For The First Time In Its History The Washington County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office Detention Center Is Certified As A Tier 1 Facility. Out Of The 125 Detention Centers Administered By County And Municipal Governments, Only 12 Are Certified As Tier 1. Achieving Tier 1 Status Will Increase The Reimbursement Rate For Housing State Inmates By $3 A Day And Will Potentially Bring In Around $153,000 More A Year For The County. Sheriff Keith Sexton Told Newschannel 11….
He Says They Aren’t Stopping At Tier 1 They Are Putting Into Action, The Standards Required To Make It A Tier 2 Facility.