San Augustine County Inmate Population
The official local custody point for the San Augustine County inmate population is the San Augustine County Jail / El Camino Justice Center. The jail is run by the San Augustine County Sheriff's Office, which lists Sheriff Robert Cartwright, Captain Mike Price, and Jail Administrator Cheryl Procell at the same jail contact address. The county page gives the jail phone line, fax line, and NCIC communications details, but it does not publish a live jail roster, booking report, or current inmate search form.
Population counts come from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS is the state jail-standards source for county jail capacity and population data. Its June 2026 current report showed San Augustine County with a rated jail capacity of 34 beds and a total jail population of 18 on the June 1, 2026 row. That figure describes the county jail count on the reporting date, not a live roster. Arrests, bond decisions, court holds, parole warrants, and transfer timing can change the daily count.
San Augustine County Inmate Statistics
TCJS reports are the strongest source for the size of the San Augustine County inmate population because the county sheriff page does not provide a public dashboard. The current population report is facility based. The incarceration-rate report adds a countywide population baseline and average daily population, often shortened to ADP. TCJS notes that the data is submitted by jails or facilities, that the submitting departments are responsible for accuracy, and that figures can be changed over time.
The June 1, 2026 TCJS population row put the jail below its rated capacity. The same research also found no official annual bookings count and no average length of stay from county sources. Those gaps matter. A small jail can have a modest daily count while still handling new bookings, bench warrants, blue warrants, and transfers that are not visible in an online roster.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 34 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 2026 file |
| Total jail population | 18 | TCJS San Augustine row dated 2026-06-01 |
| Percent of capacity | 52.94% | TCJS current population row, 18 of 34 beds |
| Countywide population used in rate file | 7,767 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, 2026 rows |
| ADP in rate file | 20 | TCJS rate row dated 2026-06-01 |
| Incarceration rate | 2.57 | TCJS rate row dated 2026-06-01 |
San Augustine County Inmate Trends
The selected TCJS rows show a small San Augustine County inmate population that moved within a narrow band in recent reporting snapshots. The current population snapshots in the research ranged from 18 to 28 people against a 34-bed capacity. That range is meaningful in a small jail. A few arrests, releases, or TDCJ transfers can change the capacity percentage more than they would in a large urban jail.
The TCJS incarceration-rate file gives a second trend view by using average daily population. It showed ADP values between 19 and 23 across the selected 2024 through 2026 rows. No official county news page found during research identified a jail expansion, closure, population cap, or consent decree that would explain a structural shift. The better reading is practical: San Augustine County operates a small sheriff-run jail whose population changes with local case flow, bond status, and transfer timing.
| Date | Countywide Population | ADP | Incarceration Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 7,833 | 23 | 2.94 |
| 2024-06-01 | 7,833 | 22 | 2.81 |
| 2024-12-01 | 7,833 | 19 | 2.43 |
| 2025-06-01 | 7,767 | 21 | 2.70 |
| 2026-06-01 | 7,767 | 20 | 2.57 |
San Augustine County Jail Capacity
The San Augustine County Jail / El Camino Justice Center is listed in the research as a 34-bed county jail. The TCJS snapshots inspected for 2024, 2025, and 2026 show totals of 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28 depending on the reporting date. None of those selected rows exceeded rated capacity. That does not mean every housing or classification issue is simple. Jail beds must be managed around gender, safety, medical needs, warrants, and separation rules, and the county does not publish housing-unit detail online.
The official county site did not identify a jail construction project, local consent decree, or court-ordered cap. The state oversight framework still matters. Texas Government Code Section 511.009 gives TCJS authority to adopt minimum jail standards, while Texas Administrative Code Chapter 269 covers population reporting rules. Those sources explain why capacity and population data exist even when the county website has no roster.
| Date | Capacity | Total Jail Population | Percent of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 34 | 28 | 82.35% |
| 2024-06-01 | 34 | 18 | 52.94% |
| 2024-12-01 | 34 | 25 | 73.53% |
| 2025-06-01 | 34 | 27 | 79.41% |
| 2025-12-01 | 34 | 28 | 82.35% |
| 2026-06-01 | 34 | 18 | 52.94% |
Who San Augustine County Counts
TCJS population categories are broader than a simple list of people booked today. The San Augustine County inmate population can include pretrial felony defendants, pretrial Class A or B misdemeanor defendants, bench-warrant prisoners, parole violators or blue warrants, state-jail-felony categories, people awaiting transfer, and people held elsewhere for local purposes. The research did not locate county-published race, ethnicity, age-band, or detailed housing demographics.
