Here is the process:

1. Load the jail search on any device.
2. Put in the surname. Use a first name too only when many people share it.
3. No match? Test a nickname, a middle name or fewer letters.
4. Copy down whatever the screen shows, like a booking number or hearing date.
5. If the arrest just happened, check again later today.

The screen will not answer every question. Phone 423-562-7446 and ask for Booking or Records to fill in the gaps.

No result does not mean freedom. Typical causes:

• Booking not finished. Fingerprints and forms take a while.
• Town lockup first. A town police cell may be the first stop, ahead of the move to the county jail.
• Already out. Release can come from a ticket, a signed pledge to return or a bond.
• Different jail. The person could be held by a different county or by state officials.
• Spelling. Typing errors happen at booking.

Ring the jail at 423-562-7446. If the answer is no, ask the officers who made the arrest which building took the person.

Adults go to the Campbell County Jail, 610 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-7446. Our records show just one adult facility here. Ask the staff whether any annex, work program or short-term cells exist, and what type of inmate each one holds.

An arrest in a different county usually means that county's jail. Browse our Tennessee jail directory to find it. Federal, immigration and state prison cases are covered in the last answers on this page.

Phone the Sheriff's Office at 423-562-7446 and ask whether a mugshot can be released. Tennessee's public records law mentions government photographs, but it never says booking photos must be handed over. The arresting agency may hold a copy too.

• Request an ICE photo using the ICE FOIA form.
• Booking photos from federal agencies are off limits to everyone else. Only the U.S. Marshals Service may put out a picture, and that is for a fugitive it is seeking.

A free service named VINE can send alerts. Sign up through VINELink by choosing Tennessee, or phone 888-868-4631, where real operators work every hour. It was built for crime victims and may not track each county jail, so also ask staff at 423-562-7446 to confirm a release.

A call is still quickest. Jail staff know who left, who has a hold and who was transferred.

A judge or magistrate picks bail one person at a time. The weighing covers home address, job, family and past record. The goal is the smallest bail that keeps the person coming to court.

• Cash: The clerk takes the full figure at the Circuit Court Clerk's counter, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-2624. A debit card may work, with a fee.
• Bondsman: Expect to pay near 10 percent of the bond, and that money stays with the bondsman. Ask to see a license.
• Wait period: After a stalking or domestic abuse arrest, a 12-hour hold may apply. Ask the jail.

The full steps are in our bail guide. For wider rules, see JE's Tennessee bail laws.

Booking staff can name the offense at 423-562-7446. After filing, the court clerks keep the paperwork. Have the exact name and birthday written down before you call.

• General Sessions Court, 580 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-6020
• Circuit and Criminal Court Clerk, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-2624

The District Attorney General for the Eighth Judicial District chooses which charges move ahead. A clerk can point you to that office.

Someone with no money for an attorney mentions it to the judge during the first hearing. The judge reviews income and decides. The Eighth Judicial District public defender covers this county and answers at 423-563-9701. Offer the full name, any case number and the next hearing date.

Families who can pay should hire a lawyer early. A lawyer can ask a judge to change bail at a later hearing, and that request carries weight.

The jail sets visiting days, times, clothing rules and the list of approved guests, and those details can shift. Phone 423-562-7446 before driving over, and ask about each one and about video visits. Bring a government ID. Our visiting guide adds general advice.

Minors, and visitors with a record, may face extra limits. Staff can explain.

Most jails accept deposits. Call 423-562-7446 to learn the method used here, any charges and where deposits are taken. Our money guide and commissary guide give the general picture.

Deposits never count toward bail. Bail money goes to the clerk or a bondsman. Never pay a stranger who texts an offer to post bail.

Inmates normally place the calls, and the family funds a prepaid account. Call 423-562-7446 to learn the phone provider and the way to start an account. The phone guide and the email and video guide cover the basics.

Calls are likely taped, so keep case details off the line.

Ask the jail at 423-562-7446 for the correct mailing address and the letter rules. Many jails reject stickers, photos or packages and send breaking-rule mail back. Print the inmate's name and booking number on each envelope. Your own address belongs in the top left. More advice sits on our mail guide.

At booking, staff store what the person carried in. Call 423-562-7446 to learn how a relative collects items, and bring an ID. Someone released normally gets their bag back at the jail.

Phone 423-562-7446 and ask for the medical unit. Name every medicine, allergy, pregnancy or illness. The inmate can also hand in a written health request on the cell block. For an emergency, say so right away.

County deputies and town officers both carry out warrants here. Whether a warrant is open is a question for the Sheriff's Office, 423-562-7446. Ask the police in the person's town as well. For the status of a court file, the Circuit Court Clerk can help at 423-562-2624. If a warrant is open, get legal advice first and then call the judge's court that signed it. The Circuit Court Clerk's office sits at 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757. For a misdemeanor, the General Sessions office answers at 423-562-6020.

The court with the case knows:

• General Sessions Court, 580 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-6020, hears first appearances, minor cases and early felony hearings.
• Circuit Court Clerk, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-2624, gets felony files once grand jurors vote to indict.

The court guide on this site walks through each hearing in order.

Cases brought by federal prosecutors from this county go to the federal trial court for East Tennessee (the Northern Division), which is based in the federal Howard H. Baker Jr. United States Courthouse, 800 Market Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Its clerk is at 865-545-4228.

1. A judge rules on custody or release at the first appearance, under 18 U.S.C. 3142.
2. Prisoners waiting for a federal trial are in Marshals custody. Their Knoxville office is at 800 Market Street, Suite 320, Knoxville, TN 37902, 865-824-3801.
3. Once sentenced, find the person through the federal prison locator.

The usual steps:

1. The agency sends a detainer, Form I-247A, under 8 CFR 287.7(d).
2. The jail may keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator with a name and birth country.
4. When no record shows, call the New Orleans Field Office, which handles Tennessee.

Tennessee's safety department names this county on its 287(g) partner list (state page). An attorney can say how that affects a given case.

After a prison term, a person may stay in the local jail until the Tennessee Department of Correction, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243, 615-741-1000, picks them up. The jail can tell you where things stand.

• The state offender search gives status and location.
• Our Tennessee state prisons page covers the prisons.

A teen under 18 is kept away from adult inmates. Their cases go to Juvenile Court, 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-2624. A parent can ask which detention center is used, where the child is now and when the detention hearing takes place.

The officer who makes an arrest picks the first stop. Five towns have their own officers: Caryville, Jacksboro, Jellico, LaFollette and Rocky Top. Ask the town's police for a report number and the building name.

• Sheriff's Office: serves land outside the towns and runs the jail, 610 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-7446. County offices are at 570 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757, 423-562-2526.
• Town police: ring the Sheriff's number and ask for the department where the arrest happened.
• Tennessee Highway Patrol: open the district contact page and pick the district for this area.