Montgomery County Jail Inmate Search | Current Custody

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Montgomery County, Texas · Current jail custody, bond, release and inmate services

Check Current Montgomery County Custody Before You Drive, Pay or Visit

If someone was arrested in Conroe, The Woodlands, Magnolia, New Caney, Willis or elsewhere in Montgomery County, start with the county’s current Inmate Lookup System. The public portal now uses an account sign-in, so an older jail-roster bookmark may not take you to the working search.

First confirm that you have the right person and current housing location. Then check the charges and bond before sending money, scheduling a visit or assuming the person will be released. If the person disappears from Montgomery County custody, this page shows where to check next.

Open the current inmate lookup Create a lookup account Call Montgomery County Jail
Full booked name Date of birth Inmate ID if known Approximate arrest date Arresting agency if known
PINE-LINE CUSTODY SCANNER LIVE CHECK
COUNTY CORRECTIONS LOOKUP
CURRENT STATUS
LOCATION VERIFIED
CUSTODY STATUS CHECKED
Custody is not conviction. An inmate result shows detention information available at that point in time. A listed charge is an allegation and does not establish guilt or tell you how the criminal case will end.
Current lookup

The live public-access system now uses an account sign-in.

Jail phone

936-760-5800 for jail and inmate questions.

Facility

1 Criminal Justice Drive, Conroe, TX 77301.

Court dates

Use the Clerk—not the jail—to confirm the next setting.

Verified

Current portals reviewed August 12, 2026.

Start with what you need now

Choose the shortest route instead of searching every system

ARRESTED RECENTLY Is the person in Montgomery County custody?

Sign in to the inmate lookup. If the portal is down or the arrest is extremely recent, call the jail.

Follow the current-custody steps
TRYING TO BOND OUT Check every charge and hold first

One bond amount does not guarantee release when another case, warrant or hold remains.

Check bond and release
PLANNING A VISIT Confirm custody before scheduling

Visits use a separate registration system and should be scheduled online in advance.

See visitation steps
NEED COURT DATE Do not call the jail for the docket

Felony and misdemeanor court records are maintained by different Montgomery County clerks.

Find the right court portal
PERSON DISAPPEARED Check whether custody changed

Release, Waller County housing, TDCJ transfer or another agency can change where the person appears.

Troubleshoot a missing inmate
MAIL / MONEY / PHONE Verify the inmate ID and location first

The personal-mail address changed in May 2026, and outside housing may use different service rules.

Help someone in custody
Avoid the wrong Montgomery County. Some older guides and search results point to a “96-hour release” or jail-search service whose page identifies an address in Montgomery, Alabama. That is not the Montgomery County, Texas jail system. For this page, use mctx.org, jailroster.mctx.org or another clearly identified Montgomery County, Texas government service.

Go directly to the task

Current custody comes first. The remaining sections explain what to do after you find—or cannot find—the person.

New portal requirement

What you need to create an inmate-lookup account

The current signup page asks the public to create an account before accessing inmate records. Prepare these details before you start so you do not have to abandon the form halfway through.

Your first name
Your last name
Email address
Phone number
Your date of birth
Identification type
Identification number
Password of at least eight characters
Create an inmate-lookup account Already registered? Sign in
Privacy habit: enter identification information only on the official jailroster.mctx.org account page. Do not give a driver-license or ID number to a look-alike third-party inmate-search website.
If the roster looks broken

The old landing page and the current login are not the same thing

Current route

Inmate Lookup System

County Corrections Public Access Portal with account sign-in.

Use this for a current search
VS

Older roster landing page

The main jailroster landing page has displayed maintenance and temporary-unavailability notices.

Do not assume “unavailable” means the person is not in jail.

