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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 23, 2026

Rutherford County commissioners have voted to move forward with plans for a new public safety campus that would include a jail, sheriff's office and other facilities, News Channel 5 reports. County officials say the current facility is in a serious state of disrepair and is needed to address severe overcrowding at the jail. The county has identified a property on South Church Street but does not currently own the land. Commissioners voted to begin the process of purchasing it from its current owners. Some are not on board with the plan, noting that the proposed site sits less than three miles from the local high school.