Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Bolivar, Tennessee, in Hardeman County, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bolivar is held at the county jail, run by the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Bolivar
The county jail, run by the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bolivar, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office at hardemancountysheriff.org/corrections (page title: Corrections | Hardeman County Sheriff's Office), phone (731) 658-3971, 505 South Main Street, Bolivar, TN 38008, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (731) 658-3971.
The Hardeman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 110 people, up from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 179 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hardeman County has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hardeman County Jail
The Hardeman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bolivar (filed by the FBI as Bolivar Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bolivar.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hickory Valley's 1,188 for 2025, the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office's 578 for 2025 and Bolivar's 417 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Hardeman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,197 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bolivar arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Hardeman County serves the sentence in a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bolivar?
Ask the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office at (731) 658-3971; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hardemancountysheriff.org/corrections.
How many people are in the Hardeman County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 179 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hardeman County jail?
(731) 658-3971, the number on the page of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hardeman County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Bolivar website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.