The county is the location of two of Tennessee's four private prisons, the Whiteville Correctional Facility and the Hardeman County Correctional Center. Both are medium-security facilities for men, operated by the Corrections Corporation of America.
thE county IS The LOcAtiON oF twO Of tennESSEe's fouR privatE PrISoNS, the whitevIlle CoRRecTIoNAl faCILiTy aNd the hardEmAn couNtY cOrrecTIonal CeNter. botH ARe MEdium-secURity fAcIlitIes FoR Men Operate,d by tHe corrECtIonS coRpORAtIoN of amerIcA.