Search Bledsoe County 72 Hour Booking

Bledsoe County 72 hour booking records show all recent arrests at the Bledsoe County Jail in Pikeville. About 14,913 people live in this central Tennessee county. Bledsoe County is unique because it has both a local county jail and the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex, a major state prison. The county jail handles local bookings while the state facility is a separate system entirely. Sheriff James Morris runs the local operation from 130 Frazier Street in Pikeville. If you need to find someone booked in the last three days, make sure you are looking at the right facility first.

Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office

The Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office is at 130 Frazier Street in Pikeville. Sheriff James Morris leads the department. The jail is at the same address and can be reached at 423-447-2197. Staff handle all 72 hour booking records for local arrests. This covers misdemeanors, felonies, warrants, and any other charges processed through the county jail.

You can call the jail 24 hours a day to check on someone's custody status. During business hours, the records division can help with more detailed requests. For written requests, send them to the Bledsoe County Government at 3150 Main St, Pikeville, TN 37367. The office has 7 business days to respond under the Tennessee Public Records Act. You can also email them at bcsd1201@bledsoe.net for general questions about the booking process.

You can also use VINELink to track custody changes at the Bledsoe County Jail in real time.

VINELink sends free alerts by phone, email, or text when an inmate is released, transferred, or moved from the Bledsoe County Jail.

72 Hour Booking vs State Prison

People get confused by this, so it is worth spelling out. Bledsoe County has two facilities. The county jail on Frazier Street is where local 72 hour booking records come from. This is where people go after an arrest by the Sheriff's Office or local police.

The Bledsoe County Correctional Complex on Horsehead Road is a Tennessee Department of Correction facility. It holds 2,239 male inmates at minimum and medium security levels. This prison actually serves as the state's primary intake and classification center for all male convicts entering the Tennessee prison system. Almost every male inmate in the state passes through this facility at some point. But it has nothing to do with local 72 hour booking records. If you are looking for someone recently arrested in Bledsoe County, check the county jail. If you are looking for someone sentenced to state prison, use the Felony Offender Information Lookup instead.

The Felony Offender Information Lookup can help you search for inmates at the state correctional complex.

The FOIL tool covers the state prison, not the county jail. Make sure you are searching the correct facility for what you need.

How to Search Bledsoe County Bookings

There are several ways to look up 72 hour booking records in Bledsoe County. The fastest is a phone call. Call 423-447-2197 and ask. Jail staff can confirm if someone is in custody and share the basics on charges and bond.

For online searches, you can try the Pikeville Jail website at pikevillejail.org, which has an inmate roster you can search by booking number, last name, first name, or date of birth. There are also third-party sites that pull from public data. Going in person to the jail at 130 Frazier Street in Pikeville is another option. Bring a photo ID and be ready to give the full name of the person you are looking for. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503, these booking records are public and must be made available during business hours.

Bledsoe County Booking Record Details

Each booking record at the Bledsoe County Jail captures standard information. You will see the person's full name, age, race, and sex. The booking date and time are logged along with a unique booking number. Charges show up with the classification as misdemeanor or felony. Bond amounts appear for each charge.

The arresting agency is also listed. Most arrests come from the Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office, but some come from other agencies working in the area. If the arrest was warrantless, it still appears in the 72 hour booking records. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-103, Tennessee law spells out the situations where officers can arrest someone without a warrant. Release dates show up once the person bonds out or is otherwise released from custody.

Note: The Bledsoe County Jail is a smaller facility, so staff can sometimes provide more detailed information over the phone than you might get from a larger county system.

72 Hour Booking Costs and Resources

Phone checks are free. Online roster searches are free too. No login is needed for any of the public sites.

If you need a full criminal history that goes beyond Bledsoe County, the TBI TORIS portal runs $29 per name and covers all adult criminal records across Tennessee. For state prison inmates, the FOIL lookup is completely free and shows custody status, parole dates, and booking photos. You can also register with VINELink to get alerts when someone's custody status changes in Bledsoe County. VINELink covers both the local jail and the state prison, which is helpful given that Bledsoe County has both.

Cities in Bledsoe County

Pikeville is the county seat and the main city in Bledsoe County. All local arrests within the county are processed at the Bledsoe County Jail on Frazier Street.

Nearby Counties

Bledsoe County is in central Tennessee near several other counties. Each county operates its own jail and booking system separately.

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