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Check Who Is in Kaufman County Jail Right Now

If someone was recently arrested in Kaufman County, start with the Sheriff’s Current Inmates page—not a paid people-search site. You can search by name, browse the complete current list, look by charge description, or check bookings over a recent number of days.

Once you find the person, confirm the record before sending money or driving to the jail. This guide shows what to do when no result appears, how to check bond and court status, the exact visitation schedule, the current inmate-mail route, NCIC phone and video service, Tiger commissary deposits, court-appointed lawyer help and release-related contacts.

Search current Kaufman County inmates Call the jail: 972-932-4337 Person not listed?

Full booked name Approximate arrest date SO number if known Charge if known Arresting city or agency

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A jail booking is not a conviction. A current-inmate entry can show that a person is being held, but the charge, bond, housing and court status may change. Use the court case for the filed charge and final outcome.

Current inmates

Search the Sheriff’s live jail list.

Jail phone

972-932-4337.

Jail address

1900 E US-175, Kaufman.

Video provider

NCIC Inmate Communications.

Money service

Tiger Correctional Services.

Start with what you need

Choose the quickest route for your situation

JUST ARRESTED Check the current inmate list

Search by name first. If spelling is uncertain, use View All Inmates or the recent-days option.

Follow the live-search steps

NO RESULT Do not assume the person was released

Booking may still be underway, the name may differ, or the person may be in another jail.

Use the no-result checklist

BOND / RELEASE Verify every active charge

One posted bond does not always mean the person can leave immediately.

Check bond and release

COURT DATE Use the county court portal

Jail information answers custody questions. The court docket answers case and disposition questions.

Find the court case

VISIT / CALL Check the housing group first

In-person days differ for females, male A/C Pod, male B Pod and federal detainees.

See the current schedule

SEND MAIL / MONEY Use the current jail instructions

The newer Sheriff page uses a Longview scanning address for ordinary personal mail.

Mail, calls and commissary

Official current custody search

How to use the Kaufman County Jail inmate list

The Sheriff’s current jail page offers three search modes: Inmates, Charges and Days. It also provides View All Inmates and View All Charges.

Open the official jail search Go directly to the Kaufman County Jail inmate page. Open Current Inmates

Start under Inmates Enter the person’s name. Use the booked legal name when you know it.

Try View All Inmates when spelling is uncertain This can be faster than repeatedly guessing a spelling or suffix.

Use Charges when you know the alleged offense Switch to the Charges tab or choose View All Charges to narrow the current jail list by charge description.

Use Days for a recent arrest The official tool accepts a number of recent days. The page currently allows one to four digits.

Open the matching record Compare every identifier that the record displays with what you already know about the person.

Save the SO number or local ID if shown This identifier is particularly useful for mail, records questions and jail services.

Write down every charge and bond entry One person may have several matters. Do not stop after reading the first charge.

Confirm current custody before travelling A release or transfer may occur after you first viewed the page.

Check the criminal court case next The jail page is not the final source for whether the case was dismissed, reduced, pleaded or resolved.

Before closing the inmate page, write down: full booked name, SO or local ID if displayed, booking or admit date, current charge wording, bond information, arresting agency and any case or court identifier available.

Read the result carefully

What a current jail result can—and cannot—tell you

Use custody data for the immediate question, then verify the court record
Information	What it helps answer	What it does not prove	Next action
Booked name	Which identity the jail is using.	That a same-name person is the person you know.	Match another identifier.
SO / local ID	Which jail identity to use for services and records.	The final court outcome.	Save it before calling or mailing.
Booking or admit date	When the jail custody event began.	The exact time of the alleged offense.	Compare with the arrest report and case.
Charge	What allegation is currently attached to custody.	Guilt or that prosecutors filed the identical charge.	Search the court docket.
Bond	A currently displayed release condition or amount.	That paying one amount clears every case or hold.	Call the jail and verify all matters.
Housing	Where the inmate is assigned inside the facility.	The housing assignment will remain unchanged.	Recheck before visitation.
Release status	Whether the current jail stay appears to have ended.	Dismissal or acquittal.	Find the court disposition.

Do not identify someone from a name or photo alone. When the information matters, match at least two independent details before posting the allegation publicly, sending money or making another consequential decision.

No result

What to do when the inmate is not showing

The booking may still be underway Arrest processing can occur before the person appears in the public inmate list.

