Kaufman County, Texas · Recent bookings, current inmates, charges and booking reports
Check New Kaufman County Bookings by Name, Charge or Days
If the arrest was recent, you do not need to work through a paid people-search site or an old mugshot page. The Kaufman County Jail has a live search with three useful routes: Inmates, Charges and Days. The Days option is especially useful when you want to see bookings from the last few days instead of searching one person.
Once you find the booking, save the person’s exact booked name, SO or local ID if shown, booking information, charge and bond details. Then use the Kaufman County court portal when you need to know what was actually filed or how the case ended.
Full booked name
Approximate arrest date
SO / Local ID if known
Charge if known
Case number if available
KAUFMAN BOOKING PULSE
LIVE ROSTER
KAUFMAN COUNTY JAIL
RECENT
INMATES
CHARGES
DAYS
BOOKING → CASE CHECK
VERIFY IN COURT
RECENT BOOKING FOUND
Recent arrest does not mean conviction.
A booking shows that a person entered a jail or arrest process. Charges can be changed, rejected, dismissed or resolved differently in court. Do not describe someone as guilty based only on the jail roster.
Best recent-arrest filter
Select Days in the official jail search.
Browse by charge
The jail tool also searches by charge description.
Jail phone
972-932-4337 for current inmate questions.
Jail location
1900 E US-175, Kaufman, TX 75142.
Official review
Procedures checked August 23, 2026.
Fast answer
Choose the situation that brought you here
ARRESTED TODAY
Check the Days filter first
Open the official jail search, select Days and enter a short recent period. Then switch to name search if you are looking for one person.
See the exact search steps
ONE PERSON
Search by booked name
Use the Inmates option. Try the surname first when you are unsure whether a middle name or suffix was entered.
Search one person safely
NOT ON THE ROSTER
Do not assume no arrest occurred
The person may still be processing, temporarily held by a city police department, released or booked elsewhere.
Troubleshoot a missing booking
NEED THE REPORT
The roster is not the police narrative
Use the Sheriff’s Open Records form when KCSO created the record. Use the arresting city agency when it did not.
Request a booking or police report
BOND OR RELEASE
Check all charges before paying
A displayed bond amount does not tell you whether another charge, warrant or court condition prevents release.
Follow the bond workflow
FAMILY MEMBER IN JAIL
Use the current jail rules
Visitation, mail, NCIC calls, video visits and Tiger deposits all have Kaufman-specific procedures.
Visit, call, mail or deposit money
Primary search intent
How to browse Kaufman County recent arrests by number of days
The official Kaufman County Jail search has three tabs: Inmates, Charges and Days. The Days screen is labeled “Over the last number of days” and accepts a one-to-four-digit number.
Open the official Kaufman County Jail roster
Do not start with a copied mugshot directory when you need current information.
Open Kaufman County Jail search
Select Days
The menu appears beside Inmates and Charges.
Enter the recent period you want to review
For example, entering 1 is useful when you want the newest period. Use a wider number when the approximate arrest day is uncertain.
Review the returned names carefully
Do not identify someone from a similar name or photograph alone.
Open the individual record
Save whatever identifying, booking, charge and bond information is currently displayed.
Recheck the roster before taking action
Jail data can change after release, transfer, court action or data correction.
Why this page does not publish a list of names:
A copied “recent arrests today” list becomes stale quickly. The official Days filter is more useful because readers can choose the time window at the moment they search.
Do not use the count of search results as a crime statistic.
The roster reflects jail activity and can include people booked for warrants, holds, misdemeanors, felonies or other custody reasons. It is not a measurement of guilt or local crime rate.
Looking for one person
Search an individual without creating a wrong-person match
Select Inmates
Use this instead of Days when you already know the person’s name.
Enter the booked name
Start with the surname if you are unsure how the first or middle name was entered.
Use View all inmates only when needed
Browsing the full list is slower and creates more opportunities for same-name mistakes.
Compare more than the name
Look for an SO/local ID, booking date, age or date of birth, charge, arresting agency or case information when the record provides it.
