The Andrews County Inmate Population
The Andrews County inmate population is centered on one local detention facility, the Andrews County Jail, operated by the Andrews County Sheriff's Office. The jail is the local custody point for recent arrests, pretrial defendants, county-sentenced inmates, bench-warrant inmates, state-jail-felony defendants, parole or TDCJ transfer cases, and other lawful holds counted in Texas Commission on Jail Standards reporting. TCJS is the best source for the official population count because the county sheriff page does not publish its own daily headcount table.
The count changes for plain reasons. Arrests add people to the Andrews County inmate population. Bond, dismissal, sentence, transfer, or release can lower it. A person may start in the county jail after a city or county arrest, then move into a court case, a TDCJ sentence, federal custody, or immigration custody. That is why Andrews County jail lookup should stay separate from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, and ICE ODLS.
The TCJS population-report hub publishes the statewide jail reports used for capacity, average daily population, immigration-detainer reporting, paper-ready reporting, and other current jail measures. Those state workbooks make the Andrews County inmate population easier to compare with rated capacity and trend data.
Andrews County Inmate Population Statistics
In the TCJS County Jail Population workbook for June 1, 2026, Andrews County is listed with a rated capacity of 147 beds and a point-in-time jail population of 56. The separate TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook for June 2026 lists an average daily population of 69, a countywide population of 18,923, and an incarceration rate of 3.65. Those figures are official jail-population measures, not private estimates.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 69 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Rated capacity | 147 beds | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 56 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Capacity use | 38.1% | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 3.65 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS non-compliant jail list was also reviewed. TCJS explains that listed counties have verified non-compliance with Texas Minimum Jail Standards and are removed after compliance. No Andrews listing was located during this research pass, which should be read only as a research finding, not as a compliance certificate.
Andrews County Inmate Population Trends
The Andrews County inmate population trend rose through the available TCJS monthly average daily population figures, then eased slightly in June 2026. ADP moved from 58 in September 2025 to 71 in April and May 2026, then to 69 in June 2026. A one-day headcount can be lower than ADP because ADP is a monthly average while the population workbook captures a point in time.
| Month | Average Daily Population | Incarceration Rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 58 | 3.07 |
| October 2025 | 60 | 3.17 |
| November 2025 | 62 | 3.28 |
| December 2025 | 64 | 3.38 |
| January 2026 | 66 | 3.49 |
| February 2026 | 68 | 3.59 |
| March 2026 | 70 | 3.70 |
| April 2026 | 71 | 3.75 |
| May 2026 | 71 | 3.75 |
| June 2026 | 69 | 3.65 |
The TCJS report hub is the source to recheck when a new monthly workbook is posted. Andrews County did not publish a separate jail expansion, closure, consent decree, or litigation notice in the official county material reviewed.
Who Makes Up Andrews County Inmates
The June 1, 2026 TCJS workbook breaks the Andrews County inmate population into legal-status categories rather than a full demographic profile. The largest visible group was local male pretrial felons, listed at 23. Local female pretrial felons were listed at 6. Local pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants were listed as 2 male and 2 female. The same row included 7 local male convicted felons or parole violators sentenced to TDCJ divisions, 1 local female in that category, 8 local male pretrial state-jail felons, and 1 local male state-jail felon sentenced to state jail time.
- Pretrial felony custody - This was the largest category visible in the latest TCJS row.
- Misdemeanor custody - TCJS listed small Class A/B pretrial counts for male and female inmates.
- TDCJ transfer cases - Some people were counted locally while sentenced to TDCJ divisions or held as parole violators.
- State-jail felony cases - Pretrial and sentenced state-jail-felony categories appeared in the county row.
Age, race, average length of stay, annual bookings, and medical or mental-health demographic tables were not located in official Andrews County sources. Those gaps should not be filled with private estimates.
Andrews County Jail Capacity
Andrews County Jail was below rated capacity in the latest researched TCJS count. The point-in-time figure was 56 people against 147 beds on June 1, 2026, or about 38.1% capacity use. The June 2026 ADP of 69 is also below the rated capacity. This does not mean the jail has no daily crowding or housing limits in specific units. TCJS capacity is a facility rating, while classification, gender separation, medical housing, security needs, and court holds can still affect available beds.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 gives the Texas Commission on Jail Standards authority over minimum jail standards. Local Government Code Chapter 351 addresses county jail duties and the sheriff's custody role. Together, those laws help explain why the Andrews County inmate population is reported through TCJS and why the sheriff's local roster does not replace the state population workbooks.
Laws Governing Andrews County Inmates
Texas law separates public access, jail standards, custody duties, first appearance, bond, expunction, and death-in-custody reporting. For Andrews County, the most useful public-record starting point is Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act. Jail and law-enforcement records may be public, but Chapter 552 also contains exceptions, including law-enforcement limits for active investigations or prosecutions.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 - the Public Information Act is the baseline law for requesting state and local government records.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 - this chapter creates and empowers TCJS to set and enforce jail standards.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 - this chapter covers county jail duties and the sheriff's custody role.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 - this article covers death-in-custody reporting and investigation steps.
Andrews County and TDCJ Inmates
No TDCJ state prison was found inside Andrews County during official facility checks. That does not mean Andrews County cases never reach state prison. A person arrested locally may be booked into Andrews County Jail, go through court, receive a TDCJ sentence, and later appear in the TDCJ online inmate search. TDCJ says its inmate information includes current TDCJ prisoners, is updated on working days only, and is at least 24 hours old.
The county roster and TDCJ locator serve different slices of custody. The Andrews County jail path covers local custody. The TDCJ path covers sentenced state prisoners. Federal cases use the BOP inmate locator, and immigration custody uses ICE ODLS when available. VINELink can be useful for custody notifications, but it is not the same as a complete jail roster.