That absence should be handled plainly. It is accurate to describe the custody categories TCJS tracks. It is not accurate to invent a demographic breakdown for San Augustine County inmates. When a family member needs the status of one named person, the jail phone line and public-information request path are more useful than a countywide category table.
- Pretrial
- Custody before a conviction or final case result.
- Bench warrant
- A court warrant, often issued after a missed hearing or court order violation.
- Blue warrant
- A parole-related hold that can keep a person in custody even when local bond is addressed.
- Paper ready
- A transfer status used when a sentenced person is waiting for movement into state custody.
San Augustine County Jail Laws
Texas law shapes both access to jail records and the reporting behind the San Augustine County inmate population. The county does not need to publish a web roster for the Texas Public Information Act to apply to existing records. A requester can still seek booking information, jail logs, charge information, bond entries, and booking photos, while the sheriff may withhold or redact material that falls under active-investigation, juvenile, medical, victim, privacy, or court-order limits.
Key Texas jail-record rules:
Texas Government Code Section 552.021 makes public information available during normal business hours unless an exception applies.
Texas Government Code Section 552.108(c) protects access to basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime.
Texas Government Code Section 511.009 gives TCJS rulemaking power over minimum county jail standards.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 sets death-in-custody investigation and reporting duties.
San Augustine County State Prison Search
A person sentenced after a San Augustine County case may move out of the county jail and into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search. TDCJ is not the county jail. It covers sentenced state prisoners after conviction and transfer. The research checked the TDCJ unit directory and did not identify a state prison physically located in San Augustine County.
That distinction prevents a common search mistake. A fresh arrest belongs first to the sheriff/jail path. A prison sentence belongs to TDCJ after intake. Federal custody belongs to the BOP or U.S. Marshals path, and immigration custody belongs to ICE. Texas VINE can help with notifications, but it is not the court file and it is not a substitute for the sheriff's record response.
Search San Augustine County Inmates
San Augustine County does not appear to publish an official county-hosted jail roster or inmate search form on the sheriff page inspected for this build. The search process is therefore a fallback chain. Start with the sheriff page to confirm the official local contact, then call the jail for current custody and bond status. If the person was arrested by city police, the City of San Augustine Police Department can confirm agency involvement, but the county jail remains the detention path identified by official sources.
The official sheriff page screenshot shows the jail contact and NCIC details used for the local lookup path.
The screenshot reinforces the key local point: the sheriff page is the official jail contact source, but it is not a public roster screen.
- Call the San Augustine County Sheriff's Office / Jail at 936-275-2424 with the person's full name and date of birth if known.
- Ask whether the person is in custody, whether bond has been set, and whether any warrant, parole, federal, or ICE hold affects release.
- If the person is not in the local jail, search Texas VINE for custody notification and TDCJ for sentenced state-prison custody.
- Use the BOP locator for federal custody and ICE ODLS for immigration custody when the local jail cannot confirm a current hold.
- For a booking sheet, charge list, jail log, or mugshot, send a Texas Public Information Act request to the sheriff by mail, in person, or fax.
