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 on September 23, 2026.
Montgomery County, Tennessee, has about 246,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Montgomery County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at montgomerytn.gov/sheriff/jail-and-inmate-services (page title: Montgomery County, TN), phone 931-648-0611, 120 Commerce Street Clarksville, TN 37040, 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 931-648-0611.
The Montgomery County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 450 people, down from about 580 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 880 beds, and it ran at 51 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montgomery County has about 246,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montgomery County Jail
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clarksville make the arrests that end in a booking in Montgomery County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: Austin Peay State University (campus police); Drug Task Force's 19th Judicial District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Clarksville's 4,391 for 2025 and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's 2,308 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,699 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
Ask the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 931-648-0611; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at montgomerytn.gov.
How many people are in the Montgomery County jail?
About 450 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 880 beds.
What is the phone number for the Montgomery County jail?
931-648-0611, the number on the page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.