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Lauderdale County Jail

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Lauderdale County Jail is a county jail located in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Rated capacity: 144. Reported population: 138. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

144

Current population

138

Occupancy

96%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Tennessee

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

A 2019 ProPublica report documented that the jail reissued bonds or released inmates on their own recognizance just before hospitalization for emergencies, citing an incident in September 2018 where an inmate suffered a stroke.

Contact & address

675 Us Hwy 51 S, Ripley 38063
(731) 635-1311
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 96% · peers avg: 93% (+3%)
Capacity (beds)this: 144 · peers avg: 547 (74%)

Reports

  • propublica30 Sept 2019

    re issued last-minute bonds or released on their own recognizance just before they were hospitalized for emergencies. In September 2018, for instance, a 38-year-old inmate at the Lauderdale County Jail was taken to a nearby hospital after he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and unable to communicate verbally, stand or perform daily tasks, state court records show. The inmate,

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Data completeness

66%

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@misc{worldprisons-lauderdale-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lauderdale County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lauderdale-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}