If the portal is unavailable and custody is urgent
I am trying to confirm whether [full legal name], date of birth [date], is currently in Montgomery County Jail custody. The online lookup is unavailable to me. Can you confirm whether the person is currently housed, still processing, released or transferred, and provide the inmate ID if it is public?
Do not misread the roster

Turn the inmate result into an answer you can actually use

What to verify before you visit, pay or call another office
Information
Why it matters
What it does not prove
Next move
Booked name
Shows the identity under which the jail is holding the person.
Identity based on name alone.
Compare DOB, photo and inmate ID.
Inmate ID
Helps identify the correct person for mail and account services.
That the person remains at the same facility.
Save it, then recheck housing.
Booking date
Shows when the displayed custody event entered the jail system.
Exact offense time.
Compare with arrest and court records.
Booking photo
Can help distinguish same-name people.
Guilt.
Match with DOB and inmate ID.
Charge
Shows the allegation connected to custody.
Conviction or final filed offense.
Check the appropriate Clerk case.
Bond
Shows a release condition associated with a particular matter.
That paying one amount releases the person.
Check every charge and hold.
Housing location
Controls where the person physically is and which service rules may apply.
That the location will not change.
Recheck before travelling or paying.
Court reference
Helps connect jail custody to the criminal docket.
That an old court date is still active.
Open the live Clerk record.
Minimum identity rule: do not send money, publish an allegation or arrange a bond from a name alone. Match at least two strong identifiers such as date of birth, inmate ID, booking date or photograph.
No result does not always mean no arrest

Where to look when the person is missing from Montgomery County custody

Booking is still being processed A very recent arrest may not be searchable immediately. Call the jail when timing is important.
The person already left Montgomery County Jail custody The Sheriff’s jail guidance states that a person who no longer appears on the roster has been released from Montgomery County Jail custody.
The person is physically housed in Waller County Montgomery County has used Waller County jail space. Check the location field rather than assuming “Montgomery inmate” means a Conroe cell.
The arrest occurred in another county Search the county where the person was actually booked, not simply where they live.
The person entered TDCJ custody A sentenced state prisoner may move from the county roster to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The custody is federal or immigration-related Conroe also has federal/immigration detention operations that are separate from the Montgomery County Jail.
The name is different in booking Check spelling, hyphenated surnames, suffixes, maiden names and aliases.
The online portal itself is unavailable A maintenance or access problem is not evidence that the person was released.

A useful order for a missing-person custody check

Retry the current Montgomery County portal Sign in and check spelling.
Call 936-760-5800 Ask whether the person is processing, housed, released or transferred.
Check the Montgomery County court portals A court case may remain visible even after jail release.
Check TDCJ when a state transfer is possible Use name, SID or TDCJ number when available.
Check the correct federal or immigration system only when facts point there Do not confuse the county jail with another detention facility located in Conroe.
Bond and release

A visible bond amount is not the same as a confirmed release

Montgomery County processes bonds in the order received, including outside normal office hours. The jail does not promise an exact release time because staff must clear each charge, hold and required record before the person leaves custody.

Confirm the inmate ID and correct person Never pay from a name-only match.
Write down every charge A person can have several simultaneous cases.
Review the bond on each case One charge may be bondable while another remains unresolved.
Ask about holds Another county, another agency, probation/parole action or a new warrant can affect release.
Verify any recent court order Bond can change after magistrate or judicial review.
If using a surety bond, verify the company Use a properly authorised Texas bail-bond provider and read the premium and collateral agreement before signing.
Keep the receipt and written agreement Preserve the inmate ID, case details, amount paid and provider information.
Do not promise a pickup time Court paperwork can reach the jail late in the day or later than a family expects.
Why release can take hours: jail guidance says all charges and holds must be disposed of and the inmate is checked for new warrants before final release. After a court appearance, required paperwork may not arrive at the jail until after 5:00 p.m. or, in some situations, the next day.
Bond and release call script
I am calling about [full booked name], inmate ID [number], date of birth [date]. Can you confirm every active charge, the current bond on each charge, any hold or warrant that would prevent release, whether the required court paperwork has reached the jail, and whether anything else must clear before release?
Montgomery County Jail: 936-760-5800
Jail cannot confirm your court date

Use the charge level to choose the correct court-record portal

Important: Montgomery County Jail does not assign or track criminal court dates. A date heard from another inmate, family member or old paperwork can change. Verify the live docket.

