This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, obtain a booking file, release anyone, post bond, or correct an official record. Contact the responsible agency directly.
Hancock County Custody Contacts
The official sheriff page does not publish a separate records-unit number or public counter hours. Use the office numbers for non-emergency custody and record questions. Call 911 for an emergency.
Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Hancock County Jail265 New Jail Street
Sneedville, TN 37869
Office: 423-733-2250 or 423-733-2249
Fax: 423-733-8868
Email: hancockcoso@yahoo.com
Additional community-directory line: 423-733-4475
Ask which custodian holds the requested record and whether an appointment, identification, written form, or fee estimate is required. Do not apply Sneedville City Hall’s weekday hours to the sheriff or jail because no sheriff counter schedule was found.
- For a booking record or photograph, use the countywide official-source process.
- For someone booked today, call the jail and use the Daily Arrest Report workflow.
- For a date range or released person, request the existing booking log and related record.
- For a custody-change alert, use Tennessee VINELink.
- For a sentenced state offender, use Tennessee Department of Correction FOIL.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the appropriate BOP, ICE, or DHS locator.
Court and City Records
The research directory lists the Hancock Circuit Court Clerk at 1237 Main Street, Sneedville, 423-733-2954. Verify the current clerk and jurisdiction before ordering a disposition. Sneedville Police Department appears in the TBI agency directory at 292 New Jail Street, 423-733-2250, but that contact overlaps county information. Confirm whether the city police, sheriff, or another agency made the arrest before submitting a request.