The new facility will open on June 16 for staff access, with the first group of inmates set to transfer in on July 14.

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Just days after three inmates escaped the Sullivan County Jail, county leaders said the jail could be starting construction soon. The Sullivan County Jail has been ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A groundbreaking ceremony will take place Monday for the Sullivan County Jail expansion project ... s certification with the Tennessee Corrections Institute.

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the Saturday night death of a female inmate at the Sullivan County Jail. The inmate has been identified as Jenna Marie ...

An inmate who escaped with two others from a jail in northeast Tennessee last week was arrested Thursday in North Carolina, officials said. The trio escaped the Sullivan County Jail through an ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Stepping into the old Sullivan County jail in the basement of the county courthouse in Blountville is like experiencing déjà vu because its setup is so similar ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Authorities continue to search for three escaped Sullivan County Jail inmates Friday ... of each individual inmate. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — The old county courthouse in Sullivan County is undergoing renovations. The back of the building was formerly used as a jail and construction workers are busy ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) - Sullivan County jail records reveal Megan Boswell ... "We don't have a polygraph examiner. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation does the polygraphs and we never ...

Two of the three inmates who escaped a Tennessee jail through an air ... Tobias Carr and Timothy Sarver – who busted out of Sullivan County Jail early Friday – led law enforcement on a chase ...