Erath County Jail Overview
Erath County Jail is operated by the Erath County Sheriff's Office. The official jail page places the facility under the Sheriff's Office and links the public to the county inmate listing. The jail holds adult county jail inmates, including local male and female pretrial detainees, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, parole or blue-warrant inmates, parole violators with new charges, state-jail-felony detainees, TDCJ-sentenced categories waiting on transfer, and in-state contract county inmates.
Official facility research did not locate a separate Erath County jail annex, regional detention center, work-release center, TDCJ unit, BOP prison, or ICE detention center in the county. That makes Erath County Jail the local facility page for the county jail population. Once a person is sentenced and transferred to TDCJ, the county jail roster is no longer the right primary lookup tool.
Erath County Jail Capacity
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards current population report is the official source for capacity and population data. The June 1, 2026 TCJS row listed Erath County Jail at 145 beds and 123 total jail population. That was about 84.8% of capacity on that date. The same research found no official recent consent decree, active overcrowding order, DOJ investigation, or new jail construction notice.
Look Up Erath County Jail Inmates
The official lookup route is the county Jail page to Tyler PublicAccess. The accessible portal shows Jail Records and Jail Bond Records. Static inspection could not confirm the exact inner search fields because direct endpoint access returned a human-verification page. Use the confirmed route and the jail phone fallback rather than relying on guessed field labels.
- Open the official Erath County Jail page.
- Select the Inmate Listing link to reach Tyler PublicAccess.
- Use Jail Records for current booking or custody information.
- Use Jail Bond Records for bond and release-status questions.
- Call Erath County Jail at 254-965-3221 if the portal fails, the arrest is recent, or the record is unclear.
- Search TDCJ, BOP, or ICE only if the person is no longer in county jail custody or was never held locally.
Erath County Jail Contact
Use the jail address for custody, visitation, and facility questions. The Sheriff's Office administrative address is listed separately in county materials, so do not confuse the sheriff office address with the detention facility address when scheduling a visit or sending mail.
Erath County Jail
1043 Glen Rose Road
Stephenville, TX 76401
254-965-3221
Fax: 254-965-4090
Erath County Sheriff's Office
1043 Glen Rose Highway
Stephenville, TX 76401
254-965-3338
Administrative routing and open records.
Visiting Erath County Jail
The jail's posted visitation guidance says visitors must call the jail and schedule a visitation time. Visits are first come, first served. If a visitor does not show up, the missed visit still counts against the inmate. Each inmate receives two visits per Monday through Sunday week, with at least one visit on the weekend. Standard visits are 20 minutes, and a single 40-minute visit may be requested when scheduling.
| Rule | Official detail |
|---|---|
| Scheduling | Call the jail to schedule. Times are first come, first served. |
| Weekly allowance | Two visits per inmate each Monday through Sunday week. |
| Hours | Monday through Sunday, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 9 p.m. |
| Visit length | 20 minutes normally; one 40-minute visit may be requested at scheduling. |
| Weekend rule | Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are limited to 20-minute visits unless officers advise an exception. |
| Arrival | Visitors must arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled visit to sign in. |
Erath County Jail Entry Rules
All visitors must be disclosed when the visit is scheduled and must have valid government-issued identification. Children may not be left unattended, and if children leave the assigned visitation area or seating, the visit ends. The posted rules also bar food, drinks, candy, purses, bags, carrying devices, phones, and electronic items from the visitation area. The jail guidance states that officers disinfect the visitation area after each visit and keep at least 30 minutes between visits by alternating phone-hall sides.
Note: Confirm the current visitation schedule with Erath County Jail before traveling because posted rules can change.
Mail, Phone, and Money
The jail directory lists the jail mailing address as 1043 Glen Rose Road, Stephenville, TX 76401. The official jail page did not publish an inmate mail format, postcard-only rule, book policy, package rule, money-order rule, scan-mail vendor, phone vendor, remote-video vendor, tablet program, commissary vendor, online deposit tool, or fee schedule. Because those details were not located in official Erath County sources, call the jail before sending packages, books, photos, money, or anything that may be rejected.
| Service | Published Erath County detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Erath County Jail, 1043 Glen Rose Road, Stephenville, TX 76401. |
| Inmate mail format | Not located in official public sources. |
| Phone or video vendor | Not located in official public sources. |
| Commissary deposit vendor | Not located in official public sources. |
| Fees | Not located in official public sources. |
Erath County Jail Bond Records
The Tyler PublicAccess default page has a separate Jail Bond Records option, which confirms that Erath County treats bond information as a distinct public-access path. Bond is set by a magistrate or court after booking. A jail bond record can help show whether release has been authorized and what type or amount may be listed, but a court order controls the release condition. A person may still remain in jail if another county, parole authority, TDCJ, federal agency, immigration authority, or court has a hold.
The official jail page does not publish a bond-payment schedule or accepted payment methods. Call 254-965-3221 before traveling or paying anyone to confirm whether bond is currently postable, what type and amount the record shows, and what procedure the jail will accept.
Booking at Erath County Jail
Booking after an Erath County arrest can include transport to the jail, identity verification, booking paperwork, property inventory, fingerprints, a booking photo if taken, medical and mental-health screening, and classification. Classification decides custody level and housing based on charges, warrants, holds, behavior, medical needs, gender, and safety issues. The jail's TCJS reporting categories show that Erath County holds a broader mix than just new pretrial arrests.
Property-release procedures, phone access for a newly booked person, and booking-delay timing were not published in the official jail page. The best local route for those questions is the jail phone line. For public copies of arrest reports or historical booking records, use the Sheriff's Office open-records page and NextRequest portal.
Jail Standards and Conditions
Texas county jails operate under the Texas Commission on Jail Standards framework. No public Erath County page was found listing GED programs, substance-use programs, religious services, work release, grievance procedures, tablet programs, or medical-request procedures. Do not assume a program exists unless jail staff or an official page confirms it. The local details that were published concern visitation scheduling, sanitation between visits, visitor conduct, and the jail's public contact information.
The screenshot below comes from the official Erath County Jail page.
That county page is the source to check for current visitation text and the official inmate-listing route before using any outside roster copy.
Erath County Jail Directions
The jail is on Glen Rose Road or Glen Rose Highway on the east side of Stephenville, near the sheriff's office complex and east of the courthouse square. Visitors coming from central Stephenville and the Erath County Courthouse area should use local east-west streets toward Glen Rose Road, then follow the posted jail or sheriff complex entrance. The official jail page does not publish visitor parking rates, a named visitor lot, transit route, or ADA entrance details. Confirm accessible parking and the visitor entrance with the jail before arrival.
Erath County Jail FAQ
Who runs Erath County Jail?
Erath County Jail is operated by the Erath County Sheriff's Office. The official directory lists Sheriff Matt Coates and jail staff including Jail Captain Danny Clayton and Jail Lieutenant Lydia Gray.
How do I look up someone at Erath County Jail?
Use the official county Jail page, then the Inmate Listing link to Tyler PublicAccess. If the portal fails or the booking is recent, call the jail at 254-965-3221.
Does Erath County Jail have a commissary vendor online?
No official commissary, money-deposit, tablet, or phone vendor page was located in the research. Call the jail before sending funds or packages.