Find a Tarrant County Jail Booking, Facility and Bond Status
Use the official Sheriff’s search when you need to know whether someone is currently in Tarrant County custody. Start with the person’s last name, then add the first name or use the county-issued CID number when you have it.
Open the individual detail page and read both the Tarrant County Active Bookings and Other Agency Active Bookings sections. A local bond may be posted while another agency hold continues to block release.
Search by last name, first name or CID.
Call 817-884-3000 for custody and bond help.
Open 24 hours at 100 N. Lamar Street.
Booking and bond reports cover the last 14 days.
Official procedures checked August 5, 2026.
What do you need to know right now?
Search the surname and review the Daily Booked In Report. Call 817-884-3000 if the person may still be processing.
Follow the search stepsVerify the CID and read the statement identifying whether the person is currently held and at which facility.
Understand the resultA county bond can be posted while an outside hold or no-bond entry continues to prevent release.
Check bond and holdsVisitation days depend on whether the inmate’s last name begins with A–L or M–Z.
Review visitation rulesThe arresting city police department may own the offense report even when the person is housed by Tarrant County.
Find the record holderThe County Clerk handles Class A and B misdemeanors. The District Clerk handles felony records.
Follow the court caseHow to use the Tarrant County Sheriff inmate search
Understand the Tarrant County inmate detail page
Field |
What it usually means |
What it does not prove |
Next action |
|---|---|---|---|
CID |
The person’s County Identification number in Tarrant County systems. |
That every case under the CID belongs to the same arrest date. |
Use it with the name, booking number and case number. |
Current facility |
The jail location currently displayed by the system. |
That the person will remain there until your visit. |
Recheck immediately before travelling. |
Charge |
The allegation attached to the active booking entry. |
Guilt or the final filed offense. |
Search the corresponding criminal court case. |
Case |
A Tarrant County court case number when one has been assigned. |
That every magistration document is already in the filed case. |
Use County Clerk or District Clerk records. |
Warrant number |
An outside-agency or warrant identifier connected to the hold. |
That a separate local bond clears the warrant. |
Contact the commitment authority or a lawyer. |
Booking number |
The identifier for a specific jail intake. |
The legal outcome of the case. |
Use it for jail and records questions. |
Commitment authority |
The court, agency or jurisdiction responsible for the booking or hold. |
Tarrant County can remove that authority’s hold. |
Identify the correct court or outside agency. |
Book-in date |
When the person entered the displayed custody event. |
The exact time the alleged offense occurred. |
Compare it with the arrest report and court filing. |
Bond type |
The form of release security shown for that entry. |
That the person qualifies for immediate release. |
Confirm the current bond with 817-884-3000. |
Posted |
Whether the displayed bond has been posted in the system. |
That release processing is complete. |
Check every remaining booking and hold. |
Conds |
Conditions may be attached to the bond or release order. |
That the short public field lists every condition. |
Read the magistration or court paperwork. |
Hold No-Bond |
That entry currently lacks an ordinary releasable bond. |
The reason or how long the hold will last. |
Ask which court or agency controls the hold. |
Bond amount |
The dollar amount shown for one booking or charge. |
That paying it clears all other cases. |
Total every releasable bond and check outside holds. |
Why the two booking tables matter
These entries concern local Tarrant County cases and commitments.
A bond may be listed for each local charge separately.
These entries may involve another county, parole, a municipal agency or another jurisdiction.
An outside hold can keep the person in custody after local bonds are posted.
Why a Tarrant County inmate may not appear yet
Use the 14-day reports when a name search is not enough
Daily Booked In Reports
Tarrant County publishes booked-in reports for the most recent 14 days.
- Day 1 is the newest report.
- Day 14 is the oldest report currently listed.
- Use the approximate arrest date to choose the report.
- Return to the live inmate search for current custody.
Daily Bond Reports
The Sheriff also publishes daily bond reports for the most recent 14 days.
- Use the report as a date-based reference.
- Compare the name and CID.
- Do not assume an older amount remains current.
- Call the bond desk before paying.
Confirm every active booking before posting bond
Tarrant County Corrections Center
100 N. Lamar Street
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Jail information: 817-884-3000
Open 24 hours
Confirm the facility before visiting or delivering documents
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Central booking, inmate information and the 24-hour Bond Desk.
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Fort Worth, TX 76106
Visit a Tarrant County inmate without arriving on the wrong day
Last name |
Visitation days |
Hours |
Final processing cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
A through L |
Monday and Saturday |
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
A through L |
Friday |
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
M through Z |
Sunday and Tuesday |
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
M through Z |
Friday |
3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
Visit limits
Identification accepted for adults
- Valid REAL ID driver’s licence
- Valid state REAL ID identification card
- Valid passport
- United States immigration photo identification
- Mexican Consulate card
- Military identification
A visitor age 17 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
A valid school photo identification card may be used by a visitor under 18.
