CCA / METRO 
DETENTION FACILITY

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Scheduling a Visit with an Inmate at MDF

General Visitation Rules at MDF

Rules of Conduct at MDF Visits

Dress Code for People Visiting MDF Inmates

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5115 Harding Place   ·   Phone: 615-831-7088
Capacity: 892   ·   Security Status: Medium

Metro Nashville contracts with Corrections Corporation of America to run the CCA Metro Detention Facility.  It houses approximately 900 locally sentenced felons.
     

DIRECTIONS TO MDF AT 5115 HARDING PLACE:
  • In Nashville, on Interstate 24, eastbound or westbound, take exit #56 to Harding Place. Note: This general area of I-24 continues to undergo long-term construction. Pay particular attention to lane changes and other unusual situations.
  • Coming off the exit ramp onto Harrding Place, turn left if coming from I-24 eastbound, and turn right off the exit ramp if coming from I-24 westbound.
  • Go 0.8 mile through lights at Metroplex Drive, then Antioch Pike, then under a railroad overpass, to the light at Ezell Road.
  • Turn right onto Ezell Road. As you turn onto Ezell Road from Harding Place, there is a small green sign reading "CDC-M - CCA" on the right, followed shortly by a small stone wall on the left with larger signs in it for the Correctional Development Center-Male and MDF. 
  • Bear left at the stone sign and follow the road less than half a mile until you see MDF and its parking lot on your right.


MDF VISITATION 

Effective Date: May 01, 2000

Scheduling a Visit with an Inmate at MDF

General Visitation Rules at MDF

Rules of Conduct at MDF Visits

Dress Code for People Visiting MDF Inmates

Pictures, Popcorn, and Nacho Tickets at MDF

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SENDING U.S. MAIL TO DCSO INMATES

All U.S. mail for inmates is received at a single address (below), where it is then routed to other facilities as necessary.

Mailing address for letters (packages are not accepted):
 
                             Inmate's Name and Inmate Number
                             Criminal Justice Center Detention Facility
                             448 Second Avenue North
                             Nashville, TN 37201-1200

  Items Accepted in the Mail:
  • All items must be stamped and mailed through the U.S. Postal Service.

  • Pictures of the 35mm type are acceptable except for nudity, pornographic pictures, etc., which are not acceptable under any circumstances. 

  • Legal mail, letters, cards, and magazines must be mailed directly from the publisher.

  • The only form of currency accepted is U.S. Postal Service money orders.

  Items NOT Accepted in the Mail:
  • Polaroid or other instant pictures
  • Inmate-to-inmate mail is not accepted unless there is a family relationship such as spouse-to-spouse, sibling-to-sibling, or parent-to-child.
  • Items such as stamps, envelopes, paper, etc., which must be purchased by the inmate from the commissary.

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