District 61 Is Not a Jail
TDOC District 61 does not confine or physically release people. It administers state community supervision for Carroll, Gibson, and Weakley Counties. A person may report there after parole, state felony probation, determinate release, split confinement, or another qualifying TDOC supervision placement. The custody facility and TDOC records establish the actual release; the Dresden office is the local supervision contact afterward.
That distinction prevents a common mistake. A scheduled parole hearing or Board grant does not show that someone has left custody. Release-plan approval and other conditions can intervene. Confirm a non-incarcerated status and release information in FOIL, then use District 61 for the state supervision route.
Verify Carroll County State Supervision
FOIL is the official public starting point because it covers felony offenders currently or formerly in TDOC custody or under TDOC supervision. Use a TOMIS number when possible. Otherwise search the exact name and compare date of birth or age, photo, offense, county, and sentence.
- Open FOIL and identify the correct person with more than one matching detail.
- Open the full record and read status, location, release, sentence, and parole fields together.
- Confirm that the displayed status says probation or parole rather than incarcerated or inactive.
- Review the judgment to determine whether the case is state felony supervision or local court probation.
- Call District 61 for public routing questions without seeking protected case-management details.
“Parole” and “probation” indicate community supervision, not unrestricted sentence completion. “Inactive” can be consistent with discharge or expiration, but it does not prove acquittal, expungement, or the absence of every obligation. Quote the label instead of assigning it a broader legal meaning.
TDOC District 61 Dresden Contact
The official TDOC field directory places Carroll County in District 61 with Gibson and Weakley Counties. The field-office entry is the controlling source for the public address and phone. Call before appearing, because the research does not publish a walk-in records schedule or promise that a specific officer will be available.
TDOC District 61
8593 Highway 22
P.O. Box 749
Dresden, TN 38225
Phone: (731) 364-3147
Fax: (731) 364-5646
The office should not be asked to disclose protected supervision plans, addresses, treatment information, or case-management notes. For public documentary history, use FOIL and TDOC's archived-record request. For the judgment or local probation order, use the Carroll County court clerk.
Carroll County's Two Probation Routes
The word “probation” does not identify one Carroll County office. TDOC District 61 handles applicable state felony probation and parole. The official Carroll County court page separately lists a local Carroll County Probation Officer at (731) 986-0612. Calling one office for a case owned by the other can cause delay and confusion.
Check the judgment and FOIL first. A FOIL probation or parole record points toward TDOC. A local court order that directs reporting through the county system points toward the local contact. If the record is unclear, ask the criminal clerk which agency owns supervision instead of sending documents or appearing at an office based only on the word “probation.”
Find Carroll County in District 61
The TDOC Field Office Directory identifies District 61, its Dresden contact, and its service area in the screenshot below.
The directory confirms that Carroll shares this state field office with Gibson and Weakley rather than having a Carroll-branded TDOC office in Huntingdon.
Release Types Supervised by TDOC
Parole is conditional release before sentence expiration following a Tennessee Board of Parole decision and an approved release plan. A grant does not itself confirm physical release. Probation is a court-ordered community sentence and may follow split confinement or be imposed without prison. TDOC directs probationers to report to the officer within 48 hours of placement on probation or release from split confinement.
| Record term | What it means for District 61 |
|---|---|
| Parole | Community release under Board conditions and TDOC supervision. |
| Probation | Court-ordered supervision; verify that it is a state felony case. |
| Determinate release | A statutory probation route for qualifying sentences, subject to the governing procedure. |
| Mandatory reentry supervision | Community supervision under Tenn. Code §40-35-506 for eligible sentences. |
| Inactive | An administrative TDOC label that must be quoted without overstatement. |
Community Corrections and Community Supervision for Life are additional TDOC release or supervision categories documented by the state. The exact judgment and public record control which category applies.
Records for a District 61 Discharge
FOIL can show a former offender and may include status and release information. It is the quickest public check, but it is not always the full historical file. For older or more complete documentation, submit a TDOC archived-record request with the full name, TOMIS number, date of birth, Social Security number if known and appropriate, requester contact, reason, and a precise document description.
Ask for discharge, sentence, release, or supervision material by name and time period. Archive charges may apply, and TDOC says not to send payment initially. Records Management can quote the cost. A court-certified judgment or discharge order may also be needed when the legal effect of supervision matters.
The Carroll County release-record guide explains how to pair TDOC information with the jail and court records when the person was physically held in the county jail.
District 61 Status Is Not Warrant Clearance
No official Carroll-specific public absconder or warrant list was found. FOIL may reflect supervision status, but an inactive record or a failed web search is not proof that no warrant exists. A parole violation can lead to preliminary and final revocation proceedings. A probation violation can appear in the court docket.
For public warrant questions, contact the court clerk or Sheriff's Department. Do not treat silence from a public offender search as clearance. Likewise, do not ask District 61 to disclose protected investigative or case-management information. The public status, court entries, and official warrant channel answer different questions.
Rural Supervision Access for Carroll County
TDOC announced mobile community-supervision offices in June 2026 as a way to address transportation barriers in rural communities. The reviewed announcement did not publish a Carroll County stop schedule. It would be inaccurate to promise that a mobile unit will appear in Carroll County or on any recurring date.
Use District 61 as the confirmed local state contact and ask it about currently available service options. TDOC Community Resource Center services may also be available to supervised people and those released at sentence expiration, subject to program location and contact. Availability should be confirmed rather than assumed.
Confirm the End of District 61 Supervision
The end of incarceration and the end of supervision can occur on different dates. A person may leave prison or jail on parole, probation after split confinement, or mandatory reentry supervision and remain under TDOC administration. The release record proves the custody event. A later discharge or expiration record addresses the end of the supervision term.
Check FOIL for the exact current status and release fields, but do not assume an inactive label alone answers every legal question. Ask TDOC Records Management for identified discharge or supervision-history material when documentary proof is needed. Match that material to the judgment and later court orders, since revocation, amendment, or a new case can affect the record trail.
If a person reports to the local Carroll probation contact instead, obtain the local court order and use that court's discharge or case record. District 61 cannot certify a local probation term it does not own, and the local contact cannot replace TDOC's state felony record. Accurate routing begins with the judgment, continues with the public status, and ends with the record created by the supervising authority.
District 61 Violations and Court Records
A supervision violation does not appear through one universal public list. Parole matters can involve preliminary and final revocation proceedings through the state process. Probation violations can appear as filings and orders in the court docket. FOIL may reflect the public supervision or custody status, but it is not a promise of every case-management event.
When a status changes from parole or probation to incarcerated, compare the access date, location, and sentence information with the court or Board record. A scheduled hearing is not a completed outcome. A Board decision may also require steps before physical release. Use the official final action and the custodian record instead of treating a calendar entry as release or revocation proof.
District 61 can route public office questions, but protected supervision details should not be requested. The court clerk, Board of Parole, Sheriff's Department, and TDOC each maintain different parts of the record. Ask each source for the document it created and retain the source label when combining them.
For a public review, note the FOIL access date, office contacted, docket entry date, and final order date. These timestamps help explain why a web status and a court event may not update at the same moment.