The Hockley County Inmate Population
Hockley County has one local detention facility for this build: the Hockley County Jail, operated by the Hockley County Sheriff's Office in Levelland. The same jail is the booking point for arrests by the sheriff, Levelland Police Department, DPS Hockley County arrest reporting, and other local agencies when county custody is required. That local setup makes the Hockley County inmate population easier to map than in counties with several jails, but the search still needs clear routing.
The county jail count is not the same as the state prison count. Pretrial defendants, county-sentenced inmates, state holds, parole-violation entries, and some other-agency holds can appear in the county jail population. Sentenced felony prisoners who have moved to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice belong in the statewide TDCJ locator, not the Hockley roster. Federal and immigration custody use still other systems, even when an arrest first touched Hockley County.
Hockley County Inmate Population Statistics
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards, or TCJS, is the main state source for official county jail population data. Its population reports show the jail count on the first day of the reporting month, while the sheriff-linked roster is a live operational list. Those two numbers can differ because they measure different moments.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 64 beds | TCJS current population spreadsheet, Hockley row, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 39 | TCJS current population spreadsheet, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 60.9375% | TCJS current population spreadsheet, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 52 | TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet, June 1, 2026 |
| Countywide population used for rate | 21,505 | TCJS incarceration-rate spreadsheet, current 2025/2026 sequence |
| Current roster count inspected | 60 items | Official Hockley roster, inspected June 30, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports page is the source behind the state figures shown here.
Hockley County Inmate Population Trends
Recent state data shows a small jail that can move from well below capacity to close to capacity in a short time. TCJS first-day population rows show Hockley at 54 people on April 1, 2026, 42 on May 1, 2026, and 39 on June 1, 2026. The live roster inspected later in June showed 60 current items, which was much closer to the 64-bed rated capacity. That contrast is a timing issue, not a conflict.
| Date | Population / ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2022 | 51 total jail population | TCJS population row, 79.6875% of 64-bed capacity |
| January 1, 2024 | 80 ADP | TCJS incarceration-rate row, rate 3.73 |
| September 1, 2025 | 57 ADP | TCJS incarceration-rate row, rate 2.65 |
| April 1, 2026 | 54 total population; 53 ADP | TCJS population and rate rows |
| May 1, 2026 | 42 total population; 52 ADP | TCJS current sequence |
| June 1, 2026 | 39 total population; 52 ADP | TCJS current sequence |
| June 30, 2026 | 60 current roster items | Official Hockley roster snapshot |
Who Makes Up Hockley County Inmate Population
The June 1, 2026 TCJS row gives more than a single total. It breaks the Hockley County inmate population into local pretrial misdemeanor and felony categories, state jail felony categories, TDCJ-related categories, parole-violation with new charge, federal rows, and people housed elsewhere. The official data does not provide a full race, ethnicity, age, or annual booking breakdown in the research set, so those details should not be guessed.
- Pretrial felons: TCJS captured 21 local male pretrial felons and 2 local female pretrial felons on June 1, 2026, with 7 male pretrial felons held elsewhere.
- Class A/B misdemeanants: The same row showed 6 local male and 1 local female pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants, plus 1 female in that category elsewhere.
- State jail felony categories: Hockley showed 5 local male pretrial state jail felons and 1 local male convicted state jail felon sentenced to state jail time.
- Other holds: The row included parole-violation with new charge and TDCJ-sentenced related entries, while federal inmate columns were captured at zero for June 2026.
Immigration detainer reporting is separate. The research found Hockley rows with nonzero immigration-detainer activity in some TCJS monthly sequences, but it did not confirm a June 2026 detainer count. Use the current TCJS spreadsheet for a present detainer check.
Hockley County Jail Capacity
Hockley County's rated jail capacity is 64 beds in the TCJS June 2026 current population spreadsheet. The first-day June total of 39 was about 61% of capacity, while April's 54 was more than 84% of capacity. A later live roster count of 60 current items shows why capacity should be read as a daily operations issue. A small net change in bookings, bond decisions, court transfers, or holds can move the jail near its rated limit.
No official Hockley County jail construction plan, consent decree, DOJ investigation, or recent jail litigation was located in the official research sources. TCJS oversight still matters because Hockley County Jail is a Texas county jail governed by the state standards framework.
Laws Governing Hockley County Inmate Population
Texas law shapes both access to jail information and state oversight of the Hockley County inmate population. The roster is a sheriff-linked public access point, but public access is not unlimited. Active investigations, juvenile records, sealed records, expunction orders, privacy limits, and agency exceptions can affect what is released beyond the roster.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives the public a process to request government records, subject to exceptions.
Texas Government Code Section 552.108(c) preserves public access to basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime even when some law-enforcement information may be withheld.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 governs the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the state body overseeing county jail standards.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 includes death-in-custody reporting duties relevant to jail oversight.
Hockley County and State Prison
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice runs state prison custody, not the Hockley County Sheriff's Office. The TDCJ unit directory did not identify a state prison physically located in Hockley County, so the local facility list does not include a TDCJ unit. When a Hockley case ends in a state prison sentence and the person is transferred, the county roster may stop being the right search tool.
Use the TDCJ offender information search for sentenced state prisoners. Use the county roster for recent arrests, pretrial custody, bond questions, and county jail status.
Search Hockley County Inmate Population
The official local roster is hosted at Hockley County's Interop jail roster and is linked from the sheriff page as the Hockley County Jail Roster. It has three useful views: Current Inmates, 24 Hours Arrests, and Inmates by Arrest Date. The current tab is best for custody now. The 24-hour tab is best for fresh bookings and releases. The arrest-date tab is best when a person may no longer be on the current list.
