The Irion County Inmate Population
Irion County is listed by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports as "Irion (no jail)" in the June 1, 2026 current population workbook. That label matters. It means the county did not report a certified local jail facility with its own rated beds, jail census, visitation program, or inmate roster. The same TCJS workbook still counted Irion people held in custody elsewhere in Texas. For search purposes, the Irion County inmate population is a housed-elsewhere population, not a group held in one Irion jail building.
The custody path begins with an Irion arrest or warrant, then moves to the agency or facility that keeps the person. The Irion County Sheriff's Office names Sheriff W.A. Estes and gives the sheriff phone number for local questions, but the page does not publish a jail roster. It sends users to Texas VINELink for offender custody status. When a person may be held in the larger regional system, the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office roster becomes the practical public roster channel to check.
Irion County Inmate Population Statistics
The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population workbook gives the clearest snapshot for Irion County. It shows no local jail capacity, no people housed in an Irion jail, and five Irion inmates housed elsewhere. A separate TCJS incarceration-rate workbook for June 2026 lists Irion's countywide population basis, average daily population, and rate. Those figures should not be merged with Tom Green County's own jail count. Tom Green's numbers describe the regional detention center and belong in the facility context.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Irion certified jail capacity | 0 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Irion total jail population in own jail | 0 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Irion inmates housed elsewhere | 5 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Irion ADP in rate report | 2 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 2026 |
| Irion incarceration rate | 1.31 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 2026 |
The TCJS report index is the public entry point for these county jail counts and rate reports.
The population report index is useful because Irion's jail status is visible only when the county row is read with the statewide reporting context.
Irion County Inmate Population Trends
The Irion County inmate population trend is small but not zero. TCJS rate-report rows from late 2025 through mid-2026 show an average daily population that moved between one and two people, while the countywide population base stayed at 1,526. The rate doubled when the ADP moved from one to two, which is expected in a small county. A single additional person can change the rate sharply when the denominator is small.
| Month / date | Irion ADP | Countywide population | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1, 2025 | 1 | 1,526 | 0.66 |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 1 | 1,526 | 0.66 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 2 | 1,526 | 1.31 |
| Feb. 1, 2026 | 2 | 1,526 | 1.31 |
| Mar. 1, 2026 | 2 | 1,526 | 1.31 |
| Apr. 1, 2026 | 1 | 1,526 | 0.66 |
| May 1, 2026 | 2 | 1,526 | 1.31 |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 2 | 1,526 | 1.31 |
Irion County Housed Elsewhere
For Irion County, the housed-elsewhere field is the core population fact. The June 2026 TCJS current population workbook counted four elsewhere male pretrial felons and one elsewhere male convicted felon or parole violator in a sentenced-to-TDCJ category. The April and May snapshots were lower. This shows why a simple "Irion jail roster" phrase can mislead users. The person may be in county-level custody, but the record may sit with another jail, a state prison intake process, or a victim-notification system.
| Date | Irion housed elsewhere | Breakdown captured |
|---|---|---|
| Apr. 1, 2026 | 3 | One pretrial Class A/B misdemeanant, one pretrial felon, and one TDCJ-ready convicted felon or parole violator category. |
| May 1, 2026 | 2 | One pretrial felon and one TDCJ-ready convicted felon or parole violator category. |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 5 | Four pretrial felons and one TDCJ-ready convicted felon or parole violator category. |
Note: Race, age, annual bookings, and average length of stay were not located in the official Irion county row captured for this build.
Irion County Regional Roster Access
The regional jail source with the most complete public custody tools is the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office inmate roster. It is not described in the research as Irion's exclusive contract jail. The safer and more accurate description is a practical regional custody and roster channel for Irion-area searches. Tom Green County Detention Center is in San Angelo, publishes a current-inmate route, and publishes a 48-hour release route for people recently released from that detention center.
The regional facility has its own population. TCJS reported a 552-bed capacity and a total jail population of 446 for Tom Green County on June 1, 2026, plus 43 contract inmates in the separate contract-inmate field. Those numbers help describe the facility, but they are not the Irion County inmate population. They show why users may need the Tom Green roster after an Irion arrest if the holding location is outside Irion County.
The official Tom Green current-inmate route shows the current list by booking-time sort in the captured URL.
The current-inmates view is best used after confirming that the person may be held through the Tom Green County Detention Center rather than TDCJ, BOP, or ICE.
Laws Governing Irion County Inmate Population
Texas law separates jail operations, public access, and jail standards. The access law is not a promise that every booking field or photo appears online. It gives a request route for records held by a governmental body, subject to exceptions. Jail standards and reporting laws explain why TCJS can publish county population data even when Irion has no local jail building.
Key Texas laws:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 is the Texas Public Information Act, the main public-records law for records held by Texas governmental bodies.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates and empowers the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 covers county jail and sheriff custody duties.
TCJS rules provide the jail standards and reporting framework behind the population reports.
How to Search Irion County Inmates
Because Irion does not publish a local jail roster, search order matters more than a name box. Start with the Irion sheriff for the local arrest question, then use VINELink because the sheriff page points users there for custody status. If the person may be at the regional detention center in San Angelo, check Tom Green's current-inmate and 48-hour release routes. Sentenced prison, federal, and immigration custody each use a separate locator.
