Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center

Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center Information

The Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center is a 86 bed jail in the city of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Phone: 615-862-8066

Physical Address:
100 Woodland St.
Nashville, TN 37213

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How Do You Find Someone in the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center?

To search for an inmate in the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 615-862-8066 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up a Davidson County offender's Criminal Court Case online, or any offender that was arrested in the state of Tennessee.

Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center Inmate Search

The Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center maintains an average of 86 offenders in custody on any given day. The Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Davidson County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 60,400 offenders.

The following charts of Davidson County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Davidson County Corrections Department, the state of Tennessee Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Davidson County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Davidson County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Davidson County, neighboring counties and the state of Tennessee.

Davidson County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/1/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 59 2.46%
Black 1,461 60.98%
Hispanic or Latino 555 23.16%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 62 2.59%
Asian 135 5.63%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 58 2.42%
Other 66 2.75%
Total 2,396 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Davidson County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/1/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 771 32.18%
Felony (2rd Degree) 557 23.25%
Felony (1st Degree) 199 8.31%
State Jail Felony 149 6.22%
Felony (Uncategorized) 425 17.74%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 295 12.31%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Davidson County Inmate Sex - 10/1/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 2,129 88.86%
Female 267 11.14%
Total 2,396 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Davidson County Inmate Age - 10/1/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 0.08%
18-20 135 5.63%
21-24 160 6.68%
25-30 527 21.99%
31-35 511 21.33%
36-40 449 18.74%
41-45 234 9.77%
46-50 115 4.80%
51-55 103 4.30%
56-60 126 5.26%
61-65 17 0.71%
66-75 17 0.71%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 2,396 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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