Knoxville Jail Inmate Lookup, 24-Hour Bookings and Criminal Court Guide
Looking for someone arrested in Knoxville or elsewhere in Knox County? Start with the Sheriff’s 24-hour arrest list for a fresh booking, use the inmate-population search for current custody, then check bond, pretrial supervision, court dates, visitation, records or legal help through the correct local office.
Knox County Arrest and Jail Quick Facts
Use the Sheriff’s 24-hour list for people booked during the recent published period.
Search by first or last name for people currently shown in Knox County custody.
5001 Maloneyville Road, Knoxville, TN 37918.
Call 865-281-6700 when the online record is missing, unclear or too new.
400 W. Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: 865-342-9620.
400 Main Street, Suite 149. Phone: 865-215-2375.
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., excluding county holidays.
Call 911. Do not rely on an arrest list or voicemail for emergency response.
Someone Was Arrested in Knox County Today
Do not begin by calling the courthouse, public defender and detention center at the same time. Follow the booking path below so each office receives the question it can actually answer.
Identify whether the Knox County Sheriff, Knoxville Police, Tennessee Highway Patrol or another agency made the arrest. The agency name helps explain where the report and booking originated.
Open the official 24-hour arrest list when the arrest happened recently. Compare the complete name, date of birth, IDN, charges and booking details.
Use the current inmate population when you need present custody, charge, bond or court information.
Contact Inmate Services at 865-281-6700. Have the legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest time and arresting agency ready.
The Knox County inmate record may show several documents, charges, bond types, holds and court events. Save the IDN before opening court, visitation or deposit services.
Choose the Knox County Record Task You Need
Select the problem you are trying to solve. This tool only shows the correct official route and does not collect a name, date of birth, IDN, charge or case number.
24-Hour Arrest List vs. Current Inmate Population
Knox County offers two public Sheriff tools that answer different questions. Use the recent-arrest list when the booking happened today or yesterday. Use the population search when you need to know whether the person is currently shown in custody.
Best for browsing people arrested during the recent published period.
- Use after a very recent Knox County arrest.
- Open the person’s entry to review identification, charges and booking documents.
- Move to the inmate population or call 865-281-6700 for current custody.
Best for checking people currently listed as incarcerated in Knox County.
- Search by first name, last name or both.
- Open the detail record for IDN, documents, charges, bonds and court events.
- Call Inmate Services when the status or document wording is unclear.
How to search by name without missing the person
Use the legal surname without punctuation. Add the first name only if the result list is too broad.
Use a maiden name, alias, shortened first name or spelling variation when the expected record does not appear.
Check date of birth, IDN, booking or served date, document type, charge and court division. A matching name alone is not enough.
The inmate identification number helps with mail, money, messages and facility questions.
A charge appearing in a jail record may later be amended, dismissed, bound over, resolved by plea or tried in court.
How to Read a Knox County Inmate Record
Field | What it may tell you | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
IDN | The Knox County inmate identification number used to distinguish the person | Use it for mail, deposits, calls and facility questions |
Document type | The process or order connected with the charge, hold or court action | Read the document date and court entry rather than assuming every line is a new arrest |
Booked / served date | When the document or charge was entered or served | Compare it with the arrest date and court docket |
Charge | The allegation or court wording associated with the record | Use the Criminal Court Clerk docket for filed charges and outcome |
Bond type | The type or status of release security entered for that document | Ask whether another hold, denial or condition prevents release |
Bond amount | The amount entered for that particular charge or document | Confirm every charge and hold before paying |
Court date and division | A listed hearing, event or court assignment | Use the official Knox docket search because dates can change |
Hold or conditional order | A restriction that may affect release timing or conditions | Call the facility or speak with counsel before assuming release is available |
Knox County Bond, Pretrial Release and Electronic Monitoring
Knox County Pre-Trial Services assesses arrested individuals and provides information to the court about background, community ties, flight risk and possible reoffending. The judge—not the inmate website—controls detention, release and conditions.
865-281-6700 for current facility and custody questions.
865-215-2520 for court-ordered pretrial-supervision routing.
Open pretrial information865-215-2375 for official court-record and payment routing.
Before paying or signing a commercial bond
Find Knox County Criminal, Traffic and General Sessions Court Dates
The Knox County Criminal Court Clerk maintains records for Criminal Court, General Sessions–Criminal and Fourth Circuit Court. Its docket search is the best local starting point for upcoming criminal, traffic and county-ordinance hearings.
Search daily dockets using a date range and either the person’s name or court division.
Open docket searchOfficial court services, contact information, records and payment routing.
Open clerk websiteReview the Clerk’s public-record guidance and available criminal-history services.
Open public-record informationThe search requires a date-from and date-to value. Use a narrow range around the expected hearing when possible.
Use the person’s legal first and last name. When the division is already shown in the inmate record, selecting it can reduce unrelated results.
Compare the court division, date, name, charge and case details. Save the case number.
Contact 865-215-2375. The Clerk can provide record and docket assistance but cannot offer legal advice or reset a court date.
