>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


DOC signs deal with Terrell Co.
By walb.com
Published: 10/15/2009

DAWSON, GA (WALB) - Wednesday, they signed an agreement to lease the county the adult probation detention center building that closed six months ago. Terrell County was competing with several other counties to get the facility.

Commissioner aren't sure yet whether they'll move the Terrell County Correctional Institution to the larger 200 bed facility or use it to house state prisoners. Either way, they say it will create jobs.

"It is a job producer and really it would be a real benefit," said Terrell County Commission Chairman Walter T. Gamble Jr. "It's a six million dollar plus building, facilities, the county's already invested money in the land that it gave the state in earlier days, it's a real asset for Terrell County."

Read More.



Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015