Jackson County Inmate Population
Jackson County's official detention map is small. The facility map in the research file found one local detention facility: the Jackson County Jail, operated by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. That jail holds the local share of the Jackson County inmate population, including people arrested by county or city agencies, pretrial felony and misdemeanor detainees, county-jail sentenced inmates, bench-warrant prisoners, parole-violation holds, and some state-jail or TDCJ paper-ready categories when those groups appear in the jail standards data.
The wider custody map matters because a person can leave the Jackson County inmate population without being released from custody. After sentencing, a defendant may move to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search. A federal sentence points to the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detention is checked through ICE ODLS. For current county custody, Jackson County points the public to the jail phone line and VINELink rather than a county-hosted roster.
Jackson County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest official population source is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. The current TCJS spreadsheet inspected on June 30, 2026 lists Jackson County Jail with a rated capacity of 77 beds. The latest extracted Jackson County row in the current file listed 53 total jail inmates, and the related incarceration-rate file gave an example average population of 52 with a rate of 3.40. These figures count the jail, not every former Jackson County defendant in a state or federal prison.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 77 beds | TCJS current population spreadsheet, inspected June 30, 2026 |
| Latest extracted total jail population | 53 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, latest extracted Jackson County row |
| Highest inspected 2026 row | 69 | TCJS current population spreadsheet |
| Lowest inspected 2026 row | 47 | TCJS current population spreadsheet |
| Average population and rate example | 52 average, 3.40 rate | TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet |
| County population base | 15,284 in later rows | TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet |
The TCJS population screenshot is the best visual source for the public reporting channel. The TCJS population reports page links the current population, incarceration-rate, and detainer spreadsheets used for Jackson County jail counts.
The image shows why the jail population page should cite spreadsheet rows instead of guessing from local web pages that do not publish a live roster.
Jackson County Inmate Population Trends
The inspected TCJS rows show a small jail population that moved up and down but stayed below the 77-bed capacity in the rows reviewed. Early current-file rows included 69 inmates, then 72, 62, 68, and 65. A later sequence included 56, 56, 50, 62, 67, and 72. The 72 count equals about 93.5 percent of capacity, which is close to full but not over the rated number. Later rows dropped into the high 40s and 50s, including a latest extracted count of 53.
| Report Sequence | Total Jail Population | Local Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Early current file row | 69 | Below 77-bed capacity, 89.6 percent use |
| Near-capacity row | 72 | Below capacity but high for a small jail |
| Mid-sequence range | 50 to 67 | Month-to-month movement without overcrowding |
| Later 2026 sequence | 49 to 65 | Still below the rated bed count |
| Latest extracted cluster | 43 to 61, latest 53 | No official overcrowding finding in the inspected rows |
No official county or state source in the research sweep showed a current jail consent decree, Department of Justice jail investigation, active overcrowding release order, or new jail construction project. County budget materials did mention jail standards work, visitation project security, lockers, a jail-management-system mobile app item, and infirmary tele-med upgrade planning. Those are operational clues, not population totals.
Who Makes Up Jackson County Jail Custody
TCJS does not give age, race, or ethnicity in the current population spreadsheet. It does give legal-status categories, which are more useful for deciding where to search. Jackson County rows include local Class A and B misdemeanor pretrial counts, convicted misdemeanants, bench warrants, local pretrial felons, parole violators, parole violators with new charges, county-jail-sentenced convicted felons, TDCJ-sentenced categories, state-jail felony categories, federal columns, paper-ready SAFP, contract inmates, housed-elsewhere inmates, total population, and percent of capacity.
- Pretrial inmates are people held while a case is pending and are part of the county jail count.
- Sentenced county inmates may serve short local sentences at Jackson County Jail.
- Bench-warrant and hold cases may remain in jail until the court or outside agency acts.
- Paper-ready state prisoners may appear in the county count while waiting for transfer.
- Federal and contract counts were zero or very low in the inspected Jackson County rows.
Laws Governing Jackson County Inmate Records
Texas law explains why some jail data is public and why some details require a request or a different office. Jackson County's open-records page says requests must be written to the department that holds the records, and it warns that sending a request to the wrong department can delay the response. For jail records, that normally points to the sheriff. For court files, the county says judicial records are not Public Information Act records and should be requested from the clerk or judge tied to that case.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives the public a right to request government information unless an exception applies.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 15.26 covers public information about certain arrested people and includes booking photographs in the listed information.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 511 creates and empowers the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 49.18 addresses death-in-custody investigation and reporting duties.
Search Jackson County Inmate Population
No official Jackson County jail roster, current-inmate search portal, daily booking report, or public mugshot gallery was located on the county site. The local search path is therefore a fallback chain. Start with the jail phone for current custody. Use VINELink for custody status and notification. Use a written public-information request when a booking record, jail card, or booking photo is needed. Use iDocket and the clerk for formal court records after charges are filed.
- Call Jackson County Jail at 361-782-5407 and ask what identifiers are needed to check custody.
- Use VINELink or Texas VINE by phone at 877-894-8463 for custody status and notification.
- Send a written request to the sheriff when a booking record, booking photo, bond field, or release detail is needed in writing.
- Search iDocket Judicial Case Search or contact the District Clerk for court cases after filing.
- Search TDCJ, BOP, or ICE if the person moved into state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
The sheriff page is the best local starting point. The Jackson County Sheriff page lists Sheriff Rick Boone, administration, dispatch, jail, fax, office hours, VINELink, and ICE/VOICE links.
