County facilities, courts & family resources · Spencer, Tennessee
Jail contacts, court offices and family resources for Van Buren County, Tennessee. Start with the Sheriff's Department in Spencer for current housing and visiting information; use the separate court and supervision contacts below for those tasks.
County jail information
Van Buren County Sheriff's Department
121 Taft DriveSpencer, TN 38585
County jail information: (931) 946-2118. The Sheriff's Department is at 121 Taft Drive in Spencer. Confirm the visitor entrance and current appointment before traveling.
Van Buren County jail
The current county address is on Taft Drive. Do not rely on an older Veterans Square jail listing for directions.
Sheriff's Department and county jail
The county identifies the Sheriff as responsible for staffing and maintaining its jail. Call this number to confirm current housing, visiting procedures and the public entrance.
121 Taft DriveSpencer, TN 38585
- Jail information
- (931) 946-2118
Sources: Van Buren elected officials, 2025 inmate medical bid
Before visiting or sending anything
Current visiting hours, visitor approval, phone/video services, mail format, deposits, property release and visitor parking were not published in the county sources reviewed. Get the current procedure from the jail before traveling, mailing or paying a provider.
This county guide is still being researched and is not a complete inventory of every custody location.
Sources: Van Buren elected officials
Courts and courthouse offices
Keep the hearing location separate from the clerk's public counter. Official sources disagree about the Circuit Court Clerk's address.
Circuit, Criminal and Chancery Courts
Tennessee Courts lists Circuit, Criminal and Chancery Courts at 121 Taft Drive in Spencer. Confirm the exact courtroom and reporting time on your court notice.
- Court address
- 121 Taft Drive, Spencer, TN 38585
Sources: Tennessee Courts courthouse finder
Circuit Court Clerk and Clerk & Master
The county lists both clerk offices at 121 Taft Drive. Tennessee Courts still lists the Circuit Court Clerk at 179 Veterans Square. Call before traveling or mailing documents to resolve that address difference.
- Circuit Court Clerk
- LaVetta Simmons — (931) 946-2153
- Clerk and Master
- Tina Shockley — (931) 946-7175
- Official address conflict
- 121 Taft Drive versus 179 Veterans Square for the Circuit Court Clerk
Sources: Van Buren elected officials, Tennessee Courts clerk directory
Prosecution and public defense
Van Buren County is served by Tennessee Judicial District 31, shared with Warren County.
District Attorney General — 31st Judicial District
The prosecutor serves Van Buren and Warren counties. The Spencer criminal office is in the county justice facility; this is not your defense attorney's office.
- Jurisdiction
- Van Buren and Warren counties
- Spencer Criminal Office
- 121 Taft Drive, Suite 124 — (931) 946-5012
- McMinnville Criminal Office
- 131 East Main Street — (931) 473-9572
Sources: 31st District Attorney
District Public Defender — 31st Judicial District
The district public defender serves Van Buren and Warren counties from McMinnville. Contact the office about appointment and case questions; no Spencer satellite was published in the reviewed profile.
- Jurisdiction
- Van Buren and Warren counties
- Office
- 207 West Main Street, McMinnville, TN 37110
- Phone
- (931) 473-6356
- Fax
- (931) 473-8696
Sources: 31st District Public Defender
Probation & parole
Confirm your assigned officer and reporting instructions. This is a supervision office, not a jail or court.
TDOC office serving Van Buren and Warren
TDOC assigns Van Buren and Warren counties to this McMinnville field office. Its Crossville office serves Cumberland and White counties instead.
102 Mullican StreetMcMinnville, TN 37110
- Telephone
- (931) 473-7213
- Fax
- (931) 473-8206
Sources: TDOC supervision directory
Sources & updates
Source review: 2026-09-07. Rules, hours and service availability can change.
Jail411 is independent of the facility. Confirm your appointment and current housing before traveling. External source and service links open in a new tab.
- Official county elected-officials page: Sheriff, county clerk and circuit clerk contacts (opens in a new tab)
- Official county 2025 inmate medical-coverage bid: Administrative and Justice Facility, 121 Taft Drive (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts: Van Buren courts at 121 Taft Drive (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts: Van Buren Circuit Court Clerk record (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee District Attorney General: District 31 jurisdiction and Spencer/McMinnville offices (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference: John Partin profile and office (opens in a new tab)
- Tennessee Department of Correction: District 31 field office serving Van Buren and Warren (opens in a new tab)