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.
Fentress County, Tennessee, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fentress County is held at the county jail, run by the Fentress 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: Fentress County public records, Fentress County arrest records, Fentress County warrants, Fentress County criminal records, Fentress County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fentress County
The county jail, run by the Fentress County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Fentress County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Fentress County Sheriff's Office at fentresscountytn.gov/sheriff-department (page title: Sheriff Department | Fentress County), phone 931-879-8142, 140 Justice Center Drive Suite 1 Jamestown, TN 38556, Monday & Wednesday, 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 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 931-879-8142.
The Fentress County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 130 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 166 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fentress County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 63 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fentress County Jail
The Fentress County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jamestown make the arrests that end in a booking in Fentress County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Fentress County Sheriff's Office's 535 for 2025 and Jamestown's 111 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Fentress County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 646 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County?
Ask the Fentress County Sheriff's Office at 931-879-8142; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at fentresscountytn.gov/sheriff-department.
How many people are in the Fentress County jail?
About 130 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 166 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fentress County jail?
931-879-8142, the number on the page of the Fentress County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fentress 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 Fentress 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.