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- ↑ "Tennessee Department of Correction - Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ "Morgan County Correctional Complex". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Northeast Correctional Complex". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Northwest Correctional Complex". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Riverbend Maximum Security Institution". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Turney Center Industrial Complex". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "West Tennessee State Penitentiary". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Tennessee Prison for Women". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "South Central Correctional Facility". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Tennessee Department of Correction - Hardeman County Correctional Facility". Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ "Whiteville Correctional Facility". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Tennessee Department of Correction - Tennessee State Penitentiary". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Tennessee Department of Correction - Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ "Tennessee Department of Correction - Charles B. Bass Correctional Complex". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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