Smith, Ashley (14 May 2020). "401 COVID-19 cases in Lake County Tenn., 394 linked to Northwest Correctional Complex". KFVS-TV. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Correction (June 3, 2020). "TDOC INMATES COVID-19 TESTING" (PDF).
- ^ "'We got our man' | Newsoms describe behind-the-scenes work to get Boyd on trial". wbir.com. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Detailed Results".
- ^ "Football player found guilty of killing cheerleader ex-girlfriend - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Teen Football Player Convicted of Murdering 16-Year-Old Cheerleader Ex". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "They seemed like picture-perfect high school sweethearts, but their toxic relationship ended in murder". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Man gets life sentence in church shooting". NBC News. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Two Dead In Tenn. Church Shooting - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Son charged with killing, dismembering parents in Tennessee". AP News. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Cops: Tennessee man killed, dismembered parents over Thanksgiving weekend - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Life in prison: Joel Guy Jr. convicted of brutal 2016 murders, dismemberment of parents". WFTV. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "'Horrific': Man dismembered his parents after Thanksgiving dinner, police say - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-12.