Felony case

Montgomery County District Clerk

Use the District Clerk Court Records Inquiry and select Criminal Records.

Useful search details include:

  • Defendant name
  • Cause number
  • Filing information
  • Court assignment
  • Current setting
Search District Clerk criminal records
OR

Class A or B misdemeanor

Montgomery County Clerk

Use the County Clerk Court Records Inquiry and select Criminal Records.

Check the docket for:

  • Cause number
  • Assigned county court
  • Bond activity
  • Next setting
  • Disposition
Search County Clerk criminal records
Do not stop after finding the next date. If you are researching an older arrest, continue through the docket until you find the actual result of each count—dismissal, plea, conviction, acquittal or another disposition.
Current county warrant portal

Check Montgomery County warrants without treating the result as probable cause

Montgomery County maintains a separate official warrant-search portal. For a name search, the current form requires the full last name and at least the first letter of the first name. A middle initial is optional. You can also search by warrant number.

Open Montgomery County Warrant Search
Do not take action against another person based on the website. The Sheriff’s portal itself says the information is not an official court record, should not be used as confirmation that a warrant is active and should not be used by a citizen to take individual action.
The warrant page displays its own last-updated timestamp. Check that timestamp whenever the status matters, and confirm your own legal situation through the court or a qualified attorney.
Visit only after custody is confirmed

Register first, schedule ahead and check the inmate’s location again

Reopen the current inmate lookup Confirm that the person remains in Montgomery County custody and note the current housing location.
Open the official visitation system It is a separate account from the inmate-lookup portal. Open inmate visitation
Create your visitor account if necessary The registration form asks for your name, email, password, date of birth, phone number, ID type and identification number.
Schedule at least 24 hours ahead Current jail guidance says visits are by appointment and walk-ins are not accepted.
Choose from the inmate’s available periods Do not assume every listed visitation block is available for every housing assignment.
Bring valid government-issued photo ID The identification should match the information used for registration.
Leave unnecessary belongings outside the secure area Phones, cameras, handbags and other personal items can be restricted.
Recheck custody before driving to Conroe Court transport, transfer, quarantine, release or a housing change can affect a visit.
Normal visitation periods currently reflected in jail guidance
Day
Published normal periods
What to remember
Saturday
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use the online appointment system; do not arrive as a walk-in.
Sunday
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Available appointment periods depend on the inmate.
Monday
7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Verify that the appointment is actually available in the portal.
Thursday
7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Recheck custody before travelling.
Current jail guidance limits each inmate to one visitation opportunity during a visitation period and lists a two-visitor limit. Operational restrictions can temporarily affect visitation, so the live appointment portal controls.
Sign in to visitation Create visitor account
Family support hub

Before sending anything, verify the inmate ID and current facility

Mail changed in 2026. Many older Montgomery County Jail guides still publish a Florida digital-mail address or the Conroe jail itself for ordinary personal mail. Current jail guidance says the non-legal mailing route changed effective May 26, 2026.

Current non-legal personal mail

Address the envelope:

Montgomery County, TX
Inmate Name
Inmate ID #
PO BOX 16120
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Confirm the inmate remains in Montgomery County custody and verify the current mail instructions before sending anything important. A transfer can change the correct mailing route.

Legal mail

Legal correspondence continues directly to the jail:

Inmate Name
Inmate ID # and Cell Location
Montgomery County Jail
1 Criminal Justice Drive
Conroe, TX 77301

Inmate trust deposits

Online

Current jail guidance identifies Access Corrections for trust-account deposits.

Open Access Corrections
Telephone

Current jail guidance lists Access Corrections telephone deposits at:

866-345-1884

Jail lobby kiosk

A deposit kiosk is available at the Criminal Justice Drive facility. Current guidance says cash deposits use $5 bills or larger.

