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.
Meigs County, Tennessee, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Meigs County is held at the county jail, run by the Meigs 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: Meigs County public records, Meigs County arrest records, Meigs County warrants, Meigs County criminal records, Meigs County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Meigs County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Meigs County is held at the county jail, run by the Meigs County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Meigs County Sheriff's Office at meigscountysheriff.com/jail (page title: Jail | Meigs County Sheriff Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Meigs County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 72 people, down from about 91 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 56 beds, and it ran at 129 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Meigs County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Meigs County Jail
The Meigs County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Decatur make the arrests that end in a booking in Meigs County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Meigs County Sheriff's Office's 182 for 2025 and Decatur's 25 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Meigs County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 207 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County?
Ask the Meigs County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at meigscountysheriff.com/jail.
How many people are in the Meigs County jail?
About 72 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Meigs 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 Meigs 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.