UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — At the Unicoi County Jail, Sheriff Mike Hensley says he has room for 62 inmates, but right now, the jail is averaging 90 plus inmates, which is putting a big strain ...

A Unicoi County Jail employee was fired after bringing alcohol and drugs to an inmate, according to Sheriff Mike Hensley. Hensley said the employee confessed to him. She has been fired and the ...

A man accused of conspiring to bring drugs to the Unicoi County Jail has been arrested, according to authorities. Mitcheal ...

UNICOI CO., Tenn. (WJHL)—Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley says the county’s jail system is overcrowded. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Sheriff Hensley stated that the county jail was built ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – On Monday, the Unicoi County Commission met to hear from Sheriff Mike Hensley about an overcrowding issue at the jail. The men’s facility is currently far over capacity.

UNICOI COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – It is only the second time the Unicoi County jail has been evacuated.This time it was a sewer line leak that forced all 62 inmates out of the jail and in to tempora… ...

Put on notice--Unicoi County must do something about jail overcrowding right now or it will lose its certification. A state jail inspector showed up unannounced at the Unicoi County Jail on ...

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. — Officials in Unicoi County have captured an escaped inmate. According to Sheriff Mike Hensley, Kenny Gouge was in the process of being returned to jail from the Erwin ...

ERWIN — A female inmate climbed a wall in an isolation cell in the Unicoi County Jail Saturday and opened a sprinkler, causing much of the jail to flood and damaging about 40 ceiling tiles in ...

The state of Tennessee could decertify Unicoi County's jail today. The current jail averages 81 inmates per day, but it's only certified to hold 62. The state placed the Unicoi County on notice ...

At the Unicoi County Jail, Sheriff Mike Hensley says he has room for 62 inmates, but right now, the jail is averaging more than 90 inmates. WCYB Tri-Cities TN.

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – On Monday, the Unicoi County Commission met to hear from Sheriff Mike Hensley about an overcrowding issue at the jail. The men’s facility is currently far over capacity. There ...