Putnam County TN Jail

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Putnam County TN Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 931-528-8484

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Putnam County TN Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 421 E Spring St Cookeville, TN which is operated locally by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Putnam County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Cookeville Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Jail has a capacity of 252 beds for both male and female inmates, which includes approximately 32 female beds. Currently, they house both sentenced and pretrial inmates who were arrested by local and state authorities. The inmate population averages 240 with additional female inmates housed in other counties. The recent headcount has been as high as 267. That makes a ratio of 1 officer to every 33 inmates. The jail population is managed through a program of indirect as well as direct supervision.

The Jail houses an average of 65 state inmates and the remainder of the population is pretrial and sentenced county inmates. These include but are not limited to persons arrested in Putnam County, including the City of Cookeville. In addition, those persons arrested by the Algood Police Department, Baxter Police Department, Monterey Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency within Putnam County are brought to the Putnam County Jail for processing.

The revenue generated by inmates comes from state inmates, housing juvenile offenders, inmate phone system, and facility commissary sales and medical co-pay system, which help offset the budget.

All Putnam County Corrections Facility inmates are authorized to order and receive commissary once per week from our in-house commissary. They are also authorized to receive orders placed by family or friends through the Access Catalog Securepak program. These Securepak orders are also delivered once per week. (See information about the Access Securepak program below)

All inmates are allowed to order everything from the commissary menu posted on the kiosk in their housing location, except those inmates whose commissary privileges have been suspended due to disciplinary reasons. All inmates who have commissary privileges suspended are only permitted to order and receive personal hygiene items and writing materials.

visitation Info

Putnam County IN Jail – Visitation

Visiting Hours

By Appointment Only
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8am – 7pm

Schedule an appointment – Starting each week on Thursday from 8am-12pm, you may phone (931) 646-1442 to schedule an appointment for either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. You may also call Friday from 8am-7pm to schedule for Saturday or Sunday, and also call on Saturday from 8am-7pm to make a Sunday appointment. We do not make same-day appointments or any appointments for the following week.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office provides a positive family atmosphere inside visitation. We ask that all visitors comply with the visitation rules and dress code.

Visitation Rules – A photo ID must be presented each and every time you visit.

Visitors must be on time for their appointments. Visitation appointments may be cancelled for late arrivals.
No food or drinks will be allowed inside the visitation area.
No cell phones or electronic devices allowed inside the visitation area.
No bags, backpacks or purses allowed inside the visitation area.
No tobacco products allowed inside the visitation area.
No lighters or matches allowed inside the visitation area.
No weapons of any type allowed inside the visitation area.

Dress Code

No short shorts / short skirts/short dresses allowed.
No tank tops/tube tops / strapless or spaghetti strapped tops allowed.
No transparent/sheer/ mesh clothing allowed.
No tight-fitting tops or bottoms allowed such as spandex etc. allowed.
No ripped or torn clothing allowed.
No clothing displaying obscene or offensive/derogatory language or pictures will be allowed.
No clothing displaying gang-related material will be allowed.

We ask that you please be respectful of other visitors and inmates while in the visitation area. There will be no yelling or arguing while at visitation or you will be asked to leave and forfeit your remaining visitation time. Please make sure that all children are looked after and not allowed to become loud and disruptive to other families that are visiting or you may be asked to leave. We also ask that you do not communicate with any inmate whom you do not have visitation setup with. If any inmate that you are not here to visit tries to communicate with you please let the visitation officer know and the matter will be addressed. No messages of any kind will be taken for any inmate. No personal, legal, or medical information will be given out about any inmate in visitation.

For security reasons, any individuals entering or leaving the premises may be subject to a search of their person, parcels, vehicle or other items in their possession. Any failure to comply with these rules or violation of any state or local laws will result in the termination of all visits and possible charges.

Video Visitation – Putnam County Corrections offers video visitation for inmates and their families. Our current video visitation service provider is HomeWav™, a video visitation program that Putnam County Corrections provides for families to be able to visit with inmates throughout the week. Homewav™ will require you to set up an account through their website and add funds to that account before being able to access video visitation. To set up an account, you must visit the Homewav website (Link provided below). Any questions that you may have can be answered on their website such as how to add funds to your account or how to let an inmate know that you are available for a visit. For further assistance, Homewav offers a toll-free number at 1-844-394-6639 or an e-mail address of info@homewav.com

Video Visitation Rules

No drug or alcohol-related talk or activities allowed.
No nudity, provocative clothing, or sexual content allowed.
No gang-related material or attire allowed.
No driving while using video visitation.
No showing of television, news, or any other video programming.
No social media activities (facebook, twitter, etc.) allowed.

All video visitations are monitored and reviewed daily. Failure to comply with these rules can result in the termination of your video visit call and possible loss of HomeWav™ privileges. Any violation of local or state laws will be reported and may result in possible charges.