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The Old Bedford County Jail, sometimes known as the Rock House Jail, [2] is a 19th-century jail building located near the public square in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The old jail is a two-story building built in 1866-7 from solid hand-hewn limestone. [2] [3] [4] Goodspeed's 1887 History of Tennessee described it as "one of the handsomest and most ...
As of 2016, Tennessee houses state inmates in four private prisons. [8] The state's Private Prison Contracting Act of 1986, however, authorizes one single private prison for state inmates. [9] As of 2016 Tennessee technically contracts directly with CoreCivic for inmates held at South Central Correctional Facility. For Trousdale and the two ...
On October 31, 2002, Tennessee's Felony Offender Information Lookup was launched, allowing the public to search for an inmate's location, inmate number, and early release date. In 2002, the state also launched the "Tennessee Bridges" program, with the Department of Correction and the Board of Probation and Parole receiving a 1 million dollar ...
Its construction was completed in 1876, only five years after the establishment of Moore County. [2] The construction team was Bobo and Stegall. [2] Between 1872 and 1880, the Grand Central Hotel owned by Dr. E Y. Salmon, another Confederate veteran who served as the county clerk/master, was the de facto county courthouse. [3]
Library City or town Image Date granted Grant amount Location Notes 1: Brownsville Carnegie Library: Brownsville: Dec 2, 1909: $7,500 121 W. Main St. Built 1910–1912; open 1912–2002, now Chamber of Commerce; possibly designed by Neander M. Woods Jr., Memphis; rehabbed 1993 [3] Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. [2] The facility can hold 2,391 inmates at a range of security levels. [3] [4] It has the second largest capacity of any state prison in Tennessee after the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center. [3] As of May 31, 2020, there were 1,958 in the facility. [3]
The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), established in 1854, currently operates as a unit of the Tennessee Department of State. According to the Tennessee Blue Book, [1] the Library and Archives "collects and preserves books and records of historical, documentary and reference value, and encourages and promotes library development throughout the state."
The Northeast Correctional Complex is a state prison located in the community Doe Valley, few miles outside the town of Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. [1] The facility holds 1819 male inmates and opened in 1991. [2]