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 9, 2026.
Wilson County, Tennessee, has about 170,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilson County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilson 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: Wilson County public records, Wilson County arrest records, Wilson County warrants, Wilson County criminal records, Wilson County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wilson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilson County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at wilsoncountytn.gov/m/directory/department?did=33 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff), phone 615-444-1412, 115 E High Street Lebanon, TN 37087, 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 615-444-1412.
The Wilson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 510 people, down from about 550 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 458 beds, and it ran at 110 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wilson County has about 170,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wilson County Jail
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lebanon, Mount Juliet and Watertown make the arrests that end in a booking in Wilson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Wilson County Sheriff's Office's 3,172 for 2025, Mount Juliet's 2,591 for 2025 and Lebanon's 1,631 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Wilson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,441 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County?
Ask the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at 615-444-1412; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wilsoncountytn.gov.
How many people are in the Wilson County jail?
About 510 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 458 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wilson County jail?
615-444-1412, the number on the page of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wilson 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 Wilson 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.