The Tennessee Department of Correction runs the search for people in Tennessee state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Tennessee Department of Correction
- Official search
- Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL)
Open the Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL)
How to search the Tennessee DOC inmate list
The Tennessee Department of Correction runs a public search called Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL).
- It covers Tennessee felony offenders who are or have been in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction.
- Current status, location and active sentences are free to look up.
Tennessee state prisons we list
We do not copy the Tennessee prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Tennessee directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Bledsoe County Correctional Complex State prison in Pikeville
- Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center State prison in Nashville
- Gateway To Independence State prison in Nashville
- Hardeman County Correctional Facility State prison in Whiteville
- Lois M Deberry Special Needs Facility State prison in Nashville
- Mark H Luttrell Transition Center State prison in Memphis
- Morgan County Correctional Complex State prison in Wartburg
- Northeast Correctional Complex-Main State prison in Mountain City
- Northwest Correctional Complex State prison in Tiptonville
- Riverbend Maximum Security Institution State prison in Nashville
- South Central Correctional Center State prison in Clifton
- Trousdale Turner Correctional Center State prison in Hartsville
- Turney Center Industrial Complex State prison in Only
- Turney Center Industrial Complex - Annex State prison in Clifton
- West Tennessee State Penitentiary State prison in Henning
- Whiteville Correctional Facility State prison in Whiteville
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Tennessee Department of Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Tennessee page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
Someone was just arrested in Tennessee. Will they be in the Tennessee DOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Tennessee Department of Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Tennessee Department of Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Tennessee Felony Offender Information, Tennessee Department of Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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