McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Inmate Visitation

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff

Address:
300 Industrial Park Dr
Selmer, TN 38375
Phone:
(731)645-1000

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Visitation Schedule and Announcement - January 4, 2023

Inmates at the McNairy County Jail & Sheriff, now that the COVID pandemic is waning, once again allows inmates to get visits from friends and loved ones. Visits are either on-site (no contact) at the facility, and/or using the video services of the third party company outlined below.

Call (731)645-1000 for inmate communication updates as schedules can change without much advance notice.

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff inmates are allowed one to two visits of 30 minutes each at the facility, and potentially no limit on the number of visits when using the home based video visitation service.

Rules, guidelines and schedules are listed on this page. Failure to adhere to them will result in your inmate and you losing your visitation privileges.

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Remote Video Visitation

Inmate Visitation

IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the McNairy County Jail & Sheriff is conducted by City Tele Coin video.

You can visit your inmate at the jail, or from your own device or computer at home.

The McNairy County Sheriff's Office provides a video kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office free of charge.

Visitation is limited to 10 minutes per visitor per day. Visitors must call ahead and follow ALL visitation guidelines.

If not coming to the Sheriff's Office, you may visit with an inmate using City Tele Coin fom home.

Video visitations are monitored and visitors MUST follow visitor guidelines. Visitors that are found to violate these guidelines, will have their visitation privileges suspended.

All Video Visitation services are provided by City Tele Coin.

To register for a direct pay account visit www.CityTeleCoin.com.

After your account has been created you can download the City Tele Coin app from iTunes or Google Play.

To video chat and send emails using the app or the City Tele Coin website, select McNairy County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.

Visiting Hours in McNairy County Jail & Sheriff

The actual visiting hours vary depending on the following factors:

• The day of the week.
• Where the inmate is housed.
• The inmate's sex.
• Whether or not it is a Holiday.
• Each inmate is allowed one or two visits, ranging from 15 minutes to one hour in length each week. Inmates with special privileges are allowed additional visits.
• If you are visiting from another state or traveling a great distance, McNairy County Jail & Sheriff may allow you an extended visitation. Call (731)645-1000 to ask for special consideration.

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Visitation Application Process

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff may require visitors to fill out an application prior to your visiting an inmate.
Carefully fill out the application. Incomplete paperwork is cause for denial.
Honesty, especially regarding past criminal convictions, probation etc., is important. These things will most likely show up on the background check – which if lied about on the application, will cause visits to be denied.
Call (731)645-1000 to ask specific questions about the application.

Remote Video Visitation From Your Home

Inmate Visitation

IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the McNairy County Jail & Sheriff is conducted by City Tele Coin video.

You can visit your inmate at the jail, or from your own device or computer at home.

The McNairy County Sheriff's Office provides a video kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office free of charge.

Visitation is limited to 10 minutes per visitor per day. Visitors must call ahead and follow ALL visitation guidelines.

If not coming to the Sheriff's Office, you may visit with an inmate using City Tele Coin fom home.

Video visitations are monitored and visitors MUST follow visitor guidelines. Visitors that are found to violate these guidelines, will have their visitation privileges suspended.

All Video Visitation services are provided by City Tele Coin.

To register for a direct pay account visit www.CityTeleCoin.com.

After your account has been created you can download the City Tele Coin app from iTunes or Google Play.

To video chat and send emails using the app or the City Tele Coin website, select McNairy County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.

Who Can Visit an Inmate in McNairy County Jail & Sheriff

Anyone over the age of 18, who isn't on felony probation and can produce a valid government-issued photo ID can be approved to visit an inmate in this jail.
Visitation applicants in McNairy County must sometimes submit to a background check. Those with warrants are denied visitation or if allowed to visit, will be arrested at the jail.
Jails limit the number of people that can visit an inmate to two adults each visit.
Children under age 18 must be accompanied by the parent or legal guardian.

Call (731)645-1000 to ask specific questions about this policy or click here for any updates to this policy.
It is likely that the McNairy County Jail & Sheriff will deny visitation to anyone with a past felony conviction regardless of probation/parole status.
Call (731)645-1000 prior to arriving for the specific jail guideline regarding your legal status.
If you are a co-defendant with the inmate in a pending case, your visit will be denied.
If you and the inmate are under a court order to have no contact with each other, your visit will be denied.
The McNairy County Jail & Sheriff reserves the right to deny any person the right to enter the jail it chooses and for any reason.

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Visitation Dress Code

The McNairy County Jail & Sheriff staff reserves the right to turn anyone away who is not dressed appropriately for a visit.
The best way to be sure the visit takes place is to dress as if you are meeting someone's grandmother for the first time. 

• Wear clothes that are not revealing.
• Don't wear see-through material.
• Have all undergarments covered (males and females) and avoid a lot of cleavage.
• Shorts and skirts should reach mid-thigh.
• Sleeves should be at least half-way to your elbow.

The following types of clothing are also prohibited:

• Clothing promoting gang affiliation.
• Anything displaying drugs, weapons or profanity.
• Clothing depicting anything obscene.

Call (731)645-1000 to ask specific questions about the McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Visitation Dress Code guidelines.

McNairy County Jail & Sheriff Visitation Tips, Rules and Guidelines

Jail visits are conducted in person behind plexi-glass or on a televised screen from another location.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and guardians must provide proof of their guardianship.
Leave all personal belongings, except for your state ID in your vehicle or in a locker (if one is provided).
Children must be monitored at all times or jail staff will end the visit early.