The Coleman County Inmate Population
The Coleman County inmate population is local and compact. Research found one official detention facility inside the county: the Coleman County Law Enforcement Center, operated by the Coleman County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Les Cogdill. That building handles the county jail role for people arrested by the sheriff, local police, state troopers, warrant officers, and courts. It is the place tied to the county's NetData custody list, the jail visitation page, and the public phone line used for custody and visit scheduling.
The count rises and falls for several reasons. New arrests add people after booking. Bond decisions, court settings, dismissed cases, release orders, transfers, and state-prison commitments remove people from local custody. A booking row on the Coleman County roster is not the same as a state-prison record. A person held before trial or on a short local sentence may appear in the county list, while a person sentenced to Texas prison must be searched through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Coleman County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest population source is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. The research file reviewed June 2026 TCJS workbooks and found a 57-bed rated capacity for Coleman County. Inspected current-population rows showed total counts commonly in the high 20s to low 40s. The incarceration-rate workbook showed recent average daily population values around 27 to 30, while older rows showed county population fields near 7,842 and newer rows near 7,990.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 57 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 2026 Coleman rows |
| Recent total population examples | 29, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, and 43 in inspected rows | TCJS current population workbook, June 2026 download path |
| Recent average daily population | About 27 to 30 in newer inspected rows | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook |
| County population field | 7,990 in newer inspected rows | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook |
| NetData visible rows | 20 visible rows on first page with next-page marker | NetData blank report inspected June 29, 2026 |
The NetData row count should not be used as the total Coleman County inmate population. The report paginates, and the first returned page only proves that the person-level custody list had more entries beyond the first page. TCJS is the better source for capacity and population totals.
Coleman County Inmate Population Trends
The inspected TCJS rows did not show overcrowding. Recent Coleman County totals stayed under the 57-bed rated capacity, with lower rows near one-half of capacity and higher rows near three-quarters of capacity. That does not mean the jail can never fill. It means the official rows reviewed for this project did not show a count above capacity, and no county construction bond, consent decree, or official overcrowding release order was found in the reviewed sources.
| TCJS Row Group | Population or ADP | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Current-population row | 41 total / 57 capacity | About 72 percent occupancy |
| Current-population row | 38 total / 57 capacity | About 67 percent occupancy |
| Current-population row | 33 total / 57 capacity | About 58 percent occupancy |
| Current-population row | 29 total / 57 capacity | About 51 percent occupancy |
| Current-population row | 43 total / 57 capacity | About 75 percent occupancy |
| Recent rate workbook rows | ADP 27-30 | County population field near 7,990 |
The trend is best described as a small county jail population moving within a modest range. Since the public research did not decode every demographic column in the TCJS workbook, race, sex, and sentenced-status percentages should not be inferred. The local roster itself shows charge words and dorm numbers, not a demographic report.
Coleman County Jail Capacity
The Coleman County Law Enforcement Center is listed with 57 beds in TCJS reporting. Inspected rows with 40 to 43 inmates placed the jail at roughly 70 to 75 percent of capacity. Rows around 29 to 30 inmates placed it near one-half of capacity. Those figures are useful for reading the Coleman County inmate population, but they are not a promise about the count on any later date.
The county site did not publish a separate jail annual report, construction year, pod layout, medical unit detail, staffing count, or program catalog. It did publish a jail visitation procedure that states the visitation plan was approved by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. For jail conditions and standards, the state-level TCJS material is the stronger public source.
The TCJS jail standards page is relevant because county jails in Texas operate under state rules. The standards framework does not replace local custody records, but it explains why population and capacity reporting come from a state jail-standards agency rather than from the NetData roster itself.
Laws Governing Coleman County Inmates
Texas law shapes how Coleman County inmate population data is created, reported, and requested. The jail roster is the fast public lookup channel for current local custody, while the Texas Public Information Act is the written request path for records that are not posted online. Court records after arrest are separate. They come from the clerk and court file after a charge is filed.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs public-information requests to Coleman County, the sheriff, and other local government offices.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, which is tied to county jail rules and population reporting.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 covers county jail and sheriff jail duties.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 controls the early magistrate-warning process after arrest.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 covers death-in-custody reporting through the state process.
Coleman County State Prison Search
No Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit was located inside Coleman County through the TDCJ unit directory. That matters for searches. The local Coleman County inmate population covers people in the county jail, while a sentenced felony prisoner from Coleman County moves into the statewide TDCJ system after transfer. Once that happens, the Coleman County roster is the wrong tool.
Use the TDCJ Inmate Information Search for people currently incarcerated in a Texas prison. TDCJ searches can use exact last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number. TDCJ visitation, trust fund, release, parole, and unit rules are state-prison rules, not Coleman County jail rules.
Search Coleman County Inmate Population
The official local roster is the NetData/i3 Verticals Coleman County inmate listing. It is linked from the sheriff page as the Online Inmate Custody List and from county navigation as the CCLEC Jail Inmate Custody List. It is free and does not require login. It is also an older report form, not a full modern database with photo cards, bond filters, or detail profiles.
A broad Coleman County inmate search can start with a blank NetData query. A narrower search can use a beginning date or a starting inmate name. Because the name field works like a starting point in a report, it should not be treated as a perfect exact-match last-name search. If a recent arrest does not show, the Law Enforcement Center phone line is the next local step.