Clothing and property that can cause denial
Clothing restrictions
- Revealing shorts or miniskirts
- Sleeveless, backless or low-cut tops
- See-through or tight-fitting garments
- Pajamas, bathing suits or halter tops
- Hats or caps
- Khaki, green, institutional or military-style clothing
Prohibited property
- Cell phones and recording devices
- Backpacks, bags and purses
- Tobacco, lighters and matches
- Food and drinks, except approved infant items
- Unlabelled prescription medication
Address Tarrant County inmate mail using the CID
Ordinary letters, postcards and greeting cards are sent to an outside mail processor. Approved mail is scanned and made available to the inmate through a tablet.
Your Complete Return Address
Smart Communications – Tarrant County Jail
Inmate’s Full Booked Name and CID Number
P.O. Box 9195
Seminole, FL 33775-9137
- Letters can be no larger than 12 by 16 inches.
- Include the sender’s full return address.
- Include the inmate’s booked name and CID.
- Up to 10 unframed photographs may be enclosed.
- Photographs can be no larger than 4 by 6 inches.
- Use MailGuard Tracker to check delivery or rejection status.
- Cash, checks or money orders
- Packages or contraband
- Oversized or framed photographs
- Material promoting weapons, drugs, escape or violence
- Content prohibited by jail safety rules
Legal mail, books and money orders use a different address
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Detention Bureau
100 N. Lamar Street
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Add money without confusing commissary, bond and phone accounts
Use Access Corrections online or its mobile application.
Call 866-345-1884, available 24 hours.
Kiosks in jail lobbies accept cash and supported payment methods.
Register through Cash Pay Today and obtain the required barcode or customer ID.
Postal or Western Union money order
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Detention Bureau
100 N. Lamar Street
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Understand how Tarrant County inmate telephone service works
During booking
Holding cells have telephones that inmates can use to arrange bail, notify family or contact an attorney.
Calls within the local dialing area are available without charge during the booking process.
Outside the local area
Collect-call telephones are available. The recipient is responsible for the collect-call fee.
Smart Communications handles collect-call customer questions.
Request the document that answers the actual question
Sheriff public-record request
Use the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Records Division for records created or maintained by TCSO.
- Include the report number when known.
- State the type of report or incident.
- Provide the occurrence date and address.
- Identify involved parties.
- Include your contact information.
Arresting city police report
Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie and other municipal police departments maintain reports created by their own officers.
- Read the commitment authority and arrest information.
- Identify the agency that created the narrative.
- Use that agency’s open-records process.
- Do not request a city report from the county jail.
200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Email: TCSO_Records@tarrantcountytx.gov
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Final customer accepted at 4:50 p.m.
Letter of Incarceration
Use the correct clerk for the criminal charge level
Class A and B misdemeanors
The Tarrant County Clerk Criminal Division maintains Class A and B misdemeanor cases arising in Tarrant County.
- Records date back to 1976.
- Staff can provide the case number, court, court date, attorney and bondsman.
- Call 817-884-1066 for record-copy help.
- General County Clerk contact is 817-884-1195.
Felony cases
The Tarrant County District Clerk maintains filed felony criminal cases.
- Use the cause number when available.
- Call 817-884-1342 or 817-884-1343 for felony records.
- Public terminals and copy services are available at the Tim Curry Justice Center.
- A county felony background check costs $5 and requires a full name and date of birth.
Search the criminal docket
Documents available before a felony case is formally filed
The District Clerk’s unfiled criminal-record section can provide certain magistration documents created before formal felony filing.
Affidavit and probable-cause determination.
Arrest warrant and warrant affidavit.
Rights and warnings given during magistration.
Conditions of bail and personal-bond paperwork.
Orders of emergency protection and firearm warnings.
Available Article 16.22 orders, subject to confidentiality rules.
817-884-3355 or 817-884-2526
Tim Curry Justice Center, 3rd Floor – Criminal
401 W. Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76196
Current copy charges
Copy type |
Published charge |
|---|---|
Non-certified paper |
$1 per page |
Non-certified electronic, 1–10 pages |
$1 total |
Non-certified electronic, 11+ pages |
$1 for the first 10 pages plus $0.10 per additional page |
Certified paper |
$1 per page plus $5 certification/seal |
Certified electronic |
Electronic-copy charge plus $5 certification/seal |
Know what family members can—and cannot—arrange
Emergency care, assessment of significant illness, chronic-condition monitoring, dental triage, abscess treatment, extractions and eye examinations are available.
Medical attention is provided regardless of ability to pay.
Read inmate health servicesAn inmate can sign an authorization allowing someone to contact MHMR or JPS and receive verbal information about the inmate’s condition and treatment.
Open the medical authorization pageInmates can request information, classes and community resources designed to support successful release and reintegration.
Re-entry and Chaplaincy: 817-884-3088
Property release is limited
How an eligible Tarrant County defendant requests a lawyer
Tarrant County’s Office of Attorney Appointments supports the courts’ indigent-defence process. The court—not a family member—determines whether the defendant qualifies for appointed representation.
