Wilson County Jail Overview
Wilson County Jail is operated by the Wilson County Sheriff's Office. The official county sheriff page identifies Sheriff Jim Stewart and lists the jail and sheriff's office at 800 10th Street, Unit 2, Floresville, TX 78114. The jail is the county-level custody point for arrests made by Wilson County deputies, Floresville police, La Vernia police, Poth police, Stockdale police, Texas state agencies, and other law-enforcement agencies bringing people into local custody.
The facility is a Texas county jail, not a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison. Its population can include pretrial felony and misdemeanor defendants, Class C and Class A/B misdemeanor detainees, state-jail-felony defendants, local sentenced inmates, parole violators or blue-warrant holds, people waiting for TDCJ transfer, and limited federal or contract categories when those are reported. Official sources did not locate a separate sheriff-run annex, work-release center, regional jail, state prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention facility in Wilson County.
The official sheriff page did not publish a construction history, housing-unit map, public lobby-hours page, visitor parking page, accessibility page, or separate intake entrance. Visitors should treat the posted sheriff/jail address as the public contact point and call before arriving if they need the correct entrance, parking instructions, ADA access details, or current lobby restrictions.
Wilson County Jail Capacity and Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports are the best official source for Wilson County Jail capacity and current county jail population data. The TCJS current population workbook inspected for this build lists Wilson County Jail at 160 beds and 116 total inmates on June 1, 2026. That is 72.5% of rated capacity. The TCJS incarceration-rate workbook for the same report date lists a countywide population of 55,415, an average daily population of 117, and an incarceration rate of 2.11.
| Measure | Figure | Official source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 160 beds | TCJS inmate population report, Wilson row, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 116 | TCJS inmate population report, Wilson row, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 72.5% | TCJS inmate population report, Wilson row, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 117 | TCJS incarceration-rate report, Wilson row, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 2.11 | TCJS incarceration-rate report, Wilson row, June 1, 2026 |
The June 2026 detail row is dominated by pretrial felony categories. It included 50 local male pretrial felons and 12 local female pretrial felons, along with misdemeanor pretrial categories, parole violator categories, TDCJ-sentenced categories, state-jail-felony defendants, five federal inmates, and contract inmates. TCJS data is submitted by counties and facilities, so the numbers should be read as official reporting figures for that report date rather than a live headcount.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Wilson County Jail
No official Wilson County online jail roster, booking search, mugshot gallery, roster vendor, or sheriff mobile app with an inmate-search feature was located on the county sheriff site during the research pass. For a current Wilson County Jail inmate lookup, begin with the sheriff's office by phone, in person, or in writing. If the person may have been transferred, use the appropriate outside locator: Texas VINELink for custody notifications where available, TDCJ Inmate Information Search for sentenced state prisoners, BOP Inmate Locator for federal prisoners, and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
- Call the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at 830-393-2535 or contact the office at 800 10th Street, Unit 2, Floresville, TX 78114.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number ready.
- Ask whether the person is in Wilson County Jail, whether bond has been set, and whether a hold, transfer, or release has changed the custody location.
- If the person is no longer in local custody, search the correct external system: TDCJ for sentenced state custody, BOP for committed federal custody, ICE for immigration detention, and VINELink for participating custody notifications.
- For an older booking record, jail incident record, release record, or booking photo, submit a written Texas Public Information Act request to the sheriff's office.
Roster note: Absence from a public website should not be treated as proof that a person is not in custody. Wilson County did not have a located official roster, so direct confirmation matters.
Wilson County Jail Address and Contact
Use the sheriff's main line for jail routing, inmate-status questions, visitor-entry confirmation, and records direction. The official page lists a general email address, sheriff@wilsoncountytx.gov. For formal records requests, written wording is usually better than a phone call because Texas Public Information Act requests should clearly describe the records sought, names, dates, and requested delivery format.
Wilson County Jail
800 10th Street, Unit 2
Floresville, TX 78114
830-393-2535
sheriff@wilsoncountytx.gov
The official page did not publish separate public lobby hours, a jail records counter schedule, a booking desk number, or a visitation office number. Confirm the correct entrance and available public services before traveling to the facility.
Official Sheriff Page Source
The Wilson County sheriff contact page is the local source used for the sheriff's name, jail address, main phone number, and email routing.
Because the official page is brief and does not include an online roster or inmate-services vendor page, the facility lookup process relies heavily on the sheriff phone line, written public-record requests, and state or federal locator fallbacks when custody changes.
Visiting Someone at Wilson County Jail
Official Wilson County pages inspected did not publish a jail visitation schedule, visit length, video-visitation provider, attorney-visit schedule, visitor approval form, dress code, or child-visitor rule. The practical route is to call 830-393-2535 before visiting and ask what rules apply to the inmate's current housing status. Government photo ID, security screening, contraband restrictions, and dress rules are normal jail requirements, but Wilson County-specific times and formats were not located in official sources.
