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Contact Sullivan Record Sources

Questions about a Sullivan County release must go to the office that created the record. County jail staff, the court clerk, TDOC, the Board of Parole, VINE, and federal agencies each answer a different part of the process. The contacts below route a request without treating one office as the custodian of every system.

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or obtain an official booking record for you.

Choose the Correct Office

Start with the custody system and the document needed. A request sent to the wrong office can produce no result even when a valid record exists.

  • For a former county detainee, use the home page's full release-record path and contact SCSO.
  • For parole or probation, use FOIL and the Sullivan District 10 field office.
  • For a same-day custody event, use VINELink and seek the SCSO release record.
  • For a projected TDOC date, use FOIL and TDOC rather than the county roster.
  • For a court order, contact the correct Sullivan County clerk division.
  • For federal prison or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE instead of a local jail search.

SCSO Jail and Records

The Sheriff's Office keeps the Sullivan County Jail inmate file. Its records coordinator is the contact for an existing release entry, authorizing document, transfer record, booking sheet, or booking photograph.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office / Jail
140 Blountville Bypass
Blountville, TN 37617
P.O. Box 589
423-279-7500
General office hours: weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays
Sheriff's Public Records Coordinator
Lt. Chris Farmer
140 Blountville Bypass
Blountville, TN 37617
423-279-7500 ext. 294
Inspection appointments: weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays

General office hours are not inmate-release hours. Call before traveling for release logistics.

Sullivan Court Records

The Circuit Court Clerk maintains criminal actions, orders, minutes, and related court documents for the divisions described by the county.

Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk
140 Blountville Bypass
P.O. Box 585
Blountville, TN 37617
423-279-2752
Fax: 423-323-3741
Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays

County materials conflict on the Bristol Justice Center street number. Call the applicable Bristol division before visiting. Kingsport cases may also require the Kingsport court division rather than Blountville.

TDOC Supervision Contact

FOIL is the public search for TDOC custody and supervision. For procedure tied to Sullivan County community supervision, use the dedicated local field office.

TDOC Sullivan District 10
143 Blountville By-Pass
Blountville, TN 37617
423-279-3200
Fax: 423-279-3222

The office may limit personal disclosures. Save the exact FOIL status and its retrieval date before calling.

Parole and VINE Contacts

The Tennessee Board of Parole Hearings Division can address its hearing process at 615-741-1150. Hearing schedule requests use BD.HearingSchedules@tn.gov, while general Board messages use BOP.Webmail@tn.gov. Tennessee VINE has a live operator at 888-868-4631 around the clock. TDOC notification requests use Victim.Notification@tn.gov.

Federal and ICE Contacts

Use the BOP Inmate Locator for a sentenced federal prisoner. ICE's Online Detainee Locator covers current immigration custody and releases during its limited recent window. ICE's Detention Reporting and Information Line is 888-351-4024 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern on weekdays except holidays. For USMS pretrial custody, begin with the federal court docket and use USMS records procedures only when needed.