San Jacinto County Jail Roster
No official San Jacinto County online jail roster, recent-bookings feed, booking report, or public mugshot gallery was located on the county website or sheriff page during research. That fact controls the search process. The San Jacinto County Sheriff page lists Sheriff Sam Houston, the sheriff and jail address, the main phone number, a fax number, an IVSS custody-status link, and an NCIC inmate communications PDF, but it does not expose a searchable current-inmate database.
A San Jacinto County inmate record may still exist even when it is not online. Jail staff may be able to confirm current custody, release, transfer, bond status, or whether a person is held for another agency. Filed criminal cases then move into clerk and court systems. The county's District Clerk and County Clerk both point users toward the LGS Online Records Search for judicial records, but that portal answers court questions, not live jail housing questions.
Search San Jacinto County Inmates
The first search step is not a website form. It is a direct custody check with the sheriff or jail. That is especially important in San Jacinto County because the jail was damaged by Hurricane Beryl in 2024, and local reports said inmates were housed elsewhere while repairs were underway. TCJS data later showed the jail again reporting population against its 144-bed capacity, but transfers and temporary housing can still affect where a person is physically held.
- Call the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office and jail at (936) 653-4367. Ask whether the person is in custody, released, transferred, or housed elsewhere.
- Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number ready.
- Ask whether staff can provide booking number, charge description, bond status, arresting agency, next court, and release conditions.
- If a case has been filed, search the LGS portal or contact the correct clerk for court records after arrest.
- If the person was sentenced to prison, use the TDCJ locator instead of treating the county jail as the current source.
San Jacinto County Search Fields
The county public roster field table is blank because no official public roster form was located. That absence should be stated clearly instead of filling the gap with an unofficial roster domain. The useful searchable fields appear in the court portal and in state or federal locators. Court records become useful after a charge is filed, while jail staff remain the source for fresh custody.
| Channel | Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County jail roster | Not available | n/a | n/a | No official public jail-roster search form was located. |
| LGS court records | County or court selection | Interactive selection | Likely required | Select San Jacinto if prompted by the shared portal. |
| LGS court records | Party or defendant name | Text | Optional | Use name variants for common names. |
| LGS court records | Case number | Text | Optional | Best when known from bond, citation, or court paperwork. |
| TDCJ inmate search | Last name, TDCJ number, or SID | Text | One path | For sentenced state prisoners. |
San Jacinto County Profile Fields
Because no public sample roster profile was available, the safest approach is to describe fields that may be requested from the sheriff if public and not excepted. Do not assume that San Jacinto County publishes housing, photos, charges, or bond online. Jail data can change after magistration, prosecutor review, transfer, release, or a new hold.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Legal booking name and sometimes aliases. |
| Booking number | Internal jail identifier, if released by staff or records. |
| Booking date and time | When intake was entered, not always the arrest time. |
| Arresting agency | Sheriff, city police, DPS, constable, warrant agency, or another officer. |
| Charge description | Booking charge that may change after prosecutor review. |
| Bond status | Cash, surety, personal bond, no bond, hold, or bond not yet set. |
| Custody status | In custody, released, transferred, housed elsewhere, or held for another agency. |
| Mugshot | May exist internally, but public online display was not located. |
Booking photos are covered in more detail on the San Jacinto County jail mugshots page.
San Jacinto County Custody Lookup
One of the most common lookup errors is searching the wrong custody system. The county jail is for local custody: pretrial arrests, local sentences, warrants, parole holds, paper-ready transfers, and related county-jail categories. TDCJ is for sentenced state prison custody. BOP is for federal sentenced custody. ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. VINELink is a notification system, not a complete roster.
| Custody Question | Official Channel | What It Can Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh San Jacinto arrest | Sheriff/jail phone or in person | Current custody, release, bond, transfer, and basic booking status when releasable. |
| Filed county or district case | LGS Online Records Search | Case number, parties, court, filings, settings, and disposition when available. |
| Texas prison sentence | TDCJ inmate search | TDCJ number, SID, facility, offense, sentence, release and parole data. |
| Federal sentence | BOP inmate locator | Name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | A-Number or biographical search for ICE custody. |
San Jacinto County Jail Contact
The facility map identifies one local detention facility. The San Jacinto County Jail is operated by the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office and is regulated by TCJS as a county jail. The sheriff page does not publish a separate jail division page, jail administrator name, public lobby hours, or booking-desk hours, so the main sheriff and jail number is the documented first contact for custody and routing questions.
