Offender Re-Entry Center – Overview

Visitation Information

ORC Visitation is as follows:

All visits are scheduled by the inmate. We no longer take calls to schedule visits.  For inquiries call 862-8123 Monday thru Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm.

Visitation is Saturday and Sunday only. First shift times are 8a.m., 9a.m., and 1p.m. Second shift times are 6p.m., 7p.m. and 8p.m.

FUNDING INMATE ACCOUNTS

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Inmate Programs

The following programs are available at ORC facility:

Education Program (Adults)

The ORC has a full-time teacher to provide classes ranging from Adult Basic Education to GED Preparation. The teacher is able to provide both classroom teaching, combined with individualized tutoring to assist any individual with increasing educational competency. A two-week Job Readiness class has been established to assist offenders in identifying, obtaining, and maintaining employment.

Work Release
The Educational/Work Release program operated by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, out of the Offender Re-Entry Center, provides inmates in the program the opportunity to be gainfully employed, or to continue in educational or vocational training. The program is designed to increase community protection by providing offenders with the opportunity to change themselves and those conditions that brought them to jail. Participants will have the opportunity to provide financial aid to their dependents, or to accumulate financial savings for use upon release. Participation in the program will increase awareness of personal responsibilities, and teach self-respect that comes from self-support and personal accomplishments.

The Offender Re-Entry Center provides a setting promoting positive social behavior through mentoring, employment, programs, and counseling. Work Release participants who have demonstrated successful participating while at the Offender Re-Entry Center may qualify for the Day Reporting program. This program allows the inmate to live at home and continue to work in the community. It serves to reduce the jail population.

Target Population:

Adult offenders sentenced to a least 30 days up to 18 months of an active sentence in the custody of the sheriff.
Probation violators
DUI first offenses
Child support and enforcement violators

Criteria: To qualify for consideration, an inmate must:

Be in the custody of the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office.
Be within one year of the projected release date, excluding any sentence reduction credits given to felony convictions.
Meet all sentencing percentage requirements.
Be clear of outstanding warrants, wants, holds, or pending charges.
Have documented verifiable employment, or is willing to seek employment within 30 days of approval.
Have reliable transportation, if needed, to and from the workplace (inmates are not permitted to drive to/from the Offender Re-Entry Center).

The screening includes a review of the inmate’s criminal history, physical and mental health, substance abuse, employment, and educational history. The majority of inmates in the Work Release are placed at a judge’s recommendation.

To apply, contact the Work Release Coordinator at phone 615-862-8286, fax 615-880-1939.

Outside Work Program
The Offender Re-Entry Center’s Outside Work Program provides offender labor to several agencies including non-profit and Metro Government. The services provided are janitorial, landscaping, minor maintenance, and roadside cleanup, to name a few. These offenders also participate in special events such as set-up for Earth Day, and the Music City Marathon. The program provides an average of 4,500 labor hours weekly to the customer. The following agencies participate in the Outside Work Program:

Metropolitan Fire Department

Metropolitan Police Department

City of Berry Hill

City of Lakewood

Public Library

General Services Motor Pool

General Services Fleet Management

Sportsplex

Metro Parks

Metro Public Works

The Downtown Partnership

Fraternal Order of Police Youth Camp

Metro Animal Control

Services are also provided to Davidson County Sheriff’s Office facilities including:

Criminal Justice Center

Hill Detention Center

Correctional Development Center (Male)

Sheriff’s Administration Building

Civil Warrants

DCSO Training

DCSO Supply

Correctional Services Center

Sheriff’s Correctional Complex Maintenance

12-Step Programs for Substance Abusers
Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings are offered in all DCSO detention facilities.

Day Reporting Program
The Day Reporting Program offers numerous classes, including the Batterer’s Intervention Program, Anger Management, Criminal Thinking, Accountability and Responsibility, Intensive Out-Patient Program (8 weeks. of Drug and Alcohol treatment), Drug & Alcohol Education, Women’s Issues, and Drug Court classes.

Contact Us Today

The main number for the ORC facility is 615-880-1945.

The DCSO mailing address is:

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

PO Box 196383

Nashville, TN 37219-6383

Please send all mail to this address.

The ORC facility is located at:

5131 Harding Place
Nashville, TN 37211