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Perform a free Tennessee inmate records search, including jail rosters, persons in custody, recent arrests, mugshot lookups, and active booking logs.

The Shelby County Jail is a maximum security facility which houses adult inmates who have been charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes. The average daily inmate population is 2,000. The yearly inmate booking average is 56,000. There are 2 facilities, one for men and one for women.

Male Facility
Shelby County Jail
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103

Female Facility
Shelby County Jail
6201 Haley Road
Memphis, TN 38134

Phone: 901-222-6611

How to Send Mail to an Inmate

Inmates are allowed to receive mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Letters must be written on white paper with blue or black ink only and have a complete return address on them. Softcover books and magazines are allowed as long as they come directly from the distributor. All mail will be searched for contraband.

Address the letter to:

The inmate’s full name
Booking number
Floor and pod where housed if known
201 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103

OR Jail East Women’s Facility

The inmate’s full name
Booking number
Location where housed if known
6201 Haley Rd.
Memphis, TN 38134

Commissary deposits can be made in person, over the phone or online. To make a deposit in person, visit the kiosk located in either of the jail lobbies. To make a deposit over the phone, call 1-855-836-3364. The Shelby County Jail uses a 3rd party provider called Jail Funds. To make a deposit online, visit the Jail Funds website.

Visitation Hours

Inmates are allowed visitation in person or virtually. In person visits are first come, first served.

Internet visitation is available through a 3rd party provider called GTL VisBridge. Visits must be scheduled in advance online and the company charges a fee. Scheduling availability is shown during the scheduling process.

Onsite visits:

7 days a week, 8 am to 12 pm or 3 pm to 7 pm

The Shelby County Jail updates their inmate roster every hour. A full list of inmates is not available. The public can search for an inmate using their first and last name or booking number.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office offers a public warrant search. Anyone can search for an individual’s warrant as long as they have their first and last name.

Shelby County Sheriff Information

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Memphis, Tennessee. The Office is responsible for providing law enforcement, overseeing the County Jail, securing the courts and serving warrants and civil processes papers.The office is composed of many divisions, including but not limited to, patrol, corrections, K9 and narcotics.

Floyd Bonner Jr., Sheriff

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
201 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-222-5500

Shelby County is located in south central Tennessee. The county covers a total of 785 square miles and has a population of 937,166. The county is the largest in the state, by both size and population. The county seat is Memphis.

2018 Violent Crime Rate Shelby County – 12,145
Data Source: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

Shelby County Public Record Information

Public records are available through the Shelby County Government. Record requests must be made to the public record request coordinator in person, by mail or fax. The public record coordinator for the county is the county attorney. For more information, contact the public records request coordinator.

Shelby County Government
Public Records Coordinator
160 N. Main Street, Suite 850
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-222-2050
Fax: 901-222-2051

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