West Tennessee State Penitentiary
West Tennessee State Penitentiary 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.
The West Tennessee High Security Facility became operational in 1990. In 1999 the Cold Creek Correctional Facility 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 inmates
Notable prisoners held at the facility include:- Letalvis Cobbins – convicted of the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
- Megan Boswell, Toddler killer Megan Boswell has been transferred to a prison in West Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. Boswell was convicted on February 13, 2025 of numerous crimes, including the murder of her daughter, 1-year-old Evelyn Boswell.
- Shanterrica Madden - Murdered roommate and former Middle Tennessee State University basketball player Tina Stewart in March 2011, during an argument that eventually turned physical, resulting in Stewart's death.