Haywood County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Yes. Open Haywood County Inmate Search and type the last name. Newly booked people can take a short time to show up. The Sheriff's Office desk at 731-772-6158 can check the paperwork if the name is missing. After hours and on weekends, search again later, because the record updates as the booking is finished.

Go to 100 South Dupree, Brownsville, TN 38012. The Sheriff's Office, the jail, and the General Sessions and Circuit Court Clerk offices all use that address. Haywood County has only two towns, Brownsville and Stanton, so most cases are handled in this one building.

A judge or magistrate sets it, one person at a time, using the facts of that arrest. Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr. runs the jail, but deputies carry out the court's order and cannot reduce the amount. To ask for a change, a lawyer files a request with the court.

Tennessee judges look at how long the person has lived in the area, job history, money situation, family ties, past court record, and the seriousness of the charge. They also ask whether the person is a danger. The aim is the lowest bond that still brings the person back to court.

A bondsman typically asks about 10 percent of the bond from a Tennessee resident. The law also allows a $25 fee one time and a $12 tax. If the bondsman asks for collateral such as a car title, insist on a receipt that describes the item and how you get it back.

No. The state Board of Professional Bondsmen licenses them, and each judicial district's courts approve who may write bonds there. Haywood County is in the 28th Judicial District. Ask for the license and approval before you hand over a dollar.

Sometimes. If the court allows a cash bond, you pay the full amount to the clerk and get it back when the case is over, minus fines and costs. The court must also consider a promise to appear first. A lawyer can ask for that at the first hearing.

Yes. Land or a house inside Tennessee can back a bond. Two private sureties who are not bondsmen can also sign a written promise. Ask the clerk at 731-772-1112 which forms the judge wants. Every owner of the land will need to sign.

General Sessions and Juvenile Court share a number, 731-772-1112, and the office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The county main line at 1 North Washington is 731-772-1432.

Juvenile Court hears delinquent and status offender cases on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Neglect, custody, and similar cases are set when needed or when the Department of Children's Services asks. Call 731-772-1112 to learn where a young person is being held before the hearing.

Bail is a constitutional right here for everything except capital crimes. A no-bond entry may also mean a hold from another court, a probation problem, or that no judge has set a figure yet. Check the line in Haywood County Inmate Search and then ask the clerk who made the decision.

Tennessee law holds people arrested for stalking, child or elder abuse, and certain domestic crimes for 12 hours unless an official finds no threat. An aggravated assault involving strangulation or a weapon can be held up to 24 hours. Release comes with no-contact orders and, in some cases, GPS monitoring.

The 28th Judicial District Public Defender covers Haywood County at 731-855-7821. Ask the judge at the first appearance to appoint one. A lawyer can bring proof of work and family ties to ask for a lower bond or release on a promise to appear.

When a defendant fails to show, the judge can take the bond money and order an arrest. Call the clerk at 731-772-1112 the same day. Fines and costs do not pass to a surety unless the bond states it and the surety accepted.

After the case ends and the person is discharged, the clerk returns a cash deposit. Fines, costs, or restitution are deducted first. Keep the receipt, because it ties the money to the case number.

Yes. A judge may weigh the word of a responsible community member when setting bond. The law limits each person to vouching for two defendants at one time while charges or a forfeiture are pending. Vouching is support for the judge, not a payment. Ask a lawyer to bring the person to the hearing.

The judge must choose the lightest conditions that still bring the person back, such as a no-contact order or a stay-away order. In family violence, stalking, and abuse cases the conditions are written on a court form, and the person gets a copy at release. A violation can mean an immediate arrest and loss of the bond. Keep the paper and read it together.

Ignore any call that demands gift cards or a quick wire. Money placed on an inmate account does not release anyone. Hang up and call the Sheriff's Office at 731-772-6158 yourself.

• County jail: Haywood County Jail, Justice Complex, 100 South Dupree, Brownsville, TN 38012; 731-772-6158
• Bond guide: Jail bail and bond page
• Custody lookup: Haywood County Inmate Search
• General Sessions and Juvenile Court: 100 South Dupree Avenue, Brownsville; 731-772-1112
• Circuit Court Clerk: Justice Complex, 100 South Dupree; 731-772-1112
• Clerk and Master: 731-772-0122
• County main line: 1 North Washington, Brownsville; 731-772-1432
• Public defender: 28th Judicial District, 731-855-7821

Office hours, bond amounts, and fees can change with a court order. Verify the figures for your case with the clerk before paying. This page is a general guide and not legal counsel.