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.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oak Ridge is held at the county jail, run by the Anderson 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 Oak Ridge
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oak Ridge is held at the county jail, run by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at tnacso.net (page title: Anderson County Sheriff Department | Integrity. Service. Community), phone 865-457-6255, 101 South Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716, 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 865-457-6255.
The Anderson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 81 people, down from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 266 beds, and it ran at 30 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Anderson County has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Anderson County Jail
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oak Ridge (filed by the FBI as Oak Ridge Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Oak Ridge.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Anderson County: 7th Judicial District Crime Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Anderson County Sheriff's Office's 1,301 for 2025, Oak Ridge's 1,041 for 2025 and Clinton's 474 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,241 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 Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge?
Ask the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at 865-457-6255; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tnacso.net.
How many people are in the Anderson County jail?
About 81 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 266 beds.
What is the phone number for the Anderson County jail?
865-457-6255, the number on the page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Anderson 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 Oak Ridge 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.