Sullivan’s New Jail Ready for Occupancy

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  • November 27, 1901
  • Knoxville Sentinel
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Sullivan’s New Jail Ready for Occupancy

Sullivan County’s New Jail, at Blountville

Special to the Sentinel

The new jail, just built for Sullivan County, has been completed and is now ready for occupancy. The last payment has been made on the structure, which is one of the most complete jails of all the counties of upper East Tennessee with the exceptions of the jails ay Knoxville and Chattanooga, that at Knoxville being the best. The jail cost the county about $8,000. It is a three story structure, and is equipped with steel cages, modern systems of locks, peep holes, sanitary appliances, etc. There is little danger of a jail delivery here in this new bastille.

The contract price for the jail is $7,800. It was let to a jail building company, of St. Louis, Mo., and is to be finished by September 1.

Sullivan's New Jail Ready for Occupancy - The new jail, just built for Sullivan County, has been completed and is now ready for occupancy. The last payment has been made on the structure, which is one of the most complete jails of all the counties of upper East Tennessee with the exceptions of the jails ay Knoxville and Chattanooga, that at Knoxville being the best. The jail cost the county about $8,000. It is a three story structure, and is equipped with steel cages, modern systems of locks, peep holes, sanitary appliances, etc. There is little danger of a jail delivery here in this new bastille.
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