The person may already be out The title of the tool is current inmates, so someone who has already left custody may no longer appear in the same way.

The spelling may differ Try the surname, alternate spelling, maiden name, suffix or the View All Inmates option.

The person may be in another county An arrest near Kaufman County does not automatically mean booking occurred at the Kaufman County Jail.

A city agency may still be handling the arrest Ask the arresting police department whether the person was transferred to the county jail.

The person may have gone to state or federal custody Use TDCJ for Texas prison custody and the federal locator for federal detention when appropriate.

The matter may not involve jail custody A citation or notice to appear can create a court case without a county-jail booking.

The record may be restricted Juvenile, sealed, expunged and other confidential information may not appear publicly.

Call the jail without wasting the conversation

I am trying to confirm whether [full legal name] is currently in Kaufman County custody. The arrest may have happened on [date] through [agency or city]. Can you confirm whether the person is still processing, currently housed, released, transferred, or listed under a different name or SO number?

Kaufman County Jail / Sheriff: 972-932-4337
Sheriff communications / non-emergency: 469-376-4500
Emergency: 911

Bond and release

Check every charge before paying a Kaufman County bond

A displayed bond can answer part of the release question, but it may not be the whole answer. Another charge, warrant, court order or hold can keep a person in custody.

Confirm the correct inmate Match the booked name and SO or local ID before discussing money.

Write down every charge Do not quote only the first charge on the screen.

Write down every bond amount Several charges can carry separate amounts or different release conditions.

Call the jail before paying Ask whether any additional case, warrant or hold prevents release.

Use a licensed Kaufman County bonding company The Kaufman County Bail Bond Board regulates local surety companies and publishes an approved-company list.

Ask for the complete written agreement Understand the premium, collateral, cosigner obligations and court-appearance requirements before signing.

Keep the receipt and inmate identifiers Preserve the inmate name, SO number, charge, amount paid, company name and transaction details.

Expect administrative release steps afterward Posting a bond does not mean the jail door opens immediately. Staff must clear the active matters and process the release.

Check Kaufman County Bail Bond Board Verify bond with the jail

Do not confuse Pretrial Bond Supervision with a bail-bond company. Kaufman County’s Pretrial Bond Supervision Department monitors defendants who are released under qualifying court-ordered supervision. It is not a commercial surety service.

Kaufman County Bail Bond Administrator: 972-932-4337
Pretrial Bond Supervision: 469-376-4773
1906 E. US Hwy 175, Kaufman, TX 75142

After the jail lookup

Check the Kaufman County criminal court case

Simple rule: jail records answer “Is the person in custody?” Court records answer “What was actually filed and what happened to the case?”

Open Kaufman County’s official Tyler Odyssey Portal Open Kaufman County Court Search

Select Smart Search The official county portal provides Smart Search for court records.

Search with the most specific information you have Use the case number when available. Otherwise use the person’s name and refine the result carefully.

Compare the filing date and charge Make sure the court case follows the same arrest you found at the jail.

Read each criminal count independently Charges from one arrest can have different outcomes.

Look for the final disposition Dismissal, plea, deferred adjudication, conviction, acquittal and other outcomes belong to the court record—not merely the jail list.

Which Clerk handles the case?

Felony / District Court

Start with the Kaufman County District Clerk for district-court criminal records.

Kaufman County Justice Center
1902 E. US Highway 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

Phone: 469-376-4640

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Class A / B Misdemeanor

Kaufman County Clerk’s Courts Department maintains misdemeanor criminal case files for the County Courts at Law.

1902 US Highway 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

Court Division: 469-376-4736

County Clerk hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

County Clerk misdemeanor copy costs

Current County Clerk copy and certification amounts
Request	Published amount	What to provide
Plain copy	$1 per page	Case or identifying details.
Certified copy	$5 certification plus $1 per page	Name and case information.
Certification of Facts	$5	For misdemeanor searches, name, offense or conviction date within a 10-year period and offense type if known.

District Clerk County Clerk searches and copies

In-person visitation

Know the housing group before driving to the jail

Do not choose a visit day from the inmate’s sex alone. Male visitation also depends on whether the inmate is housed on A/C Pod or B Pod. Federal USMS detainees have separate hours.

