Wilson County Jail Roster Overview
The official Wilson County sheriff page identifies the Wilson County Sheriff's Office as the jail operator and lists the sheriff's office and jail address in Floresville, but no official public jail roster, inmate-search form, booking report, recent arrest list, or roster vendor was located on the county site during the research. That missing roster is not a minor detail. It changes how Wilson County inmate records should be searched.
For a current inmate check, start with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at 830-393-2535. The official sheriff page lists the office at 800 10th Street, Unit 2, Floresville, TX 78114, and gives sheriff@wilsoncountytx.gov as the department email. For a formal public-information request, written contact is usually stronger than a phone call because Texas Public Information Act requests should clearly describe the record, date range, name, and type of copy requested.
The sheriff page is the official local source for Wilson County jail contact routing. Its screenshot appears below because it is the place the research used for the jail address, main phone, sheriff name, and email.
The screenshot source is the Wilson County Sheriff's Office page. It supports phone and written routing, not a public online roster claim.
Search Wilson County Inmate Records
Because no official Wilson County online jail roster was found, the best workflow is a fallback chain. Begin with the jail, then use records-request channels and outside custody systems only when they fit the person's status. Have enough identifying information ready before calling or writing, since no public local form fields are available to narrow a common name online.
- Call the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at 830-393-2535 and ask whether the person is currently in Wilson County Jail.
- Provide the full legal name, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number.
- Ask whether bond has been set, whether a no-bond hold or detainer exists, and whether the person has been released or transferred.
- If a current custody answer is not available online, send a written Texas Public Information Act request for the booking record or release record.
- Use Texas VINELink for custody notifications where Wilson County data is available.
- Use TDCJ, BOP, or ICE only when the person may be in state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
A booking record is the jail's administrative record. The court case may appear later, after a prosecutor files formal charges. For that court path, use Wilson County court records after jail arrest.
Wilson County Roster Search Fields
The search-field table for Wilson County is a negative inventory. No local public roster form was located, so the table records what was not found and how to adapt the request. This prevents a common mistake: assuming Wilson County has a live roster because another Texas county does.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson County jail roster search | n/a | n/a | No official county jail roster search form was located on the Wilson County sheriff page. |
| Last Name | n/a | n/a | No local roster field observed. Use the full last name when calling or writing. |
| First Name | n/a | n/a | No local roster field observed. Include first and middle names if known. |
| Booking Number | n/a | n/a | No public Wilson County booking-number search field was observed. |
| Date of Birth | n/a | n/a | No public date-of-birth field was observed, but DOB helps staff distinguish similar names. |
| Status Filters | n/a | n/a | No released, in-custody, booking-date, or facility filter was observed. |
Wilson County Booking Record Fields
No public Wilson County sample inmate profile could be inspected. The fields below are the booking-record items to ask about when calling, visiting, or submitting a written request. Some fields may be withheld, redacted, or unavailable under law-enforcement, juvenile, expunction, privacy, security, or active-investigation rules.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full legal name used at booking. |
| Booking number | Internal jail identifier, if releasable. |
| Booking date/time | Date and time jail intake was entered. |
| Arresting agency | Agency that brought the person to Wilson County Jail. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking allegations, which may differ from prosecutor-filed charges. |
| Bond | Bond amount or type if set, including no-bond or hold-only status. |
| Mugshot | Booking photograph if retained and releasable under Texas public-record rules. |
| Release status | In custody, released, transferred, bonded, sent to TDCJ, or held for another agency. |
Wilson County Jail vs State Prison
Wilson County inmate records often split between county and state systems. The Wilson County Jail covers local arrest, pretrial detention, misdemeanor detention, bond and magistrate status, short local sentences, and people waiting for transfer. TDCJ covers sentenced state prisoners after commitment to the state system. The county jail did report TDCJ-sentenced categories in TCJS data, which means some sentenced people can still be physically held in the county while paperwork or transport is pending.
| Custody | Where to Look | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| County pretrial or short sentence | Wilson County Sheriff's Office phone, in-person, written request, and VINE when available | The arrest is recent or the person may still be in Wilson County Jail. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | TDCJ Inmate Information Search | The person was convicted and transferred or is awaiting state custody processing. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | The person is a federal prisoner after BOP commitment. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | The person may be in ICE custody rather than local jail custody. |
The TDCJ inmate search is shown below as the state-prison search path for Wilson County cases that have moved beyond county jail.
