Knox County Work Release Center, TN Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Inmate Search

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department manages and operates the Knox County Work Release Center. Keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates is a big responsibility. That is what the Knox County Sheriff's Department does.

The Knox County Work Release Center has its jail roster with their current arrests available to the general public by the Knox County Sheriff's Department. The database can be found on the Knox County Sheriff’s Department official website.

You can do an inmate search on the roster by the inmate's name. When doing a successful inmate search, you will see the inmates information below:

• Mugshots
• Weight
• Height
• Inmates Name
• Address
• Hair Color
• Eye Color
• DLM
• Arrest Information
• Charges

Sending a Mail

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are allowed to get written letters from their family and friends in the mail. For safety reasons, all letters get inspected by the Knox County Work Release Center employees. The letters will get passed out to the correct inmates after the employees check all the mail. 

When you send items to the jail along with your letters, there are a number of things you are not allowed to send. Here is a list of items you are not allowed to send below: 

• Gang Related Items
• Music Cards
• Metal
• Plastic
• Confetti
• Glitter
• Ribbons
• String
• Polaroids
• Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
• Perfume
• Writing Paper
• Envelopes
• Pens
• Pencils
• Stamps
• No photographs larger than 5x7”

Knox County Work Release Center inmates can get books, newspaper, and magazines. The books, Newspaper, and magazines will need to be delivered directly from the bookstore or publisher to the jail. All books being sent to the Knox County Work Release Center must be new and paperback. All used and hardcover books are not allowed, Books will be sent back to sender If a hardcover book is sent, it will be sent back to the sender if they are used or hardcovered

Sending Money

Knox County Work Release Center inmates will need funds to purchase items from the commissary. If you would like to fund an inmate’s account, you can send a cashier’s check or a money order to directly to the Knox County Work Release Center. You will need to make the money payable to the inmate. 

You can drop the money orders or cashier’s checks off at the jail or you can mail them to the jail at the address below: 

Knox County Work Release Center
5001 Maloneyville Road, Knoxville, TN, 37918

If you want to mail the money order or checks, you will need to make sure you have a return address on the envelope. And it will take several days for the money orders to be put into the inmate’s bank account. 

Phone Calls

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are not allowed to get phone calls from their family or friends. During phone time inmates are allowed to call their family and friends. Inmates are limited to15-minute calls. The call will be terminated when the 15 minutes is up.   

Calling features such as three-way calling and call forwarding are forbidden for the inmates to use. The call will be immediately disconnected if an inmate is caught using any of these features. Disciplinary action will be taken up against the inmate.

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are only allowed to make collect calls. Only those who have a landline phone will be able to get collect calls. If you only have a cell phone you will not be able to take any collect calls. The individual receiving the collect call is the one responsible for any and all charges from this phone call. Knox County Work Release Center is not responsible for any charges from the collect calls.

Visiting Rules

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are allowed to have visitors. All visitors under the age of 18 will are allowed to visit, however, they will need to be with by their legal guardian. Before you are allowed to visit you will need to show your driver’s license, state identification card, or their United States Passport. 

Make sure you keep all your personal belongings in your car. Personal belongings are not allowed in the visitation area.

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are allowed one 15-minute visit each week. These visits are video visits. The software that is used is from Homewav. Times of visitations vary from on-site and off-site. 

Knox County Work Release Center inmates are allowed one 15-minute visit for each calendar week. All visitation is a privilege and not a right.

Knox County Prison Statistics

Knox County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for State Prison	54
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison	4
Jail Population Held for State Jail	1
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies	60
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail	18
Jail Population Held for ICE	3

Knox County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population	311
Asian Jail Population	2
White Jail Population	836
Native Jail Population	1
Latino Jail Population	12

Knox County Prison Population By Race

Native Prison Population	4
Other Prison Population	4
Latino Prison Population	27
Asian Prison Population	-
White Prison Population	1,282
Black Prison Population	909

Knox County Jail Admissions

Total Jail Admissions	24,474
Male Jail Population	908
Total Jail Population	1,157
Female Jail Population	253

Knox County Pretrial Jail Population

Pretrial Jail Population	724
Female Pretrial Jail Population	187
Male Pretrial Jail Population	801

Knox County Prison Admissions

Total Prison Admissions	1,032
Black Prison Admissions	328
Other Prison Admissions	2
Native Prison Admissions	-
Latino Prison Admissions	8
White Prison Admissions	694
Male Prison Admissions	817
Asian Prison Admissions	-
Female Prison Admissions	215

Knox County Prison Population

Female Prison Population	260
Total Prison Population	2,226
Male Prison Population	1,966

Knox County, Tennessee Warrants, Arrests

Knox County Arrest Warrants

Knox County Arrest Warrants
Knox County Child Support Warrants

Knox County Arrest Records

City of Knoxville Crime Maps
Knox County Sheriff's Office Crime Map
Knox County Crime Maps
Knox County Circuit Court Records
Knox County Sheriff's Office Arrest Records
City of Knoxville Court Records

Knox County Most Wanted

Knox County Sheriff's Office Crime Map
Knox County Most Wanted
Knox County Circuit Court Records
Knox County Pistol Permits & Gun Licenses
City of Knoxville Crime Maps
Knox County Sheriff's Office Dangerous Dog Maps
Knoxville Police Department Website
City of Knoxville Court Records
Knox County Crime Maps
Knox County Sheriff's Office Arrest Records
Knox County Sheriff's Office Website

Knox County Sex Offender Registry

Knox County Sex Offender Registry

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.