The screenshot supports the main custody-search point: Jackson County publishes a jail phone and VINE route, not a public county roster search form.
Jackson County Custody Search Fields
Because no county-hosted roster was found, there are no official Jackson County roster fields to render. A practical search still uses fields, but those fields belong to the phone call, VINE, the public-information form, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE. Full legal name is the most important starting point. Date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, charge, case number, or offender ID can reduce false matches.
| Channel | Fields to Have Ready | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Jail phone | Name, date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency | Current Jackson County custody and booking status |
| VINELink | Texas, offender name, offender ID if known | Custody status and notification |
| Public-information request | Name, date range, record description, delivery choice | Booking records, jail cards, and booking photos when releasable |
| TDCJ | Last name, first name, TDCJ number, SID number | Sentenced state-prison custody |
| BOP | BOP Register Number or first, last, race, age, sex | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| ICE ODLS | A-number and country or biographical search details | Immigration detention |
Jackson County Inmate Record Fields
Jackson County did not publish an official public jail profile to inspect. Do not assume an online record shows booking number, mugshot, charges, bond, housing, or release date. Those facts may exist in the jail management system and may be releasable by phone or written request. The request should name the needed fields so the sheriff's office can identify the record and evaluate any redactions.
| Field | How to Treat It in Jackson County |
|---|---|
| Name | Use full legal spelling; aliases may not match phone, VINE, court, or prison systems. |
| Booking date and time | Ask the jail or request the booking record from the sheriff. |
| Charge | Jail booking charge is not the final court charge; verify in court records. |
| Bond | Call the jail or court and ask whether any hold blocks release. |
| Mugshot | No county gallery was found; request a booking photograph when needed. |
| Release status | Use the jail phone and VINE for current custody status. |
Jackson County Jail vs State Prison
A common search error is using one system for every custody stage. Jackson County Jail is for local custody. TDCJ is for sentenced state custody. BOP is for sentenced federal custody. ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. VINELink can help with custody notification, but it is not a substitute for the court case file or a written booking-record request.
| Custody Stage | Primary Source | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Booked locally, case pending | Jackson County Jail phone and VINE | Current county custody, booking, bond, and release status if releasable |
| Formal charges filed | District Clerk and iDocket | Court case, docket, filed charge, disposition, and court dates |
| Sentenced to Texas prison | TDCJ locator | State unit, TDCJ number, SID number, sentence and release data |
| Federal custody | BOP locator or federal court channels | Federal sentenced inmates; not every pretrial USMS hold |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainee location after transfer or processing |
The state locator screenshot comes from the official TDCJ inmate search, which is the correct statewide source after a Jackson County defendant is sentenced to TDCJ custody.
Use that locator only for state-prison custody. It should not be described as a live Jackson County jail roster.
Jackson County Records Requests
Jackson County's open-records page is central when the online roster does not exist. It says public-record requests must be written to the department that has custody of the records. For jail booking records, custody records, jail incident records, and booking photographs, the sheriff is the logical custodian unless the requested item is a judicial record. The county also warns that one department does not control another department's records, so routing matters.
The Jackson County open-records page explains the written request process and the judicial-record caveat.
The request form asks for contact information, a precise record description, date range, delivery preference, electronic-copy preference, redaction choices, and date. It notes that charges may apply, but no county-specific fee amount was printed in the research material.
Jackson County Detention Facilities
The official facility map resolved to one local detention facility. No separate work-release center, city jail with its own public custody system, regional jail, TDCJ unit, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was located inside Jackson County in official sources. The local facility page should be used for address, phone, population, visitation unknowns, and custody-search routing.
- Jackson County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, county-jail sentenced inmates, bench-warrant prisoners, parole holds, TDCJ paper-ready/state-jail categories, and any contract or federal holds if reported.
Jackson County Custody Terms
Short definitions help separate jail data from court data. A booking is jail intake after arrest. Intake includes identity checks, property inventory, fingerprints, photo, medical screening, and classification. A magistrate is the judicial officer who advises rights and may set bond. A detainer is notice that another agency wants custody notice or transfer. A hold is a legal reason release may be blocked.
- Pretrial
- The case is pending and the person has not been convicted on that charge.
- Sentenced
- A conviction or judgment has occurred, and custody may move to county jail or TDCJ.
- PR bond
- Release on a promise to appear and obey conditions, without paying the full bond amount up front.
- Bench warrant
- A judge-issued warrant, often tied to a missed court setting or order.
- Disposition
- The final court outcome, such as dismissal, plea, conviction, acquittal, or deferred result.
Jackson County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Jackson County inmate population?
TCJS current population data inspected June 30, 2026 listed a 77-bed capacity and a latest extracted total jail population of 53 for Jackson County. Other inspected rows moved from the 40s into the low 70s, but stayed below capacity in the rows reviewed.
Is there an online Jackson County jail roster?
No official county-hosted jail roster, booking list, or public mugshot gallery was located on the Jackson County website. Start with the jail phone, VINELink, and written records requests.
Where are Jackson County court charges found?
Formal charges and docket activity belong to the court record, not the jail roster. Jackson County District Clerk materials link iDocket, dockets, Texas eFiling, and court-date resources.
What if the inmate moved to prison?
Use TDCJ for sentenced Texas prisoners. Use BOP for federal sentenced inmates and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees. Those systems are separate from Jackson County Jail.