Write down the SO number
The Sheriff’s current mail rules specifically use the inmate’s SO number, making it a useful identifier for later jail services.
Check the court case before treating the charge as final
Jail allegations and prosecutor-filed charges are not always identical.
Exact booked name is consistent
SO/local ID matches another jail interaction
Booking timing fits the known arrest
Arresting agency fits the location
Charge description fits the case being discussed
Court record points to the same person and event
Minimum rule:
Use at least two independent identifiers before sending money, sharing a booking photograph or publicly associating a criminal allegation with a specific person.
Result decoder
What to save from a recent Kaufman County booking
The live roster can change, so record the useful identifiers while the correct result is open. Not every field is a final legal conclusion.
Booking information versus the question it actually answers
| Information |
Why save it |
What it does not prove |
Where to verify next |
| Booked name |
Helps reproduce the same jail and court search. |
Identity when several people share a name. |
Compare another identifier. |
| SO / local ID |
Useful for inmate mail and jail communication. |
That every historical event belongs to the same arrest. |
Match the booking date and court case. |
| Booking date or time |
Separates one jail intake from an older event. |
The exact date or time the alleged crime occurred. |
Police or Sheriff incident report. |
| Arresting agency |
Tells you who likely owns the offense or arrest report. |
That the county jail wrote the police narrative. |
Agency records office. |
| Charge |
Shows the allegation associated with the booking record. |
That prosecutors accepted or proved the allegation. |
Kaufman County court portal. |
| Bond information |
Helps ask the jail or bonding company the right question. |
That paying one amount releases the person. |
Jail and current court order. |
| Booking photograph |
May help distinguish jail records when lawfully available. |
Guilt or identity on its own. |
Name, ID and court record. |
Useful habit:
Note the date and approximate time you viewed the record. If custody or bond later changes, you will know which information was visible when you made your earlier decision.
No result
Someone was arrested, but they are not in the Kaufman County roster
Booking may still be underway
Identification, intake, medical screening and data entry can happen before a public jail entry is easy to find.
The person may already be released
The current-inmate roster is not a permanent history of everyone arrested.
The name may be different
Try a maiden name, hyphenated surname, suffix or another spelling.
A city jail may still have the person
Some police departments use temporary holding facilities before county transfer.
The arrest may be in another county
Search where the person was actually booked, not simply where they live.
The event may have been citation-only
A court case can exist without a county jail booking.
The person may have transferred
A state-prison or other-jurisdiction search may eventually become appropriate.
The record may be restricted
Juvenile, expunged, sealed and legally confidential information is treated differently.
A particularly useful Forney check
Forney Police operates a
24/7 holding facility. If a very recent Forney arrest is not yet appearing in the county jail roster, Forney Police states that custody and bonding inquiries for its detention facility can be made at
972-552-6625.
Missing-booking call script
I am trying to confirm the current custody or booking status of [full legal name]. The arrest may have occurred around [date/time] through [agency]. Can you tell me whether the person is still processing, being held temporarily, transferred to the Kaufman County Jail, released, or listed under a different booked name or SO number?
Practical sequence
What to do after learning someone was arrested
Check the official jail roster
Use Days for a recent-booking browse or Inmates for one person. Save the SO/local ID and current booking details.
Confirm where the person is physically held
If the arrest is extremely recent and the county result is blank, check the arresting agency or temporary city holding facility.
Read every charge before paying
Call the jail if bond, release conditions or another hold is unclear.
Search Kaufman County court records
Use the official Tyler Odyssey portal when you need the filed charge, court assignment or eventual disposition.
Request the arrest narrative only if needed
Use KCSO Open Records for Sheriff-created reports and the city police records office for city cases.
Use the current visit, phone, mail and deposit rules
Do not rely on an old jail-information page because Kaufman County now uses electronic mail processing, NCIC communications and Tiger Commissary.
Booking and arrest reports
Get the document behind the recent booking
A jail entry and an offense report are different records.
The jail can show custody and booking information even when Kaufman Police, Forney Police, Terrell Police, DPS, a constable or another agency created the arrest narrative.
