Major Tim Nash
Office: (931) 528-8484 ext:3276
Capt. Phil Arms
Office: (931) 528-8484 ext:3255
Capt. Tony Whiteaker
Office: (931) 528-8484
Lt. Curt Vokoun
Office: (931) 528-8484 ext:3253
Lt. Dusty Clouse
Office: (931) 528-8484 ext:3254
Lt. Donnie Tayes
Office: (931) 528-8484
Lt. Tabitha Whittaker
Office: (931) 528-8484 ext:3242
Sgt. Matt Stinnett
Office: (931) 528-8484
The Putnam County Justice Center, opened in 1993, is a 133,795 square-foot facility that incorporates the Courthouse, Sheriff’s Office, and Putnam County Jail. The Jail has a capacity of 500 beds for both male and female inmates, which includes approximately 32 female beds. Currently, we are housing both sentenced and pretrial inmates who were arrested by local and state authorities. The inmate population averages 400 with additional female inmates housed in other counties. The jail population is managed through indirect supervision.
The Putnam County Jail, under the direction of Major Tim Nash, Jail Administrator, and Capt. Phil Arms, Assistant Jail Administrator, has a total of 114 corrections and workhouse deputies. It houses an average of 100 state inmates and the remainder of the population is pretrial and sentenced county inmates. These include but are not limited to persons arrested in Putnam County, including the City of Cookeville. In addition, those persons arrested by the Algood Police Department, Baxter Police Department, Monterey Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency within Putnam County are brought to the Putnam County Jail for processing.
The revenue generated by inmates comes from state inmates, housing juvenile offenders, inmate phone system, and facility commissary sales, and medical co-pay system, which help offset the budget.
Corrections Officers fingerprint ALL persons arrested and processed at the Putnam County Jail. Currently, we use a LiveScan Fingerprint system which produces forensic-quality fingerprint records by electronically scanning and capturing live fingerprints. Traditional ink fingerprinting methods are subject to smudging, smearing, and over or under inking during the rolling process. The LiveScan system consistently produces clear, classifiable fingerprints that are of higher quality than inked prints.
The Putnam County Jail has various programs that we are immensely proud of and will continue to the best of our ability. They are as follows:
The Juvenile Detention Center, commanded by Lieutenant Casey Flatt, has a total of 12 corrections officers working in shifts and 22 beds for 16 male and 6 female inmates. The center houses both status and delinquent inmates under the age of 18 arrested by local and state authorities. The average number of inmates is 16, making officer to inmate ratio 1:5. This is handled with indirect supervision and is considered a minimum-security facility.
Putnam County Justice Center, 421 E Spring St, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501, United States
Lt. Casey Flatt cflatt@putnamcountytnsheriff.gov Phone (931) 528-8681 Fax (931) 526-8343 25 North Washington Ave Cookeville, TN 38501
Open today | 01:00 pm – 06:00 pm |
Like all law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office is required to commit and provide to the citizens a law enforcement agency that delivers the highest quality of professional services to its community. To receive accreditation, the Putnam County Jail must meet certain nationally recognized standards.
Many new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and programs have been developed and are in the process of being implemented. The purpose of accreditation is to improve the professionalism of the department and to publicly demonstrate proficiency in our profession. The Putnam County Jail accreditation was achieved on June 7, 2023.
Putnam County Jail is accredited by the Tennessee Corrections Institute
421 East Spring Street, Cookeville, TN, USA
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