401 W. Belknap Street
5th Floor, Room 5043
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Phone: 817-884-2370
Get safety help without repeatedly checking the jail page
Provides crisis support, safety planning, rights information, advocacy and Crime Victims’ Compensation assistance.
Helps victims follow the prosecution and understand court-related services.
Contact the Tarrant County District Attorney for protective-order information.
Use another locator only after county custody changes
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Use TDCJ after a person enters Texas state-prison custody.
- Search by name, SID or TDCJ number.
- Do not use it as the first search for a fresh county arrest.
- Verify the transfer date before contacting a state facility.
Federal custody
Use the Bureau of Prisons locator after a confirmed federal transfer or for a person serving a federal sentence.
- Search by name or federal register number.
- A recent federal arrest may still be in U.S. Marshals custody.
- The county search may continue to show an outside hold during transition.
Do not confuse a custody error with expunction
Correct inaccurate information
Identify whether the inaccurate field belongs to the Sheriff, arresting police agency, County Clerk, District Clerk or Texas DPS.
Obtain the controlling report, judgment or dismissal and send the correction to the office that owns the error.
Expunction or nondisclosure
An accurate record may qualify for legal relief depending on the arrest, charge, disposition, waiting period, prior history and other facts.
Tarrant County’s Felony/Civil section handles felony and misdemeanor expunctions and felony nondisclosure matters.
Tarrant County jail, records and court contacts
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Use 9-1-1 only for an emergency.
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Copies: 817-884-1066
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Map to Tarrant County Corrections Center
Map to Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
Map to Green Bay Jail
Small details that prevent wasted calls, trips and payments
It is more reliable than repeatedly searching a common surname.
It often explains why release has not occurred after a county bond was posted.
A–L visits Friday morning and afternoon; M–Z visits Friday afternoon and evening.
Ordinary correspondence goes through the current Smart Communications address.
Use Access Corrections, an approved kiosk, cash walk-in or an accepted money order.
The District Clerk and County Clerk maintain different criminal case types.
Tarrant County Sheriff inmate-search questions answered
How do I search for an inmate in Tarrant County Jail?
Open the official Tarrant County Inmate Search. Enter the person’s last name, first name or CID number. You can also filter by race and sex. Open the correct result and verify the full name, CID, custody facility, booking number, charge, commitment authority, book-in date and bond information.
What is a Tarrant County CID number?
CID means County Identification number. Tarrant County uses it to identify a person in its local jail and criminal-justice systems. A CID search is usually more precise than a name search, but you should still compare the full name, race, sex, booking information and current custody location.
Why is a recently arrested person not showing in the Tarrant County inmate search?
The person may still be transported or processed at central booking, may be listed under another spelling, may have been released quickly, may be held by another county or agency, or may have received a citation instead of a jail booking. Check the Daily Booked In Reports and call the Detention Bureau at 817-884-3000 when the result remains unclear.
Does the Tarrant County inmate search show the current jail facility?
The inmate detail page states whether the person is currently in custody and may identify the current Tarrant County facility. Recheck the page before visiting because housing can change between the Corrections Center, Lon Evans Jail, Green Bay Jail or another approved location.
What does Hold No-Bond mean in the Tarrant County inmate search?
Hold No-Bond indicates that the displayed case or outside-agency booking does not currently have a releasable bond through the ordinary bond process. The reason may involve a judicial order, another jurisdiction, parole, immigration or another legal hold. Confirm every active booking with the jail at 817-884-3000.
Where can I post bond for a Tarrant County inmate?
Bonds may be posted 24 hours a day at the Bond Desk in the Tarrant County Corrections Center, 100 North Lamar Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76196. Call 817-884-3000 first to confirm that bond has been set, the amount, the bond type and whether another hold will prevent release.
When can I visit an inmate in Tarrant County Jail?
General visitation depends on the inmate’s last name. A through L visits are Monday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. M through Z visits are Sunday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors should review the current rules before travelling.
What is the personal mailing address for a Tarrant County inmate?
The current personal-mail format is Smart Communications – Tarrant County Jail, the inmate’s full booked name and CID number, P.O. Box 9195, Seminole, Florida 33775-9137. General mail is scanned for tablet delivery. Legal mail, approved publications and postal or Western Union money orders follow different instructions.
How do I add money to a Tarrant County inmate account?
Tarrant County uses Access Corrections for online, app and telephone deposits. The deposit telephone number is 866-345-1884. Lobby kiosks accept cash, and approved cash walk-in locations are available through Cash Pay Today. Verify the inmate’s name and CID before submitting money.
How do I find the court case after a Tarrant County jail booking?
Use the case number shown in the jail result. Class A and B misdemeanor records are maintained by the Tarrant County Clerk, while felony records are maintained by the Tarrant County District Clerk. Very recent magistration documents may be available through the District Clerk before the felony case is formally filed.