Access Claiborne County Booking Releases
Claiborne County booking releases are managed by the Sheriff's Office in Tazewell, Tennessee. The county sits in northern Tennessee along the Kentucky and Virginia borders. It covers 442 square miles and has a population of about 31,732. The jail can hold up to 192 inmates and processes all local arrests. Booking releases show who has been taken into custody and who has been let go. You can search for them online by name or booking number, or contact the Sheriff's Office at their Straight Creek Road location in Tazewell.
Claiborne County Quick Facts
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Bob Brooks runs the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. The office has four divisions: Administration, Patrol, Criminal Investigations, and Corrections. Each plays a role in how booking releases get handled. The patrol division makes arrests. Criminal Investigations follows up on cases. Corrections manages the jail. Administration keeps everything organized and responds to records requests.
The office is at 415 Straight Creek Rd in Tazewell. Phone is 423-626-3385. Email is sheriff@claibornecountytn.gov. The mission of the department centers on serving and protecting the community through cooperation between citizens and deputies. That approach extends to making booking records available to the public as required by state law.
Below is the Claiborne County Sheriff's website with office and contact details.
This site provides department information and contact details for the Claiborne County Sheriff.
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Claiborne County Sheriff's Office 415 Straight Creek Rd Tazewell, TN 37879 Phone: 423-626-3385 Email: sheriff@claibornecountytn.gov |
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| Website | claibornecountytn.gov/sheriff |
Claiborne County Jail Booking Records
The Claiborne County Jail at 415 Straight Creek Rd has a capacity of 192 inmates. It is a medium-security facility that holds both men and women charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes. Some are waiting for trial. Others are serving sentences. Every person who comes through gets a booking record.
The Claiborne County jail portal shows current and recent booking information.
This page displays inmates held at the Claiborne County Jail with their booking details and charges.
Eagle-Tel, Inc. provides the telephone service for inmates at the facility. For information about bonds, court dates, and sentencing, contact the jail directly at 423-626-3385. The jail is staffed around the clock by corrections officers working under the Sheriff's Office.
Search Claiborne County Inmate Records
Claiborne County has an inmate search system where you can look up people by name or booking number. Go to the search page and enter a first name, last name, or both. For a broader search, just use the last name. Click the search button and the system shows a list of possible matches. From there you can see their charges, booking date, and status.
If you need records that are not online, submit a request to the county. The Archivist, Gina Tye, maintains historical records at 213 Montgomery St in Tazewell (mailing: PO Box 318, Tazewell, TN 37879). Phone is 423-626-1553. Email is claibornecoarchives@yahoo.com. For other public records, you can reach the county and request them in person, by email, or by mail under T.C.A. § 10-7-503.
Note: Broad name searches may return multiple results, so have as much identifying information as possible when searching Claiborne County records.
Booking Releases and Tennessee Law
Most Claiborne County booking releases are public records. Tennessee law makes them available for inspection without requiring a reason. The Sheriff's Office must provide access to these records.
Expunged records are the main exception. Under T.C.A. § 40-32-101, certain charges can be removed from the public record after a dismissal, acquittal, or qualifying waiting period. Once expunged, the booking release is no longer available. Juvenile records under T.C.A. § 37-1-154 are sealed and cannot be accessed through standard public records requests. County jail offenders sentenced up to 24 months serve their time at the Claiborne County facility, and their booking releases stay in the county system.
State Databases for Claiborne County
Beyond local records, Tennessee maintains statewide tools that cover Claiborne County. The felony offender search at foil.app.tn.gov shows convicted felons from all 95 counties. The Tennessee court system at tncourts.gov lets you search case records by name. Both are free to use and can fill in gaps when local records are not enough.
Mayor Joseph Brooks oversees Claiborne County government. If you need help finding the right office for a records request, the county government can direct you to the proper department.
Claiborne County Booking Release Details
A Claiborne County booking release holds more than just a name and a charge. The record captures the full picture of the arrest and the time spent in custody. Staff log the person's date of birth, physical traits, and home address. Each charge gets listed with its own bond amount. The date and time of intake are on the record, and so is the name of the agency that made the arrest.
Most arrests in Claiborne County come from the Patrol division, which covers all 442 square miles of the county. The Criminal Investigations division follows up on the more serious cases. When someone leaves the jail, the release method gets noted. Bond, court order, time served, or recognizance are the most common types. The 2018 violent crime rate for Claiborne County was 147 per the Uniform Crime Reporting program. That gives a rough sense of the volume of cases the jail sees each year.
If you go to the office to view a record, bring your Tennessee ID. The state requires proof of citizenship under T.C.A. § 10-7-503. Copies cost $0.15 per page. You can inspect records for free during regular hours. The Corrections division runs the jail around the clock, so someone is always on site. But records requests go through the Administration division during business hours at the 415 Straight Creek Rd office in Tazewell.
Cities in Claiborne County
Claiborne County has four cities: Tazewell, New Tazewell, Cumberland Gap, and Harrogate. All arrests from these towns go through the Claiborne County Jail in Tazewell. None of these cities have separate booking releases pages, but all records are available through the Sheriff's Office.
Nearby Counties
Claiborne County borders the state lines of Kentucky and Virginia, plus several Tennessee counties. If an arrest was near a county line, check the neighboring jurisdiction too.