Find Benton County 24 Hour Booking Records
Benton County 24 hour booking records cover all arrests processed at the county jail in Camden. The Benton County Sheriff's Office manages the jail on South Rosemary Avenue. This is a smaller rural county, so there is no online jail roster or booking portal. To check on recent arrests or find out if someone is in custody, you need to call the sheriff or visit the office. This page explains how to get Benton County booking information, what records are available, and which state tools can help with your search.
Benton County Quick Facts
Benton County 24 Hour Booking Information
The Benton County jail processes about 1,240 bookings each year. The average daily population is around 62 inmates. For a rural county, that is a steady flow of arrests. Each booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, bond amount, and intake date. These records are public under Tennessee law, but Benton County does not post them online.
To check on Benton County 24 hour bookings, call the jail at 731-584-5008. The jail phone works around the clock. You can also call the Sheriff's Office at 731-584-4632 during business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff Kenny Christopher runs the office, and his staff can look up any inmate by name. If you want to visit in person, the jail and sheriff's office are both at 116 South Rosemary Avenue in Camden.
The image below shows the Tennessee state FOIL search portal, which can be used to look up felony offenders from Benton County and all other Tennessee counties.
When you call for Benton County booking info, have the person's full name ready. Staff will check the current roster and tell you if that person is in custody. They can share charge details and bond amounts over the phone in most cases.
| Jail |
Benton County Jail 116 South Rosemary Avenue Camden, TN 38320 Phone: 731-584-5008 |
|---|---|
| Sheriff Office | 731-584-4632 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
Benton County Arrest Records Requests
All booking records in Benton County are public. The Tennessee Public Records Act at Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503 gives you the right to view and copy arrest records. You do not need to live in Benton County to make a request, though Tennessee residency may be needed for certain types of records. The county must respond within seven business days.
Written requests should go to the Benton County Government at 1 Courthouse Square, Camden, TN 38320. You can also call 731-584-6011 to start the process. Copy fees are based on the actual cost of production, which stays in line with T.C.A. § 10-7-504. For most booking record requests in Benton County, fees are small. The Records Division at the sheriff's office handles requests tied to arrest and jail data specifically.
Benton County keeps physical records at the Sheriff's Office. Older booking records that predate current systems may take longer to find. The retention period varies by record type, following state standards. If you need records going back several years, give the office extra time to search their files.
Benton County Jail Facility
The Benton County Jail is a medium-security detention center. It holds people charged with misdemeanors and felonies while they wait for trial or serve short sentences. The facility covers inmates from four cities in Benton County: Big Sandy, Camden, Eva, and Holladay. None of these cities are large enough to have their own jail, so everything runs through the county facility.
Benton County covers 436 square miles with a population of about 16,140 residents. The jail sits at the same address as the Sheriff's Office on South Rosemary Avenue. Mail for inmates goes to the same location. All mail gets searched before staff hand it to inmates. Letters and approved photos are fine, but packages need prior approval from the jail. For the full visitation schedule, call 731-584-5008 and ask about current rules and times.
Note: Benton County is a smaller facility, and policies can change, so always call ahead before visiting.
State Search Tools for Benton County
Since Benton County does not have its own online booking portal, state databases are useful. The Tennessee FOIL system lets you search for convicted felons from any county in the state. It is free to use and shows photos, conviction details, and sentences. If someone booked in Benton County was convicted of a felony and sent to state prison, they will appear in FOIL.
The TBI background check through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation gives broader results. It pulls from the TORIS database and covers criminal history across Tennessee. There is a fee for this service, but it is more thorough than any single county search. The Tennessee Public Records Portal for Benton County is another option for finding court and government records tied to the county.
The Tennessee court system website has case records from courts statewide. You can search by name to find criminal cases filed after a Benton County booking. Between these state tools and direct calls to the Benton County jail, you can track down most booking information you need. The state resources work especially well for cases that have moved past the initial arrest stage.
How Benton County Processes Bookings
Every arrest in Benton County ends with a trip to the jail on Rosemary Avenue. The booking process starts with fingerprints and photos. Staff log personal details, charges from the arresting agency, and any bond set by a judge. Each booking gets a unique number in the Benton County system. The whole thing usually wraps up within a few hours of the arrest.
This is the record that shows up on a 24 hour booking list. Even though Benton County does not publish the list online, it exists in their internal system. Staff pull from this same data when you call to ask about recent arrests. Bond hearings in Benton County generally happen within 48 hours of the initial booking. Once a bond amount gets set, the jail updates the record so anyone who calls can get the current figure. Inmates charged with more serious crimes may have to wait for a judge to set bond at a formal hearing.
Cities in Benton County
Benton County includes Camden, Big Sandy, Eva, and Holladay. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated page. All arrests within Benton County are booked at the county jail in Camden.
Nearby Counties
Benton County borders several other counties in west Tennessee. If you think an arrest may have happened in a neighboring area, check those counties too.