Gillespie County Jail Roster Overview
The official-source review did not locate a standalone Gillespie County Sheriff's Office current inmate roster with public profile pages. The county's official online path is the Online Records Search page, which sends users to Tyler Public Access for court and justice records. That portal can help with criminal cases and jail bond information when public access is available, but it is not the same thing as a confirmed live custody roster.
The practical Gillespie County inmate records workflow uses more than one channel. Search online first for case or bond records. Call the jail when the question is whether a person is in custody now. Use the records prompt or the county Public Information Requests page when a booking record, jail record, or older record is not visible online. Use TDCJ only after a state-prison transfer, and use federal or immigration locators only for those custody systems.
Local lookup rule: Tyler can show public court or bond records, but the jail line is the safer path for live custody confirmation.
Use Gillespie County Inmate Search
Start with the county's records landing page because it is the official local gateway. The search may be easier if the full name, date of arrest, case number, or bond paperwork is available. If the portal redirects, does not expose a jail entry, or returns too many names, move to the sheriff's phone menu rather than treating a private search result as the authority.
- Open the Gillespie County Online Records Search page.
- Follow the Courts and Justice path to Tyler Public Access.
- Search by defendant name, case number, citation number, or other public search field that appears.
- Look for criminal case, jail bond, hearing, or charge information tied to the person.
- Call 830-997-7585, extension 1 for jail or extension 4 for records, if current custody is not clear.
The county Online Records Search page is the official starting page for public court and justice access.
Because Gillespie County did not publish a separate roster page in the reviewed sources, the online records page should be paired with direct jail or records contact for custody questions.
Gillespie County Roster Search Fields
Tyler Public Access field labels can vary after the portal session loads. The research captured the main public-access field types likely to matter for Gillespie County inmate records and court records. Name searches should account for spelling, middle names, and legal-name variants. Case-number searches are more exact when a bond paper, clerk notice, or court document provides the number.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search / Smart Search | Text | Unspecified | Typically accepts name, case number, citation number, business name, or attorney. |
| Name | Text | Optional unless searching by party | Use last name and first name; try spelling variants for common names. |
| Case Number | Text | Optional unless searching by case | Best field when the exact number is known from court or bond paperwork. |
| Case Type / Court | Dropdown or filter | Optional | Criminal, civil, probate, family, and other categories may appear. |
| Date Range | Date fields | Optional | Use filing date, hearing date, or bond date if the portal exposes those filters. |
| Jail Bonds | Module or link | Optional | Used for jail bond information when exposed to the public. |
Gillespie County Inmate Profile Fields
A complete Gillespie County inmate record may need online court access, jail confirmation, and a records request. The official public pages reviewed did not expose a sample live inmate profile with every field. The inventory below reflects the record elements the research supports through official paths, with gaps noted where the public portal did not show the field in inspected text.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Legal name as booked or as listed in a case or bond record. |
| Booking or jail number | May appear in booking or bond records, but no public profile field was located in inspected text. |
| Booking date and time | Intake date and time, usually part of booking records and available by request if not online. |
| Arresting agency | Gillespie County Sheriff's Office, Fredericksburg Police, DPS, or another agency. |
| Charges | Booking charge language at intake; filed court charges may later differ. |
| Bond amount and type | Cash, surety, personal bond, no bond, or hold information when listed or confirmed. |
| Court and case number | The court path and identifier needed to follow a criminal case after arrest. |
| Custody status | In custody, released, transferred, held, or not confirmed by the public portal. |
| Mugshot | No county-hosted public mugshot profile was located; request a booking photo if not shown. |
Find County, State, and Federal Inmates
The custody stage controls where to search. Gillespie County Jail is a county jail for pretrial detainees, short county sentences, people awaiting bond, and people awaiting transfer. It is not a TDCJ prison. Once a person is sentenced and transferred to state prison, local jail records may still show the old case or booking path, but current custody belongs in the TDCJ locator.
| Custody | Where to look | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or short county sentence | County Online Records Search, Tyler Public Access, jail line | Local jail, bond, and court-record path. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search | State-prison custody after transfer. |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator | Federal sentenced inmates in BOP custody. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE detainees searched by A-Number or biographical fields. |
| Notification | Texas VINELink | Custody and release notifications where agency data is available. |
Gillespie County Jail Facility
The facility map found one local detention facility. Gillespie County Jail is housed at the Law Enforcement Center and is operated by the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office. The jail is the correct local contact point for people arrested in Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall, or elsewhere in Gillespie County unless the person has moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.
