Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
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| Location | 1045 Horsehead Road Pikeville, Tennessee |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed (intake facility) |
| Capacity | 1540 + 971 in Annex = 2511 |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Managed by | Tennessee Department of Corrections |
The Bledsoe County Correctional Complex is a state prison in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Corrections.[1]
The facility opened in 2013. As an intake and diagnostic facility, Bledsoe County houses a mix of inmate security levels: 300 minimum security beds, 1024 medium, 192 close, and 24 maximum security, for a total capacity of 1540.[2]
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.[3]
The former Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility, built in 1980 with 971 beds, stands intact immediately adjacent to the new facility. It was re-designated as the BCCC Annex. Neither facility should be confused with the Bledsoe County Detention Center on Allen Deakins Road, which opened in 2011 as a county jail. [4]
Notable inmates[edit]
Notable criminals incarcerated at the facility include:
- Letalvis Cobbins – convicted of the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom[5]
- Travis Reinking – convicted of the Nashville Waffle House shooting[6]
- George Geovonni Thomas – convicted of the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bledsoe County Correctional Complex". Tennessee Department of Correction. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Benton, Ben (12 December 2012). "1,500 inmates to be held in new $208 million Bledsoe County prison". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Bledsoe County Correctional Complex". DLR Group. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Cobb, David (6 June 2016). "More details released surrounding Bledsoe County inmate's death". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b McRary, Amy. "Gary Christian: From rage to restoration, a murder victim's father finds the faith he left". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ "Search Results - Tennessee Felony Offender Information".
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