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Work-release program reports higher population and $67,312 in labor savings for May
Summary
Rutherford County Correctional Work Center reported increased population, work-release recruitment at a job fair, and $67,312 in estimated savings from offender labor for May 2025.
Rutherford County’s Correctional Work Center reported on June 16 that population has risen and that the work-release program continues to be a primary reentry tool, with recent outreach at a job fair to recruit additional employer placements.
Work Center representative William Cope told the Public Safety Committee the work-release program helps participants pay fines and fees, secure licenses and Social Security documents, and improve employment prospects before release. "As many people as we can put in that work release program, the better, because they're able to pay their fines and fees, their child support, and, get their license, Social Security cards, all that good stuff back before they ever even leave," Cope said.
The report showed community service results and labor contributions: county roads collected 7,840 pounds of trash during the month; state routes yielded 486 bags; and the May 2025 monthly worker report estimated $67,312 saved using offender labor across the county and municipalities.
Cope said medical CQI statistics came from the facility's medical department and that no budget amendments were requested. The committee moved to approve the Correctional Work Center report; the motion passed on voice vote.
Committee members asked whether detainees' health-care encounters are covered by the county. Cope and committee members confirmed that the county is responsible for medical care while individuals are incarcerated.
