Tennessee Inmate Search

Tennessee offers the public access to information on inmates in the custody of the Tennessee department of corrections through their Felony Offender Information Locator, FOIL. It's easy to find an offender using their official website's inmate lookup function, which returns viable information that includes the facility where they're incarcerated. 

You'll key in the inmate's first and last name, TDOC ID, and race, ensuring your search results bring back a block of similar surnames from various Tennessee facilities. Another option is to proceed directly to the inmate information section if you are unsure of the offender's DOC number. 

In this case, the most crucial parameter is the inmate's last name and racial identification, for which you get a list of former or inmates currently incarcerated. If there are any aliases used that match the information you've provided, they're displayed alongside the inmate's custody status. 

That means whether incarcerated or paroled, inactive or deceased, except for the last one, other options will return accompanied by means to get in touch. You'll see which Tennessee facility they're housed in if they're in custody, forwarding home addresses or parole officer's contacts. 

The easiest way to leverage the Tennessee offender lookup tool is when you have the inmate's TDOC ID number. You're taken to a page with specific offender information, including their physical characteristics, the offense they committed, and details of their sentencing. 

Besides their TDOC number, other inmate details you'll find on the list include the following: 

The inmate's date of birth 

• State ID or SID number 
• Sex and hair color 
• Weight and height 
• Dates of the offense and when a sentence was imposed 
• Sentence type, and length 

Tennessee Inmate Roster 

The state of Tennessee has other databases where you can dig in and search for an inmate either currently or formerly incarcerated in their jails and prisons. Secondary techniques exist when the TDOCs official FOIL lookup page isn't helping much or when the offender's information is restricted or sealed. 

Before searching through each of the county's inmate rosters, another route involves finding out the manner of criminal activity the offender's incarcerated for. Tennessee has conclusive databases for sex and drug offenses that contain comprehensive information to enable you to locate the individual's whereabouts. 

Under the Tennessee sex offender registry, you can search using an inmate's aliases, city, county, and zip code if they're known. Otherwise, a section that requires filling in the offender's unique SID number won't need any residential address or name to return conclusive results. 

There's also a searchable drug offender registry in Tennessee, and you can use this to look up an inmate by the county where they were arrested and detained. Results will include the inmate's date of birth, drug offense charge descriptions, and details of their conviction dates. 

If the inmate you're looking for is in a state or federal facility, and the DOC Tennessee offender lookup returns little or no information, search on those facilities' websites. Each County and city jail also has a well-layered and regularly updated portal, often maintained by the sheriff or city police departments. 

But because of rapid data increases, the county and city inmate rosters may not provide accurate or up-to-date information on an inmate. However, it's an excellent place to start your search, and in case they have no online database, you can visit the facility to learn if that prisoner has come through there. 

About the State Department of Corrections 

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the Tennessee state Department of Corrections was one of the first in the US to get full accreditation in 1994. This state department has emerged as a model for the country's correctional agencies for its management practices and cost-saving measures. 

The American Correctional Association has reaccredited the TDOC in a three-year cycle, applauding each department's internal divisions. To enhance public service, the agency's mission is committed to a safe operation of correction and rehabilitation in a secure environment. 

In 2012 the TDOC expanded its mandate and mission by providing adult inmate community supervision to ensure enhanced public service. The department transferred parole, probation, and other correction programs or functions from the Board of Parole to its division to streamline supervised releases. 

Whether an inmate is in custody, under probation, or paroled into community correction agencies, they'll be under the TDOC. That provides a seamless transition of offenders from the correctional service's custody or supervision to their reentry into society at their sentence's end.