Search the Andrews County Jail Roster
The official local online path is the Tyler Technologies/Odyssey PublicAccess portal linked from the sheriff quick-links page as "Search Jail Records." During research, command-line inspection could not reach a stable public search field list because of redirects and WAF or captcha protection. The portal should still be treated as the official county-linked jail-records path because it appears in Andrews County's own quick links.
For current Andrews County inmate population lookup, start with official county pages rather than private roster pages. The sheriff's helpful links also include the open-records request form and VINELink, which matter when a browser session fails, a record is older, or release notification is needed.
- Open the Andrews County sheriff quick-links page and choose the Search Jail Records link.
- If the Tyler PublicAccess portal opens, use the fields shown in that browser session.
- If no match appears, check name spelling, ask whether booking is complete, and call the Sheriff's Office at 432-523-5545.
- For older booking records, incident records, or missing details, use the Sheriff's Office Open Records Request form.
- For sentenced prisoners, switch to the TDCJ locator instead of continuing to search the county jail roster.
Andrews County Current Inmate Lookup
The Andrews County jail search-field table is limited because the portal fields were not visible in the research environment. The correct page language is flexible: use the fields shown by the Tyler PublicAccess page, then fall back to phone or records-request channels if the portal blocks, loops, or returns no result. Do not assume the Andrews portal accepts last name, booking number, date range, or facility filters unless a live browser session shows those fields.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not visible | Not visible | Not visible | The official Tyler/Odyssey portal was linked by Andrews County, but fields were not inspectable during research. |
| Browser-session fields | Shown by portal | Portal controlled | Use whatever search fields the PublicAccess page displays after human verification or session setup. |
Andrews County jail inmate records are the best place to focus on the roster process itself, including phone, in-person, records-request, state, federal, and VINELink fallback paths.
Past Andrews County Booking Records
Andrews County did not publish a roster-retention rule in the official material reviewed. Released-inmate records, older booking reports, mugshots, incident reports, and file copies may need a public-information request rather than a roster search. The sheriff open-records form asks for requester contact information, names involved, location of incident, date of incident, file number, case information, certification, signature, and a delivery method such as email, fax, in person, or mail.
For formal court results, use court channels rather than the jail roster alone. The District Clerk handles district court records from 201 N Main, Room 102, and the County/District Attorney page identifies the local prosecuting office. Statewide conviction history is a separate DPS route and does not replace pending local court records.
What Andrews County Inmate Records Show
The local Tyler record-detail inventory could not be confirmed. A safe Andrews County inmate record summary should say that the county provides an official jail-records search link, while specific fields such as charges, bond, mugshot, housing unit, and release status must be verified in the portal, by phone, or through an open-records request.
| Field | Research Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Expected in a jail search result but not visible in the research environment. |
| Booking number | Not visible; no format should be stated. |
| Booking date/time | Not visible; display timing was not published. |
| Mugshot | No county-published booking-photo display was confirmed. |
| Charges and bond | Check the portal, jail phone line, and court clerk path for current status. |
| Release/status | Verify by phone or use VINELink for notification when a matching record is available. |
Andrews County Jail vs State Prison
The Andrews County inmate population is not one database. County jail custody, TDCJ prison custody, federal prison custody, and ICE detention are different systems. A recent arrest or pretrial defendant should be checked through the county jail records path. A sentenced Texas prisoner should be checked through TDCJ. Federal inmates from 1982 to present belong in the BOP locator, while immigration detainees may appear in ICE ODLS.
| County Jail | State Prison | |
|---|---|---|
| Run By | Andrews County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Who Is Held | Recent arrests, pretrial cases, county sentences, holds | Current sentenced TDCJ prisoners |
| Where to Look | Tyler/Odyssey PublicAccess, sheriff phone, open records | TDCJ inmate search |
| Timing | Booking and local custody stage | After sentencing and transfer to TDCJ custody |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The TDCJ search accepts last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, and race. TDCJ result fields include name, identifying number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. The BOP locator has Find By Number and Find By Name tabs, with number types such as BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, and INS Number. ICE ODLS is the official immigration detainee locator, but access from the research environment returned an access-denied page.
- Pretrial
- A case is pending and no conviction or sentence has resolved it.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency, such as parole, another court, federal custody, or immigration authorities.
- TDCJ
- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the state prison system for sentenced Texas prisoners.
- VINELink
- A victim notification network for custody changes, not a full replacement for the jail roster.
Andrews County Detention Facilities
The official facility map identifies one detention facility in Andrews County. No separate county work-release annex, regional jail, city jail roster, ICE detention facility, BOP prison, or TDCJ state prison was located in official checks. The City of Andrews Police Department exists as a law-enforcement agency, and the municipal court handles Class C matters and warrants, but no separate city detention facility page was found.
- Andrews County Jail - the county jail for local pretrial custody, county sentences, warrant holds, state-jail-felony defendants, TDCJ transfer cases, and other lawful holds.
Andrews County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Andrews County inmate population?
TCJS listed 56 people in the Andrews County jail population on June 1, 2026. The June 2026 incarceration-rate workbook listed an average daily population of 69 and rated capacity data showed 147 beds.
How do I search the Andrews County inmate population?
Start with the sheriff quick-links page and choose Search Jail Records. If Tyler PublicAccess does not open or does not show the person, call 432-523-5545 or file the Sheriff's Office open-records request.
Does the jail roster cover state prisoners?
No. The Andrews County jail roster covers local jail custody. A person transferred to the Texas prison system should be searched through the TDCJ inmate locator.
Are mugshots guaranteed online?
No county-published Andrews County booking-photo display was confirmed. Andrews County jail mugshots may require checking the official portal, calling the jail, or filing a records request.