Bandera County Inmate Population Snapshot
The official population source for Bandera County jail data is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS receives jail population data from Texas county facilities and publishes current population and incarceration-rate workbooks. For Bandera County, those workbooks describe one local detention facility, the Bandera County Jail, and separate the jail count from sentenced state prison, federal, and immigration custody. That distinction matters because a person booked after a local arrest may be in the county jail, while a person sentenced to prison should be searched through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
On June 1, 2026, the TCJS current population workbook reported 60 people in Bandera County Jail against a rated capacity of 96 beds. The same reporting set placed the jail at 62.5 percent of capacity on that date. The TCJS incarceration-rate workbook reported an average daily population of 50, a county population basis of 22,830, and a local incarceration rate of 2.19 for Bandera County. Those figures are a dated monthly snapshot, not a live roster. Current custody still has to be checked through the jail, VINE, or another official channel.
Bandera County Inmate Population Statistics
Bandera County's population story is clearer than its roster story because TCJS publishes the hard jail count even though the county site did not expose a public inmate roster. The June 2026 current-population row reported capacity, total population, and custody categories for the jail. The incarceration-rate workbook supplied the average daily population and rate. TCJS notes that data is submitted by each jail or facility, so the best practice is to cite the source and date when using a figure.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 96 beds | TCJS Current Population Workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 60 | TCJS Current Population Workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 62.5% | TCJS Current Population Workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 50 | TCJS Incarceration Rate Workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 2.19 | TCJS Incarceration Rate Workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not located | No annual booking count found on official county sources |
The TCJS current population workbook screenshot in the project manifest is a useful source check because it shows Bandera's capacity and total population row. The workbook is built for monthly jail reporting, so it is better for population context than for verifying whether a named person is in custody right now.
The image ties the population figures back to the state jail-standard source rather than to a commercial inmate directory.
Bandera County Jail Population Trend
The recent TCJS extraction showed a steady Bandera County inmate population over the late-2025 to mid-2026 period. Monthly totals stayed between 56 and 63 people, and the average daily population stayed near 49 or 50. That pattern supports a narrow statement: Bandera County Jail was operating below its rated capacity during the official monthly snapshots reviewed. It does not support a claim about a live head count today, and it does not show annual booking volume.
| Date | Total / ADP | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1, 2025 | 59 / 50 | TCJS current and rate workbooks |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 58 / 50 | Below 96-bed capacity |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 59 / 50 | Stable winter count |
| Feb. 1, 2026 | 58 / 50 | Below capacity |
| Mar. 1, 2026 | 56 / 49 | Slight decrease |
| Apr. 1, 2026 | 63 / 49 | Highest monthly count in the reviewed extract |
| May 1, 2026 | 57 / 49 | Decrease from April |
| June 1, 2026 | 60 / 50 | 62.5 percent of rated capacity |
Bandera County Inmate Custody Makeup
The TCJS current-population row uses more categories than most public readers need. It includes local pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, bench warrants, parole violators, blue warrants, state-jail felony categories, TDCJ-sentenced people awaiting transfer, and people held for other agencies. The researched extract confirmed 23 local male pretrial felons and 11 local female pretrial felons on June 1, 2026. It also reported 0 male federal inmates and 0 female federal inmates in the Bandera County jail population that month.
Those custody labels are not the same as a court outcome. Pretrial means the case is pending. A blue warrant is a Texas parole-violation warrant. A detainer is a hold or notice from another agency. A person may appear in the jail count because of a local charge, a court order, a warrant, or transfer paperwork, and that reason can change as the case moves through court.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest.
- Pretrial
- Custody while a criminal case is pending and before final conviction or sentence.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can affect release.
- TDCJ
- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, used after state-prison transfer.
Laws Governing Bandera County Jail Records
Texas law controls public access, jail standards, bail, warrants, and expunction. The Texas Public Information Act makes government information presumptively public unless an exception, confidentiality law, or required redaction applies. That law can support a request for booking or jail records, but it does not force Bandera County to publish a live web roster. Law-enforcement exceptions, juvenile rules, medical privacy, sealed material, and expunction can limit release.
Key statutes: Government Code Chapter 552 covers public-information access. Government Code Chapter 511 gives TCJS authority over county jail standards and reporting. Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail and release conditions. Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55 governs expunction for qualifying arrest and case records.
