Work through these five moves:

1. Go to the Sheriff's online inmate lookup.
2. Enter just a last name at first. Narrowing it with a first name comes second.
3. If nothing appears, test a shorter spelling, a nickname or an older surname.
4. Look over each detail in the row, the charge and bond most of all.
5. Save a booking number if one is shown, because it speeds up phone calls to the jail.

Still stuck? Staff at 931-728-3591 can check by hand.

Plenty of everyday causes leave a search empty:

• Booking is underway. Photos, prints and forms come first.
• A police station has them. Manchester or Tullahoma officers can hold someone briefly before a jail transfer.
• They left already. A ticket, a posted bond or a written promise to come back can all end a stay fast.
• Another agency has them. That could mean a nearby county jail or a state hold.
• Spelling got in the way. Try small changes.

The jail desk at 931-728-3591 can search by full name plus birthday.

The adult jail is the Coffee County Jail, 76 County Jail Lane, Manchester, TN 37355, 931-728-3591. It takes both men and women. The judicial commissioner has an office in the same building. If you think a second housing unit or a holding cell is in use, ask the desk.

Someone stopped near a county line could be sitting in a nearby county's cells. Each of these has an address and number on its page:

• Franklin County Jail
• Warren County Jail
• Bedford County Jail
• Grundy County Jail
• Cannon County Jail
• Metro Moore County Jail

Call 931-728-3591 and ask the Sheriff's Office if a mugshot can be given out in your case. Tennessee's records law (code section 10-7-503) covers photos that government offices keep. It never names booking photos, so release is left to each agency.

When city police did the arrest, put your question to them too. For other agencies:

• To get a picture held by ICE, send in the ICE records request.
• Federal agencies keep mugshots private. The U.S. Marshals Service is the exception, and it may share a photo of a runaway.

The state runs a free service called VINE that texts, calls or emails you. Register at VINELink by choosing Tennessee, or dial 888-868-4631 to talk to an operator at any hour.

Coverage of a county lockup can be spotty, so double-check a release with the jail desk at 931-728-3591. Nothing is automatic. You must register yourself.

Bond comes from one of two people, a judicial commissioner or a judge sitting in General Sessions. The commissioner's desk sits at 76 County Jail Lane, Manchester, TN 37355, 931-570-4428, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Booking an appointment is encouraged.

• Full-cash bail is paid to the Circuit Court Clerk, 300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Manchester, TN 37355, 931-723-5110.
• Bonding companies commonly keep around a tenth of the bond. Get each fee on paper.
• Certain people leave on a signed promise and pay nothing up front.

After stalking or abuse arrests, officials may delay a release by hours. Ask the jail what applies. Our bail guide has the full process, and Tennessee bail law is summed up on another page.

The lookup row may name the offense. To read the whole file, ask the clerk. The Circuit Court Clerk also covers General Sessions and Juvenile Court, so one call gets you routed. Ring 931-723-5110 after you gather the name and birth date.

Prosecutors from the 14th Judicial District, under the District Attorney General, decide what to pursue. After a grand jury indicts a felony, the case moves up to a higher court. The clerk can say where yours sits.

Yes, when money is tight. At the opening hearing, the accused should tell the judge hiring a lawyer is not possible. The judge looks at finances and picks. The 14th Judicial District Public Defender serves the area, with a phone at 931-454-1929.

Families may also hire their own attorney, who can point to jobs, relatives and roots in town when asking for a smaller bond.

Hours shift, so phone 931-728-3591 before driving over. Ask about open days, how a time gets reserved, the ID rule and the dress code.

Our visiting tips page covers habits common to Tennessee jails. Expect to leave phones and bags somewhere else.

Phone the jail, 931-728-3591, to hear which deposit options are working and any cap. Have the name and booking number handy. Remember that money on an account is separate from bond money.

For choices and fees, see the deposit guide, and for what the funds buy, the commissary guide. Cash never goes in the mail.

A contracted company usually runs the inmate phones. Ask the desk at 931-728-3591 how your loved one reaches you, the price per call and if text or video choices are on offer. Phone lines are often recorded. Whatever you know about the incident is best shared only with the lawyer.

More help: phone service basics and email and text basics.

Before you buy a stamp, call 931-728-3591. Get the right mailing line, find out whether a booking number goes on it, and ask about pictures. Print the legal name up front. Your own return address belongs on the back flap.

Our letter-writing guide lists typical rules. Skip cash.

Anything the person arrived with stays in storage until they leave. For a drop-off or pickup, phone 931-728-3591 and plan to stop at 76 County Jail Lane, Manchester, TN 37355. Check on the release steps and bring photo ID.

Phone 931-728-3591 and request the jail nurse or medical team. Tell them each drug's name, its strength and the prescriber's number. The person inside can also file a sick-call slip. Real emergencies get 911.

Deputies of the Sheriff's Office, 931-728-3591, and Manchester and Tullahoma police officers serve warrants. Phone and ask if one exists, giving your full name and birth date. The Tullahoma police page has city contact details. For a court file check, call the Circuit Court Clerk at 931-723-5110, or visit 300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Manchester, TN 37355. Get a lawyer's advice before any surrender. Next, call the court that signed the order and set up a surrender or ask for another date.

Dial the Circuit Court Clerk at 931-723-5110. That office handles General Sessions, Circuit and Juvenile files. Go to the Justice Center, 300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Manchester, TN 37355, and plan on passing a security check.

Early appearances and lesser charges start in General Sessions. A felony climbs to Circuit or Criminal Court once a grand jury votes. Our hearing guide explains more.

Cases brought in federal court from this area go to the Winchester Division of the Eastern District of Tennessee, 200 South Jefferson Street, Winchester, TN 37398. The clerk answers at 423-752-5200.

1. Early on, a detention hearing under 18 U.S.C. 3142 lets a judge choose between freedom and a cell until trial.
2. Before trial, custody falls to the U.S. Marshals. Their Winchester office, 931-962-1993, picks up during court terms.
3. After sentencing, look in the federal prison locator.

The jail may receive Form I-247A, a detainer, from immigration agents. Under 8 CFR 287.7(d), a jail may keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.

1. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator using the full name together with the birthplace country.
2. Tennessee is handled by ICE's New Orleans office.
3. Tennessee's public-safety department includes the county on its 287(g) participation roster (state page).

When a judge orders time in state prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction takes over. The person might stay in county custody first, so ask at 931-728-3591.

• Run the name through the Department of Correction offender search.
• Main office: 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243, 615-741-1000.
• See our Tennessee prison directory.

A minor's case belongs in Juvenile Court. Its paperwork is kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, 300 Hillsboro Boulevard, Manchester, TN 37355, 931-723-5110. Ask the clerk where the child is kept and the hearing date. Files about minors are closed to the public, so the adult lookup may show nothing.

Roughly 59,283 residents live here (Census Bureau). The arrest may have come from any of these:

• Sheriff's Office, 76 County Jail Lane, Manchester, TN 37355, 931-728-3591
• Manchester Police Department. Check the county directory entry.
• Tullahoma Police Department. Open the city's police department page.
• Tennessee Highway Patrol. Pick from the patrol's district numbers and request the one covering this area.