400 Main Street, Suite 149
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-215-2375
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Knox County Public Defender and Criminal Lawyer Routes
A person who cannot afford a lawyer may ask the court to determine indigency and appoint counsel. A private attorney can be located through the Knoxville Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service.
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-594-6120
Phone: 865-522-7501
Published telephone hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday, 9:00 a.m.–noon.
How to prepare before calling
Knox County Jail Video Visitation Guidance
Knox County’s corrections page describes remote video visits and public-kiosk visits. Because the corrections page contains older provider references and service details can change, confirm the current platform, price and schedule before paying or travelling.
Published visitation details
The Sheriff’s corrections page states that remote video visits are 30 minutes and lists a published cost of $5.99 per call.
Public kiosks are available at the Work Release Center on Maloneyville Road. Kiosk visits must be scheduled in advance by calling 865-281-6788.
Visitors should arrive before the appointment, bring valid identification and leave personal belongings in the vehicle.
Call 865-281-6700 if the population record does not clearly show the current location or unit.
The corrections page references JailATM and older visitation systems. Use the live Sheriff page or call before creating or funding an account.
Use a well-lit area, check the microphone and log in on time. A late visitor may receive only the remaining scheduled time.
The Sheriff’s page says handicap visits may be scheduled through 865-281-6700, option 5.
Messages, images and video activity may be monitored and reviewed. Do not record, display prohibited content or allow unauthorised people into the session.
Knox County Inmate Mail, Money, Calls and Messages
Mailing address
Name of Inmate — include IDN
Unit Number and Pod Assignment
Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility
5001 Maloneyville Road
Knoxville, TN 37918
The Sheriff’s corrections page links to JailATM and CorrectPay in different sections. Verify the active deposit route before paying.
Open JailATMThe corrections page also references ICSolutions for phone time. Confirm the inmate’s current service before adding funds.
Open ICSolutionsThe Sheriff page describes electronic messaging through JailATM, subject to review and content rules.
Open messaging providerMoney order or cashier’s check
The Sheriff’s corrections page states that money orders and cashier’s checks are accepted by mail only. Do not include letters or ordinary correspondence in the same envelope.
Make the payment payable to Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility, in care of the inmate’s name and IDN, and mail it to 5001 Maloneyville Road, Knoxville, TN 37918.
Family emergency
For a verified family emergency, call the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility at 865-281-6700 or the Knox County Jail at 865-342-9620 and explain the situation to the operator.
Released, Transferred or Moved to Tennessee State Custody
A person may disappear from the Knox County population list after release, transfer, court movement or entry into Tennessee Department of Correction custody or supervision.
Possible situation | Next official source | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
Released on bond or recognizance | Knox County docket and TN VINE | Court date, conditions and notification status |
Pretrial supervision or electronic monitoring | Reporting, monitoring and court-ordered conditions | |
Tennessee prison, probation or parole | TDOC ID, institution or supervision information | |
Another county hold or transfer | Inmate Services and receiving county jail | Destination, new booking ID and current custodian |
Federal custody | Federal register number and institution |
Search felony-offender information by name or TDOC ID.
Open FOIL searchRegister for free, confidential custody notifications by phone, text or email where available.
Open Tennessee VINEKnox County Arrest Reports, Police Records and Background Searches
A current inmate page is not a full criminal-history report. Knox County Sheriff Support Services, the Criminal Court Clerk and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation provide different record products.
Record needed | Office | Published guidance |
|---|---|---|
Knox County Sheriff incident report | Provide the case number or event details; online and in-person request routes are available | |
Your own local Sheriff background | KCSO Support Services | Knox County arrest history only; published mail instructions list a $15 fee and notarised form |
Another person’s police record | KCSO public-record window | The Sheriff FAQ says a Tennessee resident may view records in person with proof of residency; copy fees may apply |
Local Knox criminal-court history package | Published local package price is $15 and covers Knox County and Knoxville charges dating back to the 1980s | |
Tennessee adult criminal history | The official page lists a $29 Tennessee-only general-public check; confirm current fee before ordering |
400 W. Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-215-2243
Warrant information
The Sheriff’s contact page lists Criminal Warrants at 865-215-2442. The Sheriff FAQ says an individual may ask about their own warrant in person at the Detention Facility or the public window on level L-1 of the City County Building with photo identification.
Register for Knox County Custody Alerts
Tennessee SAVIN uses VINE to provide eligible users with free, confidential notifications when custody status changes. The Knox County Sheriff publishes the toll-free VINE number as 888-868-4631.
Search the person and register for available Tennessee VINE notifications.
Open TN VINECall 888-868-4631 for Tennessee SAVIN / VINE.
Call 911. Do not wait for an automated custody notification during an emergency.
Knox County Jail and Court Contact Map
Knoxville, TN 37918
Inmate Services: 865-281-6700
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-342-9620
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-215-2375
Hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-594-6120
Use this location for Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility questions. Call before travelling for a non-emergency service.
Open detention directionsThe Knox County Jail and Criminal Court Clerk are in the City County Building area at 400 Main Street.
Open downtown directionsUse Inmate Services for custody. Use the Clerk for court dates, payments, certified records and expungement screening.