Kaufman County Sheriff Open Records form
State whether the case number is known
Add it when available to reduce searching.
Enter the incident date range
The form requires a from and to date.
Add the approximate time range
This can be especially useful when several calls occurred at one location.
Describe the incident type
Include the offense or event type when known.
Enter the incident location
The online form requires the address/location information.
Name the people involved
The form includes fields for multiple involved persons.
Describe the exact document you want
Ask for the identified offense report, arrest report, incident report, probable-cause material or another specific releasable record instead of “everything.”
Select mail, fax or email delivery
The form allows these delivery methods.
KCSO states that if you agree to receive a redacted copy, it will provide the redacted record within 10 working days from the request date. If you insist on an unredacted record containing potentially protected material, the department may seek a Texas Attorney General ruling, which it states may take up to 45 working days.
Copy-ready booking-report request
Under the Texas Public Information Act, I request the releasable arrest, booking, offense or incident report concerning [full name] for the incident on or about [date/time] at [location]. The known Sheriff SO/local ID is [number], and the known case or incident number is [number]. I am requesting [describe exact document]. I am willing to accept a normally redacted public copy. Please notify me before processing if charges will exceed $[amount].
Who created the report?
Do not request every Kaufman County arrest from the Sheriff
The District Attorney’s Intake Division confirms that felony and Class A/B misdemeanor cases arrive from several law-enforcement agencies. The arresting officer creates the arrest record and the law-enforcement agency prepares the offense report.
Common local report routes
| Agency |
Contact |
Useful current detail |
Report route |
| Kaufman County Sheriff |
972-932-4337 |
County jail and Sheriff-created law-enforcement records. |
KCSO Open Records
|
| Kaufman Police |
972-932-3094 |
Police Records contact is available through the city Police Department. |
Kaufman Police public information
|
| Forney Police |
972-552-6625 |
Records Division also lists 972-552-6628; temporary detention operates 24/7. |
Forney records request
|
| Terrell Police |
469-474-2700 |
Records Department lists weekday service and separate report-copy procedures. |
Terrell Police records
|
Useful routing rule:
Ask the Sheriff about custody. Ask the arresting agency for the police narrative. Ask the Clerk for the court case. These are three different questions.
Booking to court
Find what was actually filed after the Kaufman County arrest
Kaufman County links directly to the Tyler Odyssey Court Portal from its official website. The portal uses Smart Search and requires JavaScript and cookies.
Use Smart Search
Search the person or cause/case number when it becomes available.
Match the court case to the recent booking
Compare the name, case timing, charge and available identifiers.
Determine whether the case is misdemeanor or felony
This tells you which Clerk’s office maintains the official file.
Read the newest docket event
A booking allegation may later become a different filed charge.
Find the disposition, not just the status
Look for dismissal, plea, deferred adjudication, judgment, conviction, acquittal or another final court action.
Class A & B misdemeanors
Kaufman County states that misdemeanor criminal case files are maintained by the County Clerk for the County Courts at Law.
County Clerk Court Division:
469-376-4736
Felony cases
The District Attorney’s Intake Division states that felony records are filed with the District Clerk and are generally presented to a grand jury.
District Clerk:
469-376-4640
Prosecutors—not the person reporting the crime or the arresting officer—decide what charges are prosecuted. The Kaufman County DA specifically explains that police and citizens do not “file” or “press” criminal charges.
Official proof
Get a court copy or certified disposition when a screenshot is not enough
County Clerk misdemeanor records
Current County Clerk search and copy charges published online
| Service |
Published fee |
When it helps |
| Inspect court records |
No charge |
Review a public file before ordering copies. |
| Plain copy |
$1 per page |
Personal reference or non-certified document request. |
| Certified copy |
$5 certification + $1 per page |
When an official certified court document is required. |
| Certification of Facts |
$5 |
Search result certification without copies. |
For a misdemeanor search by mail or in person, the County Clerk asks for the charged person’s name, the offense or conviction date within a 10-year period and the type of offense when known.