The current inmates roster shows the name filters, roster tabs, booking photos, charge fields, bond fields, and pagination used for Hockley County inmate lookup.
- Open the roster from the sheriff page or go directly to the current inmates tab.
- Leave the name boxes blank to browse, or enter a last name and optional first name.
- Check the status field and arrest date line, including the arresting agency.
- Read the charge table for warrant number, statute, description, count, and bond amount.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, check VINELink, and search TDCJ, BOP, or ICE if the custody type points away from the county jail.
Hockley County Current Inmate Lookup
The roster's field set is more specific than a generic name list. The inspected current roster showed Page 1 of 6 with 60 items. Each result displayed enough detail on the list page for a reader to identify custody status, bond, arresting agency, and charges without relying on a separate profile page.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates / 24 Hours Arrests / Inmates by Arrest Date | Tab links | No | Switches between current custody, recent arrests, and date-range search. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Use the surname to narrow results, or leave blank to browse. |
| First Name | Text | No | Use with last name for common names. |
| Select Date Range to Filter | Date-range calendar | No | Available on the arrest-date page with calendar controls. |
| Search Inmates | Button | Action | Runs the selected roster search. |
| Pagination | System control | No | Shows page count and item count when many results exist. |
Hockley County Released Inmate Records
Released people may not stay on the Current Inmates tab. The 24 Hours Arrests tab can show both CURRENTLY BOOKED and RELEASED values for fresh entries. The Inmates by Arrest Date tab is stronger for date-based searches because it includes released and current entries in the selected range and adds a Court column. During research, a late May and June range showed 72 items.
If the roster no longer shows the record, use a Texas Public Information Act request through the sheriff or county route. For a Levelland Police arrest record, the Levelland Police open records request page is the city channel. Historical booking records, incident reports, and copies of booking photos may require review before release.
Hockley County Inmate Record Fields
A Hockley County inmate record on the roster can show a booking photo or placeholder, name, status, sex, height, weight, redacted address, arrest date, arresting agency, days in jail, total bond, warrant number, counts, statute, description, M/F column, and bond amount. The arrest-date tab adds court values such as County Court, District Court, and Municipal Court.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking photo | A front-face image when available, or an ImageNotAvailable placeholder. |
| Status | Values such as CURRENTLY BOOKED, with RELEASED on recent or date-range views. |
| Arresting agency | Examples include Hockley County Sheriff's Office, Levelland PD, and DPS Hockley County arrest reporting. |
| Total bond | Numeric totals or labels such as NOT SET, DENIED, or REDACTED. |
| Charge table | Warrant number, counts, statute, charge description, class column, and per-charge bond amount when shown. |
| Court | Visible on the arrest-date tab for County Court, District Court, or Municipal Court routing. |
Hockley County Jail vs State Prison
Search failures often happen because the person is in the wrong system for the tool being used. Hockley County Jail is for local arrest and county jail custody. TDCJ is for sentenced state prison custody. BOP and ICE tools cover federal and immigration custody, not the county jail roster.
| County Jail | State Prison | |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Hockley County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Who appears | Pretrial defendants, short local sentences, local holds, some other-agency holds | Sentenced state prisoners after transfer |
| Search tool | Hockley County jail roster | TDCJ offender information search |
| Best use | Recent arrest, current jail custody, bond, booking charge | Assigned unit, state sentence, projected release, parole details when available |
- Detainer
- A notice or request from another agency that can affect release.
- Pretrial
- A person held while charges are pending and before final disposition.
- ADP
- Average daily population, a rate-report measure distinct from a one-day roster count.
- Magistration
- The first Texas judicial warning and bail step after arrest.
Hockley County State and Federal Search
For state prison custody, search the TDCJ offender locator by name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, or race when known. For federal sentenced prisoners, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Hockley County has no state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center identified in the official directories inspected, but holds and transfers can still move a search outside the county jail roster.
The VINELink custody notification service is also linked from the sheriff page and can help with custody-status notifications. No official Hockley County sheriff or Levelland Police mobile app with an inmate roster was found in the research.
Hockley County Detention Facilities
The facility map supports one local detention facility in Hockley County for this build. Levelland Police uses the same Avenue H location for its police department, but the official city page does not describe a separate municipal jail or jail roster. People arrested by Levelland Police can appear on the county jail roster after booking.
- Hockley County Jail - the county jail operated by the Hockley County Sheriff's Office for local pretrial, sentenced county, state hold, parole, municipal, JP, county, and district court custody categories documented in the research.
Hockley County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Hockley County inmate population?
TCJS reported 39 total jail inmates for Hockley County on June 1, 2026, against a 64-bed rated capacity. The incarceration-rate spreadsheet listed 52 ADP for the same current sequence. The live roster inspected June 30, 2026 showed 60 current items, so use the roster for custody now and TCJS for official monthly reporting.
How do I search Hockley County inmates?
Start with the Hockley County jail roster. Use the Current Inmates tab for custody now, 24 Hours Arrests for fresh bookings, and Inmates by Arrest Date for a date range. If a person is not listed, call the jail at 806-894-9334 and check TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink as the custody type requires.
Does the roster show booking photos?
Yes, many Hockley roster entries show a front-facing booking photo, while some show an ImageNotAvailable placeholder. The mugshot page explains the photo field, records-request fallback, and Texas public-information limits for booking photos.
Where do court charges appear after an arrest?
The jail roster shows booking and warrant charges. Court records after a jail arrest move through the relevant clerk, prosecutor, and court path. Hockley County uses district court routes for many felony matters, county court routes for many misdemeanors, and municipal or JP routes for lower-level matters.