Search Houston County Inmate Population

Houston County inmate population searches are centered on the sheriff office in Erin and the booking records that the county publishes on its own site. The county gives you a better public setup than a simple roster page because you can move from the sheriff office to the jail information page to the booking records page without leaving the same domain. That is useful if you need to confirm a booking, check a date range, or understand whether the person is a state inmate or a local inmate. Houston County also publishes visitation, commissary, and records contact details, which makes the county search more complete than a simple name lookup. The county has built a practical search path, and the public pages show it clearly.

Search Houston County Inmate Population

The main Houston County inmate population search begins at the sheriff office home page on hcsotn.org. The sheriff is Kevin L. Sugg, the chief deputy is Spencer Bryant, and the sheriff office is at 3330 Highway 149 in Erin, TN 37061. The office phone number is 931-289-1249. That gives the county search a real local headquarters before you even get to the jail. The jail information page at hcsotn.org/node/16 then adds the detention details, which is the right order when you are trying to follow a current custody question.

The jail is at 3330 Highway 149 in Erin and is run by Lt. Timothy Stavely, who is listed with email timstavely@hcsotn.org. The facility uses 12 correctional officers, is minimum to maximum security, houses state and local inmates, and is certified by the Tennessee Corrections Institute. Those facts matter because they show Houston County is running a real working jail with multiple custody types. Houston County Inmate Population searches therefore benefit from the county's own booking and detention pages, not just a third-party roster copy.

The first county image below comes from the sheriff office site and keeps the search tied to the county source.

It is the best local starting point because it shows the sheriff office behind the jail and booking pages.

Houston County Inmate Population Records

Houston County inmate population records are unusually useful because the booking page lets you search by date or date range. The inmate booking page at hcsotn.org/node/2 is the public path for that type of request, and the county says the records are available on site. That means the county gives you something better than a static roster. You can look at booking records in a way that matches how the jail actually processes people. For families, attorneys, and anyone checking custody movement, that is a practical advantage.

The county also publishes commissary details through kiosk, online, phone, Court Money, and MoneyGram. That matters because the record trail is not just about seeing a name. It is about knowing the facility is active and what contact systems it uses. Houston County Inmate Population searches also benefit from the visitation rules, which limit visits to one per week for 60 minutes on Saturday or Sunday between 8:00 and 5:00 and require an approved application. Those details help a user understand the jail as a functioning county operation.

The second county image below comes from the inmate booking records page and keeps the search tied to the county's live booking source.

It is the strongest local record image because it points straight at the booking records page.

Note: Houston County inmate population searches are clearest when the sheriff office, booking records, and jail information pages are used together.

Erin and Houston County Inmate Population

Erin is the county seat, and it is where the Houston County inmate population trail stays local. The sheriff office, jail, and booking records are all centered there, so the search does not have to wander across multiple towns or disconnected departments. That is especially helpful in a county where booking records are available by date range. If you know the arrest window, Erin is the place where the answer should come together fastest.

The public records coordinator also sits in Erin at 4725 East Main Street, P.O. Box 366, with the County Archivist handling the request and the phone number listed as 931-289-4839. The county says responses are due in seven business days. That gives Houston County Inmate Population searches a separate county records path if a booking record needs to become a written request or a file copy. The county structure is clear enough that you can move from live booking to public records without leaving the local system.

Erin keeps the sheriff office, jail, and county records work in one place.

Houston County Inmate Population and TDOC

TDOC is the backup when a Houston County inmate population search leaves the county jail. The Tennessee correction portal at tn.gov/correction.html and the FOIL page at apps.tn.gov/foil/ are the right statewide tools if the person has moved into state custody or if the county record is not enough. That does not replace the county booking pages. It just gives the next layer when the local answer is no longer complete.

Victim Services at tn.gov/correction/victim-services.html is also useful when the question is about a notice or a release update after transfer. Houston County Inmate Population searches are strongest when the sheriff office, booking page, and jail information page are used first, and the state tools are saved for the point where the custody trail has left Erin.

Use the county pages first, then move to Tennessee state tools if the case has moved on.

Related Houston County Resources

These official Houston County and Tennessee links support jail contact, records requests, and state backup searches.

Houston County inmate population records are clearest when the sheriff office, booking records, and jail information page are checked together.