San Augustine County Roster Fields
The county roster search-field table is short because no official county web roster was located. A blank or missing web roster is still useful information. It tells readers not to spend time looking for an official search box that the county has not published and helps route the search to phone confirmation, public-information requests, and state or federal locators when needed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official county roster located | N/A | N/A | The inspected San Augustine County pages did not publish a web inmate search form. |
| Name for phone lookup | Caller-provided detail | Helpful | Use full legal name and date of birth when calling the jail. |
| Arrest date or agency | Caller-provided detail | Helpful | Useful for city-police arrests, warrant bookings, and public-information requests. |
San Augustine County Inmate Records
No official San Augustine County inmate profile could be inspected online, so field names must be framed as request items rather than confirmed website fields. A public-information request can ask for basic arrest and booking information, including the arrestee name, arrest date, booking date, arresting agency, listed charge or warrant, bond amount or bond type if set, release status, and booking photograph if releasable.
| Requested Field | How to Read It |
|---|---|
| Booking date and time | Shows when the jail intake record was created, not when court charges were filed. |
| Arresting agency | Identifies whether the sheriff, city police, DPS, or another agency made the arrest. |
| Charge or warrant description | Shows the intake allegation or warrant basis. It can differ from the final court charge. |
| Bond amount or type | Shows release conditions if set, but holds can still prevent release. |
| Release status | Shows whether the person left county custody, posted bond, or moved to another authority. |
| Booking photograph | Not published in a county gallery; request it under the Texas Public Information Act. |
San Augustine County Custody Systems
County jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration detention are separate systems. A person can move from one to another, and each search tool covers a different part of the custody path. The San Augustine County inmate population reported to TCJS is the local jail population. TDCJ, BOP, and ICE searches are fallback or later-stage searches, not replacements for current local jail contact.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Call 936-275-2424 or request records from the sheriff | Fresh arrests, pretrial holds, local sentences, warrants, and transfer holds. |
| State prison | TDCJ Inmate Information Search | Sentenced Texas prisoners after conviction and transfer. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced inmates and some federal custody history. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE detainees searched by A-number/country or biographical data. |
| Notifications | Texas VINE / VINELink | Custody status and notification where participating data is available. |
San Augustine County Detention Facility
The facility map identifies one local detention facility for the San Augustine County inmate population. No county jail annex, city jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was identified in San Augustine County through the official sources reviewed. City police arrests may still lead to county jail booking because the city page does not describe a separate city jail.
- San Augustine County Jail / El Camino Justice Center is the sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial defendants, local misdemeanor and felony holds, bench warrants, parole or blue-warrant holds, transfer categories, and other TCJS-reported local custody groups.
San Augustine County Jail Communications
The sheriff page gives a rare amount of local detail on inmate communications. It states that San Augustine County Jail uses NCIC Inmate Communications. Domestic inmate calls are listed at $0.31 per minute with no connection fee, and international inmate calls are listed at $0.50 per minute. The county directs users to the NCIC account funding portal, the Spanish-language funding portal, or NCIC's phone support line.
The NCIC account funding page is linked from the local sheriff page for account creation and funding.
NCIC funding supports communication accounts. It should not be confused with a public inmate roster or a guaranteed commissary deposit method.
| Service | Provider or Method | Published Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic inmate calls | NCIC Inmate Communications | $0.31 per minute, no connection fee. |
| International inmate calls | NCIC Inmate Communications | $0.50 per minute. |
| Account funding | account.ncic.com or cuenta.ncic.com | County page says all credit and debit cards are accepted. |
| Phone support | NCIC call center | 1-800-943-2189. |
San Augustine County Inmate FAQ
How big is the San Augustine County inmate population?
The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population row showed 18 people in the San Augustine County Jail against a 34-bed capacity. The TCJS rate file listed ADP as 20 for the same date. Those figures are reporting snapshots, not a live inmate roster.
Can San Augustine County inmates be searched online?
No official county-hosted public jail roster was found on the inspected county pages. Current custody checks should start with the sheriff/jail phone line at 936-275-2424, followed by a written Texas Public Information Act request if a booking record is needed.
Where do sentenced prisoners go after a San Augustine County case?
Sentenced Texas prison inmates are searched through TDCJ after conviction and transfer. The county jail can also hold people awaiting transfer, which means a person may not appear in TDCJ immediately after sentencing.
Are federal or ICE detainees part of the county roster?
No separate BOP or ICE detention facility was identified in San Augustine County. Federal and immigration searches still matter when a local arrest becomes a federal case or an ICE detainer affects release.