The Limestone County Inmate Population
The best official count for the Limestone County inmate population comes from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS says current population data are submitted by each county jail or facility, and the submitting agency is responsible for the accuracy and quality of the numbers. For Limestone County, that report is more useful than a daily sheriff dashboard because no public daily population page or public online jail roster was located on the county or sheriff sites.
The county jail population is not just people arrested in Groesbeck or Mexia on the same day. The TCJS categories include pretrial felony and misdemeanor defendants, people held on bench warrants, parole violators, state-jail felony categories, people sentenced to TDCJ or state jail and waiting on paperwork or transfer, and contract inmates. That mix matters. A person may be physically in the Limestone County Jail while the public record trail also points to a court clerk, a parole hold, a state-prison transfer, or another agency.
Limestone County Inmate Population Statistics
The June 1, 2026 TCJS county jail population workbook reports a Limestone capacity of 213 and a total jail population of 122. That is 57.3 percent of capacity. The separate TCJS incarceration-rate workbook lists a countywide population of 22,569, an average daily population of 101, and a rate of 4.48 in the latest 2026 row located in the research. Those figures describe the county jail population and rate, not the ICE detainee count at the similarly named Limestone County Detention Center.
The TCJS population reports page is the source to check when a dated capacity or county jail population number is needed. The county sheriff page gives custody contact routes, while TCJS gives the statewide reporting frame. The county jail was below rated capacity in each trend snapshot reviewed, but the count still changed from month to month as arrests, bonds, court rulings, contract holds, and transfers moved people in and out of jail custody.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 213 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 122 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 57.3% | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| In-state contract inmates | 13 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Federal inmates | 0 male / 0 female | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 101 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, latest 2026 row |
| Incarceration rate | 4.48 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, latest 2026 row |
The TCJS reports landing page is the public source for current jail population files and related jail reporting. The captured TCJS population reports page shows the state access point for county jail population and incarceration-rate materials.
Use the TCJS report for aggregate Limestone County inmate population figures, then use jail, VINELink, clerk, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE channels for person-level lookup.
Recent Limestone County Jail Trends
TCJS trend snapshots show a jail that stayed below its rated capacity during the period reviewed. The highest listed snapshot in the research was 141 people on December 1, 2024, or 66.2 percent of capacity. The count then moved back to 123 on June 1, 2025, 112 on January 1, 2026, and 122 on June 1, 2026. The contract-inmate count also shifted, from 32 in December 2024 to 13 in June 2026.
| Date | Total Jail Population | Capacity | Percent of Capacity | Contract Inmates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1, 2022 | 124 | 213 | 58.2% | 17 |
| June 1, 2023 | 112 | 213 | 52.6% | 26 |
| Dec. 1, 2023 | 116 | 213 | 54.5% | 16 |
| June 1, 2024 | 123 | 213 | 57.7% | 22 |
| Dec. 1, 2024 | 141 | 213 | 66.2% | 32 |
| June 1, 2025 | 123 | 213 | 57.7% | 22 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 112 | 213 | 52.6% | 13 |
| June 1, 2026 | 122 | 213 | 57.3% | 13 |
Research did not locate a Limestone sheriff report that explains every rise or drop. The supported explanation is operational: arrests, bonds, warrants, contract placements, court dispositions, parole holds, and TDCJ transfer timing can all change the Limestone County inmate population without a new jail construction story or reform report.
Limestone County Jail Population Makeup
The June 2026 TCJS row gives more than a head count. Local male pretrial felons were the largest single listed category, with 36 people. Local female pretrial felons added 10. The row also included local and contract misdemeanor pretrial categories, bench-warrant inmates, parole violators, state-jail felony categories, people sentenced to TDCJ or state jail time, and contract inmates. These labels are aggregate reporting categories, not person-level roster fields.
Research did not locate race, age, annual booking, average length of stay, program participation, or detailed housing-pod data for the Limestone County inmate population. That gap should not be filled with guesses. TCJS gives legal-status and capacity data, while the sheriff and jail can confirm current custody and releasable booking information for a specific person.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the court case is resolved.
- Bench warrant
- A judge-issued warrant, often tied to failure to appear or a court-order violation.
- Detainer
- A request or notice from another agency that may keep a person in custody.
- Paper ready
- A Texas jail term for a sentenced person ready for TDCJ transfer after paperwork processing.
Limestone County Inmate Population Laws
Texas law shapes both jail operations and public access to jail records. Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the starting point for requests to a governmental body. It does not force Limestone County to publish an online jail roster, but it gives a public path to ask for releasable booking records, booking photos, incident records, and related jail material. Active law-enforcement exceptions, privacy rules, juvenile records, sealed records, and other statutes can limit release.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and supports the statewide jail oversight system.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail and release conditions after an arrest.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.26 makes an executed warrant affidavit public unless a specific exception applies.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55 covers expunction, the court process for clearing qualifying arrest records.
Search Limestone County Inmates
No official Limestone County online jail roster, current-inmate search form, public booking report, or sheriff-hosted mugshot gallery was found on the county or sheriff sites during the research pass. The county-specific starting point is the Limestone County Jail phone line and the custody-status tools linked by official sources. The sheriff's general-information page says the jail division operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the sheriff recommends calling before traveling to confirm the person remains in custody and can receive visits.
