Archer County Inmate Population Overview
The Archer County inmate population is centered on one sheriff-operated county jail. The official Archer County Sheriff page and Citizen Connect sheriff home page identify Sheriff Jack Curd and the Archer County Jail at 100 Law Enforcement Way in Archer City as the local detention source, and Texas Commission on Jail Standards reporting confirms it as a 48-bed county jail. No official source located a separate Archer County jail annex, work-release facility, regional detention center, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility inside the county.
People counted in the Archer County inmate population may be held before trial, after a warrant arrest, on a county sentence, on a parole or blue-warrant hold, as a state-jail-felony detainee, or briefly while awaiting transfer. The county jail number is not the same as the state prison population. A person sentenced to TDCJ custody eventually leaves the county jail roster and should be searched in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator. Federal and immigration custody use still different systems.
Archer County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest population source is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports page. The TCJS current population workbook inspected June 29, 2026 lists Archer County with 48 beds and 25 people in jail on the June 1, 2026 report date. The related incarceration-rate workbook lists a countywide population of 9,155, an average daily population of 24, and an incarceration rate of 2.62 for the same report period.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 48 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, Archer County row, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 25 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 52.08% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 24 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Countywide population | 9,155 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 2.62 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS source page is shown in this screenshot from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports page. It is the state source for current population and incarceration-rate workbooks used to evaluate the Archer County inmate population.
Because TCJS states that counties submit the data and may correct it over time, current figures should be read by report date and verified against the live workbook when precision matters.
Archer County Inmate Population Trends
TCJS trend data shows a small rural jail with meaningful movement but no current overcrowding in the inspected rows. Archer County's average daily population was 12 in early and mid-2024, rose to 20 by December 2024, then sat mostly in the mid-20s through 2025 and the first half of 2026. Point-in-time jail population moved from 22 on January 1, 2024 to 32 on June 1, 2025, then returned to 25 by June 1, 2026.
| Date | Total Jail Population | Capacity | Percent of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2024 | 22 | 48 | 45.83% |
| Jun. 1, 2024 | 27 | 48 | 56.25% |
| Dec. 1, 2024 | 29 | 48 | 60.42% |
| Jun. 1, 2025 | 32 | 48 | 66.67% |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 25 | 48 | 52.08% |
| May 1, 2026 | 32 | 48 | 66.67% |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 25 | 48 | 52.08% |
The ADP series tells the same story from another angle: Archer County rose from an ADP of 12 in January and June 2024 to 21 in January 2025, 26 in June 2025, and 24 in June 2026. No official county source documented a recent jail-construction project, consent decree, closure, or overcrowding lawsuit in the research file.
Archer County Inmate Population Makeup
The June 1, 2026 TCJS row supports broad custody categories, but the workbook is wide and detailed demographic fields should be verified directly before quoting fine-grained counts. The safe local picture is that Archer County held mostly local jail custody with pretrial felony, misdemeanor, bench-warrant, parole, state-jail-felony, and other-agency categories. The same row reported no federal inmates and no housed-elsewhere inmates, with one in-state contract inmate count visible in the research summary.
- Pretrial custody: Local people awaiting court action or bond after misdemeanor, felony, or state-jail-felony arrest.
- Warrant custody: Bench warrants, capias matters, blue warrants, or other agency holds can keep a person in jail.
- Sentenced county custody: Some misdemeanor or county-jail sentences stay local.
- State transfer custody: Convicted state prisoners may remain briefly in county jail before TDCJ intake.
- Federal or ICE custody: No federal-inmate count was shown in the June 1, 2026 row, and no federal or ICE facility was found in Archer County.
Archer County Jail Capacity Laws
Texas law supplies the framework for the Archer County inmate population data. Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the state body that oversees county jail standards and publishes population data. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 addresses county jail and sheriff responsibilities. Texas Government Code Chapter 552 is the Texas Public Information Act, the access law used for sheriff and county records requests.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 supports statewide county jail standards and TCJS oversight.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 covers county jail responsibilities and sheriff jail duties.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 governs prompt magistrate warnings after arrest.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 is relevant to death-in-custody and inquest context.
Search Archer County Inmate Population
The active local lookup is the Archer County Inmate Confinements portal. It is part of the sheriff's Citizen Connect system and is the best online source for current confinement and recent admit searches. The sheriff's official county page still links an older Kologik roster URL, but that route was documented as stopped during research. If a county button fails, use the Citizen Connect confinement URL directly or call the sheriff and jail at 940-574-2571.
- Use Current Confinements to ask whether the person is in the Archer County Jail now.
- Use Admits by Date Range for recent bookings, releases, or records that may not remain in current custody.
- Keep custom date ranges at 31 days or less, as the portal instructs.
- Use Charges or Arresting Agency when a charge or agency is known.
- Call 940-574-2571 if the portal does not load, the legacy link fails, or the record is urgent.
- Submit a public-information request for older booking records, jail logs, arrest reports, or booking photographs not shown online.