- Call the Irion County Sheriff's Office at 325-835-2551 when the question starts with an Irion arrest or local custody event.
- Use Texas VINELink to check custody status and register for notifications where available.
- Open the Tom Green County current-inmate roster if the person may be held at the regional detention center.
- Check the Tom Green 48-hour release route if the person was recently released.
- Use the TDCJ inmate search after sentencing or prison transfer.
- Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS when federal or immigration custody is possible.
Irion County Current Inmate Lookup
The captured Tom Green roster landing page does not show a conventional last-name search box. It presents route choices for current inmates and recent releases. A profile link then leads to fields such as booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, charges, and bond. The roster page warns that data is provided for convenience and cannot be certified by the detention center.
| Field or control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Route / tab link | Optional | Opens people currently at the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office Detention Center. |
| Released Inmates / 48 hour release | Route / tab link | Optional | Opens persons released from the detention center within the last 48 hours. |
| Sort/filter in URL | URL filter | Optional | Captured URLs sort current and released views by booking time descending. |
| Individual inmate profile | Profile link | Optional | Opens booking fields, charges, and bond details when a public profile is available. |
| Search by name | Not visible | Not applicable | No public name text box was captured on the roster landing page. |
What an Irion County Inmate Record Shows
A regional jail profile is a custody record, not a final court judgment. The Tom Green sample profile labels captured in the research include the booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, charges, and bond. The official page also warns that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances. That warning is important for Irion County users because an initial jail charge may differ from the charge filed later in court.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Booking # | A jail identifier for one booking event; the sample format was numeric. |
| Name | The profile title uses inmate name plus booking number. |
| Age, gender, race | Public demographic fields captured on the sample profile. |
| Arresting Agency | The agency tied to the booking; the sample showed Tom Green County Sheriff's Office. |
| Booking Date | The intake date label for the custody event. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking charges that may change after prosecutor or court review. |
| Bond | Bail or bond field, with an official warning to confirm current amounts with detention staff. |
Irion County Jail vs State Prison
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration detention are separate systems. A person held before trial or for a short county sentence may be listed through a county or regional jail roster. A person sentenced to a Texas prison should be searched through TDCJ. Federal inmates use BOP, while immigration detainees use ICE ODLS. Searching the wrong system is common when an Irion arrest moves beyond local custody.
| Custody type | Who it covers | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| Irion local arrest | Initial custody, arrest, or warrant question | Irion sheriff and VINELink |
| Regional county jail | Pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, contract inmates | Tom Green County Detention Center roster |
| State prison | Sentenced Texas prisoners | Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search |
| Federal custody | Federal sentenced inmates and some federal custody records | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The TDCJ inmate search is the official route for sentenced Texas prison inmates. It accepts last name, first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, and race fields. TDCJ says its information is at least 24 hours old and updated on working days only, so relatives should confirm with the unit before traveling to pick someone up. The TDCJ unit directory is used to verify prison unit locations, and no TDCJ unit was found inside Irion County.
The BOP locator searches federal records by number or by name with optional race, age, and sex. The ICE ODLS is the immigration-detention locator and usually requires an A-number or precise biographical data. Neither system is a county jail roster. They matter when an Irion County arrest becomes a federal case, when another agency places a hold, or when a person is transferred away from county-level custody.
Irion County Custody Terms
Short custody words can change where the record is found. These terms help separate a jail roster search from a court-record or prison-locator search.
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates a booking number, charge field, and bond field.
- Pretrial
- Custody before final case disposition, often in a county or regional jail.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that can block release even after local bond is paid.
- Sentenced inmate
- A person serving a sentence after conviction, often searched through TDCJ or BOP.
- Expunction
- A Texas court process that can remove qualifying arrest records under Chapter 55.
Irion County Detention Facilities
The resolved facility map has one public facility page for this build. It is the regional detention center that provides the strongest official roster and jail-service source for Irion-area searches. The facility page gives the local address, jail number, capacity, population, visitation, mail, money, medical-drop-off, and bond details from official Tom Green and TCJS sources.
- Tom Green County Detention Center - regional county detention center in San Angelo used as the practical roster and facility access channel for Irion-area custody searches.
Irion County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Irion County inmate population?
TCJS reported no certified Irion jail capacity and no people in an Irion jail on June 1, 2026. The same workbook reported five Irion inmates housed elsewhere. The rate report listed Irion ADP as two for June 2026.
Does Irion County have a jail roster?
No official Irion County jail roster was located on the county sheriff page. The sheriff page directs users to VINELink for custody status. Regional custody may require checking the Tom Green County roster.
Where are sentenced Irion inmates searched?
Sentenced Texas prison inmates are searched through TDCJ, not through an Irion jail roster. TDCJ records are separate from county booking records and may lag because the locator is updated on working days.
Can released inmates be checked?
The Tom Green roster has a 48-hour release route for persons released from that detention center within the last 48 hours. Older booking records may require a public-information request to the office that holds the record.