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Bradley County sheriff says accreditation raised state per-inmate payment, could add roughly $200,000 a year
Summary
The sheriff reported the jail passed an October 2025 accreditation audit and the state raised the per-state-inmate tier payment from $3 to $6; county leaders were told monthly Tier 1 receipts fluctuated and the accreditation could bring about $200,000 annually if maintained.
The Bradley County sheriff told commissioners the jail passed its accreditation audit in October 2025 and that the state increased the Tier 1 per-state-inmate payment from $3 to $6, a change the sheriff said could translate to approximately $200,000 in additional revenue annually if accreditation is maintained.
The sheriff opened the briefing by saying the change "brings us extra monies for each…
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