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Bledsoe County Jail

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Bledsoe County Jail is a county jail located in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Rated capacity: 96. Reported population: 104. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Bledsoe County Jail is a historic jail in Pikeville, Tennessee. The original building was a brick building with a stone foundation that was completed in 1851. It had a capacity of five prisoners. Renovations made around 1880 included installation of wooden doors, windows, a stairway, and wood floors. The building was expanded with a new stone exterior in 1937.

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Capacity

96

Current population

104

Occupancy

108%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Tennessee

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Allen P. Deakins Road, Pikeville 37367
(423) 881-3251
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 108% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 108% · peers avg: 93% (+17%)
Capacity (beds)this: 96 · peers avg: 547 (82%)

Data completeness

66%

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@misc{worldprisons-bledsoe-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Bledsoe County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bledsoe-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}