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Riverbend
Maximum Security Institution
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7475 Cockrill Bend Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37243-0471
(615) 350-3100
*Use the zip code 37209-1048 for inmate
correspondence.
| Population |
Opened - 1989 |
| Operating Capacity - 714 |
Security Designation - Maximum |
| Accredited - Yes |
Warden - Ricky J. Bell |
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI)
opened in 1989 and replaced its 100 year-old neighbor, the Tennessee
State Penitentiary. Even today, it's billed as one of the
state's most high-tech facilities. RMSI, which is made up by 20
different buildings, sits on 132 acres located off Cockrill Bend Boulevard.
Riverbend's designated capacity is 736 offenders. Of that
number, 480 are classified as high risk.
The prison's overall mission is to ensure the safety of the public,
departmental employees and inmates by managing high-risk male
offenders. Ricky Bell, who is a 38-year veteran of the
department, has been the warden at Riverbend since March of
1995. Warden Bell oversees a staff of nearly 400 people,
including administrative workers, correctional officers, unit managers
and medical personnel.
Education programs at the prison include GED and Adult
Basic Education. There are also vocational classes available for printing, commercial
cleaning, residential construction, cabinet making/millwork and computer information systems.
TRICOR, the prison
industry, also manages a data entry plant and print shop at the
prison. Inmates not involved in academic vocation, or industry
programs are required to work in support service roles throughout the facility.
Interesting Facts
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Received first inmates on September 28, 1989
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Total construction cost: $35 million
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Annual operating budget: $24 million
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Inmate programs: commercial cleaning, cabinet
making and millwork, adult basic education, general education
development, data entry, printing and residential construction
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320,000 square feet of operating space
Riverbend is located four miles west of downtown
Nashville, in the Cockrill Bend area.
DIRECTIONS:
I-40 West to Exit 204 (White Bridge Road.) If traveling West,
you will exit to the right. If traveling East, turn left after
exiting. The road will become Briley Parkway. Take Exit
26B (Centennial Boulevard West) off Briley Parkway. After
exiting, go through stop light intersection. Go approximately
two miles. Riverbend is on the left. Get
a Map from MapQuest
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