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.
Overton County, Tennessee, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Overton County is held at the county jail, run by the Overton 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: Overton County public records, Overton County arrest records, Overton County warrants, Overton County criminal records, Overton County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Overton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Overton County is held at the county jail, run by the Overton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Overton County Sheriff's Office at overtonsheriff.com/jailinfo.php (page title: Overton County Sheriff's Department | Overton County Jail Info), phone (931) 823-5635, 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) 823-5635.
The Overton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 143 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Overton County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Overton County Jail
The Overton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Livingston make the arrests that end in a booking in Overton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Overton County Sheriff's Office's 376 for 2025 and Livingston's 228 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Overton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 604 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 Overton 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 Overton 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 Overton County?
Ask the Overton County Sheriff's Office at (931) 823-5635; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at overtonsheriff.com/jailinfo.php.
How many people are in the Overton County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 143 beds.
What is the phone number for the Overton County jail?
(931) 823-5635, the number on the page of the Overton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Overton 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 Overton 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.