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Mayor escalates adult detention center planning amid overcrowding concerns
Summary
Rutherford County mayor told commissioners the timeline for a new adult detention center has been accelerated because of overcrowding; programming, design and construction could take four to five years and costs are currently uncertain.
The mayor told the Property Management Committee that county leaders must accelerate planning for a new adult detention center after recent population pressures at the existing facility.
"Last month, Sheriff Fitzhugh told me that he had he was over he was at 1,065 inmates," the mayor said, citing recent capacity figures and noting the Tennessee Department of Corrections took about 80 inmates to relieve congestion. The mayor said county officials are concerned that failing to address capacity could invite state or federal intervention and increase…
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