Dimmit County Jail Overview
Dimmit County Jail is the local custody operation of the Dimmit County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page names Sheriff Chris Castaneda, gives the sheriff's mailing address as P.O. Box 885, Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834, and publishes phone contact at (830) 876-3508. The public-facing inmate lookup is not a conventional jail facility page. It is the sheriff's Citizen Connect Inmate Confinements page, where current confinements and recent admits can be searched.
The facility map did not locate a separate Dimmit County jail annex, regional jail, work-release building, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE adult detention facility physically in Dimmit County. City police agencies and DPS may make arrests, but the researched local custody path leads to the sheriff's jail roster when the person is booked into Dimmit County custody. The official county pages did not publish a physical jail visitor address, housing-unit list, construction history, public lobby hours, or visitor parking instructions.
Dimmit County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is the official source for the Dimmit County Jail capacity and population figures located in research. The TCJS June 2026 population report lists Dimmit County with 95 rated beds and a total jail population of 78 on June 1, 2026. That is about 82.1 percent of capacity. The TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet lists a June 2026 average daily population of 49 and a countywide population of 8,181. The sheriff's current-confinement endpoint returned 83 inmates on June 29, 2026 during inspection, but that roster count is a dated snapshot.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 95 beds | TCJS population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 78 | TCJS population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 82.1% | TCJS population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 49 | TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet, June 2026 |
| Roster inspection count | 83 | Citizen Connect inspection, June 29, 2026 |
Who Dimmit County Jail Holds
Dimmit County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, convicted misdemeanants, bench-warrant inmates, state-jail-felony detainees, felony detainees, parole-related holds, and accepted agency holds when those people are in sheriff custody. TCJS categories for Dimmit County include local male and female misdemeanor pretrial counts, bench warrants, pretrial felons, parole violators, convicted felons sentenced to TDCJ divisions, pretrial state-jail felons, convicted state-jail felons, federal inmates, and contract or housed-elsewhere categories. Not every category has a count every month, and TCJS categories should not be over-read as a full public booking profile.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the case reaches final disposition.
- Bench warrant
- A court-issued warrant, often tied to missed court or a court-order violation.
- State jail felony
- A Texas felony category that can lead to state jail confinement.
- Detainer
- A hold or custody request from another agency.
- TDCJ transfer
- Movement from county jail to the Texas state prison system after sentencing.
Look Up Dimmit County Jail Inmates
The correct lookup for this facility is the county jail roster, not the state prison locator. Use Citizen Connect for current confinements and recent admits at Dimmit County Jail. Use TDCJ only after a person has been sentenced and transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Use BOP for sentenced federal prisoners and ICE ODLS for adult immigration detainees. A person can have a local case and a federal or immigration hold, so custody status may require more than one channel.
- Open the sheriff's Citizen Connect Inmate Confinements page.
- Choose Current Confinements for people presently held at Dimmit County Jail.
- Use Last 24 Hour Admits, Last 7 Days Admits, or a custom date range for recent bookings.
- Search by charge or arresting agency if the name is uncertain.
- Open View Full Details for booking photo, demographics, charge, and bond fields.
- Call (830) 876-3508 if the public record is missing, stale, or unclear.
The Dimmit County Inmate Confinements search page is the roster used for this facility.
The search page confirms that Dimmit County Jail lookup supports current confinements, recent admits, charge search, and arresting-agency filtering.
Dimmit County Jail Address and Contact
The sheriff's official page publishes a mailing address, not a verified public jail visitor entrance. Because the research did not locate a physical jail street address on the official sheriff page, public copy should not direct visitors to an unverified jail door. Call the Sheriff's Office before visiting, posting bond, seeking a property release, sending mail, requesting a booking record, or attempting to schedule a visit.
Dimmit County Jail
Operated by the Dimmit County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 885
Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
(830) 876-3508
Physical visitor entrance, jail lobby hours, and parking were not located in official sources.