Kaufman County Clerk – Court Division
1902 US Highway 175
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone:
469-376-4736
Court email:
cccourts@kaufmancounty.net
Office hours listed by County Clerk: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Bond and release
Do not pay a bond until every active matter is checked
Verify the correct inmate
Use the exact booked name and SO/local ID.
Review every displayed charge
A person can have more than one case or hold.
Call the jail if the release condition is unclear
Ask whether the listed amount is current and whether another matter blocks release.
Use the Sheriff’s approved bail-company list
The Jail Info section publishes an Approved Bail Bond Companies resource.
Ask the bonding company for the full written cost
Clarify premium, collateral, cosigner obligations and refund terms before signing.
Keep the booking ID, receipts and bond paperwork
You may need them if the court or release condition changes.
Kaufman County Pretrial Bond Supervision Department
1906 E. US Hwy 175
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone:
469-376-4773
Fax: 469-595-0689
Pretrial Bond Supervision monitors defendants who have already been released under qualifying court conditions. It is not a commercial bail-bond company.
Bond call script
I am calling about [full booked name], SO/local ID [number]. Can you confirm the current bond or release condition for every active charge, whether there are additional warrants or holds, and whether there is anything that would prevent release after the listed bond is satisfied?
In-person & video visits
Use the inmate’s housing group to choose the correct visit time
Current in-person Kaufman County Jail visitation schedule
| Housing group |
Day |
Time |
| Female inmates |
Tuesday |
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. |
| Female inmates |
Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
| Male A & C Pods |
Wednesday |
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. |
| Male A & C Pods |
Sunday |
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
| Male B Pod |
Thursday |
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. |
| Male B Pod |
Saturday |
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. |
| Federal males / USMS |
Tuesday |
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
| Federal males / USMS |
Sunday |
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. |
| Federal females / USMS |
Wednesday |
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. |
| Federal females / USMS |
Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. |
Bring valid picture ID such as a driver license, state ID or passport
Inmates receive two 25-minute in-person visits per week
Only one in-person visit is allowed per visitation day
Last sign-in is 30 minutes before the visitation period ends
No contact visits
Shirt, shoes, pants or shorts are required
Provocative or revealing clothing is not allowed
Rule violations can terminate the visit or result in a visitation ban
Children:
Minor children under 17 may visit male A/C Pod inmates on Sunday and female or male B Pod inmates on Saturday. They must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or legal counsel.
Video visitation
Kaufman County uses NCIC for video visitation. The Sheriff currently lists video visits from 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. every day at $0.30 per minute. The page states there is no daily or weekly video-visit limit unless the inmate is restricted due to discipline.
Current mail procedure
Do not send ordinary inmate letters to the jail street address
Kaufman County now processes ordinary personal mail electronically. Older pages can still show older-style jail mailing instructions. Use the current Jail Info instructions below.
Ordinary personal inmate mail
Inmate Name
SO# (Local ID)
Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office
PO Box 591
Longview, TX 75606
Put the inmate’s name and Sheriff SO number on the envelope
Include the sender’s complete return address
Maximum mail size: 8.5 × 11 inches
Maximum five pages per mailing
Write on the front side only
Maximum one photograph per mailing
Mail sent to the Longview processing address is scanned and destroyed
Mail will not be returned after electronic processing
Do not send legal or medical mail to the Longview scanning address.
The Sheriff instructs that legal and medical mail must be sent directly to the facility following the jail’s legal/medical mail procedure.
Newspapers, magazines, books and bulk mail are also excluded from the Longview personal-mail processing address and must follow the facility’s separate rules.
NCIC communications
Phone calls, messages and video visits use NCIC
Domestic inmate call
Sheriff-published rate: $0.21 per minute.
No connection fee is listed on the current inmate-services page.
International call
Sheriff-published rate: $0.50 per minute.
Video visitation
Sheriff-published rate: $0.30 per minute.
Electronic message
Current jail page lists $0.25 per message.
Picture or document
Current jail page lists $0.35 per picture/document.