The Archer County search interface appears in this screenshot from Citizen Connect Inmate Confinements. It shows the local custody filters used to search current confinement and recent admits.
The portal is useful but dynamic. If the result area stays on a loading message or no row appears, use the jail phone line or written records request.
Archer County Roster Fields
The roster does not operate like a simple statewide background search. It is a jail custody portal with tabs and filters. Its arresting-agency list is especially local: it includes Archer County Sheriff's Office, Archer City Police Department, Holliday Police Department, Texas DPS entries, 97th District Court Montague, Pardon and Parole Board Austin, Sheppard Air Force Base, and neighboring county sheriff agencies. That means a person arrested by another agency may still be searched through the Archer County jail roster if they are confined locally.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Confinements | Tab/filter | No | Shows current Archer County Sheriff's Office confinement data. |
| Admits by Date Range | Tab/filter | No | Used for bookings within a selected range. |
| Charges | Filter list | No | Charge values load dynamically. |
| Arresting Agency | List/filter | No | Includes local police, sheriff, DPS, courts, parole, and outside agencies. |
| Start date / End date | Date inputs | For custom range | Range must be 31 days or less. |
| Last 24 hours / Last 7 days | Quick filters | No | Useful for recent booking checks. |
County Jail vs TDCJ Prison
Archer County jail custody and Texas prison custody are often confused because a person can pass through both systems. The county jail handles arrest booking, first appearance, local pretrial detention, county sentences, and some temporary holds. TDCJ handles sentenced felony prison custody after transfer. The county roster may stop showing a person once transfer is complete, while the TDCJ inmate search becomes the correct lookup.
| Question | Archer County Jail | TDCJ State Prison |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, county sentences, warrants, holds, state-jail-felony detainees. | Sentenced Texas prisoners after state transfer. |
| Operator | Archer County Sheriff's Office. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| Search tool | Citizen Connect Inmate Confinements. | TDCJ inmate search. |
| Record type | Booking, custody, charge, admit, agency, and jail status data. | TDCJ number, SID number, unit, sentence, offense, and status information. |
State Federal ICE Searches
No state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was located in official Archer County sources. That does not mean a person arrested in Archer County will always stay in the county jail. A sentenced felony prisoner moves to TDCJ. A federal sentenced prisoner belongs in BOP's locator. A federal pretrial defendant may be in U.S. Marshals custody and may not appear in BOP. Immigration detention belongs in ICE's locator. Texas VINELink can supplement custody checks through notification registration, but it is not a full roster archive.
- TDCJ
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the state prison system for sentenced Texas custody.
- BOP
- Federal Bureau of Prisons, the locator for federal sentenced or BOP-held inmates.
- ICE locator
- Online Detainee Locator System for people in immigration custody.
- VINELink
- A custody notification portal for alerts and status, not a replacement for jail booking records.
Records Beyond Jail Custody
Some records tied to the Archer County inmate population sit outside the roster. Court charges after arrest are searched through the District Clerk's Tyler Odyssey link, the County Clerk, justice courts, and prosecutor offices depending on case type. Booking photos are requested through the sheriff and governed by Texas Government Code Section 552.1085. Bond information begins with the jail and magistrate process, but fines, fees, and filed court records belong to the relevant clerk once a case exists.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail, and Article 15.17 governs the first appearance after arrest. The District Clerk payment portal should not be described as an online jail bond system because the research shows it is for defendant access to criminal fines and fees and requires a cause or case number. For custody release questions, call the jail. For filed charges and court copies, call the clerk tied to the case.
Archer County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves one detention facility for this project. The Archer County Jail is the local sheriff-operated county jail at 100 Law Enforcement Way in Archer City. It holds local pretrial detainees, county-sentence inmates, warrant holds, parole holds, state-jail-felony categories, and temporary transfer categories reported to TCJS. Official sources did not publish a jail visitation schedule, commissary provider, phone vendor, mail rule page, lobby hours, or facility history.
- Archer County Jail is the only Archer County detention facility confirmed in official sources for this build.
Archer County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Archer County inmate population? TCJS listed 25 people in the Archer County Jail on June 1, 2026, against 48 beds. The incarceration-rate workbook listed an ADP of 24 for the same period.
Where is the current Archer County inmate search? The working online path is Citizen Connect Inmate Confinements. Use Current Confinements for present custody and Admits by Date Range for recent bookings.
Why does the old roster button fail? The county sheriff page still linked an older Kologik/RMS roster URL, but research found that it redirected to a stopped Azure app on June 29, 2026. Use Citizen Connect directly or call the jail.
Does Archer County have a state prison? No TDCJ unit was found in Archer County during the official unit-directory review. Sentenced state prisoners from Archer County are searched through TDCJ after transfer.
Are Archer County jail mugshots always public online? No. The public portal should be checked first, but Texas Government Code Section 552.1085 gives booking photographs a specific release framework.
What if the roster has no result? Call 940-574-2571, check date-range admits, search TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink as needed, and submit a sheriff records request for older local booking records.
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