San Jacinto County Jail Overview
San Jacinto County Jail is operated by the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page names Sheriff Sam Houston and lists the sheriff and jail contact block at the Cedar Avenue location in Coldspring. It also links an NCIC inmate communications PDF and TDCJ Integrated Victim Services System material. The page does not publish a separate jail division page, jail administrator name, public lobby hours, visitation schedule, or online inmate roster.
The jail is a Texas county jail regulated by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. TCJS population categories for San Jacinto include local pretrial misdemeanor and felony detainees, convicted misdemeanants, bench-warrant detainees, parole or blue-warrant holds, parole violators with new charges, convicted felons sentenced to county jail time, state-jail felony categories, paper-ready TDCJ inmates, federal inmates if any, contract inmates, and people housed elsewhere. That list is a reporting framework, not a promise that every category is present each day.
The official sheriff page screenshot below is the main county source for the facility contact block. The sheriff page is the county route for current jail contact details and official links.
The image supports the contact and routing details, but current custody still has to be confirmed with jail staff.
San Jacinto County Jail Population
TCJS current population data listed San Jacinto County Jail with 144 rated beds and 101 total inmates on June 1, 2026. That equals 70.1 percent of capacity. The same research found the jail under capacity in selected 2025 and 2026 rows, with higher counts in late 2025 and early 2026. These figures are facility-level population data, not a person search.
San Jacinto County's population history is unusual because Hurricane Beryl damaged the detention center and sheriff's office in July 2024. Local reports said the jail was closed for months while inmates were housed in other counties, and later reports said it reopened. TCJS also listed a San Jacinto County Jail renovation in its 2024 annual report with no new beds.
Lookup San Jacinto County Jail Inmates
No official public roster was located for San Jacinto County Jail. A lookup starts with direct contact, then moves to court or state systems only when the facts point that way. For current local custody, call the jail or sheriff. For filed charges, use the LGS court search linked by county clerk pages. For state prison after sentencing, use TDCJ. For federal sentenced custody, use BOP. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS.
- Call (936) 653-4367 and ask whether the person is currently in San Jacinto County Jail or housed elsewhere.
- Provide full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number.
- Ask for releasable booking, bond, charge, court, release, or transfer information.
- Search LGS Online Records Search if a court case has been filed.
- Use TDCJ inmate search, BOP inmate locator, or ICE ODLS if the custody type has moved out of local jail custody.
San Jacinto County Jail Address
The jail and sheriff's office share the official contact block published by the county. The county did not publish a separate booking desk phone, records-unit phone, or lobby hour schedule in the inspected sheriff page. Use the main number for custody and routing questions, and call before travel during severe weather or other disruptions.
San Jacinto County Jail
75 W. Cedar Avenue
Coldspring, TX 77331
(936) 653-4367
Fax: (936) 653-5058
Operator: San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office
San Jacinto County Jail Visits
The official sheriff page did not publish a full in-person visitation schedule, video-visit schedule, visitor dress code, child visitor rule, or attorney-visit procedure. It did link an NCIC inmate communications document. Because that official PDF is scanned, the research could not extract exact fees or schedule text. Treat the PDF as an official routing source, but confirm the current rules by phone before paying for communication services or arriving for a visit.
| Visit Topic | San Jacinto County Jail Finding |
|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not published on the inspected sheriff page. |
| Video visitation | NCIC communications PDF linked, but exact schedule was not text-readable. |
| Visitor ID | Government photo ID should be brought; confirm current rules by phone. |
| Dress code | Not published in inspected official text. |
| Weather and lockdowns | Call before travel because storm history and jail operations can affect access. |
San Jacinto County Jail Mail
Mail, phone, commissary, and money rules were not published as a full text policy on the official sheriff page. The county's NCIC inmate communications PDF is the only documented communications link, but the research could not quote fees from the scanned file. Before sending anything, confirm whether the person is physically at San Jacinto County Jail or housed elsewhere. A transfer changes the correct mail address and vendor.
| Service | Published Detail | Confirm With Jail |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published in inspected official text | Inmate name, booking number, and mailing format |
| Phone and communications | NCIC document linked by sheriff page | Setup steps, rates, and approved contacts |
| Money deposits | No official fee table located | Vendor, limits, payment methods, and refund rules |
| Books or photos | No local rule published | Whether direct delivery, publisher rules, or photo limits apply |
San Jacinto County Jail Booking
Booking is the jail intake process after arrest. It can include search, property inventory, fingerprinting, booking photo, charge entry, warrant entry, medical and mental-health screening, classification, and the first steps toward magistration. A booking charge is not the same as the final prosecutor-filed charge. Prosecutors can reject, amend, reduce, enhance, or add charges after reviewing reports.
If a person was arrested today, the jail may need time to complete transport, screening, fingerprinting, bond entry, and court paperwork. If a court case is visible but the jail cannot find the person, the person may have bonded out, transferred, been sentenced to TDCJ, been held on another warrant, or moved into federal or immigration custody.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest.
- Magistration
- First court appearance where rights and bond may be addressed.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency.
- Paper-ready
- Texas term for inmates ready for TDCJ transfer after certification.
San Jacinto County Jail Cases
Jail custody and court records are linked, but they are not the same record. The jail answers whether a person is in custody, released, transferred, or held. The court record answers whether a complaint, information, indictment, warrant, setting, plea, dismissal, or judgment has been filed. Misdemeanor matters often involve County Court and the County Clerk. Felony matters involve district court, the Criminal District Attorney, and the District Clerk.
| Office | Local Role After Arrest |
|---|---|
| District Clerk | District-court records; official page states copy or record requests are not accepted by email. |
| County Clerk | County-court criminal, civil, probate, and judicial-search references. |
| Criminal District Attorney | Reviews reports and decides what charges, if any, to file. |
| Justice Courts | Precinct-level cases, citations, and some warrant or Class C matters. |
The San Jacinto County court records after jail arrest page separates charge records from booking status.
San Jacinto County Jail Conditions
TCJS is the state body that inspects and regulates county jails. The research found a March 7, 2024 TCJS special non-compliance report for San Jacinto County Jail tied to discipline and grievance procedure, and it found that the active TCJS non-compliant jails page inspected in 2026 did not list San Jacinto County as active. The build should not call the jail currently non-compliant unless the official active page changes.
The major recent building event was Hurricane Beryl. Bluebonnet News reported July 15, 2024 damage to the San Jacinto County Detention Center and Sheriff's Office, including roof damage. ABC13 reported December 18, 2024 that the jail remained closed and inmates were housed elsewhere while repairs continued. East Texas News later reported that the jail reopened after the five-month closure. TCJS's 2024 annual report also listed a San Jacinto County Jail renovation with zero new beds and a 144-bed facility.
Note: Confirm custody, visit rules, and physical location with the jail before travel or payment.