Under the authority of T.C.A. 41-4-140, the Tennessee Corrections Institute is required to establish minimum standards for local jails, lock-ups, workhouses and detention facilities in the state and conduct an annual inspection of each facility. Smith County Jail Facility was recently inspected.
Smith County Jail Facility received an award certifying that they had met all of the Tennessee Minimum Standards for Local Correctional Facilities.
Click HERE to view the 38 page document that contains all of the Tennessee Minimum Standards for Local Correctional Facilities
Below is a statement on TN.gov explaining why it is important that each local jail be inspected and pass the minimum standard requirements:
Local correctional facilities are the first step in the handling of the arrested offender and in it he receives his first impression of the correctional process. His experience in a county jail or a municipal lock-up facility will be a potent force molding his attitude toward law enforcement officials, the correctional system and the community itself.
L to R: Sgt. Brandon Marshal, Lt. Randy Glover, Joe Ferguson, Sheriff Steve Hopper, Jail Administrator – Beth Davis, Chief Deputy Eugene Roberts, and Jake O’Neal
L to R: Joe Ferguson, Sheriff Steve Hopper
