The Randall County Inmate Population
The Randall County inmate population is centered on Randall County Jail, the local adult detention facility operated by the Randall County Sheriff's Office. The jail holds adults booked after arrest, people serving local jail time, parole and state-jail holds, people awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and federal inmates counted in Texas Commission on Jail Standards data. No separate adult state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, city jail, or regional adult jail was located inside Randall County in the official sources reviewed.
That custody map matters because one search tool cannot cover every person with a Randall County connection. Current local custody starts with the sheriff's roster and the Randall County Sheriff's Office app. A person sentenced to state prison moves into the TDCJ system. A federal sentence belongs in the BOP locator, and immigration custody uses ICE ODLS. The county jail population can also change before a record is updated online because arrests, bond decisions, court settings, holds, and transfers all affect whether a person remains in the jail on a given day.
The Randall County Sheriff's Office site is the main local source for jail roster, contact, app, visitation, mail, deposit, and public-record request links.
The sheriff home page is useful because it links the roster, warrants feature, app download, open-records channel, and jail contact data from one official source.
Randall County Inmate Population Statistics
The most complete population source in the research is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS says the numbers are submitted by county jail facilities and that the submitting departments are responsible for accuracy and quality. The latest Randall row inspected in the June 2026 current population workbook listed a rated capacity of 550 beds and a total jail population of 360 on June 1, 2026. The related incarceration-rate workbook listed a countywide population of 150,547, an ADP of 289, and an incarceration rate of 1.92.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 550 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 row |
| Total jail population | 360 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 row |
| Percent of capacity | 65.45% | TCJS latest Randall row, inspected June 30, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 289 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 row |
| Countywide population for rate | 150,547 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 row |
| Incarceration rate | 1.92 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 row |
The TCJS population reports page is the source for the current workbooks used to read Randall County inmate population figures.
The TCJS page should be treated as a data source, not as a live custody roster for a named person.
Randall County Inmate Population Trends
The TCJS workbook rows reviewed for Randall County show a capacity change in the reporting series. Older rows listed 454 beds, while later rows list 550 beds. That change affects the percent-of-capacity number. For example, an older row near January 2023 listed 432 total inmates against 454 beds, while the latest June 2026 row listed 360 total inmates against 550 beds. The trend should be read with that capacity change in mind.
| Date | Capacity | Total Population / ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2023 approx. | 454 | 432 total | About 95.15% capacity in older TCJS row |
| Jun. 2023 approx. | 454 | 391 total | About 86.12% capacity |
| Jan. 2024 approx. | 454 | 414 total | About 91.19% capacity |
| Jun. 2024 approx. | 454 | 399 total | About 87.89% capacity |
| Jan. 2025 approx. | 550 | 383 total | Capacity appears as 550 in later rows |
| June 1, 2026 | 550 | 360 total; ADP 289 | Latest row inspected June 30, 2026 |
The latest Randall County inmate population was below rated capacity in the reviewed TCJS row. That does not mean the jail has no crowding pressure in specific housing areas, classification groups, or medical units. The public data is a countywide snapshot, not a bed-by-bed housing report.
Who Makes Up Randall County Inmates
The latest TCJS row shows that the Randall County inmate population is not made up of one simple group. The largest visible local categories were pretrial felons, convicted felons or parole violators sentenced to TDCJ/SAFP/ISF but still in local custody, and federal inmates. The same row included local Class C, Class A/B, county-sentenced, parole-violator, state-jail-felony, and federal columns. These categories explain why a person can be held in the county jail even when the case is moving toward a state, federal, or parole outcome.
- Pretrial felony custody - 116 local male pretrial felons and 19 local female pretrial felons appeared in the latest row.
- Misdemeanor custody - Class C, Class A/B, and convicted misdemeanor categories were listed separately.
- Parole and TDCJ-ready holds - parole violator and TDCJ/SAFP/ISF sentenced categories were present.
- Federal custody - 73 male and 8 female federal inmates were included in the Randall total.
Laws Governing Randall County Inmates
Texas law supplies the public-record and jail-oversight framework behind the Randall County inmate population. The county roster is a local sheriff source, while TCJS population reports come from the statewide jail standards system. Public-information requests use the Texas Public Information Act. Booking photos are handled differently from many other jail fields because Texas has a specific booking-photograph confidentiality rule.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 creates the Texas Public Information Act request framework for records held by government bodies.
Texas Government Code section 552.234 lets a government body designate official request addresses, which Randall uses for publicinfo@randallcounty.gov and the Canyon mailing address.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 governs the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 covers county jails and sheriff jail duties.