Kaufman County Sheriff’s published in-person visitation schedule
Housing group	First visit period	Second visit period
Females	Tuesday, 7:00–10:00 p.m.	Saturday, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Male A Pod / C Pod	Wednesday, 7:00–10:00 p.m.	Sunday, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Male B Pod	Thursday, 7:00–10:00 p.m.	Saturday, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Federal males / USMS	Tuesday, 1:00–4:00 p.m.	Sunday, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Federal females / USMS	Wednesday, 1:00–3:00 p.m.	Saturday, 8:00–10:00 a.m.

Rules people most often need before leaving home

Bring valid picture identification

Visits are 25 minutes

Maximum two in-person visits per inmate per week

Maximum one in-person visit on a visitation day

No contact visits

Shirt, shoes, pants or shorts required

Provocative or revealing clothing is not allowed

Minor visitors: children under 17 may visit only during the Sheriff’s designated weekend periods and must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or legal counsel. For male A/C Pod inmates, the child visit period is Sunday; for female inmates and male B Pod inmates, it is Saturday.

Latest safe arrival: if a visitation period ends at 4:00 p.m., the final sign-in is 3:30 p.m. If it ends at 10:00 p.m., the final sign-in is 9:30 p.m. The Sheriff says lobby staff cannot extend the sign-in cutoff.

Recheck the current visitation page Call before a long drive

Personal mail and messages

Use the newer Kaufman County inmate-mail route

Important old-address warning: an older Sheriff “Inmate Services” page still displays P.O. Box 849 in Kaufman for mail. The newer, more detailed Jail Info page directs ordinary personal correspondence to the scanning address in Longview. For normal family mail, follow the newer Jail Info instructions and recheck them before mailing.

Ordinary personal mail

Address the envelope:
[Inmate Name]
[SO# / Local ID]
Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office
PO Box 591
Longview, TX 75606

Include the inmate name

Include the Sheriff’s Office booking / SO number

Include a complete return address

Maximum five pages per mailing

Write on the front side only

Maximum one photograph per mailing

Keep materials within 8.5 × 11 inches

Do not send legal or medical mail to the Longview scanning address

Mail sent to the Longview scanning facility is processed electronically for the inmate and then destroyed. The Sheriff specifically warns that the original letter or photograph will not be returned or released after processing.

Do not use the Longview address for these items

Legal mail

Send it through the facility mailing process, not the personal-mail scanning center.

Medical mail

Medical correspondence follows the facility route rather than the Longview scanner.

Books / magazines / newspapers

The Longview personal-mail processor does not accept these items.

Fast electronic messages

The Sheriff’s Jail Info page directs friends and family to the inmate messaging system through NCIC. The currently published amount is $0.25 per text message and $0.35 per picture message or attached document image.

Check current jail-mail rules Open NCIC account

Calls and video

Kaufman County Jail uses NCIC Inmate Communications

Telephone calls

Provider: NCIC Inmate Communications
Published domestic rate: $0.21 per minute
No connection fee listed
Published international rate: $0.50 per minute
Family account support: 800-943-2189

Create or fund an NCIC account

Remote video

Provider: NCIC
Published rate: $0.30 per minute
Published availability: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. daily
No daily or weekly limit is listed when the inmate has no disciplinary visitation restriction

Recheck video visitation

Case-privacy reminder: family calls, messages and normal video visits should not be treated as confidential legal communications. Avoid discussing witnesses, passwords, evidence or defense strategy.

Trust account and commissary

Add inmate money through the Sheriff’s listed provider

Confirm the person is still in Kaufman County custody Reopen the current-inmate page immediately before sending money.

Save the inmate’s booked name and SO number Use the exact jail identity rather than a nickname.

Use Tiger Correctional Services The current Sheriff page links its inmate trust deposits and commissary orders to Tiger.

Review the selected inmate before paying Do not continue if the displayed name or identifier does not match.

Save the transaction receipt Keep the date, amount, inmate name and confirmation number.

Tiger inmate deposit Kaufman commissary order

The Sheriff also states that money orders may be received through the approved jail process. The purchaser should complete the money order with the inmate as payee and should not endorse the back. The Sheriff’s page states that cash is not accepted for inmate accounts.

Medical or mental-health concern

Use the jail’s medical route instead of ordinary inmate messaging

Medical provider

The Sheriff’s current jail pages identify Turn Key Health for jail medical services.