Deposit safely: search the provider for the exact Montgomery County, Texas recipient, verify the inmate ID, review the fee before submitting and save the receipt number.

Phone calls

Current telephone guidance

Current Montgomery County jail guidance identifies ICSolutions for prepaid or debit inmate telephone accounts.

Customer care: 888-506-8407

Open ICSolutions
Before funding a call account

Contracted jail providers can change. Confirm the provider through the jail whenever an old webpage, saved account or search result shows a different company.

Ordinary inmate calls should be treated as monitored or recorded.

Case conversation warning: do not discuss witnesses, evidence, passwords, alibis or defence strategy on ordinary inmate telephone calls or social visits. Those communications are not the same as confidential attorney-client communication.

Commissary and care packages

Keefe / Securepak programme

Current jail guidance identifies Keefe Group commissary service and the Securepak programme for approved family-and-friend package purchases.

Verify the exact inmate and current facility before ordering. If the inmate has been moved to Waller County or another facility, do not assume a Montgomery County package order will follow them.

Open Access Securepak
Inmate property

Do not drive to the jail until the inmate authorizes the release

The inmate must request the property release
Recipient must present valid government-issued identification
Recipient should remain in the jail lobby during processing
Current guidance lists property pickup from 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. daily
Before driving to Conroe
I am coming to receive property from [inmate name], inmate ID [number]. Has the inmate completed the required property-release request, and is the property ready for pickup today? What identification should I bring and where should I check in?
The person may not stay in Conroe

Montgomery County custody and physical jail location can be different

MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL Current local custody

Use the county lookup and 936-760-5800 for current inmate information.

WALLER COUNTY HOUSING County case, different physical jail

The Montgomery roster may identify Waller County housing when an inmate is held there for Montgomery County.

TDCJ State-prison transfer

Use TDCJ after the person enters Texas state-prison custody.

FEDERAL / IMMIGRATION Separate detention system

A federal or immigration facility in the Conroe area is not the Montgomery County Jail.

If the roster says Waller County

Separate the legal case from the physical housing. Montgomery County remains the important source for the county charge and court case, while Waller County facility procedures may control the actual visit, mail, telephone or commissary service. Confirm both before sending money or travelling.

Texas state-prison lookup

Search TDCJ Inmate Information
Do not use TDCJ as your first search for someone arrested today. A new Montgomery County arrest normally begins with the county jail system.
Save these before you need them

Montgomery County jail and court contacts

Montgomery County Jail
1 Criminal Justice Drive
Conroe, TX 77301

936-760-5800

Current Inmate Lookup

Account-based County Corrections Public Access Portal.

Open lookup
Non-Emergency Dispatch

936-538-5900

Do not use the non-emergency line instead of 911 for an immediate emergency.

District Clerk — Felony Records

Use the District Clerk Odyssey criminal-record portal.

Search felony court records
County Clerk — Misdemeanor Records

Use the County Clerk Odyssey criminal-record portal.

Search misdemeanor records
Victim Assistance

936-539-7800

Montgomery County District Attorney.

Map to Montgomery County Jail

Before making the trip: confirm the person is still in custody, verify the physical facility, check your visitation confirmation and ask the jail where visitors should park and enter. No official parking-rate or dedicated public-transit instruction was verified for this page, so none is being guessed here.
Montgomery County mistakes to avoid

Eight small checks that can save a wasted payment or trip

Use the account-based Inmate Lookup System instead of assuming an old roster landing page still works.
Confirm that a “Montgomery County” jail page is Texas—not Alabama, Maryland, Ohio or another state.
Save the inmate ID before using mail, deposit or provider services.
Recheck the housing location before scheduling visitation.
Do not use the old Florida personal-mail address published by older jail guides.
Do not expect jail staff to provide or guarantee the criminal court date.
Do not assume one displayed bond clears every charge or hold.
Do not create a paid provider account until you confirm the current contracted service.
10 current-custody questions

Montgomery County Jail inmate search FAQs

How do I find someone currently in Montgomery County Jail Texas?