The official Dimmit County Sheriff page is the source for the sheriff's published contact information.
The screenshot is useful because it shows the official local contact point for Dimmit County Jail records and custody questions.
Visiting Dimmit County Jail
No official Dimmit County visitation schedule, visitor entrance, dress code, video-visit vendor, attorney visit schedule, holiday schedule, or visitor parking page was located in the official sources. The safest instruction is to call the sheriff at (830) 876-3508 before traveling. Bring government photo identification if the sheriff confirms a visit. Do not assume phones, bags, purses, weapons, tobacco, medication, or packages can be brought inside. Do not assume the county government address is the jail visitor entrance.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Source Status |
|---|---|---|
| Public/family in-person visits | Not located in official sources | Call the Sheriff's Office. |
| Remote video visits | Not located in official sources | No official vendor found. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in official sources | Confirm directly with the jail or sheriff. |
| Holiday or emergency visitation | Not located in official sources | Confirm before travel. |
Mail and Money at Dimmit County Jail
Official local mail, commissary, inmate phone, property, and money-deposit instructions were not found for Dimmit County Jail. The sheriff page publishes P.O. Box 885, but the research did not confirm it as an inmate-mail address or money-order address. No official Securus, GTL/ViaPath, HomeWAV, Access Corrections, JPay, JailATM, Tiger, commissary, mail-scanning, or video-scheduling link was located. Verify all mail, funds, and property rules with the sheriff before sending anything.
| Service | Located Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Sheriff mailing address only | Confirm inmate-mail format by phone. |
| Phone or video provider | Not located | Ask the sheriff before creating an account. |
| Money deposit | Not located | Do not use a vendor unless confirmed. |
| Property release | Not located | Call for rules and ID requirements. |
Booking at Dimmit County Jail
Dimmit County did not publish a local booking procedure manual in the official sources reviewed, so the record should be described through observed public fields and Texas procedure. The visible local path is arrest or court hold, sheriff intake, booking-card creation, mugshot availability when enabled, entry of demographics, arresting agency, booking date, charge fields, and bond fields. A magistrate warning under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 can follow arrest, and bond may be addressed depending on the warrant or charge. The booking charge is not the final court charge.
For a case outcome, check court records after the jail arrest. District criminal files generally route through the District Clerk, county criminal or misdemeanor matters through the County Clerk's criminal/probate option, and JP-level issues through the Justice of the Peace. If a person is sentenced to TDCJ, the Dimmit County Jail roster is no longer the controlling lookup.
Transfers from Dimmit County Jail
A person may leave Dimmit County Jail because bond is posted, a court releases them, the case is dismissed, a sentence is served locally, the person is moved to another county, or the person is transferred to TDCJ, BOP, or ICE custody. The facility map found no state prison, BOP prison, or ICE adult detention facility in Dimmit County. After transfer, use the correct locator. TDCJ covers current Texas state prisoners, BOP covers sentenced federal prisoners, and ICE ODLS covers many adult immigration detainees. VINELink Texas can help with custody notifications when the record is supported.
| After Local Custody | Lookup Tool | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| Sentenced Texas prison | TDCJ inmate search | The person has transferred to state prison custody. |
| Federal sentence | BOP inmate locator | The person is in sentenced federal custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | The person is in adult immigration custody. |
| Release notification | VINELink Texas | Custody or release alerts are needed and supported. |
About Dimmit County Jail Records
Official local jail-program, construction-history, grievance, medical request, work-release, tablet, religious-service, GED, vocational, and reentry pages were not located in this research pass. The jail is still subject to Texas county jail standards through TCJS authority under Government Code Chapter 511 and related standards. For urgent medical, medication, disability, or mental-health continuity concerns, contact the jail or emergency channels directly rather than relying on a public roster. For conditions research, use TCJS reports, sheriff records requests, and court records where available.
Note: Confirm custody status, visit rules, mail rules, and the visitor entrance with the Sheriff's Office before traveling or sending anything.