Jail

Bonding

Bonds are set throughout the day. Check the Current Inmate button to view bond information.


If applicable, inmates booked after 8pm will have their bond set the next day.


Contact Booking at (901) 466-5247 to verify the correct amount before posting a bond.


Cash bonds up to a certain amount may be deposited in kiosk located  in the front lobby of the Fayette County Criminal Justice Center Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM.


There are many bonding companies certified to assist with posting bonds at the Fayette County Detention Center. A list of eligible companies and agents is available to inmates.

PREA

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 is a federal law established to address sexual abuse of detainees in the custody of U.S. correctional agencies.  PREA applies to all correctional facilities, public and private, including prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, community confinement facilities, and Immigration and Customs detention (ICE) facilities.


Mail

Beginning 1 January 2025 all incoming inmate mail will be sent to an offsite facility for scanning. Inmates must use a Viapath Tablet to access mail beginning 1 January 2025.


No physical mail, newspapers, books, magazines, etc. will be allowed.


Send Mail to:


Fayette County Jail, TN

Inmate Name, Inmate ID (Nombre del recluso / identificaciór del recluso)

P.O. Box 247

Phoenix, MD 21131


A partir del 1 de enero de 2025, todo el correo entrante de los reclusos se enviar? a una instalaci?n externa para escanearlo. Debe utilizar una tableta Viapath para acceder a su correo a partir del 1 de enero de 2025. No se permitir? correo f?sico, peri?dicos, libros, revistas, etc. El correo legal se abordar? en una notificaci?n separada.



Booking


Phone: (901) 465-5247


Visitation Hours: See link above


Bonding Hours: Contact Booking Phone

Misdemeanor Citations

Please call Booking before reporting to the Jail for booking. 


If you have been issued a misdemeanor citation please bring the following when you report for booking:


MANDATORY
Booking Fee, $10 CASH EXACT CHANGE ONLY


OPTIONAL

  1. Government issued photo identification
  2. Your copy of the citation


NOTE: You will not be processed without the booking fee and will be turned away.  There are no automatic teller machines in the Jail Lobby or anywhere at the Criminal Justice Center. Please plan accordingly.

Inmate Records


You may obtain proof of your incarceration either in person or through the mail. Once you have presented valid identification, you will be provided with a document stipulating your name at the time of the arrest, booking number, date of arrest, and release information.

Inmate Funds

Friends and family may place money on an inmate's commissary, phone, or tablet accounts through several methods:

Online
Click the links above and pay using a debit or credit card. Apps are also available for Apple and Android devices.

In-Person
Visit the front lobby at the Criminal Justice Center and use the kiosk to pay with cash, debit, or credit card.