Somervell County Jail Overview
Somervell County Jail is operated by the Somervell County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page describes the sheriff's office as the countywide law-enforcement agency with patrol, arrest, court-security, civil-process, criminal-process, warrant, and jail-operation duties. The jail serves the local custody population for arrests made by the sheriff, Glen Rose Police Department, DPS, constables, and other agencies working in Somervell County.
The facility is a Texas county jail rather than a state prison or federal detention center. It holds people at several stages of a criminal case, including pretrial misdemeanor detainees, pretrial felony detainees, parole or blue-warrant holds, state-jail-felony detainees, and people sentenced to TDCJ who have not yet moved into state custody. That mix matters because an inmate may appear local for booking, then later need to be checked through the TDCJ locator after transfer.
The Somervell County Sheriff's Office page is the main official starting point for jail responsibility, records-request options, VINELink access, and contact information. The official sheriff page shows the law-enforcement role of the office and links custody-notification resources.
Use the sheriff page as a source for official contact routes, then confirm live custody details directly with the jail before relying on a search result or traveling to the facility.
Somervell County Jail Capacity and Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is the state source for county jail population reporting. In the June 1, 2026 TCJS population workbook, Somervell County Jail was listed with a rated capacity of 57 beds and a total jail population of 51. That was 89.47% of capacity. The same research row showed no federal inmates, one person housed elsewhere, and a legal-status mix that included pretrial misdemeanors, pretrial felonies, parole or blue-warrant categories, TDCJ-sentenced people pending transfer, and state-jail-felony detainees.
The related TCJS incarceration-rate workbook listed a countywide population of 10,098, an average daily population of 40, and an incarceration rate of 3.96 as reported in that workbook. TCJS cautions that jail data is submitted by county jail or facility departments and that submitting agencies are responsible for quality and timeliness, so local confirmation remains important for any individual custody question.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 57 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Somervell row, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 51 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Somervell row, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 89.47% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Somervell row, June 1, 2026 |
| Federal inmates | 0 male, 0 female | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Somervell row, June 1, 2026 |
| Housed elsewhere | 1 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Somervell row, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports page hosts the current jail population and incarceration-rate workbooks used for the Somervell County Jail figures.
Those reports describe facility-level population pressure, but they do not replace a direct custody check for one named person.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Somervell County Jail
No official public Somervell County jail roster or current-inmate search portal was located on the official county site during the research pass. The practical lookup chain starts with the jail phone line, then uses VINELink, written public-information requests, and state or federal locators when the person may have moved outside county custody. For a broader county-record workflow, use Somervell County inmate records with the same custody boundaries in mind.
- Call Somervell County Jail at 254-897-2242 with the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether the person is currently in custody, released on bond, transferred to TDCJ, held elsewhere, or connected to another agency hold.
- Use VINELink for custody-status checks and notifications, understanding that it is a supplement rather than a full booking record.
- Submit a written public-information request for booking records or jail records not available online.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody, check the TDCJ inmate search. For federal custody, check the BOP locator. For immigration custody, check ICE ODLS.
| Need | Best Channel | What to Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Current local custody | Jail phone line | Current status, release, transfer, bond, or housed-elsewhere status |
| Notification | VINELink | Custody-status alerts where available |
| Booking record copy | Written sheriff request | Booking date, arresting agency, charges, release, and redacted copy options |
| Sentenced state custody | TDCJ inmate search | TDCJ number, SID, name, location, and sentence information |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP locator or ICE ODLS | Federal inmate location or immigration detainee location |
Somervell County Jail Address and Contact
The sheriff and jail contact block is the local action point for custody confirmation, public-counter questions, and jail-related records routing. The sheriff is Alan West. The physical address is also used in the county records-request instructions for hand delivery, and the sheriff directory lists inmate correspondence at the same Gibbs Boulevard location. The county open-records page lists law@co.somervell.tx.us for law-enforcement records requests.
Somervell County Jail
750 E. Gibbs Boulevard
Glen Rose, TX 76043
254-897-2242
Fax: 254-897-9414
Mailing and Records
P.O. Box 3268
Glen Rose, TX 76043
Records email: law@co.somervell.tx.us
Public records business hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
The sheriff page says requestors do not have electronic view capability and that copies are provided for viewing. Written requests may be made by email, hand delivery, regular mail, or fax, and the agency may apply Texas Public Information Act procedures, redactions, cost estimates, or law-enforcement exceptions.
Visiting Someone at Somervell County Jail
No official public visitation schedule, remote-video vendor, walk-in visitor rule page, dress-code page, or visitor-entry instruction page was located for the Somervell County Jail. Treat that absence as a reason to call before travel, not as permission to appear without confirmation. Ask whether the person is eligible for visits, whether a visitor list or appointment is required, what identification is accepted, whether minors may visit, and whether any clothing or property restrictions apply.
| Topic | Published Status | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not located in official sources | Call 254-897-2242 before traveling |
| Video visitation | No vendor page located | Ask the jail whether remote visits are available |
| Visitor ID and dress rules | No public rule page located | Confirm accepted ID, dress code, and minor-child rules |
| Visitor entry | No public entrance instructions located | Use the Gibbs Boulevard address and confirm final entry by phone |
The address is recognized by Google Maps. Visitors approaching from central Glen Rose should expect the facility east or northeast of the courthouse area along East Gibbs Boulevard. Confirm final turns, parking, visitor entry, and public-counter access by phone because the official county pages do not publish route-by-route visitor instructions.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Somervell County Jail
The sheriff directory lists "Inmate Correspondence" at 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard, Glen Rose, TX 76043. No official mail policy page was located for envelope format, booking-number requirements, postcards, books, photos, scanned mail, legal mail, or rejected mail. Until the jail confirms current rules, senders should avoid assumptions and call before mailing anything important.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate correspondence | Directory lists 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard, Glen Rose, TX 76043 |
| Office mailing address | P.O. Box 3268, Glen Rose, TX 76043 |
| Phone or video provider | No official vendor page located |
| Commissary or money deposit | No official vendor, fee, or deposit page located |
Before sending money, setting up calls, or mailing personal documents, confirm the inmate is still held at the jail and ask the jail which vendor, format, or payment method is currently accepted.
Booking and Intake at Somervell County Jail
A person arrested locally may be brought to the sheriff-operated jail for intake. Booking can include identity checks, warrant checks, property inventory, fingerprinting, photographs, medical screening, classification, charge entry, bond information, and routing to a magistrate. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 governs the magistrate-warning process after arrest, including rights advisements and bail considerations.
The TCJS status categories show why intake and lookup results can change quickly. A person may begin as a pretrial detainee, post bond, receive a parole hold, be sentenced to TDCJ, move to a state-jail-felony status, or be housed elsewhere. For that reason, a single phone call may confirm current custody, but a written records request may be needed to document the booking history after release or transfer.
About Somervell County Jail
Somervell County Jail is a TCJS-regulated local jail in Glen Rose. No official source reviewed showed a recent jail construction project, consent decree, DOJ investigation, publicized jail litigation, or new jail bond project. The most concrete recent operational detail is the TCJS June 1, 2026 population figure showing the jail at 89.47% of rated capacity.
No official Somervell-specific jail program page was located for GED, substance-abuse treatment, work release, religious services, grievance procedures, medical requests, tablet service, or mental-health programming. If those details matter for a specific inmate, confirm directly with the jail rather than relying on a general Texas jail assumption.
Note: Confirm custody, visitor eligibility, mail rules, and release status with Somervell County Jail before traveling or sending funds.