Humphreys County Jail Records
Humphreys County booking releases are maintained by the Sheriff's Office in Waverly, Tennessee. The county has a population of about 18,500 and sits in middle Tennessee along the Tennessee River. All arrests by county deputies, Waverly Police, McEwen Police, and New Johnsonville Police are processed through the Humphreys County Jail. You can look up booking releases online or call the Sheriff's Office to ask about a particular case. Waverly is the county seat, and the jail there handles every booking in the county.
Humphreys County Quick Facts
Humphreys County Sheriff's Office
The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office is the primary agency for booking releases in the county. Located in Waverly, the department handles patrol, criminal investigations, and jail operations. All inmates booked into the Humphreys County Jail have their information entered into the system, including name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, and bond amount.
Humphreys County covers 532 square miles. The Tennessee River cuts through the county and creates some geographic challenges for law enforcement. Several small towns have their own police departments, but all arrests funnel into the county jail for processing. Whether it is a Waverly Police arrest for shoplifting or a sheriff's deputy picking someone up on an outstanding warrant, the booking happens at the same facility.
You can reach the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office by phone to check on someone's custody status. Staff will tell you if a person is currently held and what the charges are. For written copies of booking releases, a formal request is needed.
The Humphreys County jail page provides details on current inmates and facility operations.
The image above shows the Humphreys County Jail information page with booking data and facility contact details.
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Humphreys County Sheriff's Office 102 Thompson St, Waverly, TN 37185 Phone: 931-296-2633 |
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| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Jail staffed 24/7) |
How to Search Humphreys County Booking Releases
Online jail roster sites are the fastest way to check for recent bookings. Type in a name and see if there are any matches in the Humphreys County system. These free tools show basic information like name, charges, and booking date. Some older records may not appear online, especially in a county of this size.
Tennessee's Public Records Act under T.C.A. § 10-7-503 guarantees your right to request booking releases. Send a written request to the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office. Be specific about the person you are looking for. Include their full name, date of birth if known, and a date range for the booking. The county has 7 business days to respond, but many requests get handled faster.
State tools can supplement your search. The Tennessee court system website tracks case records from Humphreys County courts in the 21st Judicial District. The felony offender information lookup maintained by the state covers convicted felons across all Tennessee counties.
Public Records and Tennessee Law
Booking releases are public records. That is the default position under Tennessee law. The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office must make them available when someone asks.
Expunged records are the exception. Under T.C.A. § 40-32-101, a person can go to court and ask to have a booking release removed from public records if the charges were dismissed or they were found not guilty. If the judge approves the petition, that record is sealed. Juvenile records are also off limits under T.C.A. § 37-1-154. No juvenile booking releases will show up in a public search for Humphreys County.
Humphreys County is in the 21st Judicial District along with several neighboring counties. Circuit court handles felonies. General sessions court deals with misdemeanors and preliminary hearings. Both courts are located in Waverly. A booking release from the jail is often the first document in what becomes a longer court case file.
Booking at the Humphreys County Jail
The process is standard for Tennessee. An arresting officer brings the person to the jail in Waverly. Corrections staff take a mugshot and fingerprints. They record the name, date of birth, address, and physical details. Each charge gets entered with its bond amount. The booking release record is created right then.
Common charges in Humphreys County include drug possession, DUI, domestic assault, theft, and failure to appear. The county also sees some property crimes and occasional drug distribution charges. Every arrest gets the same documentation treatment. The record stays on file and is public unless a court orders it removed through expungement.
Release happens when bond is posted, a court issues a release order, or a sentence is served. Some people bond out in a matter of hours. Others stay in jail for days or weeks waiting for court. The release information gets added to the original booking record.
Humphreys County booking releases remain on file after a case is over. The data does not get deleted just because someone posted bond or the charges were resolved. Under T.C.A. § 10-7-503, you can ask for a copy at any time. If a record has been removed through an expungement order under T.C.A. § 40-32-101, the Sheriff's Office in Waverly will let you know it is no longer in the public file. For everything else, the staff can pull it up by name.
Cities in Humphreys County
Humphreys County includes Waverly, McEwen, and New Johnsonville. All arrests across these towns and the rural areas of the county are booked at the Humphreys County Jail in Waverly. None of the cities in Humphreys County have their own booking releases pages, but records for all of them are available through the Sheriff's Office.
Nearby Counties
Humphreys County is in middle Tennessee and borders several counties. If you cannot locate a booking release here, the arrest may have been processed in a neighboring county's system.