Confirm identification, appointment, visitor, parking and office-hour requirements by phone.
What to Do in Real Knox County Arrest Situations
Check the 24-hour list, allow intake time and call 865-281-6700 with the legal name and arresting agency.
The person may still be processing, may have been released or may be held under another document. Call Inmate Services.
Ask about every charge, hold, conditional order, monitoring requirement and release-processing status.
Search a broader docket date range and call the Criminal Court Clerk with the name, IDN and case information.
Contact the Knox County Public Defender and ask the court how to complete the appointed-counsel eligibility process.
Call 865-281-6788, confirm the active schedule, bring valid ID and arrive before the appointment.
Stop before paying and call the facility. The Sheriff’s page contains more than one provider reference.
Check the court docket, Tennessee VINE, TDOC FOIL and another county or federal locator.
Obtain the official disposition, attend or request an expungement screening and then approach the private publisher.
Knox County Expungement Screening and Record Correction
The Knox County Criminal Court Clerk and District Attorney General provide local expungement screenings. Eligibility depends on the charge, disposition, conviction history and Tennessee law.
Thursday, 3:00–4:15 p.m.
Fourth Sessions Courtroom, Main Floor, City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville.
Criminal Court Clerk: 865-215-2375
Save the case number, charge, disposition and court division. A screenshot of a private arrest page is not enough.
Use the published Thursday screening or contact the Clerk for current instructions before visiting.
Different charges in the same arrest may have different outcomes and eligibility.
Use the form and payment instructions provided by the Clerk or attorney. Do not submit a generic online removal request instead of a legal petition.
Recheck the court record, local background package or TBI record after processing.
Send the exact page URL and a redacted official order or disposition through the publisher’s verified correction or removal route.
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Knox County TN Jail, Court and Record Links
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Open resourceAssessment, supervision and monitoring information.
Open resourceKnox County court-appointed defense office.
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Read the disclaimerUseful when an arrest or transfer may cross the Tennessee–South Carolina region.
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How do I find someone arrested in Knox County during the last 24 hours?
Open the Knox County Sheriff’s official 24-Hour Arrest List. Find the person by legal name, compare the date of birth, IDN, booking documents and charges, then use the inmate-population search or call 865-281-6700 to confirm current custody.
What is the official Knox County TN inmate search?
The official current-custody search is the Knox County Sheriff Inmate Population page at sheriff.knoxcountytn.gov/inmate.php. Search by first or last name and open the full record to review the IDN, documents, charges, bonds and court events.
What number should I call for Knox County inmate information?
Call Inmate Services at 865-281-6700 for Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility questions. The Knox County Jail number is 865-342-9620. Have the person’s legal name, date of birth and IDN ready when available.
How do I check a Knox County bond amount?
Open the inmate’s full Sheriff record and review every document, charge and bond entry. Then confirm the current amount, holds and release conditions with Inmate Services, the Criminal Court Clerk or the person’s attorney. One displayed bond does not guarantee release.
How can I find a Knox County criminal court date?
Use the Knox County Criminal Court Clerk’s Find My Court Date search. Enter a date range and the person’s name or court division. Call 865-215-2375 if the docket cannot be located or certified information is needed.
How do I schedule a Knox County inmate visit?
Confirm the inmate’s current facility and IDN, then use the provider currently linked by the Sheriff. Public-kiosk visits on Maloneyville Road must be scheduled in advance by calling 865-281-6788. Confirm the active platform, price, date and identification requirements before paying or travelling.
How do I send mail or money to a Knox County inmate?
Address mail to the inmate’s name and IDN, unit and pod, Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility, 5001 Maloneyville Road, Knoxville, TN 37918. The Sheriff’s corrections page references JailATM, CorrectPay and ICSolutions for different services, so confirm the active account provider before paying.
Why is the person no longer on the Knox County inmate list?
The person may have been released, transferred, moved to another county, placed under pretrial supervision, entered Tennessee Department of Correction custody or moved to federal custody. Check the court docket, Tennessee VINE, TDOC FOIL and Inmate Services.
How do I contact the Knox County Public Defender?
The Knox County Public Defender Community Law Office is at 1101 Liberty Street, Knoxville, TN 37919, and the published phone number is 865-594-6120. The court decides whether a defendant qualifies for appointed counsel.
Does a Knox County arrest record prove a conviction?
No. An arrest list or inmate record shows a booking, custody or court-document event. It does not establish guilt or the final outcome. Use the Knox County Criminal Court Clerk docket and official disposition to determine what happened in the case.
Official-resource review completed August 3, 2026
This is an independent public-record navigation guide. It is not the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility, Knox County Jail, Criminal Court Clerk, Public Defender, Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, VINE or another government agency or service provider.
Official links, published phone numbers, addresses, court hours, local record services, visitation guidance and correctional resources were reviewed for this article. Custody, bond, court dates, providers, fees, screening times and facility rules can change. Confirm time-sensitive information directly with the responsible office.
Responsible-use notice: An arrest is not a conviction. Do not use this article, an arrest list, an inmate page or a mugshot to make employment, tenant, credit, insurance, licensing or another decision requiring a legally compliant consumer report.