The Burleson County Inmate Population
The Burleson County inmate population is a county-jail population, not a state prison count. The only detention facility found in official county, sheriff, state, federal, and city searches is the Burleson County Jail, operated by the Burleson County Sheriff's Office in Caldwell. The jail holds people arrested by the sheriff, local police, DPS, constables, warrant officers, and other agencies that book through the county facility. Sheriff Bill Rios's message says the newer sheriff website makes the roster operational for people booked into and released from the county jail in real time.
That local count can include pretrial felony detainees, Class A and B misdemeanor detainees, convicted misdemeanants, parole violators, bench-warrant or fugitive holds, people sentenced to Texas Department of Criminal Justice custody but still waiting in county jail, and occasional immigration hold language. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards receives county-submitted population data, so its monthly report is the main source for capacity and jail-population figures. A roster count and a TCJS monthly snapshot can differ because one is a live public roster and the other is a dated reporting extract.
Burleson County Inmate Population Statistics
The latest TCJS population workbook in the research file reported 47 people in Burleson County Jail custody on June 1, 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds. That placed the jail at 48.96 percent of capacity for that snapshot. TCJS also notes that each county jail submits its own population data and remains responsible for accuracy and quality, so the figures should be read as official monthly snapshots rather than a promise that the same count is true on a later day.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Total jail population | 47 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Rated capacity | 96 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 48.96% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Federal inmates | 0 male / 0 female | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not located | Official sheriff and TCJS sources inspected |
The TCJS population reports page is the official source behind the county-by-county jail population spreadsheets.
The screenshot matters because it shows the statewide reporting source, not a private roster copy, behind the Burleson County jail population figures.
Burleson County Jail Population Trends
The twelve latest monthly Burleson County rows in the TCJS current workbook show a jail population that stayed below rated capacity throughout the period. The high point in that slice was 67 people in July 2025 and again in December 2025. The low point was 47 people on June 1, 2026. Earlier visible rows from 2022 included monthly totals in the high twenties, thirties, and forties while the capacity remained 96 beds, which means the 2025 sequence ran higher than several older visible examples.
| Month | Capacity | Total population | Percent of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | 96 | 67 | 69.79% |
| 2025-08-01 | 96 | 65 | 67.71% |
| 2025-09-01 | 96 | 64 | 66.67% |
| 2025-10-01 | 96 | 59 | 61.46% |
| 2025-12-01 | 96 | 67 | 69.79% |
| 2026-03-01 | 96 | 53 | 55.21% |
| 2026-06-01 | 96 | 47 | 48.96% |
These are monthly snapshots. They are not an annual average daily population unless TCJS labels them that way.
Who Is Held in Burleson County Jail
The June 1, 2026 TCJS row showed that local pretrial felons were the largest group in the Burleson County inmate population, with 25 males and 5 females in that category. The same row listed Class A/B pretrial misdemeanants, one convicted misdemeanant, parole violators, parole violators with a new charge, people sentenced to TDCJ divisions but still held locally, and one local pretrial state jail felon. The row did not show federal inmates.
- Pretrial felonies: 30 people were listed as local pretrial felons in the latest row.
- Pretrial misdemeanors: 4 people were listed as local pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants.
- Parole-related holds: 6 people were in parole violator categories, with or without a new charge.
- Pending TDCJ movement: 5 people were listed as convicted felons or parole violators sentenced to TDCJ divisions but still held in county jail.
- Federal custody: the latest Burleson row reported no federal inmates.
Burleson County Jail Capacity
The June 2026 TCJS snapshot does not show overcrowding at the Burleson County Jail. The facility was listed at 47 people in a 96-bed jail, or roughly half of rated capacity. The research sweep did not locate official current litigation, a consent decree, a jail construction bond, or a release order tied to overcrowding. That does not mean conditions never change. It means the official sources inspected for this build did not document a current overcrowding action.
Capacity should still be read with care. A person can appear on the county roster after a weekend arrest, after a warrant is served, after a parole hold, or while awaiting transfer. The public roster count during inspection was 51 current inmates, while the TCJS June 1, 2026 monthly count was 47. Both can be accurate for their own date and method.
Laws for Burleson County Inmates
Texas law shapes both access to Burleson County inmate records and the standards for the jail itself. The public roster is the fastest lookup channel, while the sheriff open-records form is the local Texas Public Information Act route for records that are not fully available online. Texas jail standards law also matters because county jails must meet state minimum standards and report population data through official channels.
Key statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 is the Texas Public Information Act and provides the public-access framework unless an exception or confidentiality law applies.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 governs county jail duties and minimum jail standards.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49A.205 addresses death-in-custody investigation and reporting when a death occurs in confinement or peace-officer custody.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 is the bail and bond framework used after arrest.
Search Burleson County Inmates
The official Burleson County inmate roster is the first place to search current and released county-jail bookings. It is free to view and no login was found during research. The roster has Name, Date, Current, and Released views, plus a Search By Name box, Show All button, sort links, pagination, mugshot cards, charge lines, bond amounts, and profile links.
- Open the official sheriff inmate roster and choose Current or Released.
- Enter a name in the Search By Name field, starting with a last name if spelling is uncertain.
- Use the Date or Name filters when browsing recent bookings or when a search returns too little.
