The Wilson County Jail is a 928 bed facility originally built in 1989. A new addition was added in 2007 and an expansion was opened in 2023 doubling the capacity. The Sheriff has the responsibility of maintaining the Jail to keep certification. Since 1984, the Wilson County Jail has been State Certified. The facility houses maximum, medium, and minimum security incarcerated individuals. The facility also has special needs, medical, and detoxification cells. The Wilson County Jail is staffed with sworn correction officers, and has a 24 hour staffed medical department with LPNs, and dietary planners. The Jail is equipped with a secured sally-port for loading and unloading persons in custody. The security of the Jail is maintained by a two central control towes in the center of the each complex, which is monitored 24 hours a day. The facility offers Commissary, AA meetings, Church Services, and Bible Study weekly.
A detachment of the Wilson County Jail is the Wilson County Workhouse Commission. The Sheriff is the superintendent of the Workhouse. The department receives a State Litter Control Grant grant each year. The department has work crews that allow incarcerated individuals to work around the county. Some of the projects of the Workhouse include trash pickup on county roads and boat ramps; maintenance and trash pickup at the Agricultural Center; other projects for local civic non-profit organizations; and the jail garden.
The State of Tennessee has recognized this Work House program as one of the best for its size in Tennessee.
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