The Reeves County Inmate Population
The local Reeves County inmate population is reported through the sheriff-operated Reeves County Jail in Pecos and through Texas Commission on Jail Standards data. The county jail is the local booking point for arrests made by the Reeves County Sheriff's Office, Pecos Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and other local or state agencies. The official jail page says the jail holds people with local and out-of-state charges or warrants and transports inmates to and from court. Sheriff Arturo "Art" Granado heads the Sheriff's Office, while Jail Administrator Veronica Martinez is named on the jail page for jail administration.
Reeves County is also easy to confuse with the larger Reeves County Detention Center complex on County Road 204. Those detention center entries are separate from the county jail roster and have a federal contract history. A person arrested in Pecos on a local charge normally belongs in the county jail search first. A sentenced Texas prisoner belongs in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search. A federal prisoner or immigration detainee may require the BOP inmate locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or the U.S. Marshals channel.
Reeves County Inmate Population Statistics
The official June 1, 2026 TCJS county jail population workbook reported an 84-bed rated capacity for Reeves County Jail, with 33 people in custody and 39.29 percent of capacity used. The related TCJS incarceration-rate workbook listed an average daily population of 47 for Reeves County and a countywide population base of 11,956. The jail PDF is a different kind of source: the inspected "Inmates in Custody" PDF was generated June 30, 2026 for the June 29 custody day and showed 45 roster entries, including one release time the next morning. That PDF is a roster snapshot, not the same as the monthly TCJS count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated county jail capacity | 84 beds | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 33 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 39.29% | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 47 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 3.93 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports page is the state source for current jail population and incarceration-rate workbooks. The screenshot below shows the report page used to locate the official Texas jail-population files.
Reeves County Inmate Population Trends
The Reeves County inmate population has moved up and down within the same 84-bed rated jail capacity. TCJS workbook extracts showed 42 people on September 1, 2022, then a higher recent count of 70 people on January 1, 2024. By September 1, 2025, the count was 37, and by June 1, 2026, it was 33. That shift matters because a single jail roster day does not prove a long-term trend. Bond decisions, warrants, new arrests, sentenced people waiting on transfer, and people housed elsewhere can change the count from one report to the next.
| Date | TCJS Total Jail Population | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1, 2022 | 42 | 84 | Half of rated capacity |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | 70 | 84 | Higher recent monthly count |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | 44 | 84 | Lower than the 2024 high point |
| May 1, 2026 | 41 | 84 | Month before the current row |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 33 | 84 | 39.29 percent of capacity |
Who Makes Up Reeves County Jail Custody
TCJS classifies the Reeves County inmate population by custody status, charge level, sex, local or elsewhere status, parole violation, TDCJ-sentenced status, and state jail felony status. The June 1, 2026 row included local male pretrial felons, local female pretrial felons, elsewhere pretrial felons, convicted misdemeanants, parole violators, and people sentenced to TDCJ divisions. The row also listed 12 housed-elsewhere inmates, which is a reminder that the jail population is not only a count of people physically seen on a single public PDF.
- Pretrial felonies: TCJS listed local and elsewhere pretrial felony categories for both men and women.
- Misdemeanors: The row included Class A and B misdemeanor pretrial and convicted groups.
- Parole matters: Local male parole violators and parole violators with new charges appeared in the June 2026 row.
- TDCJ transfer status: Convicted felons or parole violators sentenced to TDCJ divisions were counted separately.
- Housed elsewhere: TCJS reported 12 Reeves inmates housed elsewhere on June 1, 2026.
Reeves County Jail Capacity
Reeves County Jail was under rated capacity in the current TCJS row inspected for June 1, 2026. The 33-person monthly count used 39.29 percent of the 84-bed capacity, while the TCJS incarceration-rate workbook listed a Reeves County average daily population of 47. The research did not locate a current county statement about crowding litigation, a consent decree, or a new county jail construction plan. The official data point to a small local jail with daily movement rather than a published overcrowding crisis.
