Lookup Aransas County Detention Center Inmates

Aransas County Detention Center Overview

Aransas County Detention Center is operated by the Aransas County Sheriff's Office. Official county material describes it as the Detention Center, or jail, for the county. The research found no separate county annex, work-release center, state prison, federal BOP facility, or ICE detention facility inside Aransas County. That makes this jail the central local custody point for most Aransas County inmate lookup questions.

The jail holds a mixed adult population. TCJS categories for Aransas County include local pretrial detainees, convicted misdemeanants, bench-warrant holds, parole or blue-warrant holds, state-jail-felony holds, paper-ready TDCJ categories, contract inmates, trustees, and federal inmates when held by arrangement. The official visitation schedule also separates some federal male and federal female inmate visitation blocks, which is important because the county roster total excludes federal inmates.

The detention-center homepage is the official source for the jail department, address, phone, staff listing, and links to inmate roster, visitation, mail, commissary, phone, and handbook resources.

The county detention page is the best starting point when a task involves the jail itself rather than a court filing or state prison transfer.

Aransas County Detention Center Capacity

TCJS current population reporting supplies the capacity and population frame for the facility. On June 1, 2026, the TCJS current population workbook listed Aransas County with a rated capacity of 212 beds and a total jail population of 161. That was 75.94 percent of capacity. The county roster inspected on June 29, 2026 showed 156 inmates in custody, not including federal inmates. Those two numbers are compatible because the sources count different things and update on different schedules.

Note: Use TCJS for official monthly capacity and population reporting, and use the roster for a delayed public view of local current custody.

Search Aransas County Detention Center Roster

The correct local lookup tool is the Aransas County Current Inmates roster. It is a public, free, paginated list. It does not have a keyword search box. During research it showed page controls, a Sort by Last Name option, name, age, booking number, date and time booked, and account links for phone, commissary, and trust fund. The county warns that roster data is not real time and may be delayed by several hours.

1. Open the Current Inmates roster from the detention-center page.
2. Use Sort by Last Name or browse page by page if the name is not on the first screen.
3. Compare age, booking number, and booking date to avoid confusing similar names.
4. Open the linked inmate name to view the public profile, latest mugshot, charge and bond block, and arresting agency.
5. Call 361-790-0168 when the person is newly booked, the roster is delayed, or the profile shows bond as Not Set.

If the person has been sentenced and transferred, use the TDCJ inmate search. For notification, use Texas VINELink. For federal sentenced custody, use BOP. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS.

Aransas County Detention Center Contact

The county publishes both a detention-center address and a jail physical-address note, so visitors should confirm the correct entrance before driving. The inmate mailing format uses the Live Oak Street address. The Sheriff's Office and Public Safety Center are tied to the nearby Concho Street government campus.

The detention contact page also gives the inmate mailing format as Inmate Name, Inmate Number, 308 N LIVE OAK ST., Rockport, TX 78382-2745.

Visiting Aransas County Detention Center

Aransas County publishes an official visitation schedule with time blocks by inmate group. The captured research shows federal male and female blocks, trustee blocks, out-of-county visitor rules, and attorney visitation. Visitors must fill out a visitor slip and pass it to the control room with valid picture ID. No visitor is allowed without approved ID. Attorneys must show a valid bar card and picture ID, and federal inmate attorneys need USMS approval or proof that they are attorney of record.

The captured schedule may not include every line on the official page, so confirm the current category and time block before traveling.

Mail, Phone, and Money

The official mail policy allows inmates to send as many letters and pages as they can if they have supplies and postage, and to receive correspondence in any quantity and page number. Magazines and paperback books must come directly from the publisher. Indigent inmates are limited to three stamped envelopes and nine sheets of paper per week for outgoing personal mail, while legal and court mail supplies are handled separately.

The commissary PDF captured in research listed item prices such as S.S. Coffee at $0.42, M&M Plain at $1.30, Maxwell House Coffee 4 oz at $5.32, and Frito Lay Cheetos 2 oz at $1.35. Official pages did not identify a remote video-visitation vendor or public kiosk fee table, so do not assume a vendor name or rate.

Booking at Aransas County Detention Center

Local booking starts when a person arrested by the sheriff, city police, DPS, a constable, a game warden, a warrant officer, or a federal agency is transported to the jail for local custody. Booking creates the jail arrest report and booking number. The roster then displays name, age, booking number, date booked, and time booked. The profile page adds current charge and bond information, arresting agency, account links, and a latest mugshot when available.

Charge and bond fields are not always complete at first. The sample profile inspected in the research showed a warrant hold with Authority and Bond Details listed as Not Set. Texas first appearance rules under Article 15.17 require a prompt magistrate appearance for warnings and bail-related action, but public roster data and court records can lag behind booking and prosecutor review. A new arrest may need a phone confirmation from the jail before the online record is useful.

Rules and Jail Conditions

Aransas County rule-book and handbook material is strongest on jail procedures rather than formal reentry programs. The rule book says the facility has a grievance procedure and that inmates may file grievances for civil-rights violations, criminal acts by staff or others, unjust denial or restriction of privileges, prohibited acts by staff, PREA complaints, and excessive-force allegations. The rule book says a written response is due within 15 days.

Religious access is also described. Clergy comes on Fridays during the day, and other clergy visits require proper identification plus at least 24 hours' notice to the Jail Administrator. Indigent inmates who need court-appointed legal representation may request an Indigent Attorney request form from a pod officer. The handbook says requests for good behavior or work credit go through jail staff, not courts.