Somervell County Inmate Population Snapshot
The Somervell County inmate population is centered on the Somervell County Jail, the sheriff-operated local jail in Glen Rose. The Somervell County Sheriff's Office says it operates the county jail and handles countywide patrol, arrests, process service, warrants, dispatch, and court-security duties. That makes the sheriff's office the first source for a fresh local booking, a current custody check, and a written request for jail records.
The public population source is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS collects the county jail figures from jail and facility departments, then publishes workbooks for capacity, total population, average daily population, and incarceration rates. TCJS also warns that submitting agencies are responsible for data quality and that TCJS cannot guarantee every figure is current or complete. For Somervell County inmate population work, that caveat matters because daily jail custody can change faster than a monthly workbook.
Somervell County Inmate Population Statistics
The June 1, 2026 TCJS population workbook listed the Somervell County Jail with 57 beds and 51 people in custody. That placed the jail at 89.47% of rated capacity for the reporting date. The separate TCJS incarceration-rate workbook listed an average daily population of 40, a countywide population base of 10,098, and a rate of 3.96. Those figures describe jail custody, not state prison or federal custody.
The TCJS reports page is the source for the figures above. The county site supplies the operating context: the sheriff runs the local jail, while the Glen Rose Police Department is an arresting and investigating agency with no separate public jail roster found in official sources.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 57 beds | TCJS population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 51 | TCJS population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 89.47% | TCJS population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 40 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Countywide population for rate | 10,098 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 3.96 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
Somervell County Inmate Population Trends
The Somervell County inmate population moved through the 30s and 40s for much of the period reviewed, then reached 51 on June 1, 2026. The same TCJS trend shows the average daily population rising from 27 in May 2025 to 40 in June 2026. That does not prove a long-term crowding problem by itself, but it does show local population pressure near the jail's rated capacity.
For readers trying to locate a person, the trend also explains why a single search path is weak. New arrests, bond releases, parole holds, state-jail-felony cases, and TDCJ transfer waits all affect who is in the Somervell County inmate population on a given day. A person can leave the jail roster path but still have court records, TDCJ records, or a VINELink custody notification trail.
| Report Month | Capacity | Total Jail Population | Percent Capacity | ADP / Rate Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | 57 | 45 | 78.95% | ADP 27; rate 2.73 |
| Jun. 1, 2025 | 57 | 37 | 64.91% | ADP 26; rate 2.63 |
| Sep. 1, 2025 | 57 | 43 | 75.44% | ADP 27; rate 2.67 |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 57 | 46 | 80.70% | ADP 31; rate 3.07 |
| Mar. 1, 2026 | 57 | 44 | 77.19% | ADP 36; rate 3.57 |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 57 | 51 | 89.47% | ADP 40; rate 3.96 |
Somervell County Jail Population Makeup
The June 1, 2026 TCJS row does not describe one single type of prisoner. It includes local male pretrial Class C misdemeanants, local male pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants, male and female pretrial felons, parole or blue-warrant categories, people sentenced to TDCJ divisions but still locally held, and pretrial state-jail-felony detainees. A blue warrant is a Texas parole warrant or hold that can block release even when a new local bond issue looks resolved.
That mix is why Somervell County inmate population searches must separate legal status from location. A pretrial defendant may be at the county jail. A person sentenced to state custody may still be waiting in the local jail for a TDCJ transfer. A federal or immigration hold may change release even when no federal inmate count appears in the TCJS row.
- Pretrial misdemeanors: TCJS listed local male Class C and Class A/B pretrial categories for the reporting date.
- Pretrial felonies: TCJS listed both male and female pretrial felony counts.
- Parole or blue-warrant holds: TCJS listed local and elsewhere parole-violator categories.
- TDCJ-sentenced pending transfer: TCJS listed men and women sentenced to TDCJ divisions but still counted in local custody.
- Federal custody: TCJS listed no federal male or female inmates for the latest Somervell row.
Somervell County Jail Capacity
Capacity gives the Somervell County inmate population a scale. A 51-person count in a 57-bed jail is not the same operating picture as the same count in a much larger county facility. The TCJS figure placed Somervell at 89.47% of capacity on June 1, 2026. Research did not locate an official recent jail-construction project, consent decree, DOJ investigation, or publicized jail litigation, so the page should not imply one.
The TCJS population reports page is the public place to recheck future monthly workbooks. Use the county sheriff for current custody and TCJS for population reporting. They answer related but different questions.
The TCJS page shown in the screenshot source hosts the current jail population and incarceration-rate workbooks used for Somervell County inmate population figures.
The state reporting source is useful for capacity and trend questions, while the sheriff remains the local source for a named person's current jail status.
