Bexar County Jail Inmate Search & Roster

Find a Bexar County Jail Inmate and Verify Current Custody

If you are trying to find someone held in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, start with the county’s official Justice Information Portal. Bexar County also maintains separate tools for people arrested during the last 24 hours, recent jail bookings and releases, bond information, and criminal court cases. Using the correct tool first can save considerable time.

How to Search the Bexar County Jail Roster

1. Open the Bexar County Justice Portal Jail Search. Public access to the county Justice Information Portal does not require registration.
2. Search using the inmate’s legal name. If you know a SID, Sheriff’s Office number or booking number, keep it available to help distinguish people with similar names.
3. Compare identifying information carefully. Do not assume a record belongs to the correct person based only on a common first and last name.
4. Open the matching jail record and review the available booking, custody, charge, bond and case information.
5. If you need the related criminal case or court date, move to the county’s Justice Information Portal rather than treating the jail record as the final court record.

The Justice Portal requires JavaScript and cookies. If a direct jail-search link fails to load, enter through the county’s Justice Information Portal page and select Jail Search.

Choose the Right Bexar County Search

The Central Magistrate page is especially useful immediately after an arrest. It displays identifying information including the person’s name, SID and booking number along with charge information. A person appearing there is not necessarily still in custody later.

The Sheriff’s Jail Activity Reports answer another question: who was booked or released on a particular recent day. Bexar County warns that booking information may not appear immediately while processing is still underway, so a fresh arrest can temporarily be missing.

What a Jail Record Means

A jail record documents custody and booking activity. It may help you identify a booking, charges, bond information and related case data, but it is not proof of guilt. A criminal charge is an allegation unless and until the case is resolved in court.

Also distinguish these three identifiers:

• SID: a System Identification Number associated with the individual and used throughout Bexar County jail services.
• Booking number: identifies a particular jail booking.
• Case number: connects to the criminal court proceeding and is the better identifier when looking for hearings, filings or disposition.

Why Someone May Not Appear in the Bexar County Inmate Search

An empty search does not always mean the person was not arrested. Check these possibilities before assuming the record does not exist:

• The person is still going through intake, magistration or booking.
• The name is entered differently from the booking record.
• The person was released after bond or another court action.
• The arresting agency transferred the person to another jurisdiction.
• The person is in a municipal, juvenile, state or federal facility instead of the Bexar County adult jail.
• You are looking for an older arrest rather than current custody.

For a very recent arrest, check the Central Magistrate list and then recheck the Jail Search. If confirmation is time-sensitive, call 210-335-6201 with the full name and date of birth.

If the person has been transferred to a Texas state prison, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search. Federal custody is searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.

How to Check Charges and Bond Information

Start with the inmate’s jail record, then use the Sheriff’s Inmate & Bond Information page or call 210-335-6201 before paying anything.

Bexar County’s published cash-bond instructions state that a cash bond is the full bond amount and is posted using a cashier’s check or money order payable to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The county says cash, traveler’s checks and personal checks are not accepted for that process, and valid identification is required.

Bond type, amount and eligibility can change after magistration or later court action. Confirm the current amount immediately before attempting to post bond.

How to Find a Court Date or Criminal Case

Jail custody and the criminal case are separate records. After finding the correct inmate:

1. Write down the inmate’s name, SID, booking number and any case number displayed.
2. Open the Bexar County Justice Information Portal.
3. Choose Smart Search for court records or Search Hearings when you need hearing information.
4. For a name search, the county’s portal guide instructs users to enter names in Last, First Middle order.
5. Open the matching case and compare the defendant information before relying on the result.

If you need help locating misdemeanor information, the Sheriff’s Office lists Central Filing at 210-335-2238. For felony records, the District Clerk can be reached at 210-335-2591.

Bexar County Jail Visitation

Public visitation is scheduled through ICSolutions. The Sheriff’s current visitation page lists these public visitation hours:

To schedule a visit:

1. Go to the official Bexar County visitation page.
2. Create an ICSolutions visitor account.
3. Select the inmate and an available appointment.
4. The Sheriff’s visitation-rules document states that visits should be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance and no more than two weeks ahead.
5. Arrive about 30 minutes before an on-site appointment. The published rules state that visits last approximately 20 minutes.

Visitors age 17 or older must be registered and have valid government-issued photo identification. The rules also restrict phones, cameras, bags and other electronic devices in the Video Visitation Center.

How to Send Mail to a Bexar County Inmate

The Sheriff’s Office says incoming correspondence is inspected and scanned for the inmate to view through a kiosk. Use the inmate’s correct name and SID.

Important mail rules include:

• Name and SID must match the inmate.
• No more than six photos should be placed in one envelope; published rules limit photos to 5 × 7 inches.
• Do not place cash, cashier’s checks or money orders inside ordinary inmate correspondence.
• Paperback books are limited and generally must come directly from a publisher or established bookstore under the jail’s published rules.
• Mail addressed to someone who has already been released or transferred is returned to the sender.

Before mailing anything valuable, review the current Bexar County inmate-mail rules. Mailroom assistance is available at 210-335-6240 or 210-335-6868.

How to Send Money or a Care Package

Bexar County uses Access Corrections for electronic commissary deposits. The Sheriff’s published options include online deposits, telephone deposits at 866-345-1884, participating retail locations and the Access Corrections mobile application.

Approved care packages are handled through Access SecurePak. Orders can be made through the provider linked from the Sheriff’s official money and care-package page or by calling 1-800-546-6283.

If you prefer to send inmate trust-fund money by mail, Bexar County separately allows cashier’s checks and money orders under its banking rules:

Make the cashier’s check or money order payable to Inmate Trust Fund and place the inmate’s name and SID at the bottom. Personal checks are not accepted. This is a separate trust-fund mailing address; do not put a money order inside ordinary inmate correspondence sent to 200 N. Comal.

Mugshots, Older Records and Jail Activity

The live Jail Search is best for current custody. If you need a recent booking or release list, use the Sheriff’s Jail Activity Reports, which remain online for a maximum of seven days.

For a booking photograph or other Sheriff’s record, use the Bexar County Sheriff’s Central Records page. The Sheriff’s published mugshot-request instructions ask for the person’s full name, SID number or date of birth.

Do not confuse a jail booking with a complete background check or final court disposition. If your purpose is employment, housing, credit or another decision governed by consumer-reporting laws, a public jail page should not be treated as a substitute for legally compliant screening.

Medical, Mental Health and Urgent Welfare Concerns

University Health provides medical and mental-health services at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center. The county lists:

• Main medical number: 210-335-6260
• 24-hour nurse: 210-335-6266
• Mental health — men: 210-335-6271
• Mental health — women: 210-335-6875

If you believe an incarcerated person is experiencing suicidal thoughts or an urgent mental-health concern, the Sheriff’s inmate-information pages direct callers to 210-335-5670. For current medical-service information, see the official medical and mental-health page.

Other Texas County Jail Search Guides

If the arrest occurred outside Bexar County, use the county where the person was actually booked. Related Texas guides on this site include the Dallas County Jail inmate search, Tarrant County Jail inmate search, and Collin County Jail inmate search.

Bexar County Jail Inmate Search FAQs

Information reviewed against Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, Bexar County Justice Information Portal, Central Magistrate, inmate-services pages and official visitation documentation in October 2026.