That local number should not be blended with older federal detention-center capacity references. The Reeves County Detention Center I & II and Detention Center III entries on County Road 204 have a separate federal contract history. Older federal and PREA materials describe low or minimum-security contract detention, but BOP announced in 2022 that it had ended privately managed prison contracts. Current federal or immigration custody at those properties should be verified through federal channels or the facility phone numbers.
Laws Governing Reeves County Inmates
Texas law controls both public access and jail standards for the Reeves County inmate population. The Texas Public Information Act makes government information presumptively available unless an exception applies. Government Code Section 552.108 allows certain law-enforcement or prosecution records to be withheld, but it preserves access to basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime. For jail operations, Government Code Chapter 511 governs the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Section 511.009 requires TCJS to adopt minimum standards for county jail construction, operation, custody, care, and treatment.
Texas Government Code Section 511.0101 supports monthly county jail population reporting, including prisoner counts and classifications.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 addresses death-in-custody reporting and related inquest issues.
Reeves County State Prison Lookup
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is the statewide system for sentenced Texas prisoners. The TDCJ unit directory did not list a state prison in Reeves County, although nearby Fort Stockton and Lynaugh units are in Pecos County. Once a Reeves County defendant is sentenced and transferred to state custody, the county jail PDF may no longer list the person. TDCJ states that location, offense, and projected release information can be obtained online, by email, or by telephone through its inmate information channels.
For notification rather than official custody lookup, VINELink Texas can provide custody-change alerts when participating agencies report the status. VINELink is not a court clerk, jail records office, or prison locator replacement. It is best treated as an alert system that helps a family member, victim, or witness watch for status changes after the correct custody source has been identified.
Search Reeves County Inmates
Reeves County does not publish an interactive jail roster search form. The official jail page links a static PDF titled "Inmates In Custody." The inspected roster was labeled "Reeves County Sheriffs Office - Inmates in Custody" and covered a single day. Because it is a PDF, the search method is a browser or PDF text search, not a live name field. If the person is not listed, the next step is a call to the jail because the PDF may miss a new booking, recent transfer, sealed record, or person held by another agency.
- Open the Reeves County Jail page and follow the "Inmates In Custody" PDF link.
- Use the PDF search tool or Ctrl+F to search the last name. Entries use a last-name-first format.
- Read the custody status, arresting agency, charges, charge status, and bond amount beside the name.
- Call the Sheriff's Office at (432) 445-4901 if the PDF is stale, unclear, or missing the person.
- Use TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, or VINELink when the custody type is no longer local county jail custody.
Reeves County Roster Fields
The roster does not ask for a name, booking number, date, or facility filter. It is a report. Public users search the text already published in the document. That makes spelling important and also limits the result: there is no separate profile page, current-or-released tab, booking-date filter, or housing-unit field. The PDF did show arresting agencies such as the Reeves County Sheriff's Office, Pecos Police Department, and Texas Department of Public Safety.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No interactive field | Static PDF | Not applicable | Use browser or PDF find instead of roster form fields. |
| Name in entry | Text in PDF | Not applicable | Names appear as numbered entries in last-name-first style. |
| Date range | Report header | Not applicable | The inspected header covered one custody day. |
| Buttons | None | Not applicable | No search, reset, advanced search, or sorting buttons were present. |
Past Reeves County Inmate Records
The county did not publish a retention rule for how long released inmates stay in the PDF. One inspected roster entry showed "Custody Status: RELEASED" with a release time the morning after the custody day, so a recent release may appear briefly. Older booking records, jail incident reports, or booking photo requests should be routed through a Texas Chapter 552 public-information request to the Sheriff's Office at 500 S. Oak Street or P.O. Box 910, Pecos, TX 79772. Court records should go to the clerk channels instead of the jail.
Released does not always mean the case ended. A person may be out on bond, transferred to TDCJ, held by another county, moved to federal custody, or released after a sentence or time-served entry. The roster terms "Hold Over," "Hold Place," "Hold Removed," "Probation," "Time Served," and "Temp Release" should be confirmed with the jail or clerk before making a release, bond, or court-date decision.
