Find Monroe County 72 Hour Booking

Monroe County 72 hour booking records show who has been booked into the Monroe County Jail in the past three days. The county seat is Madisonville, and about 46,000 people live in this part of eastern Tennessee. Sheriff Tommy Jones runs the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and the jail sits at 4500 New Hwy 68. It is a maximum-security facility with space for 364 inmates. The roster updates every 24 hours, so you can check recent bookings and see who is still in custody. Searching the Monroe County booking records is a fast way to find arrest details.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is at 105 S. Hill Street in Madisonville. Sheriff Tommy Jones oversees all law enforcement and jail operations in the county. The jail itself is located at 4500 New Hwy 68, also in Madisonville. You can call the office at 423-442-3911 for booking questions or general inquiries. Albert Medina serves as the Jail Administrator.

Monroe County's jail is one of the larger facilities in this part of Tennessee. With a 364-bed capacity, it handles inmates from across the county. The roster updates daily, which means new 72 hour booking records appear within about 24 hours of the arrest. The sheriff's office also keeps a most wanted list on their website showing suspects with active warrants, along with their charges and identifying details.

Visits at the Monroe County Jail are done by video. Each inmate gets two 30-minute visits per week. Scheduling is handled through City TeleCoin, and visitors can use a computer or smartphone instead of going to the jail in person. Visiting hours run Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Monroe County 72 Hour Booking Roster

The Monroe County inmate roster is available through the InteropWeb system. This portal lists current inmates with their names, mugshots, charges, arresting agency, and bond amounts. You can search by first and last name. The system refreshes every 24 hours, so recent bookings show up within a day of the arrest.

The screenshot below shows booking resources for the Monroe County Jail, which provides details on how to look up recent arrests and check inmate status.

This page gives an overview of the Monroe County Jail including capacity, contact details, and links to the current booking roster.

If you cannot find someone in the current roster, they may have been released or transferred. Call the jail at 423-442-3911 for the most up-to-date status. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503, these records are public and must be made available to any Tennessee citizen during business hours.

Note: The roster updates once per day, so very recent bookings may not appear right away in Monroe County.

How to Look Up Monroe County Bookings

There are a few ways to search 72 hour booking records in Monroe County. The online roster is the fastest option. Go to the InteropWeb portal, type in a name, and see what comes up. Each result shows the charges, bond, and arresting agency.

Phone calls work too. The jail line is 423-442-3911, and staff can check on anyone in custody. For a formal records request, visit the sheriff's office at 105 S. Hill Street in Madisonville during regular hours. Bring a photo ID and the full name of the person you need records for. Tennessee law gives the office up to 7 business days to respond to a written public records request, but most simple questions about recent bookings get handled the same day.

For statewide searches, the TBI TORIS portal runs criminal background checks for $29 each. It covers all adult criminal history in Tennessee. The Felony Offender Information Lookup is free and shows anyone currently or previously in state prison custody.

Monroe County Booking Charges

Charges in Monroe County 72 hour booking records cover everything from minor traffic offenses to serious felonies. You will see domestic assault, drug possession, theft, DUI, failure to appear, and violation of probation come up often. Bond amounts vary by charge and circumstance. A simple misdemeanor might have a bond of $500 or less. Felony drug charges or violent offenses can carry bonds of $50,000 or higher.

Tennessee law allows warrantless arrests in certain situations. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-103, an officer who witnesses a crime or has probable cause for a felony can arrest on the spot. Those bookings appear in the 72 hour records the same as any other. For lower-level misdemeanors, officers sometimes issue a citation under Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-118 instead of making a full arrest. In those cases, no booking record is created.

Monroe County Custody Alerts

You can track custody changes for anyone booked into the Monroe County Jail through VINELink. This free service sends alerts by phone, email, or text when an inmate is released, transferred, or has a status change. Just search by name or inmate ID and register for updates. It takes a few minutes to set up.

VINELink covers Monroe County and every other county in Tennessee. It works around the clock, so you get timely notice even on weekends or holidays. This is helpful when someone was booked in the last 72 hours and might bond out fast.

Cities in Monroe County

Monroe County includes Madisonville, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains, and Vonore. All arrests within the county go through the Monroe County Jail for booking. There are no cities in Monroe County with a population over 100,000.

Nearby Counties

Monroe County is in eastern Tennessee near the Appalachian foothills. If you are not sure which county someone was booked in, check the location of the arrest. Each county operates its own jail.

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