Bledsoe County Correctional Complex

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Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
Location1045 Horsehead Road
Pikeville, Tennessee
Statusopen
Security classmixed (intake facility)
Capacity2,265
Opened2012
Managed by Tennessee Department of Corrections
DirectorBrett Cobble

The Bledsoe County Correctional Complex is a state prison in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Corrections. [1]

The facility opened in 2012 as an intake and diagnostic facility. Bledsoe County houses a mix of inmate security levels.

The only access to the $208 million complex of 23 buildings is an entry tunnel, allowing an uninterrupted perimeter fence. Individual pre-cast cells, of 80 square feet, were fully assembled off-site and then stacked by crane. The architects were the DLR Group. [2]

Bledsoe County has 3 sites;Site 1 the diagnostic center, site 2, The former Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility built in 1980 that was converted into an 152 bed annex that houses men and site 3, also known as unit 28 which houses approximately 196 female offenders.

Notable inmates

Notable criminals incarcerated at the facility include:

References

  1. "Bledsoe County Correctional Complex". Tennessee Department of Correction. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "Bledsoe County Correctional Complex". DLR Group. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 McRary, Amy. "Gary Christian: From rage to restoration, a murder victim's father finds the faith he left". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  4. "Search Results - Tennessee Felony Offender Information".

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