Rutherford County Jail Inmates, Arrests and Mugshots

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The Rutherford County Detention Center is a minimum to maximum security facility which houses adult inmates who have been charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes. All inmates are awaiting trial or serving their sentence. The maximum sentence for inmates to be housed at the center is 8 years. The capacity of the facility is 956.

Rutherford County Detention Center
940 New Salem Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: 615-898-7774

How to Send Mail to an Inmate

Inmates are allowed to receive letters through the U.S. Postal Service or through email provided by a 3rd party company. To send emails and texts to inmates, visit the TBE Jail website. All physical mail will be searched for contraband.

Inmate Name
Inmate Number
940 New Salem Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Commissary deposits can be made in person at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Kiosks are located in the Visitation Lobby and the Warrants Lobby. The kiosk is available from Tuesday to Sunday from 8:15 am to 4 pm.

Visitation Hours

Friends and family are allowed to visit inmates once they undergo a background check. Visitors must not have a felony record. Inmates are allowed to receive two 45 minute visits per week. Visitation must be scheduled in advance through a 3rd party company called VendEngine. All visits are via video recording on the website.

Monday-Sunday: 8:15 am, 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm

The Warrants Division staff keeps arrest warrants obtained by officers to serve on suspects in criminal cases. At this time, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office does not offer a public warrant search. For information on warrants, contact 615-904-3030.

Police and inmate records are available through the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Record requests must be submitted in person at the Records Division inside the Sheriff’s Office. The Rutherford Sheriff’s Office does not provide background checks for the public.

Rutherford Sheriff Information

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The office is responsible for keeping the peace, attending the courts, serving the process and orders of the courts and operating the county jail. The Office is composed of 12 divisions: administration, corrections, communication, community service, criminal investigations, narcotics, judicial services, patrol, property and evidence, public information, SRO and warrants and records.

Mike Fitzhuhg, Sheriff
Keith Lowery, Chief Deputy
Egon Grissom, Deputy Chief
Chris Fly, Deputy Chief

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
940 New Salem Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: 615-898-7720

Rutherford County is located in central Tennessee. The county covers a total of 624 square miles and has a population of 332,285. There are 5 cities in the county: Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Eagleville and Walterhill. The county seat is Murfreesboro.

2018 Violent Crime Rate Rutherford County – 1,217
Data Source: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

Rutherford County Public Record Information

Public records are available through the Rutherford County Government. Record requests must be made to the public record request coordinator in person, by mail or fax. The individual submitting the request must be a Tennessee resident. The public record coordinator for the county is the county clerk. For more information, contact the public records request coordinator.

Rutherford County Government
ATTN: County Clerk
319 North Maple Street, Suite 121
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: 615-898-7800
Fax: 615-217-6597