TN DOC - Carter County Annex - Roane Mountain (NECX)

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TN DOC – Carter County Annex – Roane Mountain (NECX) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 423-772-3231

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Carter Co Annex-Roane Mt located at 188 Old RR Grade Rd
in Roan Mountain, TN are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

TN DOC – Carter County Annex – Roane Mountain (NECX) – FAQ

Telephone credits can be purchased in "whole" dollar amounts only. The minimum telephone credit purchase amount is $5.00.

Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) is a time-building prison with a close custody designation. The prison also houses offenders of other custody levels. Three hundred offenders are located at the minimum annex site in Johnson County, and another 180 offenders, who are within ten years of their eligible release date, are housed in Carter County.

NECX offers intensive substance use and anger management counseling programs. Both sites operate extensive community service programs, which provide thousands of hours of skilled and unskilled labor to state and local government, as well as non-profit agencies in East Tennessee.

The prison, in coordination with TRICOR, operates one industry. Shaw Industries, a hardwood flooring company, operates through the private section of the TRICOR Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIE).

NECX offenders may attend Adult Basic Education classes or one of six vocational programs. Those who do not have a high school diploma are able to earn a GED certificate. In addition, NECX has mandatory Career Management for Success and Release for Success programs for those nearing release.

visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.