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Updated on: February 17, 2024

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McMinn County Jail, McMinn County, County Jail

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1319 South White Street PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649

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http://mcminncountytn.gov/sheriff/sheriff.html

McMinn County County can be found in the Tennessee area. Athens – is the county seat. McMinn County has a total population of 52877 and was formed in 1819.

McMinn County County has a total area of 430 square miles. The zip codes in McMinn County County are 37303, 37309, 37329, 37331, 37370, 37371, 37826.

McMinn County Sheriff’s Office:

The McMinn County Sheriff, Joe D. Guy, Jr., is the head law enforcement officer in the McMinn County county. You can reach him by calling 423-745-5622.

Address: 1319 South White Street, Athens, Tennessee, 37303, 37303, 37309, 37329, 37331, 37370, 37371, 37826.

Fax:

Phone: 423-745-5622

McMinn County Arrest Warrants

McMinn County Arrest Warrants
McMinn County Child Support Warrants

McMinn County Sex Offender Registry

The McMinn County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of McMinn County County, operates the McMinn County Jail in Athens, Athens, Tennessee. McMinn County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 9,000 inmates daily and admitting up 110,000 pre-trial detainees each year. McMinn County Jail sits on a 91-acre land with 11 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and McMinn County Jail commissary. The McMinn County Jail’s physical address is 1319 South White Street, , PO Box 649, Athens, TN, 37371-0649.

McMinn County Jail was constructed in 1873. By then, the McMinn County Jail served less than 98 residents. Later in 1908, the population in McMinn County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1955s, 57 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the McMinn County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the McMinn County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2007, the McMinn County Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

McMinn County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Tennessee state prison. While McMinn County Jail, they undertake various McMinn County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in McMinn County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the McMinn County Jail

All inmates at the McMinn County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The McMinn County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The McMinn County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like McMinn County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, McMinn County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the McMinn County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, McMinn County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The McMinn County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any McMinn County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an McMinn County Jail inmate or officer at the McMinn County Jail, call at 423-745-5620, 423-745-5622 or fax at or fax423-744-5622.

Call the McMinn County Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 8.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the McMinn County Jail official website for answers to common questions about the McMinn County Jail, inmates, and services.

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