Jail number: 972-932-4337

Mental-health concern

The main Sheriff Jail Info page includes a dedicated “report an inmate mental health issue” route.

Use that official route for a non-emergency concern. For an immediate life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Do not send confidential medical information through ordinary social inmate messages unless jail staff specifically instruct you to use that method.

Open Sheriff Jail Info Turn Key Health page

Need more than the online roster?

Request a Kaufman County Sheriff jail or incident record

The current-inmate page is designed for quick custody checking. When you need a Sheriff report, identified jail record or another public record, use the Sheriff’s Open Records Request process.

Open the Sheriff’s Open Records Request form Open official request form

Enter the case number if known If it is not known, the form allows you to state that.

Add the incident date and time range A narrow, accurate range helps the records unit locate the correct event.

Provide the incident location Include the street address and city whenever available.

Describe the exact documents you want “Any and all records” can be less useful than identifying the arrest report, offense report, booking record or specific document.

List the involved people Use full names and other requested identifiers.

Select the delivery method The request form includes delivery information for electronic, postal and other supported routes.

Copy-ready request description

I request the releasable booking, arrest and/or incident records concerning [full name] for the event on or about [date and time] at [location]. Known identifiers are SO/local ID [number], case number [number] and arresting agency [agency]. Please provide the releasable electronic records and notify me of any applicable cost before processing if required.

The Sheriff explains that some records may contain confidential material. If a requester accepts a redacted record, the office states that it can provide the redacted copy within ten working days of the request. A request seeking material without redaction may require an Attorney General ruling, which the Sheriff says can take up to 45 working days.

Attorney help

Private lawyer, Public Defender or court-appointed counsel?

Kaufman County Public Defender

Andrew Jordan is currently listed as the Kaufman County Public Defender.

Kaufman County Justice Center
1902 E. US Highway 175
Suite 500
Kaufman, TX 75142

Phone: 469-376-4534

Public Defender office

Indigent Defense Court Program

Defendants who need to request appointed counsel can use Kaufman County’s Indigent Defense Court Program.

1902 E. Hwy 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

Phone: 469-376-4759

Criminal application and program information

Private defense lawyer

If hiring private counsel, confirm the lawyer’s Texas licence, ask about Kaufman County criminal-court experience and request a written fee agreement.

Do not confuse a commercial bail company with legal representation.

State Bar of Texas

Victim and survivor help

For case information, safety concerns or victim rights

Kaufman County District Attorney

Kaufman County Justice Center
1902 US Hwy 175, 2nd Floor
Kaufman, TX 75142

Main: 469-376-4760

Victim Services

Kaufman County lists victim-assistance coordinators through the Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

Victim Services: 469-376-4764

If there is an immediate safety emergency, call 911 rather than attempting to contact or confront an inmate, defendant or wanted person.

If the person left county custody

Use TDCJ only after a Texas state-custody transfer

Kaufman County Jail

Use the Sheriff’s Current Inmates page for fresh local arrests, pretrial detention and county-jail custody.

Current Kaufman inmates

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Use TDCJ when the person has entered Texas state-prison custody or when you need a state inmate location, SID or projected release information.

TDCJ inmate information

Useful Kaufman County contacts

Keep these numbers with the inmate information

Kaufman County Jail / Sheriff

1900 E US-175
Kaufman, TX 75142

972-932-4337

Administrative hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sheriff Communications

Non-emergency: 469-376-4500

Emergency: 911

District Clerk

1902 E. US Highway 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

469-376-4640

County Clerk – Court Division

1902 US Highway 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

469-376-4736

Public Defender

1902 E. US Highway 175, Suite 500
Kaufman, TX 75142

469-376-4534

Indigent Defense

1902 E. Hwy 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

469-376-4759

Pretrial Bond Supervision

1906 E. US Hwy 175
Kaufman, TX 75142

469-376-4773

District Attorney / Victim Services

DA: 469-376-4760

Victim Services: 469-376-4764

Map to Kaufman County Jail

Map to Kaufman County Justice Center

The jail at 1900 E US-175 and the Justice Center at 1902 E US-175 are close to each other but serve different purposes. Do not assume that a court-record question should be handled at the jail lobby or that a jail-custody question should be handled by a Clerk.

Before you drive or pay

Six Kaufman County mistakes that are easy to avoid

Do not rely on an old inmate screenshot

Open the live current-inmate page again before making a trip or payment.

