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 October 2, 2026.
Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morristown is held at the county jail, run by the Hamblen 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 Morristown
The county jail, run by the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Morristown, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office at hamblencountytn.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s Office And Detention Center | Hamblen County Government), phone (423) 586-3781, 460 N Jackson Street Morristown, TN 37814, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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) 586-3781.
The Hamblen County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 340 people, down from about 430 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 255 beds, and it ran at 135 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hamblen County has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 51 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hamblen County Jail
The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Morristown (filed by the FBI as Morristown Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Morristown.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hamblen County: the Wildlife Resources Agency's Region 4 (state agency); Walters State Community College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office's 1,787 for 2025 and Morristown's 1,180 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hamblen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,967 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 Morristown 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 Morristown?
Ask the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office at (423) 586-3781; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hamblencountytn.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Hamblen County jail?
About 340 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 255 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hamblen County jail?
(423) 586-3781, the number on the page of the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hamblen 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 Morristown 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.