Madison County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search his last name in the Madison County Inmate Search. The record shows the charge and any bond. If nothing appears, check again in a few hours, because a new booking is not always posted right away.

Questions the search cannot answer go to the Sheriff's Office at 731-423-6000.

The county jail that the Sheriff's Office operates at 317 Denmark-Jackson Road, Jackson, TN 38391. Madison County has its own jail, so people arrested here are not sent to another county.

Arrests by Jackson city officers or the Sheriff's deputies both end up at the same jail.

A judge or magistrate does. Tennessee Code 40-11-105 gives anyone arrested on a bailable charge a right to be admitted to bail, and the figure must be tailored to that person, not pulled off a chart. Deputies can release a person only once bail already exists (40-11-106).

Two General Sessions judges sit in Madison County. The court answers at 731-423-6011 and 731-423-6073.

The deposit equals the full amount of the bail (40-11-118). Cash bail carries no discount: you put up the whole figure. A clerk may accept a debit card or a mobile cash app and pass the fee to you.

Call the Circuit Court Clerk at 731-423-6035 to ask where cash is taken and until what time that day.

A bondsman promises the court the full bond in exchange for your premium. A Tennessee resident should be charged about 10 percent, and an out-of-state resident 10 to 15 percent (40-11-151). One $25 initiation fee and a $12 bail tax can be added.

Every bondsman needs a license from the Board of Professional Bondsmen (40-11-321) and approval from the court in the judicial district where the bond is written.

A receipt for each payment, a duplicate copy, and the contract itself. If you give collateral beyond the premium, the receipt must describe each item and say how you redeem it.

The bondsman must have good cause, such as breaking the contract, before returning the defendant to jail.

Real estate in Tennessee is one of four recognized ways to post bail. The others are cash, a professional bondsman, and a written promise from two sufficient sureties who are not bondsmen or attorneys (State Attorney General Opinion 03-054).

Expect title review and paperwork. For how the court handles property bonds here, call the Circuit Court Clerk at 731-423-6035.

The statute names the reasons (40-11-118(b)): how long the person has lived here, work and finances, family, character and mental state, prior record and past court attendance, the charge, the possible sentence, and danger shown by the record. Lawful presence in the state is considered too.

A friend who vouches for someone can only vouch for two defendants at the same time.

It must consider that first. Section 40-11-115(b) puts release on recognizance or an unsecured bond ahead of money, with attention to ties, job and record. If that is not enough, the court imposes the least onerous conditions that will assure appearance (40-11-116), and money bail comes only after that (40-11-117).

Yes. A capital charge is not bailable under Article I, section 15 of the Tennessee Constitution. Domestic abuse and stalking cases bring a 12-hour wait under 40-11-150, longer in some aggravated assault cases.

A probation hold or a warrant from another county can also keep someone in custody after money is paid.

He or she cannot be released within 12 hours of arrest unless the official finds no threat to the victim. When there is strangulation, serious injury or a deadly weapon in an aggravated assault, the hold may stretch to 24 hours.

A no-contact order must be in place before bond, and GPS monitoring is ordered in the aggravated assault case. The defendant pays for it if able.

Judges can order an ignition interlock (40-11-118(d)) after crashes with property damage, with a child in the vehicle, or with certain prior convictions. A repeat offender can be placed on transdermal alcohol monitoring at his or her own cost. Tampering with the monitor is a Class B misdemeanor.

Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 5 requires that the arrested person be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. The magistrate reads the charge and explains the right to a lawyer and to remain silent.

A felony preliminary hearing is held within 14 days if the person stays in jail and within 30 days if released.

The county government address is 100 East Main, Jackson, TN 38301. The Circuit Court Clerk is at 731-423-6035 and the Clerk and Master is at 731-423-6052. The County Clerk is at 731-427-6022.

Phone before you drive. Rooms and dockets can change.

Request one from the bench when you first appear. The Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Public Defender covers Madison County and answers at 731-423-6657.

Juvenile cases are heard in Madison County Juvenile Court. The Madison County Juvenile Detention Center is at 224 Lexington Avenue, Jackson, and its number is 731-423-6144. The Juvenile Court Clerk is at 731-423-6146.

Children are handled by the juvenile offices, so use those numbers for a minor.

No. Money for the commissary or phone calls stays on the inmate's account and does not buy release. Only the court clerk, a bondsman or a property bond ends custody. Be skeptical of anyone online who promises a quick release for a transfer.

The judge can order the bond forfeited (40-11-139, 40-11-201) and issue an arrest order. Cash can be lost. A bondsman may surrender the defendant under 40-11-132, and that ends the bondsman's risk.

If the date was missed, phone the Circuit Court Clerk right away at 731-423-6035.

After the defendant is discharged, the clerk returns the deposit (40-11-119), but fines and court costs are taken first (40-11-121). Someone who signs as a surety is not liable for fines, costs or restitution unless the bond says so and that person agreed (40-11-118(c)).

• Jail: Madison County jail, 317 Denmark-Jackson Road, Jackson, TN 38391; 731-423-6000
• Custody lookup: Madison County Inmate Search
• General Sessions Court: 731-423-6011 or 731-423-6073
• Circuit Court Clerk: 731-423-6035
• Clerk and Master: 731-423-6052
• Public defender: Twenty-Sixth Judicial District, 731-423-6657
• Juvenile detention: 224 Lexington Avenue, Jackson; 731-423-6144
• Bond help: bail instructions for the Madison County jail

Telephone numbers, office hours and charges can change, and bond decisions turn on the facts of each case. Confirm with the clerk or the Sheriff's Office before you send money. General information only; not legal advice.