Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

The Riverbend Maximum Security Institution is a prison in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. The prison opened in 1989 and replaced its 100-year-old neighbor, the Tennessee State Penitentiary.

Type: Prison
Description: maximum security prison in Nashville, Tennessee
Also known as: “RMSI”
Address: 7475 Cockrill Bend Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37243-0471

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility and John C Tune Airport.

Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility

Prison

The Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility is a maximum-security prison in Nashville, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Opened in 1992, the facility houses prisoners with multiple and complex medical problems. Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility is situated 2,700 feet north of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

John C Tune Airport

Aerodrome

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John C. Tune Airport is a public airport located in the western portion of the city of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, located approximately one mile off of Briley Parkway in the Cockrill Bend area.

Robertson Island

Island

Robertson Island is an island on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. It is near its crossing with the Richland Creek. It is the biggest island between Old Hickory Dam and Cheatham Dam. It is close to the Tennessee State Penitentiary.