About the Madison County Sheriff’s
Department
The Madison County Sheriff's Department
is the agency responsible for law enforcement services for Jackson, Madison County, TN. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement
officer of the county, and is elected by the people to this constitutionally mandated position. The sheriff serves a four-year
term with no limit to the length of service. The deputies of the Sheriff's Department are hired and serve at the sole discretion
of the sheriff. They are selected through a process that is governed and protected by Civil Service. The department's responsibilities
are broken down into the following areas: Administrative; Patrol Division; Warrants Division; Criminal Investigations Division;
Communications Division; and, Records Division
Patrol division is directly responsible
for handling citizen calls for service. It is divided into three patrol shifts ensuring adequate and effective 24 hour coverage
for the county. Patrol division also handles the activities of the transport unit. The transport unit is responsible for movement
of prisoners both to and from the Criminal Justice Center/Penal Farm to Tennessee Department of Corrections and/or other counties
for court appearances, hearings and state incarceration. A lieutenant and sergeant supervise each shift.
Source:
co.madison.tn.us/deptservices
/publicsafety/sheriff/index.html