San Jacinto County Jail
75 W. Cedar Avenue
Coldspring, TX 77331
(936) 653-4367
Fax: (936) 653-5058
Call before visiting or sending mail.
More facility-specific details are on the San Jacinto County Jail page.
San Jacinto County Booking Process
After an arrest, a person is usually taken to the county jail or to another authorized holding location if the local jail is unavailable. Intake commonly includes a search, property inventory, identification, fingerprints, a booking photo, medical and mental-health screening, and entry of charge or warrant information. TCJS standards cover areas such as admission, release, classification, health services, supervision, inmate services, discipline, grievance, commissary, and life safety.
New bookings do not become searchable online in San Jacinto County because no official public roster was found. The jail may also need time for transport, fingerprinting, medical screening, charge entry, and first court paperwork. A court case can lag behind the booking because formal filing must occur through the prosecutor and clerk system. For court records after a custody event, use the court records after jail arrest page.
- Magistration
- The first judicial appearance where rights and bond may be addressed.
- PR bond
- A personal bond based on a promise and conditions rather than full cash payment.
- Classification
- The jail process for housing and security placement.
- Capias
- A court-issued order to arrest or bring a person before court.
San Jacinto County Bond Records
Texas bond practice is governed mainly by Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17. San Jacinto County did not publish a local online bond schedule or jail bond payment page in the inspected sheriff materials. Confirm bond status with the jail, the court handling the case, or a licensed Texas bail bond company before paying money or assuming a person can be released.
| Bond Type | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full amount is paid to secure release, subject to court rules and forfeiture. |
| Surety bond | A licensed bond company posts surety for a fee and may require collateral. |
| Personal bond | Release by promise to appear and comply with conditions. |
| No-bond hold | Release through ordinary bond is not currently allowed. |
| Detainer or hold | Another agency may prevent release even after local bond is addressed. |
San Jacinto County Jail Visitation
The official sheriff page did not publish a full visitation schedule, dress code, visitor checklist, mail rule page, commissary vendor page, or money-deposit fee table. It did link an NCIC inmate communications PDF, but the PDF was scanned and not text-readable in the research environment. The safest official instruction is to call the jail before visiting, mailing, scheduling video, or depositing money.
| Topic | San Jacinto-Specific Finding |
|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not published on the official sheriff page inspected. |
| Video visitation | NCIC communications PDF is linked, but exact schedule or fee was not text-readable. |
| Visitor ID | Bring government photo ID and confirm current rules with the jail. |
| Dress code | Not published; call before arrival. |
| Weather or lockdown changes | Call before travel, especially during severe weather or post-storm disruptions. |
San Jacinto County Inmate Contact
San Jacinto County's official page confirms the NCIC inmate communications link but does not publish a text fee table or complete mail and commissary rules. Ask staff whether the inmate is physically in the San Jacinto County Jail before sending mail or money. If the person is housed elsewhere, the correct address, vendor, phone system, and visit process may be different.
| Service | Confirmed Detail | What to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Phone or communications | NCIC document linked from the sheriff page | Current setup steps and fees |
| No public format published | Whether to include booking number and exact facility address | |
| Commissary deposits | No official method published in inspected page text | Vendor, limits, and fee schedule |
| Remote video | NCIC link suggests communications channel | Availability, schedule, and cost |
Note: Confirm custody location before sending funds, mail, or visit requests because transfers can change the correct process.
San Jacinto County Records Requests
For booking records, jail logs, incident reports, or booking photos that are not posted online, use the Texas Public Information Act process in Government Code Chapter 552 and ask the sheriff's office how it accepts requests. For court files, use the clerk channel. The District Clerk page is specific: copy or record requests will not be accepted by email.
The District Clerk handles district-court records from 1 State Hwy 150, Room 4, Coldspring, and lists phone (936) 653-2909. The County Clerk handles county-court and other county clerk records from Room 2 at the courthouse and lists phone (936) 653-2324. The Criminal District Attorney page names Todd Dillon and identifies the prosecutor's office involved after arrest.