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.
Moore County, Tennessee, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moore County is held at the county jail, run by the Moore 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: Moore County public records, Moore County arrest records, Moore County warrants, Moore County criminal records, Moore County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Moore County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moore County is held at the county jail, run by the Moore County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Moore County Sheriff's Office at metromoorecounty.org/about_us/sheriff_s_office/index.php (page title: Moore County, TN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Moore County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 23 people, down from about 31 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 29 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Moore County has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Moore County Jail
The Moore County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Moore County.
The Moore County Sheriff's Office reported 204 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore County?
Ask the Moore County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at metromoorecounty.org.
How many people are in the Moore County jail?
About 23 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 29 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Moore 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 Moore 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.