Case-safety tip:
Treat ordinary inmate calls, messages and social video visits as non-confidential. Do not casually discuss evidence, witness statements, passwords, alibis or defense strategy.
Trust account & commissary
Add inmate money through the provider Kaufman County currently uses
The Sheriff’s current Jail Info page directs online trust-fund deposits and commissary orders through Tiger Commissary for the Kaufman County Detention Center.
Confirm the inmate is still in Kaufman County custody
Recheck the jail roster immediately before paying.
Choose Web Deposits or Order Commissary
These are different transactions.
Match the inmate before paying
Do not deposit to a similar name.
Review the provider fee and receipt
Save the confirmation number.
Money orders
The Sheriff’s Inmate Services page states that money orders can be accepted through U.S. Mail or in person and that cash is not accepted for inmate accounts. Because Kaufman County now uses a separate Longview scanning address for ordinary personal mail, call the jail at 972-932-4337 before mailing a money order so you do not send funds to the document-scanning address.
When completing a money order, the Sheriff instructs the purchaser to make it payable to the inmate’s name, enter the purchaser’s address and sign as purchaser. Do not endorse the back.
Defense help
How an arrested person can find appointed or private counsel
Kaufman County Public Defender
Current Public Defender: Andrew Jordan.
Kaufman County Justice Center
1902 E US Highway 175, Suite 500
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone:
469-376-4534
Fax: 469-595-7030
Open Public Defender page
Indigent Defense Court Program
Kaufman County also maintains an Indigent Defense Court Program with criminal-application forms for defendants requesting court-appointed counsel.
1902 E. Hwy 175
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone:
469-376-4759
Fax: 469-595-0508
Open Indigent Defense program
Do not contact the judge privately about the case.
Kaufman County court pages warn against attempting to contact a judge by phone, email, mail or in person about a pending or potential case.
Private lawyer
Confirm current Texas bar status
Ask about experience in Kaufman County criminal courts
Ask who will actually appear in court
Request the fee agreement in writing
Clarify whether bond help is included
Do not confuse a bonding company with legal representation
Safety & notification
Victims can register for notice when a defendant bonds out
Kaufman County Victim Services specifically directs victims to Texas VINE when a defendant is arrested and booked into the Kaufman County Jail. VINE can provide jail-status notifications, including notice associated with release.
Kaufman County Victim Services
Main Victim Services: 469-376-4764
Victim advocates can assist with rights, safety planning, Crime Victims’ Compensation, impact statements and protective-order information.
Open Victim Services
If there is an immediate threat or emergency, use 911 rather than relying on an online arrest page or notification service.
When county data is not enough
Use Texas statewide tools for a different question
Texas DPS criminal history
Use DPS when you need broader Texas criminal-history information rather than a single Kaufman County booking.
Open Texas DPS name search
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Use TDCJ after someone enters state-prison custody or when you need a TDCJ location, conviction or projected release information.
Open TDCJ Inmate Information
A very recent Kaufman County arrest will usually appear in the county process before TDCJ. Do not treat a missing TDCJ result as proof that no county arrest occurred.
Old arrest showing?
Correction, expunction and nondisclosure solve different problems
Incorrect record
If the name, charge, disposition or another factual field is wrong, start with the government office that owns that field.
- Jail information → Sheriff
- City police narrative → arresting department
- Misdemeanor court record → County Clerk
- Felony court record → District Clerk
- State history → Texas DPS
Expunction
Expunction is a Texas court process that can require covered records to be removed or destroyed when statutory eligibility is met.
Order of nondisclosure
Nondisclosure can restrict public disclosure of an eligible record but is not the same as destroying every government record.
Kaufman-specific filing preparation
The Kaufman County District Clerk now publishes an expunction recipient/address list required under legislation effective September 1, 2025.
Find the complete court outcome
Do not rely only on the original jail charge.
Obtain certified court proof when needed
A dismissal or judgment is more useful than a screenshot.
Determine whether the issue is accuracy or public access
Correcting an error is not the same process as expunction.
