Davidson County jail inmate search

Calling the Offender Information and Services line at 615-862-8123 is the direct way to check on someone in custody. That line is open 24/7 for custody questions. The Inmate Information page from the Nashville / Davidson County Sheriff's Office also lists local custody services.

If you need someone in state custody instead, check the Tennessee Department of Correction Offender Search. You can also read about how to find someone in jail after an arrest.

People arrested recently may not appear in custody records right away. If an arrest happened tonight, call the Offender Information and Services center at 615-862-8123. Staff answer that number 24/7 and can check current custody at the Downtown Detention Center.

You can reach the sheriff's office through several lines depending on what you need:

• 615-862-8123: The offender information center line is open 24/7 and is listed on the Offender Information and Services page.
• 615-862-8224: This line connects to the main facility and is listed on the Downtown Detention Center page.
• 615-862-8170: This line reaches the Administrative Offices, found on the Contact the Nashville / Davidson County Sheriff's Office page.

The physical location for the Downtown Detention Center is 200 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37201. You can find facility details on the Downtown Detention Center page. Mail doesn't go to the street address and instead uses PO Box 196383, Nashville, TN 37219-6383.

Both the Downtown Detention Center and the Correctional Development Center have a deposit kiosk in the public lobby. The Inmate Trust Account Deposits page lists these kiosk locations.

The Nashville / Davidson County Sheriff's Office operates the Downtown Detention Center and handles custody lookups. You can call the sheriff's offender information center 24/7 at 615-862-8123 to ask if someone is in custody. Visit the sheriff's Inmate Information page for custody services and facility links.

Personal visits with people held in custody take place over video through JailATM. Check the Inmate Visitation Schedules page on the sheriff's website for video visitation details and booking steps.

• All personal visits are video only, with an exception solely for attorney visits.
• The Downtown Detention Center doesn't currently allow families to visit from the facility lobby.
• You must register with JailATM to set up your account.

Send letters to Inmate Name/OCA#, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 196383, Nashville, TN 37219-6383. An OCA# is a person's booking identification number. The Downtown Detention Center page states that postal money orders must be mailed separately from letters.

The Inmate Trust Account Deposits page lists ways to add funds. You can pay online or by phone via CorrectPay or JailATM, or use a cashpaytoday.com barcode at retailers. Lobby kiosks at the Downtown Detention Center and the Correctional Development Center take cash or cards.

Snacks and supplies are sold at the commissary, the jail's store. Register at CorrectPay.com or JailATM.com to add store funds.

ICSolutions handles telephone accounts for people held by the sheriff's office. To add money to a phone account, make a deposit online at ICSolutions.com or call 1-888-506-8407. You'll need to add phone funds separately from commissary deposits, as explained on the Inmate Trust Account Deposits page.

Names, photos, and arrest records don't appear on County Jail Lookup. Check the sheriff's Offender Information and Services page or call 615-862-8123 to get current custody details directly from the county.

A bond is a financial guarantee that a person will return for court. In Tennessee, you can arrange a bail bond through a professional bondsman or an insurance company agent. State law sets the premium and requires bondsmen to give clients a standard notice.

Call the Offender Information and Services line at 615-862-8123 for bond status, or check the Tennessee inmate search hub.

Call the Offender Information and Services line at 615-862-8123 to ask when a person is scheduled to leave custody. Staff answer that number 24/7 and can tell you if someone's release is underway at the Downtown Detention Center.