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Detention Facility
Maintenance


 

The Washington County Detention Center Maintenance Department consists of 4 employees that maintains a 106,000 square foot facility, the workhouse, and the old jail's holding facility in the Jonesborough Courthouse. One of the employees is a United States Department of of Labor Certified Journeyman Maintenance Technician. The primary mission of the maintenance team is to provide a safe and clean environment for the employees and the inmates within our facility.

Maintenance Supervisor Randall Simpson
Maintenance Technician Roy Jones
Maintenance Technician Ray Lyons
Work Detail Supervisor Bob Simerly

Below is a list of some of the duties assigned to the maintenance team but these are not inclusive:

  1. Daily cleaning and sanitation.
  2. Inspects TVs entering the facility.
  3. Painting.
  4. Plumbing.
  5. Maintain proper level of lighting.
  6. Electrical installations and repairs.
  7. Heating and ventilation and air condition.
  8. Maintenance and repair of High Security Door Locks.
  9. Maintenance and repair of Security System.
  10. Maintenance and repair of Close Circuit Television System.
  11. Inmate phone system.
  12. Repair of commercial kitchen equipment.
  13. Repair of commercial laundry equipment.

In addition there are approximately 4-6 inmates assigned to the maintenance team at all times to assist in part of the above daily tasks.

 

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