Use View All Inmates when spelling fails

The official page provides a full-list option; use it before assuming there is no booking.

Check the pod before visitation

Male A/C Pod and B Pod inmates have different in-person schedules.

Do not use the old personal-mail address

The current detailed Jail Info page routes ordinary mail through the Longview scanning center.

Do not send cash for the trust account

The Sheriff’s inmate-services instructions state that cash is not accepted.

Do not confuse booking with disposition

Use the Tyler Odyssey court search after confirming custody.

10 Kaufman County Jail questions

Current inmate search questions answered

How do I search for a current inmate in Kaufman County Jail?

Use the official Kaufman County Sheriff Current Inmates page at inmates.kaufmanso.com. The search offers Inmates, Charges and Days options. Search by name, browse all inmates, search by charge description or enter a recent number of days. If the person’s custody status is still unclear, call the Kaufman County Jail at 972-932-4337.

Can I view all current Kaufman County Jail inmates without entering a name?

Yes. The official Kaufman County Jail search includes a View All Inmates option. This can help when a surname spelling is uncertain or you want to browse the current jail list instead of running a name search.

Why can’t I find someone in the Kaufman County inmate search?

A person may still be processing, may already have been released, may be listed under a different spelling, may have been booked in another county, or may have been transferred. Try the name search again, browse the current inmate list, use the recent-days search and call the jail at 972-932-4337 if the status remains unclear.

What is the Kaufman County Jail address and phone number?

The Kaufman County Sheriff and jail are located at 1900 E US-175, Kaufman, Texas 75142. The jail and main telephone number is 972-932-4337. The Sheriff’s administrative business hours are listed as Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

What are Kaufman County Jail visitation hours?

In-person visitation depends on the inmate’s sex and housing pod. Female visitation is Tuesday 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Male A and C Pod visitation is Wednesday 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Male B Pod visitation is Thursday 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Separate periods apply to federal USMS inmates.

How many in-person visits can a Kaufman County inmate receive?

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s current visitation rules allow two 25-minute in-person visits per inmate each week and only one in-person visit per visitation day. Visitors should sign in at least 30 minutes before the visitation period ends.

How do I send mail to someone in Kaufman County Jail?

The current Kaufman County Sheriff Jail Info page directs ordinary personal inmate mail to the scanning address at Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606. Include the inmate’s name, SO number or local ID and a complete return address. Personal mail is limited to five pages, is scanned front-side only and may contain no more than one photo per mailing. Legal and medical mail use the Sheriff’s facility mailing route instead.

How do I add money to a Kaufman County Jail inmate account?

The Sheriff’s current jail information directs online trust and commissary deposits through Tiger Correctional Services. Money orders may also be accepted through the approved jail process. The Sheriff’s inmate-services page states that cash is not accepted for inmate accounts.

How do Kaufman County Jail phone and video calls work?

Kaufman County Jail uses NCIC Inmate Communications. The Sheriff’s current inmate-services page lists domestic inmate calls at 21 cents per minute with no connection fee and international calls at 50 cents per minute. Video visitation is available through NCIC for 30 cents per minute and is published as available from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily when the inmate is not restricted.

How do I check the court case after finding a Kaufman County inmate?

Use the official Kaufman County Tyler Odyssey Portal after finding the jail record. The District Clerk handles district-court records including felony cases, while the County Clerk maintains Class A and Class B misdemeanor criminal files for the county courts at law. Compare the jail information with the court case before treating a booking charge as the final case outcome.

Official resources

Live Kaufman County links used in this guide

Jail and custody

Family services

Courts and legal help

Accuracy and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent public-information guide. It is not the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, Kaufman County Jail, Kaufman County District Clerk, County Clerk, District Attorney, Public Defender, Texas Department of Public Safety or Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Jail custody, charges, bond, housing, visitation times, communication providers, rates, mail rules and court status can change. Recheck the live Sheriff or county source before travelling, mailing property, sending money, arranging bond or relying on a record.

A booking or criminal charge is not proof of guilt. Court records should be used to verify the filed case and disposition.

Official-source review completed August 23, 2026. Where Kaufman County Sheriff pages contain conflicting legacy and current instructions, this article prioritizes the newer detailed Jail Info procedure and tells readers to verify the live official page before acting.

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