Somervell County Inmate Population Laws
Texas law shapes both access and jail oversight. The Texas Public Information Act is the baseline for asking for sheriff, jail, booking, and court-administration records unless another law makes information confidential or excepted. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards statute creates the state jail-standards body behind local jail inspections, standards, and population reporting.
Key Statutes:
Local Government Code Section 351.041 gives the sheriff custody duties for the county jail.
Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 9, Chapter 259 sets jail facility standards tied to capacity and conditions.
Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 addresses death-in-custody investigation and reporting.
Search Somervell County Inmate Population
No official public Somervell County jail roster or inmate-search portal was located on the county site during research. That fact changes the order of work. A current Somervell County inmate search should start with the sheriff's office by phone, then use VINELink and written public-information requests when a copy of a booking record or jail record is needed. The Somervell County open-records page lists law-enforcement request channels, including the sheriff's law-enforcement records email.
- Call the Somervell County Sheriff's Office or jail at 254-897-2242 with the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Check VINELink for custody-status notifications when the sheriff resource list routes there.
- Submit a written request to law@co.somervell.tx.us or to the sheriff at 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard when a booking copy or jail record is needed.
- Search TDCJ Inmate Information Search if the person has been sentenced to state custody.
- Use BOP or ICE ODLS for federal or immigration custody.
Somervell County Inmate Record Fields
Because no official local roster profile was available to inspect, the safer record path is to ask the sheriff for specific booking fields. Do not assume a public Somervell page displays mugshots, housing units, charges, bond, or booking numbers. Ask for copies and expect the sheriff to apply Texas Public Information Act rules, active-investigation exceptions, security limits, and redactions.
| Requested Field | What It Can Clarify |
|---|---|
| Full name | Identifies the person booked or held. |
| Booking date and time | Shows when jail intake occurred. |
| Arresting agency | May show sheriff, Glen Rose police, DPS, constable, warrant agency, or another agency. |
| Charge or offense | Shows the arrest or booking charge, which can differ from filed court charges. |
| Bond type or amount | May show cash, surety, personal bond, no-bond hold, or other release status. |
| Release status | May show in custody, released, bonded out, transferred, or held elsewhere. |
| Booking photo | May be requested as a law-enforcement record, subject to exceptions and court orders. |
County Jail or State Prison
The Somervell County inmate population includes people in local custody. It does not include every person with a Somervell County criminal case after sentencing or transfer. TDCJ covers sentenced state-prison custody, BOP covers federal Bureau of Prisons custody, and ICE ODLS covers immigration detention. A county jail booking can also lead to Somervell County court records after a jail arrest once prosecutors file charges.
| Custody Question | Best First Source | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh local arrest | Somervell County Jail phone line | Current custody, bond status, release, transfer, or hold questions. |
| Custody notification | VINELink | Custody status and notification support when available. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | TDCJ number, SID number, location, and release-date fields. |
| Federal prisoner | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Register number, name search, release date, and federal location. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | Immigration detention search, separate from the county jail roster. |
Somervell County Detention Facilities
Somervell County's detention map is small. The county jail is the local custody point, while Glen Rose Police Department is a municipal police agency and short-term law-enforcement office. Official sources did not identify a TDCJ prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, regional jail, work-release annex, or separate medical jail building inside Somervell County.
- Somervell County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial detainees, short county sentences, parole holds, state-jail-felony detainees, and some TDCJ-sentenced people awaiting transfer.
- Glen Rose Police Department - city police agency and arresting/investigating office; no separate public city jail roster or jail capacity was located.
Somervell County Custody Terms
Short definitions help keep the Somervell County inmate population from being confused with court records or state prison records.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, usually including identity checks, property inventory, fingerprinting, photo, and charge entry.
- Magistrate warning
- The Texas first-appearance process under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may affect release.
- Blue warrant
- A Texas parole warrant or hold that can keep a person in custody.
- TDCJ
- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the state prison agency for sentenced state custody.
Somervell County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Somervell County inmate population?
TCJS listed 51 people in the Somervell County Jail on June 1, 2026, with a rated capacity of 57 beds. The TCJS rate workbook listed an average daily population of 40 for the same reporting period.
Does Somervell County publish an online jail roster?
No official public Somervell County jail roster was located in the county source sweep. Use the sheriff phone line, VINELink, and written public-information requests for local jail custody and booking records.
Where are sentenced prisoners searched?
Sentenced state prisoners are searched through TDCJ, not the county jail. Federal prisoners use BOP, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS.
Are booking photos part of the local search?
Somervell County did not have a public mugshot gallery located in official sources. Booking photos can be requested from the sheriff under public-information procedures, subject to exceptions.