- Open the Coleman County sheriff page or go straight to the NetData custody list.
- Leave Beginning Date blank and Starting Inmate Name blank for the broadest current listing.
- Use Beginning Date when the booking date is known and a lower-bound search is useful.
- Use Starting Inmate Name to move into the alphabetical report near a person's name.
- Read the returned row for name, arrest number, book date, dorm, and charge.
- Call 325-625-3506 or make a written request if bond, mugshot, court date, or full charge text is needed.
The NetData custody form is the same source shown in the county screenshot below.
The screenshot shows why Coleman County searches depend on two fields rather than a full profile system. A missing photo or bond amount on that form is a roster limitation, not proof that no booking record exists.
Coleman County Roster Lookup Fields
The Coleman County roster search fields are simple, but the returned rows are useful. The public output inspected on June 29, 2026 included report date, client name, inmate key, inmate name, arrest number, book date, dorm, charge, and pagination markers. It did not show mugshots, date of birth, bond amounts, court dates, release dates, arresting agency, or a full profile link.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Date | Date picker plus hidden text field | No | Label says MM/DD/YYYY and leave blank for all. |
| Starting Inmate Name | Text | No | Use as a report starting point by name or leave blank for all. |
| S109LIB, S109PFX, S109CNTY, S109COCOD | Hidden system fields | System | NetData county and library fields used by the form. |
| Inmate Listing | Submit button | n/a | Runs the custody-list report. |
What Coleman County Records Show
A Coleman County inmate record in NetData is best read as a custody-list entry. It confirms that a person appears in local custody and gives enough detail to ask a better question by phone or by public-information request. It does not replace the booking file, court record, bond record, or prosecutor-filed charging instrument.
| Roster Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Inmate Name | Last name followed by first and middle names when shown. |
| Arrest Number | Local booking or arrest event number useful for jail questions. |
| Book Date | Date the person was entered into Coleman County custody. |
| Dorm | Numeric housing value, with no public dorm legend located. |
| Charge | Short, sometimes truncated arrest or hold description. |
| Pagination | Next-page fields show when more report rows exist. |
Charge abbreviations need care. Research examples included compressed controlled-substance language, aggravated assault, sexual assault, murder, blue-warrant wording, and another-county hold language. The court file controls the formal charge once filed, so a roster entry should be checked against court records after the arrest.
Past Coleman County Inmate Records
The NetData form does not publish a clear released-inmate retention rule. It also does not provide a public archive search with release dates, full booking profiles, or mugshot history. For older Coleman County inmate records, start with the person's name, approximate booking date, and any arrest number found in the roster. Then contact the Law Enforcement Center or send a Texas Public Information Act request to the sheriff's office.
Past custody also may have moved into another system. A person sentenced to state prison should be searched through TDCJ. A sentenced federal inmate should be searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Immigration custody belongs in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Texas VINELink can be used as a notification supplement when custody data is available.
Coleman County Jail vs Prison
The county jail and state prison systems answer different questions. The Coleman County Law Enforcement Center handles local custody before trial, short local commitments, bench warrants, probation holds, and transfer holds. TDCJ handles people who have been sentenced to Texas prison and received into the state system.
| Question | Coleman County Jail | TDCJ State Prison |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pre-trial defendants, local sentences, warrants, holds, transfers | Sentenced felony prisoners in Texas state custody |
| Run by | Coleman County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Search tool | NetData CCLEC Jail Inmate Custody List | TDCJ Inmate Information Search |
| Common fields | Name, arrest number, book date, dorm, charge | Name, TDCJ or SID number, facility, sentence and release data when available |
| Best fallback | Call 325-625-3506 or make a Chapter 552 request | Use TDCJ contact channels and unit resources |
Coleman County Detention Facilities
Coleman County has one official facility page in this site build because the research found one local detention facility. No separate county annex, work-release center, state prison, BOP facility, ICE detention center, regional jail, or city jail was located in Coleman County official sources.
- Coleman County Law Enforcement Center - sheriff-operated county jail for local arrests, pre-trial custody, short sentences, warrants, holds, and transfers.
The facility list should stay short because adding non-local prisons or federal offices would blur the Coleman County inmate population. State, federal, and immigration locators still matter, but they are fallback systems rather than Coleman County detention facilities.
Coleman County Inmate FAQ
How big is the Coleman County inmate population? TCJS reporting reviewed for this project lists 57 beds and recent inspected totals commonly in the high 20s to low 40s. The exact current count should be checked through TCJS or the jail because the roster changes as bookings, releases, bonds, and transfers occur.
Where does a Coleman County inmate search start? Current local custody starts with the NetData CCLEC Jail Inmate Custody List linked from the sheriff page. The form can be submitted blank or narrowed by beginning date and starting inmate name.
Does the Coleman County roster show mugshots? The inspected NetData output did not show mugshots, a photo field, or an individual profile link. Booking photos must be requested from the sheriff if they are not otherwise posted.
What if the person was sentenced to prison? Use TDCJ for sentenced Texas prison inmates. Use BOP for sentenced federal inmates and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees.
Are bond amounts on the roster? Bond amounts were not visible in the inspected NetData output. Call the Law Enforcement Center for current bond information, payment instructions, and hold issues.
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