Use the Montgomery County Inmate Lookup System at jailroster.mctx.org/InmateLookup/login. The current public-access portal requires a user account. If you do not have one, use the Create Account option. If the portal is unavailable or the custody question is urgent, call the Montgomery County Jail at 936-760-5800.

Do I need an account to use the Montgomery County inmate lookup?

Yes. The current County Corrections Public Access Portal displays a sign-in screen. New users can create an account by providing their name, email address, phone number, date of birth, identification type, identification number and a password.

Why does the old Montgomery County jail roster say arrest information is unavailable?

The older jailroster.mctx.org landing page has displayed maintenance or temporary-unavailability notices. Use the newer Inmate Lookup System sign-in portal instead. If that system is also unavailable, call 936-760-5800 for jail or inmate information.

How can I tell if a Montgomery County inmate has been released?

Check the current Inmate Lookup System first. Montgomery County jail guidance states that when a person no longer appears on the roster, the person has left Montgomery County Jail custody. Because release, transfer to another county, state custody or another agency can affect where a person appears, verify an urgent release question with the jail at 936-760-5800.

Why does the Montgomery County roster show Waller County Jail?

Montgomery County has used Waller County housing for some inmates when additional jail space is needed. A person can remain a Montgomery County inmate while physically housed in Waller County. Use the Montgomery County record for charges and case information, but verify Waller County rules before visiting, sending mail or using an inmate service.

How do I check a Montgomery County inmate’s bond and release status?

Start with the inmate lookup and review each charge and bond entry. Then call Montgomery County Jail at 936-760-5800 when a hold, multiple charges or release timing is unclear. Bonds are processed in the order received, and the jail does not promise a specific release time because all charges, holds, paperwork and new-warrant checks must be cleared.

How do I schedule a visit at Montgomery County Jail?

Register through the official Montgomery County inmate visitation portal at mcsojailvisitation.mctx.org/visitation. Visits are scheduled online in advance and are by appointment. Current jail guidance says appointments should be made at least 24 hours ahead. Check the live portal for the inmate’s available period before traveling.

What is the current mailing address for a Montgomery County Texas inmate?

Effective May 26, 2026, non-legal inmate mail is routed to the off-site mail management address: Montgomery County, TX; Inmate Name; Inmate ID Number; PO Box 16120; Jonesboro, AR 72401. Legal mail continues to go directly to Montgomery County Jail at 1 Criminal Justice Drive, Conroe, TX 77301 with the inmate’s name, ID number and cell location.

How do I send money or receive calls from a Montgomery County inmate?

Current Montgomery County jail guidance identifies Access Corrections for inmate trust deposits, including online deposits, telephone deposits and the jail lobby kiosk. Verify the inmate’s current location and ID before paying. Current jail guidance identifies ICSolutions for inmate telephone service. Because contracted providers can change, confirm the provider through the jail before creating or funding a new account.

Where do I find a Montgomery County inmate’s court date?

The jail does not assign or track court dates. For felony criminal cases, use the Montgomery County District Clerk Court Records Inquiry. For Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases, use the Montgomery County Clerk Court Records Inquiry. Search the criminal-record section and verify the newest setting directly in the court record.

Live-action resources

Official portals to use when the information can change

Custody and jail
Criminal court records
Family and legal help
Accuracy, custody and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent informational resource. It is not the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Jail, Montgomery County District Clerk, Montgomery County Clerk, Montgomery County District Attorney, Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a law firm.

Jail custody, housing, bond, release, visitation, mail addresses, contracted providers, court settings and warrant information can change. Use the live government or facility system immediately before travelling, paying money, posting bond or making a legal decision.

A person may be arrested or detained without being convicted. Charges are allegations unless and until established through the court process.

Last research review: August 12, 2026. Special attention was given to the account-based inmate lookup, older roster-unavailability notices, Montgomery County/Waller County housing, the May 26, 2026 non-legal mail change, current visitation registration, Montgomery County criminal-court portals and the current county warrant system.

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