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Tennessee 2022

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The Jail System

Tennessee has 95 jails in 95 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 25,157. 

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Tennessee correctional authorities was 23,735 located in 10 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 5,142 employees and a budget of $1,261,877,400. 

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Tennessee community corrections population was 59,010 under probation and 12,630 under parole. 

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
334
Violent Crime Rate
622
Property Crime Rate
2,302
Probationers
1,035
Parolees
229

Populations

Prison Population
23,735
Jail Population
25,157
Parole Population
12,630
Probation Population
59,010

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
10 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
95

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 38,977
Employee Positions
5,142
Prison Budget
$1,261,877,400