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West Tennessee State Penitentiary

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West Tennessee State Penitentiary ( WTSP ) is a Tennessee Department of Correction prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County , Tennessee , near Henning . Site #1 of WTSP formerly housed the Cold Creek Correctional Facility .

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4-711: The West Tennessee High Security Facility ( WTHSF ) became operational in 1990. In 1999 the Cold Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) closed. CCCF was replaced by a medium security complex built next to WTHSF. The two complexes and the CCCF minimum security annex were operationally combined and became the WTSP. Notable prisoners held at the facility include: 35°40′13″N 89°44′48″W  /  35.67028°N 89.74667°W  / 35.67028; -89.74667 This Tennessee building- or structure-related article

8-532: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This law enforcement –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cold Creek Correctional Facility Cold Creek Correctional Facility ( CCCF ) was a Tennessee Department of Correction prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County , Tennessee , near Henning . CCCC is now the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) Site #2. The prison facility

12-636: The CCCF minimum security annex were operationally combined and became the WTSP. Musician Steve Earle performed a concert at Cold Creek in June 1996 as part of a parole agreement after he was jailed for drug offenses the previous year. The concert was filmed as a MTV special, To Hell and Back , which was later released on DVD as part of a box set in July 2013. 35°39′48″N 89°44′25″W  /  35.663261°N 89.740326°W  / 35.663261; -89.740326 This law enforcement –related article

16-815: Was previously named the West Tennessee High Security Facility and the Fort Pillow State Prison and Farm . The Fort Pillow Prison and Farm originally opened in December 1937. As of July 13, 1998 the institution supported a 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) farming operation. In 1999 the Cold Creek Correctional Facility closed. CCCF was replaced by a medium security complex built next to the West Tennessee High Security Facility (WTHSF). The two complexes and

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