Use current Texas forms and eligibility rules
Waiting periods and eligibility can depend on the exact disposition and related charges.
Local shortcuts
Five Kaufman County details that prevent common mistakes
Use Days, not a copied “today” list
The Sheriff’s own recent-period filter is more current and lets you choose the window.
Check Forney holding if the arrest is extremely fresh
Forney Police operates a 24/7 holding facility and provides custody/bonding inquiries at 972-552-6625.
The new Justice Center is next to the jail
Jail: 1900 E US-175. Justice Center: 1902 E US Highway 175.
Ordinary mail goes to Longview
Personal scanned mail does not go to the jail street address.
Use the right clerk
County Clerk for Class A/B misdemeanor files; District Clerk for felony files.
Save the SO number
Kaufman County uses it in current inmate-mail instructions and it helps avoid same-name errors.
10 Kaufman County questions
Recent arrest and booking questions answered
How do I see recent arrests in Kaufman County Texas?
Open the official Kaufman County Jail inmate search. Use the Days option to search over the last number of days, search by inmate name, or search by charge description. The live Sheriff database is preferable to a copied arrest list because jail and release information can change.
What does the Days search mean on the Kaufman County jail roster?
The official Kaufman County Jail search has a Days option labeled Over the last number of days. Enter the number of days you want to review. The tool accepts a one-to-four-digit number. Use it to narrow the live jail data by recency rather than browsing every current inmate.
Why is someone arrested today not showing in the Kaufman County inmate search?
The person may still be processing, may be held temporarily by another police agency, may have been released before you searched, may be listed under another spelling, or may have received a citation instead of being booked into the county jail. Call the Kaufman County Jail at 972-932-4337 when the current status is unclear.
Does the Kaufman County current inmate roster include everyone who was recently arrested?
No. The Sheriff roster is a jail information tool, not a permanent historical list of every arrest. A person who was released, cited, held temporarily by another agency, transferred, or never booked into the Kaufman County Jail may not appear as a current inmate. Use the court portal or request the relevant law-enforcement report when the jail search is not enough.
How do I request a Kaufman County booking or arrest report?
Use the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Open Records Request form for Sheriff-created records. The form asks for the case number if known, incident date and time range, incident type, location, persons involved, requested documents, requester information and delivery method. For an arrest made by a city police department, request the police report from that department instead.
What are Kaufman County Jail visitation hours?
In-person visitation depends on the inmate’s housing group. Female visitation is Tuesday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Male A and C Pod visitation is Wednesday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Male B Pod visitation is Thursday and Saturday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Separate times apply to federal inmates. Inmates are allowed two 25-minute in-person visits per week and one in-person visit per visitation day.
How do I send mail to someone in the Kaufman County Jail?
Ordinary inmate mail is currently processed electronically. Address it with the inmate’s name and SO number to Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606, and include a return address. The Sheriff’s current rules limit scanned mail to five pages, front side only, and one photograph per mailing. Legal and medical mail must be sent to the facility instead of the Longview processing address.
How do I add money or communicate with a Kaufman County inmate?
The Sheriff’s current jail page directs trust-fund deposits and commissary orders through Tiger Commissary. NCIC Inmate Communications provides inmate phone and video services. The Sheriff currently lists inmate calls at 21 cents per minute for domestic calls, 50 cents per minute for international calls, video visitation at 30 cents per minute, standard electronic messages at 25 cents and picture or document messages at 35 cents.
How do I check what happened to a Kaufman County arrest in court?
Use Kaufman County’s official Tyler Odyssey Court Search. Class A and Class B misdemeanor files are maintained by the County Clerk, while felony cases are filed with the District Clerk. Search the court case after finding the booking so you can distinguish the arrest allegation from the charge actually filed and the final disposition.
Can a Kaufman County arrest record be expunged or made nonpublic?
Some Texas arrest records may qualify for expunction, and some cases may qualify for an order of nondisclosure. The rules depend on the charge, case outcome, waiting period, prior history and other facts. Obtain the complete court disposition first and use current Texas court forms or qualified legal advice before filing.
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