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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Claiborne County is held at the county jail, run by the Claiborne 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.
Related guides: Claiborne County public records, Claiborne County arrest records, Claiborne County warrants, Claiborne County criminal records, Claiborne County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Claiborne County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Claiborne County is held at the county jail, run by the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office at claiborneso.com/press/index.html (page title: Press | Claiborne County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Claiborne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 250 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 210 beds, and it ran at 87 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Claiborne County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 55 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Claiborne County Jail
The Claiborne County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for New Tazewell and Tazewell make the arrests that end in a booking in Claiborne County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Claiborne County: Lincoln Memorial University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office's 353 for 2025, Tazewell's 173 for 2025 and New Tazewell's 107 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Claiborne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 633 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 Claiborne County 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 Claiborne County?
Ask the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at claiborneso.com/press/index.html.
How many people are in the Claiborne County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 210 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.