Bedford County Jail | Shelbyville, Tennessee

210 N Spring St
Shelbyville, TN 37160-3944

(931) 684-4566
(931) 684-7221
Bedford County Jail
Sheriff Austin Swing
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Bedford County Jail

Bedford County Jail is located in Shelbyville, a city located in Bedford County, TN that serves as the prison facility for Bedford County and surrounding areas. Bedford County Jail is a Minimum prison facility. One of several in TN The listed address of Bedford County Jail is 210 N Spring St. This is facility is located in Shelbyville, TN, 37160-3944. This city is in Bedford. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.

Calling inmates can be costly. Some prisons charge inmates up to $14 a minute for long-distance calls. To avoid these fees, set up a local phone number that rings at your phone number(s) no matter where you live. GlobalTel.com can provide local numbers that won't have to pay any extra for long distance. You can reach them at inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit send postcards. Once you get set up with call service and can communicate with your inmate, it will be easier to start making plans for visitation. TN has many types of prison facility. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries will each have their own rules and times for visitation and even rules for sending and receiving inmate mail

Bedford County Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Bedford County Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.

Bedford County Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Bedford County Jail warden is Sheriff Austin Swing. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Bedford County Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Bedford County Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.
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