No Official Obion 24-Hour Feed
The Obion County Sheriff's Inhouse Inmates page does not publish a 24-hour release list. It says the in-house list is coming soon and supplies no rows, timestamps, release fields, photographs, archive, or filtering controls. The page points visitors to MobilePatrol and Tennessee's felony offender lookup instead. That official absence matters. There is no browser URL that can truthfully be described as an Obion County list of everyone released today.
Start with MobilePatrol or VINE for a timely lead. Next, call the jail and ask whether the named person remains in Obion County Jail custody. If the answer is no, ask whether the public entry says community release or transfer, along with the recorded date and time. For a complete interval rather than one person, request the existing release log bounded by the desired 24-hour start and end. This chain is the closest supported equivalent to a same-day feed.
Check Obion County Releases Today
Use a clear time window before searching. “Today” can mean the calendar day, the past rolling 24 hours, or the jail's own reporting period. Write down both endpoints and the time zone. That detail prevents an evening release or a record entered after midnight from falling outside an imprecise request. Then identify the booking with a full name plus a booking number, birth date, or court case number when available.
- Open MobilePatrol and select the Obion County agency. Match the person and booking rather than relying on a name alone. A current-custody booking is not a released-person record.
- Check Tennessee VINE or the status-notification option offered through MobilePatrol. Read “release,” “transfer,” and “escape” literally because each describes a different event.
- Call Obion County Jail. Ask first whether the person is presently held. If not, ask for the recorded release or transfer date, time, and disposition.
- Submit a request for the existing jail release log covering the exact 24-hour interval. Ask for existing fields and do not demand that staff create a new report.
- Use the court case to explain a bond, dismissal, time-served judgment, or probation order. Use TDOC FOIL only when a state felony sentence or state supervision is involved.
A person-centered search can require more custody paths than a date list. The main Obion County released inmate search maps local, state, federal, and conditional immigration routes without treating one system as universal.
Obion 24-Hour Release Record Fields
Because no public Obion County 24-hour table exists, the fields below are items to seek in the jail's existing booking and release record. They are not claims about a public screen. Availability can depend on what the jail maintains and whether a legal restriction requires redaction or withholding. Ask for the plain-language meaning of any local code rather than expanding an abbreviation from memory.
| Requested field | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Full name and booking number | Ties the event to one admission and reduces mistaken identity. |
| Booking date and time | Marks intake for the admission, not the release. |
| Actual release date and time | Shows when Obion County Jail custody ended for that booking. |
| Release or disposition code | Distinguishes bond, time served, dismissal, transfer, and other recorded outcomes. |
| Bond type or amount | Describes a pretrial release mechanism when recorded. |
| Court or case number | Connects the jail transaction to the order or docket. |
| Receiving agency or destination | Shows whether departure was a transfer instead of community release. |
| Public detainer information | May identify a hold that led to another custody. |
The release timestamp is the operational endpoint for the jail, but the code controls its meaning. A bond generally means pretrial detention ended while the case continued. Time served concerns confinement completed. Parole is conditional release on a state sentence. Probation may follow confinement or be imposed without it. A transfer is not freedom, and a detainer can cause an immediate handoff.
MobilePatrol for Obion Release Leads
OCSO links to MobilePatrol instead of running an online roster. The app's general listing describes public jail bookings, possible photographs, warrants or most-wanted information, and status-notification registration. The sheriff does not publish an Obion-specific field list, update schedule, or retention period. An entry can therefore serve as a current lead, but its absence cannot prove that a person walked out of jail.
The MobilePatrol Android listing shows the app channel that OCSO recommends.
The captured listing documents the app's availability, not a complete Obion County release list. Inside the app, select the agency, confirm identifiers, record the source and capture time, and verify any status change with the jail.
Request an Obion 24-Hour Log
A date-bounded request is the formal fallback when a browser feed does not exist. Ask the Sheriff for the existing release log covering the exact start and end dates and times. The Obion County public-records policy and form explain the local inspection and copy routes. Request existing fields such as name, booking number, actual release date and time, release or disposition type, and receiving agency if transferred. The custodian may state that no record exists in that format, provide a different responsive record, apply a lawful exemption, or give an estimate for copies. None of those responses authorizes creating an unofficial list from current bookings.
For one person, a useful request identifies the full name and approximate booking date, then asks for the existing booking and release entry. A birth date, case number, or booking number can resolve identity. Ask for the plain-language meaning of the disposition code and the legal basis for any withheld field. Inspection and copies are separate options under the county policy, so ask about both. The Sheriff's contact page can route a message to Corrections, though it is not labeled as the formal request form. Keep the response, invoice, and exact interval with the record.
Obion County Sheriff's Office1 Law Lane
Union City, TN 38261
Sheriff's Department: 731-885-5832
Jail number listed separately: 731-885-0277
Hours: not published; call before visiting
How Long Obion Releases Stay Visible
Obion County publishes no guarantee that a MobilePatrol booking or status remains visible for 24 hours after release. It also gives no update cadence, archive duration, or promise that every booking contains the same fields. A fast notification and a durable release archive are different things. Save the time and exact event wording when a notice arrives, then obtain the custodian's record when the date and disposition must be documented.
MobilePatrol can also show a photograph with a booking, but that image proves only that the photo was associated with the displayed booking at capture time. It does not prove current release, conviction, or continued availability. The missing retention promise is why same-day checking should move quickly from an app lead to direct confirmation and a written request.
Note: App behavior may change, so preserve the agency, booking identifier, event wording, and access time before seeking the jail record.
Obion Release or Continued Custody
Obion County Jail holds county pretrial detainees as well as state and federal prisoners. Three people can leave the building for wholly different reasons. One may leave on bond, one may transfer into TDOC custody, and one may remain a federal prisoner after movement by the U.S. Marshals Service. A last-24-hours inquiry must identify which authority owned the custody before and after departure.
| Observed event | Correct next check |
|---|---|
| Community release recorded by the jail | Match the timestamp and disposition with the court record when needed. |
| Transfer to TDOC | Use FOIL for the state location, status, sentence, and release information. |
| Federal movement | Distinguish USMS pretrial custody from BOP custody after federal sentencing. |
| Possible immigration handoff | Use the ICE locator only when facts support that route; no Obion ICE facility was confirmed. |
| Still shown as in custody | Do not include the person in a release result. |
A court order explains why custody should end, yet it may precede physical departure while jail staff process the order and resolve other holds. VINE reports an agency event. FOIL addresses state correctional status. The jail's actual release entry remains the best source for its door time and recorded outcome.
Verify Obion Same-Day Release Timing
Near-real-time systems can lag. The reporting agency must first enter or transmit an event, and an app must then display or deliver it. A midnight boundary can also move a late event into another calendar day even though it falls within a rolling 24-hour period. Define the interval first, preserve the app or VINE event as a lead, and ask the jail for the actual timestamp.
For a wider interval, the Obion County released last 72 hours method focuses on a three-day log and weekend carryover. It still does not convert current bookings into releases.