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Putnam County Sheriff's Office

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Meet the Sheriff, Eddie Farris

ABOUT THE SHERIFF

I have been blessed to have a long and extraordinary career in my chosen field, law enforcement. I was trained by the F.B.I., the US Justice Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Call us at 931.528.8484 if you can't find an answer on this site.

In order to obtain a copy of a police report you'll have to come visit the sheriff's office lobby and talk to the records office to fill out a rcords request form. After that, the records office will send the form to administration for processing and you will be notified by a member of administration when a copy is ready to pick up.


Vehicle accident reports may also be obtianed through the records office, however there is a $5.00 cash fee to obtain a copy of an accient report.


We do not accept check or card.


Yes we do. And they are ink fingerprints. We encourage you to call the PCSO first to ensure we have the availability to do them when you need to. 


They are $5.00 per card, EXACT CASH. We do not accept checks or card in our office, and we do not keep change.


We will provide you with a recipt for your personal records or if you need to be reimbursed. 


The PCSO partners with Vendengine and City Tele Coin to provide commissary and phone card services to Putnam County Inmates. 


There are two kiosks in our main lobby, one to provide commissary money and one to purchase phone cards for inmates. Both machines accept cash or card, but we reccomend using cash.


Commissary and phone time can also be maintianed online.


For commissary, visit : vendengine.com

For phone time, visit : citytelecoin.com


Please call the visitation Sergent to set up a visitation appointment 


Phone: 646-1442


Public Parking can be located off of East Spring Street on the East side of the Justice Center. 


Additional public parking is located around the Putnam County Courthouse on the square, and behind the Courthouse just North of Broad Street.


As of 2022, we are in the process of expanding our jail and expanding the lower parking lot on the East side of the Justice Center.


You will need to go to the lower parking lot  and around to the sally port (the two double garage doors) located on the South side of the Jail. 


There you will need to press the button on the door and tell our corrections staff what you are there for and they will get the property to you or let you know when the inmate will be released. 


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Putnam County Sheriff's Office

421 East Spring Street, Cookeville, TN, USA

Phone: (931) 528-8484

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