| Visitation topic | Wilson County finding | What to confirm before arrival |
|---|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not located in official sources | Current days, hours, housing-unit limits, and appointment rules |
| Video visitation | Vendor or availability not located | Whether visits are remote video, on-site video, in-person, or restricted |
| Visitor approval | Not located in official sources | Whether the inmate must place the visitor on an approved list |
| Photo ID | No local rule posted | Accepted government ID and any rules for minors |
| Accessibility and parking | No official page located | ADA parking, entrance access, lobby location, and property restrictions |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Wilson County Jail
Official Wilson County pages inspected did not publish a jail mail format, phone provider, commissary vendor, deposit kiosk, online deposit site, fee schedule, book vendor rule, photo rule, or scan-and-destroy mail policy. Do not send money or mail until the sheriff's office confirms the current rule for the person in custody. Some jails require an inmate identifier or booking number on mail, and many reject packages, cash, stamps, Polaroid photos, altered paper, or unauthorized books. Wilson County-specific restrictions were not posted in the official sources reviewed.
| Service | Published Wilson County detail | Recommended question for staff |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Specific inmate-mail format not located | What exact name, inmate number, and address format should be used? |
| Phone or video | Provider not located | Which company handles calls or video visits, and how is an account created? |
| Money deposit | Vendor, kiosk, and fees not located | Are deposits accepted online, in person, by phone, or only by approved method? |
| Commissary | Ordering rules not located | When can the inmate order, and what account limits apply? |
| Legal mail | Public rule not located | What marking and delivery rules apply for attorney or court mail? |
Booking, Bond, and Intake at Wilson County Jail
Wilson County did not publish a local step-by-step booking workflow, so intake should be understood through general Texas county-jail practice. A person arrested in Wilson County is usually transported to the jail or a short-term law-enforcement holding area before intake. Booking commonly includes identity confirmation, warrant checks, property inventory, security search, fingerprints, booking photo, medical or mental-health screening, charge entry from arrest paperwork, and classification for housing. The booking record is an administrative jail record; later court filings can change the formal charges.
Bond information should be confirmed directly with the jail because no Wilson County bond schedule, accepted payment method, cashier's hours, or bond desk page was located. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 covers bail and bond concepts such as cash bond, surety bond, personal bond, and no-bond holds. A person can also remain in custody because of a warrant, parole blue warrant, federal hold, ICE matter, or another agency detainer even if one local charge has a bond amount.
- Confirm current custody and booking identity through the sheriff's office.
- Ask whether a magistrate has set bond and whether any separate hold prevents release.
- Ask where bond is accepted, what payment forms are accepted, and whether a bondsman can post a surety bond.
- Expect release processing to take time after bond is posted because the jail must verify paperwork, warrants, holds, and release conditions.
Public Records, Mugshots, and Legal Limits
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, gives the public a way to request government records unless an exception or confidentiality law applies. It does not require Wilson County to post a roster or mugshot gallery online. Booking photos may exist as part of a jail booking record, but no official Wilson County public mugshot feed was located. A written request can ask the sheriff's office for a booking photo, booking sheet, release record, or jail record by name and approximate booking date.
For court records after booking, use the appropriate local clerk rather than the jail. The Wilson County District Clerk is the route for district-court records, while the Wilson County Clerk and Wilson County Court pages provide county-level record and court routing. Jail booking charges can differ from prosecutor-filed charges, so compare sheriff records with clerk records before relying on a case status.
Other Texas laws can affect access. Texas Government Code Chapter 511 gives TCJS authority over county jail standards and reporting. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 15 covers arrests and warrant handling, Chapter 17 covers bail and bond, and Chapter 55 covers expunction. Texas Government Code Chapter 411 controls criminal-history record information, while Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 109 addresses commercial publication of criminal-record information. These rules are why a jail record, court record, mugshot, and statewide criminal-history record may show different information or have different access limits.
When Wilson County Jail Is Not the Right Locator
The county jail is the right starting point for a recent Wilson County arrest or local pretrial hold. It is not the right database for every later custody stage. If a Wilson County defendant is convicted and sentenced to state prison, the lookup path shifts to TDCJ. No TDCJ unit was located inside Wilson County through the official unit directory, so a sentenced state prisoner from Wilson County may be housed elsewhere in Texas. TDCJ records can show TDCJ number, SID number, name, current facility or release status, offense, sentence, county of conviction, and release-related dates where available.
Federal and immigration custody are also separate. The June 1, 2026 TCJS row included five federal inmates in Wilson County Jail, but no BOP prison facility was located in the county. That kind of count can reflect federal or contract custody in local beds, not a federal prison. Use the BOP locator for committed federal prisoners and ICE ODLS for immigration detention. ICE ODLS is not a mugshot gallery and does not show Wilson County charge or bond details.
About Wilson County Jail
Wilson County Jail sits in Floresville, the county seat, in a South Texas county southeast of San Antonio. The jail serves communities including Floresville, La Vernia, Poth, Stockdale, Sutherland Springs, and rural areas patrolled by county deputies and local police. The facility address places jail lookup and visitor questions in Floresville, not San Antonio or another Wilson County city.
Official sources reviewed did not publish jail programs, GED or vocational schedules, substance-abuse programs, work-release rules, religious-services schedules, grievance forms, medical request forms, new-jail construction notices, closure notices, a sheriff news archive, a DOJ consent decree, or a federal jail-investigation notice. TCJS remains the strongest official public source for capacity and population trend data, while case-specific court or litigation questions should be routed to the appropriate clerk, court system, or official records source.
Confirm first: Custody, visit eligibility, bond status, and mail or deposit rules can change quickly. Call Wilson County Jail before traveling or sending money.