Additional Information

  • CONSTRUCTED: 1924
  • CAPACITY: 190
  • OPENED: 1925
  • RENOVATED: 1990

MISSION:

Provide housing for state and county offenders and a general labor force supporting Jefferson County Government.

HOUSING:

Eight dormitories with a total of 190 beds. Five sick bays with ten beds and 14 isolation/segregation rooms.

WORK DETAILS:

Provides labor for county maintenance, trash & landfill duties and construction details.

  • MINIMUM
  • MEDIUM
  • OPEN DORMITORY

PROGRAMS:

  • Academic: General Education Diploma
  • Counseling: General, Substance Abuse Education
  • Recreation: General Recreation
  • Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, Choir
  • Vocational/OJT: Plumbing, Welding, Heavy Equipment Operation, and Brick Masonry

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-20E to Hwy 78S to Thomson. Take Hwy 17 South from Thomson to Wrens. At the second traffic light go right on Hwy 1. Continue on Hwy 1 for approximately 15 miles and turn right on Clarks Mills Road (you will see Thomas Jefferson Academy on the left); Jefferson County Prison will be on your left.