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McMinn County Jail, TN Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Updated on: March 5, 2024
423-745-5620, 423-745-5622
1319 South White Street PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649

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The McMinn County Jail serves the city of Athens and other surrounding areas. McMinn County Jail in Tennessee is a medium security facility.

The McMinn County Criminal Justice Center houses the McMinn County Sheriff’s Department, Athens Police Department, and the 80,000-square foot correctional facility.

A matron and kitchen staff of three, with the help of inmate trustees, serves nearly 600 meals daily. Two full-time maintenance staff and one custodian maintain and clean the facility daily.

The mailing address for the McMinn County Jail is:

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McMinn County Jail Prison Information

Jail Name McMinn County Jail
Jail Type County Jail
Location 1319 South White Street PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649
Contact Numbers 423-745-5620, 423-745-5622
City Athens
Postal Code 37371-0649
State Tennessee
County McMinn County
Jail Webpage website

Mcminn County Sheriffs Department / Mcminn County Jail

Sheriff Joe D. Guy, Jr.
Address 1319 South White Street, Athens, Tennessee, 37303
Phone 423-745-5622
Website website

Inmate Resources for Family and Friends

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Inmate Search

To find out if someone you know is in McMinn County Jail, do an inmate search on this jail tracker.

Here you will find the following information on each inmate:

  • Their name

  • Their mugshot

  • Their age

  • Their booking date

  • Their height/weight

  • Their hair/eye color

  • Their race

  • Their sex

  • The arresting officer

  • Their arrest date

  • Their address

  • Their inmate classification

Sending a Mail

Inmates may receive letters, legal mail, and publications from publishers only, which are reviewed to determine whether they are obscene or constitute a danger to safety and security.

To write to an inmate, you need the inmate’s name and DOC number and the name and address. You can look up an offender's DOC number and location on the DOC website.

Address both the letter and envelope as follows:

Offender name, DOC#
1319 South White Street
PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649

All incoming and outgoing mail is opened, examined, and read by designated facility staff.

Offenders are allowed unrestricted access to legal representatives and courts through the mail. Only that mail to or from an offender which is clearly identified as legal mail is treated as such. It is the responsibility of the sender to indicate that the correspondence is legal mail.

Sending Money

You may only submit money orders, cashier’s checks, and tax returns made out in the name of the inmate who is to receive the funds. The jail will not accept cash, personal checks, or payroll checks.

Friends and Family of IDOC can also send money electronically without the use of money orders through JPay.com. Visit JPay.com for your free account and get your loved one the money they need in as little as 24 hours.

Inmates may only receive money from people on their approved visitor list. If you are a friend or family member of an inmate and do not know if you are on their visitor list, please call 423-745-5620, 423-745-5622 to see if you are. If you are not, you will need to ask the inmate to put you on the list.

Phone Calls

Inmates at McMinn County Jail can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel at inmate calls.

When you sign-up, you will be assigned either a local or long distance phone number to the Securus jail facility. When the inmate calls your new number, the call is redirected to your cell phone and charged at the lowest possible rate charges by Securustech.net.

Securus provides unlimited minutes per month and unlimited calls per month. There are no restrictions other than a three hour per call limitation.

Visiting Rules

To visit an inmate, you must find out from the inmate when their visitation is. The jail staff will not release the visitation schedule of an inmate, so you will need to obtain this information from the inmate.

The public may visit no more than one time per week, Monday through Saturday at this location: 1319 South White Street
PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649.

Visitors must sign in at least 15 minutes before their scheduled visits.

Inmates are allowed no more than one visit per day. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, unless they are visiting a parent.

All visitors must have acceptable identification. This includes a driver’s license with picture identification, military ID, or another verifiable picture ID.

Any visitor who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to visit. Inappropriate behavior, including the use of profanity will not be permitted. No weapons will be permitted.

Violation of the above restrictions may cause the visit to be canceled or terminated, and visiting privileges may be suspended by the McMinn County Sheriff’s Department.

Visitation Hours

Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Holiday

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.

McMinn County Prison Statistics

McMinn County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for State Prison 20
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison -
Jail Population Held for State Jail 60
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies 8
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail 20
Jail Population Held for ICE 4

McMinn County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population 34
Asian Jail Population -
White Jail Population 275
Native Jail Population -
Latino Jail Population 2

McMinn County Prison Population By Race

Native Prison Population -
Other Prison Population 1
Latino Prison Population -
Asian Prison Population -
White Prison Population 258
Black Prison Population 37

McMinn County Jail Admissions

Total Jail Admissions 4,044
Male Jail Population 241
Total Jail Population 312
Female Jail Population 71

McMinn County Pretrial Jail Population

Pretrial Jail Population 187
Female Pretrial Jail Population 17
Male Pretrial Jail Population 69

McMinn County Prison Admissions

Total Prison Admissions 183
Black Prison Admissions 20
Other Prison Admissions 2
Native Prison Admissions -
Latino Prison Admissions -
White Prison Admissions 161
Male Prison Admissions 141
Asian Prison Admissions -
Female Prison Admissions 42

McMinn County Prison Population

Female Prison Population 43
Total Prison Population 296
Male Prison Population 253

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