Unicoi County Jail Inmate Search

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Unicoi County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 423-743-1864

Physical Address:
1570 Jackson Love Highway
Erwin, TN 37650

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Unicoi County Jail
1570 Jackson Love Highway
PO Box 8
Erwin, TN 37650

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Unicoi County Jail
1570 Jackson Love Highway
PO Box 8
Erwin, TN 37650

Every year Unicoi County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 3,680 offenders, and maintain an average of 184 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Unicoi County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Tennessee and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Unicoi County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/5/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 125 85.62%
Black 2 1.37%
Hispanic or Latino 15 10.27%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 1 0.68%
Asian 1 0.68%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 1 0.68%
Other 1 0.68%
Total 146 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Unicoi County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/5/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 37 25.34%
Felony (2rd Degree) 37 25.34%
Felony (1st Degree) 11 7.53%
State Jail Felony 8 5.48%
Felony (Uncategorized) 27 18.49%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 26 17.81%
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 Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Unicoi County Inmate Sex - 11/5/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 122 83.56%
Female 24 16.44%
Total 146 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Unicoi County Inmate Age - 11/5/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 2.05%
18-20 8 5.48%
21-24 16 10.96%
25-30 29 19.86%
31-35 25 17.12%
36-40 21 14.38%
41-45 15 10.27%
46-50 10 6.85%
51-55 8 5.48%
56-60 6 4.11%
61-65 3 2.05%
66-75 1 0.68%
76-85 1 0.68%
Total 146 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Unicoi County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Unicoi County: Erwin, Flag Pond and Unicoi.