TDCJ is not a replacement for the Wilson County jail. It answers a different question: where a sentenced Texas prisoner is held or what release status appears in state custody records.
Wilson County Jail Facility
Wilson County has one local detention facility in the project facility map. The Wilson County Jail is operated by the Wilson County Sheriff's Office and regulated as a county jail by TCJS. The official county page did not separate a public lobby address from an intake address, so the published sheriff and jail address should be used for routing while confirming the correct entrance before arrival.
Wilson County Jail
800 10th Street, Unit 2
Floresville, TX 78114
830-393-2535
Call before visiting, mailing, posting bond, or requesting jail records.
The facility page for Wilson County Jail covers capacity, population, who is held there, and the local records gaps that should be confirmed by phone.
Wilson County Booking Timeline
Wilson County did not publish a local step-by-step booking schedule, so the supported content is the general Texas county-jail process with Wilson County routing. A person arrested in Wilson County may be transported by sheriff's deputies, city police, DPS, constables, or another agency to Wilson County Jail or a temporary law-enforcement holding area before intake. Intake normally includes identity checks, warrant checks, property inventory, security search, fingerprints, booking photo, medical and mental-health screening, charge entry, magistrate warnings, bond entry, and classification.
When a new booking appears online is not known for Wilson County because no official online roster was located. Do not assume that the lack of a public roster result means the person is not in custody. The safer step is to call the jail with full identifying information or send a written request for the booking record.
Wilson County Bond and Holds
Texas bond is governed primarily by Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17. Wilson County did not publish a local bond schedule or accepted payment method in the official pages reviewed. Bond may be cash, surety, personal bond, property bond where allowed, or no-bond status. A surety bond through a licensed bail bond company is a normal option in Texas, but local acceptance details still need confirmation from the jail or court.
| Bond or Hold | Meaning | Wilson County Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full amount paid to secure release. | Local payment methods not located. Confirm by phone. |
| Surety bond | Bail bond company posts bond for a fee. | Commercial bail exists in Texas. |
| Personal bond | Release on promise to appear, sometimes with conditions. | Ordered by court or magistrate. |
| No-bond hold | Payment alone will not release the person. | Can involve warrants, parole holds, federal holds, ICE holds, or court orders. |
Wilson County Jail Visits
Official Wilson County pages inspected did not publish jail visitation hours, video visitation vendor, visit length, visitor approval process, dress code, attorney-visit schedule, or inmate services vendor. The best public advice is practical and narrow: call the jail before travel, ask whether visits are in-person, on-site video, remote video, or attorney-only, and ask what photo ID and approval rules apply.
| Topic | Wilson County Finding |
|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not located in official sources. |
| Video visitation | Not located in official sources. |
| Visit length | Not located in official sources. |
| Visitor approval list | Not located in official sources. |
| Photo ID | Not locally posted. Confirm government ID requirements by phone. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in official sources. |
Wilson County Mail and Funds
Wilson County did not publish a mail format, commissary vendor, phone provider, online deposit vendor, kiosk rule, fee table, or scan-and-destroy mail policy in the official sources reviewed. Before sending mail or money, ask whether the inmate must be fully booked, whether a book-in number or housing unit is required, whether books must come from a publisher, whether photos are allowed, and which company handles deposits or phone accounts.
Note: Confirm custody and current jail rules before mailing property, scheduling a visit, or sending funds.
Wilson County Records Requests
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the main public-records path when Wilson County inmate records are not online. A request should name the person, the approximate booking date, the type of record sought, and the desired format. For example, a request can ask for a booking sheet, booking photograph, release paperwork, or jail incident record for a named person booked on or about a specific date.
Fees and timing were not posted in the Wilson County sheriff research. Texas public-information law requires prompt response, but the agency may need clarification, cost estimates, redactions, or an attorney general decision if it seeks to withhold information. Criminal-history rules, active law-enforcement exceptions, juvenile confidentiality, expunction, and court sealing can limit what is released.