Lookup Grimes County Jail Inmates

Grimes County Jail Overview

The Grimes County Sheriff's Office jail division page identifies the Grimes County Jail as the county's main local detention facility. It is operated by the Sheriff's Office, not by TDCJ, and it houses males and females on misdemeanor and felony charges. The jail population includes people awaiting trial, people already convicted and waiting for transfer to TDCJ, and people being held on another jurisdiction's charges. That mix is why custody status can change without a public online roster showing the change in real time.

The jail opened in December 1998. The sheriff reports that the facility is inspected yearly by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for state-mandated security and safety requirements, and that it also receives yearly fire and health inspections. As of the sheriff page's October 21, 2024 note, the jail had maintained compliance and passed 29 consecutive inspections. Staff includes a Jail Lieutenant, Jail Sergeants, Jail Deputies, Courthouse Deputies, Jailers, and a Nurse, and jail officers must meet TCOLE licensing requirements.

The official jail division page shows the local jail context used for this Grimes County Jail inmate lookup page.

The sheriff page is the source for capacity, inspection, program, and operating details, while current custody questions still belong with jail staff.

Grimes County Jail Population

The Grimes County Jail has 111 approved beds, according to the sheriff jail page and TCJS population reporting. The June 1, 2026 TCJS jail population row listed 100 people in custody, which placed the jail at 90.09% of capacity. The incarceration-rate spreadsheet from the same TCJS file set listed an average daily population of 83. Those figures apply to the county jail only, not to Wallace Pack Unit or O. L. Luther Unit.

TCJS data is submitted by county agencies and is best read as a monthly reporting snapshot. For one person's current custody, call the jail division or use sheriff records channels. For broader Grimes County jail population data, use the TCJS population reports rather than a court case search.

Find Grimes County Jail Custody

No official public Grimes County Jail roster or inmate-search portal was located on the sheriff or county pages reviewed. The practical lookup process is a direct access chain. Use the jail division for current custody, release, visitation, and bond questions. Use the Records Division or a written open records request when the question concerns releasable booking records, public-information reports, or documents that staff cannot provide by phone.

1. Call the Jail Division at 936-873-6437 and ask for releasable current custody or release information.
2. If needed, call the sheriff main line at 936-873-2151 and ask for the jail or records division.
3. For records questions, contact Records at 936-873-6442 or records@grimescountytexas.gov.
4. For a written request, email records or mail Grimes County Sheriff's Office, Attn: RECORDS, 382 FM 149 West, Anderson, TX 77830.
5. If the person has been sentenced and transferred, use the TDCJ Inmate Information Search.

Grimes County Jail Contact

The jail, sheriff, and records contacts are all tied to the Sheriff's Office. Use the jail division line for jail operations and custody questions. Use records staff for reports and open records requests. The sheriff FAQ says public-information incident and offense reports are available by mail or in person from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and that reports requested less than five days from the incident may not yet be available.

Visit Grimes County Jail

Grimes County Jail visitation is by appointment only. The sheriff FAQ directs visitors to call 936-873-6437 to schedule a visit and to review the official visitation rules PDF. The public pages reviewed did not publish a day-by-day schedule in accessible text, so days and times should be confirmed with the jail before travel. Visitors should ask about ID, dress, allowed items, accessible entry, and parking because the official pages do not publish a detailed visitor parking map or separate ADA entrance description.

Grimes County Jail Mail

Mail and money rules are specific. Letters must be mailed, not brought to the jail. The envelope should use the jail name, the inmate name, and the jail address. Books, magazines, and newspapers may be received only if sent directly from the publisher or an online service such as Amazon, and books must be soft or paperback. Hardback books are not accepted.

Grimes County Jail Booking

Official sources do not publish a step-by-step local booking manual, but the jail page and FAQ show the broad path. A local arrest usually moves from transport to the jail, intake and identification, medical screening, warrant or hold checks, charge and bond review, classification, and then release, continued detention, court movement, or transfer. Classification means the jail's custody and housing assessment. A detainer is a hold or request from another agency, such as another county, parole, federal, or immigration authority.

Release is not immediate after bond or court. The sheriff FAQ says the jail must verify the person is clear of all warrants through state and national databases. If those systems are down, release waits until the check can be completed. If a judge orders release in court, the jail still needs the court documents in hand, and clerk paperwork can delay the final release process.

About Grimes County Jail

Local programs give the jail more detail than a roster listing would. Religious and library services are available to inmates through volunteer programs. The diversion work program provides community services such as trash pickup at large public events and mowing government facilities and cemeteries. The garden project lets supervised inmates work in an on-site garden and grow produce for the jail kitchen. Those details come from the sheriff jail page and apply to the county jail, not to Pack or Luther.