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 30, 2026.
La Follette, Tennessee, in Campbell County, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in La Follette is held at the county jail, run by the Campbell 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 La Follette
The county jail, run by the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in La Follette, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at campbellcountytn.gov/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Campbell County), phone 423-562-7446, 610 Main Street PO Box 82 Jacksboro, TN 37757, 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 423-562-7446.
The Campbell County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 270 people, down from about 320 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 322 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Campbell County has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 67 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Campbell County Jail
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for La Follette (filed by the FBI as La Follette Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around La Follette.
The Rocky Top Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Campbell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Campbell County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Campbell County Sheriff's Office's 373 for 2025, La Follette's 238 for 2024 and Caryville's 114 for 2024.
Together, the four agencies in Campbell County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 928 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 La Follette arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in La Follette?
Ask the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at 423-562-7446; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at campbellcountytn.gov.
How many people are in the Campbell County jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 322 beds.
What is the phone number for the Campbell County jail?
423-562-7446, the number on the page of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Campbell 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 La Follette 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.