Women's Therapeutic Residential Center

A women's prison in Henning, on the grounds of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary — a minimum-to-medium-security facility with a treatment focus and the largest women's capacity in the state.

Overview

The Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center, on Green Chapel Road in Henning, is a women’s prison in West Tennessee with a treatment-focused mission, across minimum to medium security. It opened in 2016 and holds about 1,036 women — the largest women’s capacity in Tennessee. The center is on the grounds of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a men’s prison, and shares its street address and main phone number, so the prison shown in the state locator should be confirmed before traveling.

What Makes the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center Different

• It has the largest women’s capacity in Tennessee, holding about 1,036 women.
• It has a treatment-focused mission and operates across minimum to medium security.
• It is on the West Tennessee State Penitentiary grounds, sharing a street address and main phone number with that separate men’s prison — confirm which prison holds the person on the locator.
• It has been noted for an overnight child-visitation program for young children (about 3 months to 10 years); current availability and eligibility should be confirmed with the facility.

Visiting

The statewide TDOC rules above — the approved visitor list, the dress code, ID, and item limits — apply at the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center. The facility’s own arrangements:

The full approval process is in Visiting in Tennessee.

Getting There and Parking

The prison is on Green Chapel Road in Henning, north of Memphis.

Distances are approximate, based on map routing. Visitor parking is on site.

Nearby Services

Ripley and the surrounding area have gas and food, with a wider range in the Memphis metro to the south. The nearest 24-hour emergency room is Lauderdale Community Hospital in Ripley, about 10 miles away.

Mail

Personal mail does not go to the prison. Since November 2025, Tennessee routes incoming letters, cards, and photos to an off-site digital-mail center, where they are scanned and delivered to the person’s tablet; address them to [facility name], [person’s name], TDOC ID# [number], P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131, with “TDOC ID#” immediately before the number. Mail sent directly to the prison is returned. Legal mail still goes directly to the institution. Full rules are in Mail & Packages.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone in a Tennessee state prison:

• Visiting in Tennessee — the approved list, dress code, and how visits are scheduled
• Mail & Packages — the off-site digital-mail center and what still goes to the prison
• Phone & Video Calls — ViaPath calls, tablets, and facility video visits
• Sending Money — depositing through JPay or ViaPath
• Medical & Mental Health — sick call, the co-pay, and grievances
• Transfers & Finding Someone — reception, classification, and the locator