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| Location | 541 Wayne Cotton Morgan Drive Wartburg, Tennessee |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Managed by | Tennessee Department of Corrections |
Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) is a maximum security prison in unincorporated Morgan County, near Wartburg, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. It opened in 1980. An expansion completed in 2009 increased its capacity to 2,500 prisoners. The prison is accredited by the American Correctional Association. The current warden is Mike Parris.[1]
When the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex closed in June 2009, its functions and most inmates and staff were transferred to the Morgan County Correctional Complex.[2][3]
- ^ [1], Tennessee Department of Correction.
- ^ Brushy Mountain Closing Ceremony Archived 2009-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Department of Correction press release, June 2009
- ^ Todd South, Bars closing on Brushy Mountain after 113 years, Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 5, 2009