Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution is a prison in Nashville, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. The prison opened in 1989 and replaced its 100 year-old neighbor, the Tennessee State Penitentiary. Even today, it is billed as one of the state's most high-tech facilities. RMSI, which is made up by 20 different buildings, sits on 132 acres (0.53 km) located off Cockrill Bend Boulevard in Nashville, TN. 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. Warden Colson oversees a staff of nearly 400 people, including...