Correctional facility is a term used by Process Servers in Tennessee that refers to a jail, prison, or other place of incarceration by government officials. They serve to confine and rehabilitate inmates in Tennessee as they do in all other states.
Do Listed Process Servers in this directory say there is a difference between a correctional facility and a prison in Tennessee?
Actually, in Tennessee, correctional facilities and prisons are basically the same. Correctional facilities usually include prisons and jails while prisons are considered a subpart of the correctional system. Whether an inmate is incarcerated in a Tennessee corrections institution or a prison, they are subject to service of process, continuing their involvement within the justice court system. It must be noted, Private Process Servers in Tennessee who are tasked to serve process upon an inmate are delivering legal documents concerning civil matters only.
Correctional Institutions and Prisons in Tennessee are similar to most facilities in all states throughout the United States. State Prisons and Facilities in Tennessee are part of a larger criminal justice system which includes police, prosecution and the courts.
Inmates / defendants / respondents / witnesses incarcerated in a Tennessee correctional facility are subject to the practices of the institution's rules and regulations. Process Servers who are tasked with the job of serving inmates in a Tennessee facility with service of process can only perform their duties and services with the guidance and approval of the facility managers and in many situations, the approval of the warden.
Estimates and data reveal that there are more than 1,700,000 inmates within the entire United States state prison system
State prisons in Tennessee are generally classified as minimum, medium and high security. There are approximately 1700 state prisons in the United States. Inmates in a corrections facility in Tennessee regardless of classification are subject to private Process Servers performing service of process and are no different than any other person incarcerated in Tennessee.
Federal correctional Institutions located in Tennessee are the homes for inmates who have been convicted of a wide range of charges. Estimates and records indicate all federal prisons house over 220,000 inmates.
Many people familiar with the federal corrections system in Tennessee refer to federal prisons as a penitentiary. Penitentiary is synonymous with prison and/or jail, these names actually mean the same. The number of sentenced inmates entering federal prisons facilities in Tennessee each day is far less than the number of people who are delivered to its jails.
Actually, federal prisons grant Process Servers access to inmates by appointment only and are easier to coordinate service of process services than Tennessee state run prisons.
RRM Nashville
Address: 701 Broadway St, Suite 124
City: Nashville
County: Davidson
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37203
FCI Memphis
Address: 1101 John A Denie Road
City: Memphis
County: Shelby
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38134
Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
Address: 1045 Horsehead Road
City: Pikeville
County: Bledsoe
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37367
Hardeman County Correctional Facility
Address: P.O. Box 549
City: Whiteville
County: Hardeman
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38075
Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility
Address: 7575 Cockrill Bend Boulevard
City: Nashville
County: Davidson
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37209
Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center
Address: 6000 State Road
City: Memphis
County: Shelby
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38134
Morgan County Correctional Complex
Address: P.O. Box 2000
City: Wartburg
County: Morgan
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37887
Northeast Correctional Complex
Address: P.O. Box 5000
City: Mountain City
County: Johnson
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37683
Northwest Correctional Complex
Address: 960 State Route 212
City: Tiptonville
County: Lake
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38079
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution
Address: 7475 Cockrill Bend Boulevard
City: Nashville
County: Davidson
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37243
South Central Correctional Facility
Address: P.O. Box 279
City: Clifton
County: Wayne
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38425
Tennessee Prison for Women
Address: 3881 Stewarts Lane
City: Nashville
County: Davidson
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37218
Turney Center Industrial Complex
Address: P.O.Box 182
City: Clifton
County: Wayne
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38425
West Tennessee State Penitentiary
Address: P.O. Box 1150
City: Henning
County: Lauderdale
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 38041