Reeves County Inmate Record Details
A Reeves County inmate record in the inspected PDF is a line-level booking entry. It does not open a separate detail page. The public fields are useful, but limited. The PDF did not show a full date of birth, booking number, housing unit, judge, case number, warrant number, height, weight, eye color, or hair color. Every visible entry carried a "NO PICTURE FOUND" placeholder instead of a booking photo.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and age | Full name in last-name-first style and current age in years. |
| Booking and release time | Booking date and time, plus release date and time if shown. |
| Custody status | Observed values include in custody and released. |
| Arresting agency | Agency that brought the person to jail, such as sheriff, police, or DPS. |
| Charges and charge status | Plain-language offense labels and status terms such as Bail Set or Magistrate. |
| Bond amount | Dollar amount per charge or blank, which should be confirmed with the jail. |
Reeves County Jail vs Prison
County jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration detention are different record systems. The Reeves County Jail roster is the local source for fresh bookings, pretrial defendants, sentenced misdemeanants, local warrants, out-of-county warrants, TDCJ paper-ready holds, and short-term city or state agency arrests. TDCJ covers sentenced Texas prisoners after transfer. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees, but the interface requires JavaScript.
| Custody Type | Who Is Covered | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial defendants, misdemeanants, local and outside warrants | Reeves County Jail PDF and phone line |
| State prison | Sentenced Texas prisoners after transfer | TDCJ inmate search |
| Federal custody | Federal sentenced prisoners and some federal detainee questions | BOP locator or USMS Western District of Texas |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees and immigration custody questions | ICE ODLS and direct agency verification |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Federal and immigration tools matter in Reeves County because the detention center complex has a federal contract history. BOP's locator can be searched by register number or by name and returns fields such as name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. ICE ODLS is for immigration detainee location, not county jail charges or mugshots. Reeves County is in the U.S. Marshals Service Western District of Texas, and the Western District page lists a Pecos office phone of (432) 755-3455.
For Texas state prison, use TDCJ rather than the county PDF. The TDCJ unit directory is also useful because it shows no TDCJ unit physically listed in Reeves County. Nearby units in Pecos County should not be mistaken for Reeves County Jail. If the roster says a person is sentenced or TDCJ paper-ready, the search may need to shift from local bond questions to state transfer and prison-location questions.
Reeves County Detention Facilities
The facility map for Reeves County has three entries, but only one is the primary local jail roster facility. The other two are county facility-directory entries with a federal contract history and should be verified through federal or direct facility channels. That distinction prevents a common search error: using a federal detention-center name when the person was booked into the county jail on a local charge.
- Reeves County Jail - sheriff-operated local jail at 500 S. Oak Street for local bookings, warrants, pretrial custody, misdemeanants, and short-term holds.
- Reeves County Detention Center I & II - County Road 204 facility shown in the county facilities directory with federal contract history, not the county jail roster facility.
- Reeves County Detention Center III - separate official directory entry, also requiring BOP, ICE, USMS, or direct facility verification for current federal custody.
Reeves County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Reeves County inmate population?
TCJS reported 33 people in the Reeves County Jail on June 1, 2026, with an 84-bed rated capacity. The incarceration-rate workbook listed an average daily population of 47. A roster PDF may show a different daily snapshot because it is generated for a specific custody day.
How do I search Reeves County inmates?
Use the Reeves County Jail page and open the "Inmates In Custody" PDF. Search the PDF by last name, then confirm unclear entries with the Sheriff's Office at (432) 445-4901.
Where are Reeves County court charges found?
Booking charges start on the jail roster, but filed court charges are searched through the Reeves County public record portal, re:SearchTX, and the proper clerk. Felony criminal files route through the District Clerk.
Does the Reeves County roster show mugshots?
The inspected PDF showed repeated "NO PICTURE FOUND" placeholders. Booking photos may require a public-information request to the Sheriff's Office, and release can depend on Texas law and case facts.
Is VINELink the official jail roster?
No. VINELink Texas is a notification service. It can help track custody changes when an agency participates, but it does not replace the county jail PDF, TDCJ locator, court portal, or federal locator.