Northwest Correctional Complex
Prison in Tennessee, United States
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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 |
| Director | Brandon Watwood |
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
Notable inmates
| 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] |