The Lee County Inmate Population
The local adult count centers on Lee County Jail, the county jail operated by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's history page says the 2008 public-safety facility houses the sheriff's office, the jail, a 24-hour communications center, and an emergency operations center. Local custody includes people arrested on Lee County charges, defendants waiting for magistration or bond, misdemeanor and felony pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and some people waiting for transfer to state custody.
The Lee County inmate population is not the same as all people from Lee County who are in custody somewhere. Adults sentenced to Texas state prison are tracked by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, not by the county roster after transfer. Federal inmates use the Bureau of Prisons locator, and immigration detention uses ICE ODLS. Lee County also has the Giddings State Juvenile Correctional Facility, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility for youth committed to state juvenile custody, not adult county jail inmates.
Lee County Inmate Population Statistics
The clearest official jail count comes from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS states that counties submit jail data and that the reports may be revised for accuracy. Its current June 2026 workbooks list Lee County with a fixed rated capacity and a monthly population snapshot, while the incarceration-rate workbook gives an average daily population figure for rate calculations.
The TCJS population-report page is the source for the current workbooks used here.
Those reports are useful for population and capacity trends, but they are not a live roster and should not be used as proof that a named person is in custody.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 107 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026; sheriff history page |
| Total jail population snapshot | 57 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 53.3% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 59 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 3.20 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
Lee County Jail Population Trends
The last 12 Lee County rows extracted from TCJS show the jail below rated capacity each month. The range ran from 57 inmates to 87 inmates against 107 beds. December 1, 2025 was the high row in that set, while June 1, 2026 was the end-row low. That trend matters because the Lee County inmate population is small enough that a single enforcement action, warrant sweep, or transfer group can shift the percentage of capacity by a visible amount.
| Date | Total jail population | Percent of capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | 73 | 68.2% | Local male pretrial felons 30 |
| 2025-09-01 | 68 | 63.6% | Local pretrial felony and A/B misdemeanor categories reported |
| 2025-12-01 | 87 | 81.3% | Highest row in the extracted 12-month table |
| 2026-02-01 | 58 | 54.2% | Local male pretrial felons 25 |
| 2026-04-01 | 64 | 59.8% | Immigration and paper-ready workbooks also have Lee rows through April |
| 2026-06-01 | 57 | 53.3% | No housed-elsewhere total reported in the extracted row |
TCJS population snapshots count the first day of the month. They do not replace a current custody check with the Lee County Jail.
Who Is Counted in Lee County Jail
TCJS categories show why a jail count is broader than a list of people arrested that day. The June 1, 2026 Lee County row included local male and female pretrial A and B misdemeanants, local male and female pretrial felons, and a small group of local sentenced or TDCJ-related categories. TCJS did not publish age, race, average length of stay, offense type, or annual Lee County bookings in the extracted official rows, so those figures should not be guessed.
- Pretrial misdemeanor custody covers people held before case resolution on certain lower-level local charges.
- Pretrial felony custody covers people held before felony case disposition or transfer.
- Sentenced or TDCJ-related custody can include people waiting on state transfer paperwork.
- Housed elsewhere was not reported as a June 1, 2026 Lee County total in the extracted row.
Laws Behind Lee County Jail Data
Texas law supplies the framework for access and reporting. The sheriff's public-information process relies on the Texas Public Information Act, while TCJS receives population and capacity data under the state jail-standards system. These laws do not make every detail public. Juvenile records, active investigations, medical records, and some booking-photo requests can have special limits.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 sets the Public Information Act process used for Lee County sheriff records requests.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and supports county jail standards oversight.
Texas jail population reporting rules require monthly reporting on the number and type of inmates confined.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 supplies the death-in-custody reporting framework.
Search the Lee County Inmate Population
The official Lee County Sheriff's Office roster endpoint is the inmate roster page. During the research pass, that page stated that the module was offline for maintenance, so no search boxes, result tabs, booking fields, or inmate profiles could be inspected. That means the best Lee County inmate population search starts with the official endpoint but must move quickly to the jail phone and records-request routes if the roster is still down.
The roster maintenance screen is visible at the sheriff's own inmate roster endpoint.
Offline roster status does not prove a person is out of custody. It only means the public module was unavailable when checked.
- Open the Lee County Sheriff's Office roster endpoint and check whether the module has been restored.
- If the module is still offline, call the jail at 979-542-2800 and ask for current custody, bond, booking, housing, or transfer status.
