January 6, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
Its been two months since the jail committee of the county commission met and it may be a little while longer before they meet again.
A scheduled meeting for tonight (Monday, January 6) has been postponed due to an illness that prevents Bob Bass, Deputy Director of the Tennessee Corrections Institute from being present.
On December 4, the TCI Board of Control met and voted to keep the DeKalb County Jail certified (52 male beds) under a plan of action to address deficiencies at the jail. At the last meeting, the jail committee voted to pursue a plan to build a new jail, rather than a judicial center, but the location has not yet been identified, whether on the existing site or some other property.
In November, DeKalb County voters soundly rejected a referendum to issue bonds for up to $65 million to build a 190-bed jail/ judicial center.