HILL DETENTION CENTER

Physical Address: 506 Second Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201 
Mailing Address: Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, PO Box 196383, Nashville, TN 37219-6383

Phone:615-862-8288 Capacity: 535 Security Status: Minimum



Overview

The History of the Hill Detention Center

Male Pre-trial felons that are a lower security risk are housed in the Hill Detention Center (HDC) which is located adjacent to the administrative offices of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO). The Hill Detention Center (HDC) is on the corner of Second Avenue North and Jo Johnston Avenue, approximately one block from the Criminal Justice Center.

 

The HDC has a capacity of 535. This is broken down into two sections, HD1 and HD2. HD1 is comprised of dormitory style cells ranging from 32 to 48 man units. HD2 has two levels of 6 man rooms. A Master Control in the front of the building controls all doors into and out of the facility and monitors all movement within the facility. There are 58 security and 9 non-security employees assigned to the facility. A contractor, Correct Care Solutions (CCS), provides medical services. Food services are contracted with ABL Management Inc., and commissary services are contracted with Tennessee Business Enterprises (TBE).


Schedule A Visit

The schedule of visitation at HDC revolves around the inmates' housing location within the facility. To find out an inmate's housing assignment for visitation purposes, please call HDC's main number, 615-862-8288. 


HILL DETENTION VISITATION SCHEDULE


MONDAYS:


A-POD - 6:30PM - 7:15PM
B-POD - 7:30PM - 8:15PM
C-POD - 8:30PM - 9:15PM
D-POD - 9:30PM- 10:15PM

TUESDAYS:


E-POD - 6:30PM - 7:15PM
F-POD - 7:30PM - 8:15PM
G-POD - 8:30PM - 9:15PM
H-POD - 9:30PM- 10:15PM

WEDNESDAYS:


U01 - U10 6:30PM - 7:15PM
U11 - U21 7:30PM - 8:15PM
L01 - L08 8:30PM - 9:15PM
L09 - L15 9:30PM- 10:15PM

THURSDAYS:
NO VISITS

FRIDAYS:
NO VISITS

SATURDAYS:


E-POD - 8:00AM - 8:45AM
F-POD - 9:00AM - 9:45AM
G-POD - 10:00AM -10:45AM
H-POD - 11:00AM- 11 :45AM
A-POD - 12:00PM - 12: 45PM
B-POD - 1:00PM - 1:45PM

SUNDAYS:
U01-U10 - 8:00AM - 8:45AM
U11-U21 - 9:00AM - 9:45AM
L01-L08 - 10:00AM -10:45AM
L09-L15 - 11:00AM- 11 :45AM
C-POD - 12:00PM - 12: 45PM
D-POD - 1:00PM - 1:45PM

Please Note The Following Changes Regarding Visitation:

Out Of Town Visits: Will be conducted between the hours of 8:00Am and 2:00PM Monday thru Friday. Visits will also be allowed between 3:00PM and 6:00PM at the discretion of the shift lieutenant/designee.

Regular Visitation: All non-contact visitors will be requested to provide a photo ID when visiting. If a photo ID is unable to be provided, then two forms of ID with the visitor’s name on them will be required. All adult visitors 60 years of age or older will not be required to possess photo identification; however, some source of identification will be required.


Inmate Programs

Hill Detention Center offers various programs for inmates to participate in.  Below are some of those programs:

  • GED: (General Education Diploma)
  • Religious: (Various Religious Services)
  • Visitation: (non-contact) 2 times a week
  • Visitation: (contact visit with children once a month)
  • Community Education: Offers ongoing educational classes that include but are not limited to: Nutrition, wellness, and re-entry.
  • AA & NA: facilitated by DCSO approved volunteers.  Open to all general population offenders at the HDC on a voluntary basis.  There is also a Spanish-speaking group for this program.
  • Recreation: Offenders are offered 1 hour daily, 7 days a week
  • Offenders who have a total of $5 on their account for over 30 days are allowed certain necessities such as deodorant, soap, toothpaste, etc.
  • Release Planning:  A program that provides information on resources available within the community upon release.  These resources include, but are not limited to shelter, employment and medical insurance.
  • Work assignments: Various job assignments throughout the facility are performed with inmate labor that have met classification criteria.


Contact HDC Facility

The main number for the HDC facility is 615-862-8288.

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 facility is located at 506 Second Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201.


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