- For written booking records, use the sheriff open-records form and select Booking Info when that fits the request.
- Use VINELink or Texas IVSS for custody and release notification when the person is in a covered system.
- Search TDCJ, BOP, or ICE when the person may be in state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
Lee County Roster Search Fields
Because the official Lee County roster module was offline, the live roster fields could not be documented. Do not rely on a made-up last-name or booking-number form. Use the current live page if it returns, and use the phone and Public Information Act routes when it does not.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not visible | Not visible | Not visible | The official Lee County Sheriff's Office inmate-roster module was offline for maintenance. |
Lee County Booking Records Request
The sheriff's public-information page gives a practical backup path for the Lee County inmate population search. It instructs requesters to complete the Open Records Request Form and return it by mail, fax, or email. The form includes checkboxes for Offense Report, Accident Report, Photos, 911 Audio, Body/Dash Cam, Call for Service, Booking Info, and Other. It also asks for enough detail to identify the incident or person.
The sheriff public-information page is a key source for the records route used when the roster is offline.
The sheriff states that blanket or open-ended requests are not accepted and that the office can only provide records generated by that office.
What Lee County Inmate Records Show
No Lee County inmate profile was available for inspection while the roster was offline. The public record route can still support specific booking-info requests, and TDCJ or BOP records can provide fields for people in those systems. A Lee County booking record is different from a final court record. Booking charges can change when the prosecutor files a complaint, information, or indictment.
| Field | Lee County status during research |
|---|---|
| Booking number | Not visible because the roster module was offline. |
| Booking date or time | Not visible on a public profile during the research pass. |
| Charges | Request through jail confirmation or sheriff records if not online. |
| Bond | Call the jail before relying on any third-party bond note. |
| Mugshot | Not visible on the offline roster; use the photo and booking-info request path. |
| Release or transfer status | Confirm with the jail, TDCJ, VINELink, IVSS, BOP, or ICE as appropriate. |
Lee County Jail vs State Prison
The most common search mistake is using the wrong custody system. Lee County Jail is the local adult jail. TDCJ is the adult state prison and state jail felony system. BOP is federal custody, and ICE ODLS is immigration detention. A person can move from the Lee County Jail to TDCJ after sentencing, or from local custody to a federal route if a case becomes federal.
| Custody type | Where to look | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Lee County Jail roster, jail phone, sheriff records | Pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, local warrants, transfer-pending custody |
| Adult state prison | TDCJ inmate search | Currently incarcerated TDCJ inmates, updated on working days |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, strongest for sentenced BOP custody |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainees, searched by A-Number or name details |
Lee County State and Federal Search
The TDCJ search page accepts last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number, with optional gender and race filters. TDCJ warns that its online information is for currently incarcerated TDCJ inmates, is updated on working days only, and is at least 24 hours old. It is not a Lee County Jail roster substitute.
The TDCJ search screen is the correct state tool once a Lee County case has led to adult state custody.
For federal cases, use BOP for sentenced federal custody and federal court or U.S. Marshals channels for some pretrial custody questions.
Lee County Detention Facilities
The Lee County facility map has one adult county jail and one state juvenile correctional facility physically in the county. No adult TDCJ prison, BOP institution, ICE detention center, adult work-release annex, or separate adult county annex was located in official sources during the research pass.
- Lee County Jail holds adult pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, people held on Lee County charges, and people pending transfer when applicable.
- Giddings State Juvenile Correctional Facility is a TJJD secure juvenile facility for youth in state juvenile custody, not an adult county jail roster.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may affect release.
- Paper ready
- TDCJ transfer documents have been completed and certified for state transfer processing.
- PR bond
- A personal bond that releases a defendant on a promise to appear, sometimes with conditions.
Lee County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Lee County inmate population?
TCJS reported 57 people in the Lee County Jail on June 1, 2026, with an average daily population of 59 in the incarceration-rate workbook. The rated capacity was 107 beds.
Is Lee County over capacity?
The extracted TCJS rows show Lee County below its 107-bed capacity in each of the last 12 rows reviewed. The highest row in that set was 87 people on December 1, 2025.
How do I search for a Lee County inmate?
Start with the sheriff roster endpoint. If it remains offline, call 979-542-2800, use the sheriff open-records form for Booking Info, then check TDCJ, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or IVSS when the custody type points outside the county jail.