Campbell County, TN

Action Areas Women in Jail

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Background & Approach

Campbell County is a rural Tennessee county, just north of Knoxville, on the border between Tennessee and Kentucky. The county implemented the Women in Need (WIN) program to assist women facing incarceration for the first time with a misdemeanor offense. The program used a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment and provided comprehensive wraparound services to fit individual needs.

Lead Agency

Community Health of East Tennessee

Partners

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Public Defender, the District Criminal Court, and the Campbell County General Sessions and Juvenile Court.

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