County Leaders to Renovate Jail Annex

Coffee County leaders have approved $83,000 to renovate the jail annex located adjacent to the Justice Center in Manchester.
According to Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) representative Bob Bass, closing of the annex is not a feasible option because the inmates would have to be moved to the main jail, which is almost at full capacity. Building of a new jail annex would lower long-term expenses but would cost approximately $1.2 million to build.
Because the annex does not meet TCI requirements for certification, three options were possible for its future: closing the facility, renovating it, or building a new annex next to the new jail.
The renovation will take 60-90 days.