Gillespie County Jail
1601 E Main Street
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
830-997-7585
Jail ext. 1; records ext. 4; warrants ext. 9.
The jail's rated capacity is 96 beds in the June 2026 TCJS workbook. The June 1, 2026 current population row showed 71 total inmates, so the jail was below rated capacity in that snapshot.
Booking Process in Gillespie County
Booking begins after arrest by the sheriff's office, Fredericksburg Police, DPS, or another agency. At the Law Enforcement Center, jail staff identify the person, check warrants and holds, inventory property, complete search and screening steps, take fingerprints and a booking photo, record charges, and create the custody file. Medical and mental-health information is not a public roster field, but Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 16.22 creates assessment and notice procedures when credible information suggests mental illness or intellectual disability.
After booking, magistrate warnings, probable-cause review, bond setting, classification, communication access, and court filing may follow. The public pages reviewed did not state how quickly a new booking appears online or how long a released person remains searchable. That is why recent custody should be confirmed through the jail line, and court charges should be checked through Tyler Public Access or the proper clerk after filing.
Bond Records for Gillespie County Inmates
Bond information may appear in jail bond records or court records, but the sheriff's support page gives the most concrete local rule: bonds must be paid with cash or cashier's check. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail. A bond entry is not a release guarantee because another hold, warrant, court order, or agency detainer can keep the person in custody.
| Bond type | Meaning | Gillespie County note |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full cash amount posted with the proper authority. | Sheriff page says bonds must be paid with cash or cashier's check. |
| Surety bond | A licensed bail bond company posts bond for the defendant. | Confirm local paperwork and acceptance with jail or court. |
| Personal bond / PR bond | Release based on promise to appear and court conditions. | Set by magistrate or court, not by the jail clerk alone. |
| No bond / hold | Release is blocked by order, warrant, detainer, or another hold. | Ask the jail whether another hold exists. |
Gillespie County Visitation Records
The sheriff's Support Services Division page names NCIC as the vendor route for inmate communications, visitation, and commissary. The accessible official text reviewed did not publish a full in-person visitation calendar, remote-visit price list, or visit-day schedule. Do not assume a visit time from an old third-party page.
| Visit type | Scheduling / vendor | Schedule located? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | NCIC link from sheriff support page | Not located in official text | Use NCIC scheduling and confirm jail rules before paying. |
| In-person visitation | Sheriff or jail confirmation required | Not located in official text | Call 830-997-7585, extension 1, for current rules. |
| Attorney visits | Professional jail channel | Not located | Attorneys should contact the jail directly. |
| Remote communication | NCIC | Rates not located | Vendor account terms likely apply. |
Gillespie County Inmate Mail
All inmate mail is routed to NCIC Inmate Communications and then to the jail, according to the sheriff's support page. The official county text reviewed did not publish a full mailing format, banned-items list, deposit fee table, or commissary limit. Use the current NCIC and jail instructions before mailing, scheduling a visit, or sending money.
| Service | Provider / detail | Fee found? |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate mail | NCIC Inmate Communications routes mail to the jail. | Not located in county text |
| Phone or video account | NCIC | Not located |
| Commissary | NCIC link from sheriff support page | Not located |
| Bond payment | Sheriff or jail | Bonds must be cash or cashier's check. |
The sheriff's Support Services Division page is the local operational source for jail services, phone prompts, bond rules, warrant notice, and NCIC links.
Those support-service details are especially important because the county did not publish a separate simple inmate roster in the reviewed pages.
Request Gillespie County Jail Records
If a booking record, jail record, incident report, or older inmate record is not available through Tyler Public Access, use the county's Public Information Requests page. Texas public information law allows requests to public bodies, but law-enforcement exceptions, active investigations, juvenile confidentiality, sealed records, expunction, medical privacy, and protected personal identifiers can affect release.
Include the full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, approximate booking date, case number, arresting agency, and the specific record sought. A narrow request is easier to route than a broad demand for everything. For live custody, call the jail first because a public-record request is not a fast release-status tool.
Note: No official Gillespie County sheriff or police app with inmate lookup was located, so do not rely on an app-only roster.