Search Bandera County Inmates
No official Bandera County jail roster, booking report, inmate search form, or public mugshot gallery was located on the county site during research. The official Bandera County Sheriff's Office page lists Sheriff Dan Butts, the sheriff office and jail contact channels, a VINE link, and an inmate-mail PDF, but it does not expose a county-hosted roster. For current local custody, the practical Bandera County inmate search starts with the jail phone and VINE rather than a web form.
- Check the sheriff page for the current jail contact and official VINE route.
- Call Bandera County Jail at 830-460-7374 for current custody questions.
- Use VINELink Texas for custody-notification searches.
- Use the Bandera County Public Information Office for booking records not posted online.
- Search filed court cases through the county records-search and iDocket route after charges are filed.
- Switch to TDCJ, BOP, or ICE if the person is in state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
The sheriff page capture from the manifest is the strongest county-local image for this search chain because it shows the official place where jail, VINE, and inmate-mail links are presented.
That source supports the local custody route, while the absence of a roster link supports the fallback approach.
Current Bandera County Inmate Lookup
Because no public county roster form was located, the county-level search-field table is mostly a record of what is missing. That is still useful. It prevents a searcher from wasting time looking for a Bandera booking-number field or mugshot link that official sources did not publish. If a person is newly arrested, call the jail, check VINE, and then move to public-information or court records if the question is about a record rather than present custody.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Bandera County jail roster | Not located | Not applicable | No official county roster form found. |
| Booking number | Not located | Not applicable | No public booking-number field found. |
| Last name / first name | Not located at county level | Not applicable | Use jail phone, VINE, public information, or court search fallback. |
| Mugshot/profile link | Not located | Not applicable | No official booking-photo gallery found. |
Bandera County Court Records After Arrest
Jail booking and court filing are different stages. The jail starts the custody record, while the court record starts when the prosecutor files a complaint, information, indictment, or other charging paper. Bandera County's records-search page points users to iDocket and clerk terminals. It states that free name searches can show parties, cause number, case type, filing date, bond company, and disposition when available.
The iDocket search portal is therefore the main court-record route when a person has been booked but the public jail roster is not available. It is best for filed cases, not for confirming whether a person is still in a cell. Misdemeanor and county-level prosecution can involve the Bandera County Attorney, while felony prosecution for Bandera County routes through the 198th Judicial District Attorney.
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
Bandera County Jail is for local custody, including people booked after arrest, pretrial defendants, county-sentence custody, warrants, parole holds, and some transfer categories reported to TCJS. Sentenced state-prison custody belongs to TDCJ Inmate Information Search. Federal custody belongs to the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detention belongs to the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. No TDCJ prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was found inside Bandera County in official facility lists.
| Custody Type | Best Official Lookup | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Bandera County Jail | Jail phone, VINE, public-information request | Local pretrial and county custody |
| Texas state prison | TDCJ Inmate Information Search | People currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal prisoners by name or number |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainees by A-number or biographical details |
Bandera County Detention Facility
Official-source review found one detention facility in Bandera County that needs its own facility page. The Bandera County Jail is operated by the Bandera County Sheriff's Office at the sheriff/jail complex. No separate county annex, work-release center, municipal jail, regional detention center, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was located inside the county in the reviewed official sources.
- Bandera County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial defendants, county-sentence custody, warrants, parole holds, state-jail felony categories, and other TCJS-reported custody classes.
Bandera County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Bandera County inmate population?
TCJS reported 60 people in Bandera County Jail on June 1, 2026, with a rated capacity of 96 beds. The incarceration-rate workbook reported an average daily population of 50 for the same date. Those are official monthly figures, not a live custody list.
Does Bandera County publish a public jail roster?
No official county-hosted public roster was located in the reviewed sources. The sheriff page lists the jail phone, VINE, and inmate-mail resources, so current custody questions should start with the jail and VINELink.
Where are Bandera County mugshots?
No official booking-photo gallery or public profile page was located. A booking photo may be requested through the public-information process if it is held and releasable under Texas law.
When should TDCJ be used?
Use TDCJ after a person is sentenced and transferred to Texas state prison. TDCJ states that its online search includes only people currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility.