State Inmates Being House In The Hawkins County Jail Is A Win-Win Situation For The Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Has Said About 124 Of The 252 Inmates At The Lockup, Are Currently State Prisoners. The Jail Earned Nearly A Million Dollars By House Those Inmates. Although The Funds Offset The Sheriff’s Own Departmental Expenses, Lawson Hopes To Be Able To Turn Some Of The State Money Back Into The County’s General Fund.