Texas Inmate Search

Texas is a massive state with almost 300 county and city jails spread across the state. All the jails are independent of a county sheriff or the local or city police department. Nonetheless, they all operate under state law. Since the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in every county, most arrests are affected by the sheriff's office, which locks up pretrial inmates in jails. Judges may also sentence misdemeanor offenders to a shorter jail term in the facility. 

Texas Jail Roster Inmate Search

As a result, this is the most likely place you can find a loved one recently arrested. Luckily you can perform an online inmate search in a majority of jails. Here is a link to the inmate locator tool for all inmate locators for jails in Texas. Unfortunately, from the list, over 100 jails do not yet have an inmate locator tool or website, but you can call the sheriff from the numbers provided. 

An inmate search online often follows the following steps 

• Get to the Official county jail inmate search tool 
• Download a PDF version of the jail roster or Provide the first name and last name of the inmate on the inmate search locator 
• Get matching results  

Once you have the inmate's location, you can schedule a visit to the jail subject to the jail's rules. Jails with no inmate search tool can be called directly or through the sheriff for details on the inmates. You may also walk to the jail as all the details are public information. 

Texas Statewide Inmate Search

You will likely be committed to a state prison if you are found guilty in court. That is because state prisons handle common crimes such as burglary, murder, theft, and assault. The Correctional Institution Division (CID) of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) manages almost two hundred correctional institutions in the state. The department manages various types of institutions, such as: 

• 48 Private Prisons 
• 52 State Prisons 
• State Jail 
• 14 Transfer Facilities  
• 4 Pre-Release Facility  
• 5 Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities 
• 2 Medical Facilities 
• 3 Psychiatric Facilities 
• 47 County Juvenile Detention Center - 57 

Despite many state correctional institutions, you can perform an inmate search online using the TDCJ Inmate Information Search tool. All you need is the inmate's name, TDCJ number, Or SID number. You can also filter on age and gender. 

Federal Inmate Search

Very few people get convicted for federal crimes though 27,000 are in federal prisons in Texas. All the federal data is centralized, and you can search using the Bureau of Prisons name search tool. The advantage is you will find inmates that may have been moved from texas to other federal jails in the US.