Rutherford County residents are safer – thanks to the opening of the new Correctional Work Center. WGNS broadcast the ribbon-cutting of the new facility live. Superintendent Alan Miller says the facility has been a long time coming…
(L-R) Alan Miller, Jim Tracey, John Hood, Gary Farley, Rick Hall and military representatives line-up for the opening of the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center.
Grant Kelley, who serves on the Correctional Work Center Board, says the county saved millions on the building…
County Commissioner Gary Farley believes the money it took to build the Correctional Work Center was worth it, in terms of safety of Rutherford Countians…
Commissioner Rick Hall is chairman of the Property Management Committee…
Committee member and Commissioner Mike Sparks tells WGNS News…
County Mayor Ernest Burgess says the Correctional Work Center became a reality because of the work of former County Mayor Nancy Allan and several commissioners not currently serving…
The new Correctional Work Center is open on South Church Street, behind the old County Workhouse…which was built sometime in the early 1940’s. The 87-thousand square foot facility, which along with the new Juvenile Justice Center, cost 23-million dollars. It will serve as a minimum-security facility for inmates who are allowed to work outside of the property.
