Turney Center Industrial Complex
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| Location | 1499 R W Moore Memorial Rt Hwy Only, Tennessee |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | close / mixed |
| Capacity | 1247 + 446 in Annex = 1693[1] |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Managed by | Tennessee Department of Correction |
The Turney Center Industrial Complex is a state prison in Only, Hickman County, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction.[2] The facility opened in 1971.
Turney also has a minimum-security Annex at 245 Carroll Road, Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee. This facility opened in 1985 and was formerly the Wayne County Boot Camp.
Notable prisoners
- Brandon E. Banks - rapist in Vanderbilt rape case
- Kong Bounnam - starred in "I almost got away with it"
- Bruce Mendenhall - "The Truckstop Killer"
- Billy Bridges - shot and killed his wife at an interstate rest stop
References
- ^ As of 2007; see "TDOC Facility List 2007" (PDF). Project Return Inc. (Nashville). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Turney Center Industrial Complex". Tennessee Department of Correction. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
Coordinates: 35°49′54″N 87°41′16″W / 35.831697°N 87.687904°W
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