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 4, 2026.
Franklin County, Tennessee, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Franklin County is held at the county jail, run by the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Franklin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Franklin County is held at the county jail, run by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at franklincountycircuitcourtclerk.org/franklin-county-jail-inmate-search (page title: Franklin County Jail Inmate Search | Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk), phone (931) 967-2923, 440 George Fraley Parkway, Room #157, Winchester TN 37398, Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Franklin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 170 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 262 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Franklin County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Franklin County Jail
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Winchester, Estill Springs, Decherd, Cowan and Huntland make the arrests that end in a booking in Franklin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Franklin County: the University of the South (campus police).
The Tullahoma Police Department and the Monteagle Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Franklin County, so their arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Franklin County Sheriff's Office's 1,484 for 2025, Winchester's 343 for 2025 and Decherd's 165 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,061 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 Franklin County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Franklin County serves the sentence in a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Franklin County?
Look on the custody page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at franklincountycircuitcourtclerk.org, or call (931) 967-2923. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Franklin County jail?
About 170 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 262 beds.
What is the phone number for the Franklin County jail?
(931) 967-2923, the number on the page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Franklin 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 Franklin 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.