Texas Government Code section 552.1085 applies special limits to booking-photograph release.
Search the Randall County Jail Roster
The official web path for current local custody is the Randall County Jail Roster. The roster page displays a search input, a magnifying-glass search button, a filter control, roster cards, profile links, mugshot thumbnails, and pagination when reachable. The research also found an official OCV notice stating that website inmate search is currently down and that users should check the Randall County Sheriff's Office app or check back later. Both facts should be read together: the web URL is official, but the sheriff app is the stated fallback when the web tool fails.
- Open the Randall County Jail Roster in a browser or use the Randall County Sheriff's Office, TX app when the web roster is down.
- Enter a last name, first name, or clear name fragment in the public search box.
- Use the search button and any filter drawer that opens in the browser or app.
- Open the inmate name link to review the profile, booking photo, charge fields, issuing authority, and bond data.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, use the public-information channel, or search TDCJ, BOP, ICE, and VINELink based on custody type.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search... | Text | Unspecified | Single public search input visible above roster results. |
| Search button | Button/icon | n/a | Magnifying-glass button submits the text search. |
| Show Filters | Button/drawer | n/a | Filter button was visible, but static output did not show drawer fields. |
| Pagination | Buttons | n/a | Pages 1 through 5, ellipsis, and last page 72 were observed June 30, 2026. |
The Randall roster page is the county-specific starting point for current jail custody.
Roster cards and profile links are useful for current custody, but the sheriff's own downtime notice makes the app and phone fallback important.
Randall County Inmate Record Fields
A Randall County inmate profile can show more than a name. The sample roster profile inspected on June 30, 2026 displayed a booking photo, booking date and time, demographics, Inmate ID, arresting agency, cause number, charges, issuing authority, offense disposition, crime classification, and per-charge bond information. These fields help connect the booking record to later court records, but a roster charge is still an accusation or custody entry unless a court later records a conviction.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Date | Time and date booked, observed in HH:MM:SS MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| Inmate ID | Local jail identifier used on the roster profile. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency tied to the booking, with RCSO shown in the sample. |
| Cause Number | Case or booking reference, with ON-VIEW observed in the sample. |
| Charges | One or more charge descriptions tied to the booking. |
| Issuing Authority | Court or authority linked to the charge, such as CCL or Amarillo Municipal Court. |
| Bond Information | Per-charge bond type and amount required. |
| Mugshot | Booking photo displayed with roster cards and profiles when visible. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
When a person leaves the Randall County inmate population for a state prison sentence, the correct source becomes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate Search. TDCJ supports last name, first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, and race fields. TDCJ also warns that data is updated on working days and is at least 24 hours old. Federal sentenced inmates use the BOP inmate locator, while immigration custody uses ICE ODLS. VINELink is useful for notification, not as a complete roster replacement.
| Custody Type | Best Starting Point | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail | Randall County Jail Roster or sheriff app | Local booking and custody entries at Randall County Jail. |
| Sentenced state prison | TDCJ Inmate Search | Texas state prisoners after transfer from local custody. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced custody and release location fields. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Immigration custody after transfer or ICE detention. |
| Release notices | VINELink | Custody and release notifications where available. |
Randall County Detention Facilities
Official sources reviewed locate one adult detention facility serving the Randall County inmate population. Clements Unit is nearby in Amarillo, but TDCJ lists it in Potter County, so it belongs in state-prison locator context rather than the Randall facility list.
- Randall County Jail - county jail and local adult detention facility for pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, parole and state-jail holds, TDCJ-ready inmates, and federal detainees reported in TCJS data.
Randall County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Randall County inmate population?
The latest TCJS current population workbook row reviewed for June 1, 2026 listed 360 total inmates at Randall County Jail against a rated capacity of 550 beds. The related incarceration-rate workbook listed ADP as 289.
How do I search the Randall County inmate population?
Start with the sheriff's web roster or the Randall County Sheriff's Office, TX app. If the web roster is down, the official OCV notice says to check the app or come back later. The jail phone, public-information request, TDCJ, BOP, ICE, and VINELink channels fill the gaps.
Does Randall County have more than one adult jail?
No separate adult state prison, BOP prison, ICE center, city jail, or regional adult detention center was located inside Randall County in the official sources reviewed. The adult facility page is Randall County Jail.
Are booking photos part of the roster?
The public roster cards and sample profile showed booking photos. Texas section 552.1085 still controls separate booking-photo requests, so a roster photo should not be treated as proof that every mugshot is automatically public.
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