- Open the profile to see the booking number, booking date, charges, bond, demographics, arresting agency, and photo if published.
- Call Detention Center staff at 979-567-4343 ext. 5005 before posting bond or relying on the listed charge and bail fields.
Burleson County Roster Search Fields
The roster search is simple. It does not publish wildcard rules, a minimum character count, or a first-name-last-name format rule. If an exact name fails, try a last name and then browse by date. Sheriff Bill Rios's message says the roster shows people booked into and released from the county jail in real time.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By Name | Text | Optional | No wildcard or format rule was posted. |
| Name | Tab/filter | Optional | Roster results can be sorted by name. |
| Date | Tab/filter | Optional | Used for booking-date views and newest/oldest sorting. |
| Current | Filter | Optional | Shows people currently held in the county jail roster view. |
| Released | Filter | Optional | Shows released entries when available. |
The sheriff roster page screenshot shows the public count, search box, current and released filters, and roster-card layout.
Those controls are the county-jail search path; they do not replace TDCJ, BOP, or ICE searches after transfer.
Burleson County Inmate Record Fields
A Burleson County inmate record is a booking profile, not a full court docket. It can show public facts entered by jail staff and can omit court dates, housing location, date of birth, warrant numbers, magistrate name, and exact charge statutes. The inspected sample profile included a warning that charges and bail may change after court appearances and may not be current.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Current booking photo if the roster publishes one. |
| Booking # | Numeric jail booking number for the booking event. |
| Age, gender, race | Public demographic fields on the profile. |
| Arresting agency | Agency abbreviation, such as BCSO on the inspected profile. |
| Charges | Booking or hold language entered by the jail. |
| Bond | Public bond amount that must be verified with jail staff. |
Burleson County Jail vs TDCJ
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration detention are different systems. A new Burleson County arrest usually begins with the sheriff roster. A person sentenced to TDCJ may stay in the county jail for a short time while transfer or classification is pending, then move into the statewide TDCJ locator. Federal or immigration matters may never be complete on the county roster.
| System | Who it covers | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| Burleson County Jail | Pretrial detainees, short county sentences, local holds, some TDCJ-pending people | Sheriff inmate roster |
| TDCJ | Sentenced Texas prisoners and TDCJ custody status | TDCJ inmate search and IVSS |
| BOP | Sentenced federal inmates from 1982 to present | BOP Inmate Locator |
| ICE | Immigration detainees after transfer or ICE custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The TDCJ inmate information page says location, offenses, and projected release date may be obtained online, by email, or by phone. TDCJ email requests require a full name and seven-digit TDCJ number, or date of birth and county of conviction when the TDCJ number is unknown. TDCJ also states that photographs and Social Security numbers are not provided to the public by email.
Texas IVSS adds victim-notification and offender-search support, including name, SID number, current TDCJ number, and wildcard tips. BOP covers sentenced federal inmates and shows fields such as register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. ICE has a separate official locator. Burleson County is in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, for federal court context, but no BOP or ICE facility was found in Burleson County.
Burleson County Detention Facilities
The facility map is compact. No separate work-release center, city jail, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE facility physically in Burleson County was located from official sources. Local police arrests from Caldwell, Somerville, Snook, or other county communities should be treated as pathways to county booking unless an official source says otherwise.
- Burleson County Jail holds local pretrial felony and misdemeanor detainees, convicted misdemeanants, parole violators, TDCJ-pending people, warrant/fugitive holds, and occasional ICE-hold entries shown on public roster records.
Burleson County Jail Visits
In-person visitation is tied to HomeWAV scheduling and is only offered on Thursdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. as of January 1, 2025. Visits must be scheduled through HomeWAV 24 hours in advance, and the inmate must accept or decline the request. One 20-minute visit is allowed per person in jail, and visitors must bring a current state-issued picture ID, driver's license, or valid passport.
Money for phone time can be added through HomeWAV, and commissary deposits or orders use Tiger Commissary. The county commissary menu notes that prices do not include sales tax, and money orders have not been accepted since January 1, 2022. Official local mail rules were not found in the inspected sheriff pages, so call the jail before sending books, photos, cards, or legal mail.
Burleson County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Burleson County inmate population?
The latest TCJS snapshot in the research file listed 47 people in the Burleson County Jail on June 1, 2026. The same row listed 96 beds, which placed the jail at 48.96 percent of capacity on that report date.
How do I search Burleson County inmates?
Start with the official sheriff inmate roster for current and released county-jail entries. Use the search-by-name box, current or released filter, date sorting, and profile link. If the person was sentenced and transferred, use TDCJ instead.
Are released inmates searchable?
The sheriff roster includes a Released view, but the official pages did not publish a retention period. If a record is no longer shown, use the sheriff open-records request form.
Are mugshots part of the roster?
Yes, the official roster shows booking photos on roster cards and profile pages when available. It is not an all-time mugshot archive.
Is there a Burleson County sheriff app?
No official Burleson County sheriff roster app was found. Use the mobile web roster, sheriff phone line, open-records form, TDCJ/IVSS, BOP, or ICE as needed.
Why do roster and TCJS numbers differ?
The sheriff roster is a live public custody tool, while TCJS publishes monthly reporting snapshots. Burleson County had 51 current roster entries during inspection and 47 people in the June 1, 2026 TCJS row, so date and reporting method matter.