- Call the Limestone County Jail at 254-729-3278 with the person's full legal name, date of birth, spelling variants, arrest date, arresting agency, and any known charge or warrant.
- Use Texas VINELink for custody-status notification where agency data is available.
- For older booking records, jail incident records, or booking photos, make a Texas Public Information Act request to the sheriff.
- For charges filed after arrest, search or contact the County Clerk for misdemeanor matters and the District Clerk for felony or district court matters.
- For sentenced state prisoners, use TDCJ Inmate Search instead of the county jail path.
The sheriff contact page is the county source that names the sheriff, address, phone, email, sheriff website, and VINELink route. The captured Limestone County sheriff contact page is useful when a jail phone lookup turns into a records request.
That office contact route matters because the county does not provide a public roster form with name, booking number, release date, or housing search fields.
Limestone County Roster Search Fields
The Limestone County jail roster field table is mostly a table of documented absences. That is still useful. Many private pages imply a last-name search or booking-number lookup exists, but the official county and sheriff pages reviewed did not show one. Current custody questions should start with the jail phone, and online notification should use VINELink where available.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online last-name field | Not available | n/a | No official Limestone County jail roster search form located. |
| Online first-name field | Not available | n/a | No sheriff-hosted fielded search found. |
| Booking number | Not available | n/a | Booking-number search is not published by the sheriff site. |
| Date of birth | Not available | n/a | DOB search not published for a county jail roster. |
| Facility / housing filter | Not available | n/a | No public facility, pod, or housing filter located. |
VINELink is not a full booking sheet and does not replace a public-information request. It can help track custody status and notification. The captured Texas VINELink portal is the state portal linked from the county sheriff page for offender custody status.
Use VINELink for status alerts, then contact the jail or records custodian for details that are not displayed in the notification system.
Limestone County Inmate Record Details
Because Limestone County does not publish an official public roster profile, a county page should not promise mugshots, bond tables, housing pods, charge codes, release dates, or booking numbers online. A booking record may exist inside the jail's records system, and releasable parts may be available by phone or public-information request. Court charges appear later through the clerk and court systems, and those formal charges may differ from the booking label used at intake.
| Field | Limestone County Research Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Use the full legal name for a jail phone inquiry; no public web profile sample located. |
| Booking number | Not published in any official public Limestone roster located. |
| Booking date/time | Not published online by the sheriff; request from the sheriff if needed. |
| Mugshot / booking photo | No sheriff booking-photo gallery or inmate-profile photo located. |
| Charges | County roster charges are not available online; court charges appear through clerk systems. |
| Bond | No online bond table located; confirm with jail, court, clerk, or bondsman. |
| Housing location | No public pod or unit field located. |
| Custody status | County points to jail phone and VINELink for status. |
Limestone County Jail vs TDCJ
A Limestone County jail search and a Texas prison search answer different questions. The county jail handles local pretrial custody, short local sentences, warrants, parole categories, transfer status, and contract holds reported to TCJS. TDCJ handles sentenced state prisoners after conviction and transfer. The federal Bureau of Prisons handles sentenced federal prisoners. ICE ODLS handles civil immigration custody, including detainees connected to the Limestone County Detention Center.
| Custody System | Who It Covers | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Local pretrial, short sentence, warrant, parole, contract, and transfer categories | Call Limestone County Jail and use VINELink |
| State prison | People sentenced to TDCJ custody | TDCJ Inmate Search |
| Federal prison | Sentenced federal prisoners and some released federal records | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE civil detainees, including the ICE-listed Limestone facility | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
No TDCJ unit directory listing places a state prison inside Limestone County, and no BOP facility list entry was located in the county. The main facility distinction is local criminal custody at the Limestone County Jail versus civil immigration detention through the Limestone County Detention Center.
Limestone County Detention Facilities
The local facility map has two named custody channels in Groesbeck. They are close in name and location, but they should not be treated as one roster. The Limestone County Jail is the county jail for local criminal custody. The Limestone County Detention Center is the ICE detention channel listed by ICE, with a different lookup path and detainee-information phone.
- Limestone County Jail holds the county jail population reported by TCJS, including pretrial defendants, local sentenced jail inmates, warrant holds, parole categories, state-jail felony categories, people awaiting TDCJ transfer, and contract inmates.
- Limestone County Detention Center is the ICE-linked immigration detention facility at the Tyus Street detention campus area; search ICE detainees through ODLS or the ICE-listed phone channel.
Limestone County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Limestone County inmate population?
The June 1, 2026 TCJS county jail population workbook reports 122 people in the Limestone County Jail against a rated capacity of 213. The separate TCJS rate workbook lists an average daily population of 101 in the latest 2026 row located.
Can I search the Limestone County inmate population online?
No official sheriff-hosted online county jail roster was located. Start with the jail phone, use Texas VINELink for custody-status notifications, and use a public-information request for booking records or photos that are not posted online.
Where are court charges after an arrest found?
Misdemeanor and county criminal records route through the County Clerk and iDocket. Felony and district court matters route through the District Clerk, iDocket, and the district criminal payment/search portal when applicable.
Does TDCJ show people arrested last night?
No. TDCJ is the state-prison locator for sentenced prisoners after transfer. New local arrests, pretrial custody, bond status, and county jail visits start with the Limestone County Jail and VINELink.