Hockley County Jail Overview
Hockley County Jail is operated by the Hockley County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page names Sheriff Chris Wischkaemper and lists both the sheriff's office and jail contacts. The facility is the public custody point for local bookings that appear on the Hockley County jail roster. The research found no separate municipal jail in Levelland, no state prison in Hockley County, no federal prison in Hockley County, and no ICE detention center in the county.
The jail holds a local mix: pretrial misdemeanants and felons, county-sentenced inmates, parole or state jail felony holds, municipal and JP matters, county and district court defendants, and other agency holds when reported to TCJS or shown through roster entries. Sample arresting-agency labels included Hockley County Sheriff's Office, Hockley Co SO Levelland, Levelland PD, and DPS Hockley County arrest reporting.
Hockley County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards current population spreadsheet reports Hockley County Jail as a 64-bed jail. On June 1, 2026, the TCJS Hockley row showed a total jail population of 39, or 60.9375% of capacity. The same research set captured 54 people on April 1, 2026, 42 on May 1, 2026, and 60 current roster items during a June 30, 2026 roster inspection. The first-day state report and live roster count are different views of the same local jail system.
Population figures for Hockley County Jail should be checked against the current TCJS population reports when capacity or compliance questions matter.
How to Search Hockley County Jail
The correct public lookup for Hockley County Jail is the Hockley County jail roster. It covers current inmates, 24-hour arrests, and inmates by arrest date. The roster is linked from the sheriff page and uses name fields, tab navigation, date-range controls, and pagination.
- Open the current inmates roster and search by last name, with first name if needed.
- Use 24 Hours Arrests for very recent bookings or releases.
- Use Inmates by Arrest Date when the person may have been released or booked within a known date range.
- Read the status, arresting agency, days in jail, total bond, charge table, warrant number, and court column when shown.
- Call Hockley County Jail at 806-894-9334 if the online search is unclear, too new, or missing a person who may still be in county custody.
The Hockley County Sheriff page is the official county page that links the jail roster and VINELink.
Hockley County Jail Contact
Use the jail phone for current custody, booking status, visitation, bond routing, property, and records questions that the roster does not answer. Use the sheriff main phone for office routing. The courthouse address is separate and fits clerk, prosecutor, and court-record matters, not jail visitation or intake.
Hockley County Jail / Sheriff's Office
1310 Avenue H
Levelland, TX 79336
Jail Phone: 806-894-9334
Sheriff Main Phone: 806-894-3126
Jail Fax: 806-894-3161
Main Fax: 806-897-0750
Visiting Hockley County Jail
Official Hockley County web pages inspected for this build did not publish a jail visitation schedule, video-visit vendor, lobby hours, dress code, visitor approval form, or public parking instructions. That gap matters. Visitors should not rely on a generic jail schedule from another county or an old third-party listing. Call the jail before traveling and confirm the current visiting method, ID rules, age rules, arrival time, property limits, and whether visits are in person or remote.
| Item | Published Hockley Detail | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation hours | Not published in inspected official sources | Call 806-894-9334 before arrival |
| Visit type | In-person or video schedule not documented | Ask whether visits require scheduling or approval |
| ID and entry | Not published | Bring government ID and leave banned items out of the facility |
| Parking and entrance | Not published | Confirm the correct public entrance at 1310 Avenue H |
Note: Hockley County official sources did not publish visitation hours, so verify jail rules before travel.
Mail Phone and Money
Hockley County official pages inspected did not publish a current inmate mail format, commissary vendor, money-deposit vendor, kiosk rule, phone provider, tablet program, or fee table. The research notes an inaccessible or unextractable county bid/specification reference for inmate telecommunications and commissary services, but it does not confirm a current provider or pricing. Do not name a vendor unless the jail confirms it.
| Service | Confirmed Detail | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Public format not published in inspected pages | Call the jail for name, ID, envelope, and content rules | |
| Phone or video | Provider and rates not verified | Ask the jail for the current provider and setup steps |
| Commissary | Vendor and fees not verified | Confirm deposit methods before sending funds |
| Money deposit | Kiosk, online, and lobby methods not published | Use the jail phone before paying any third party |
Booking at Hockley County Jail
The official county sources do not publish a full booking-process page, but the roster shows what the public sees after intake. A person arrested by the sheriff, Levelland Police, DPS, or another agency may be transported or handed off to the jail. Intake creates a booking record with a photo or placeholder, name, status, sex, height, weight, redacted address, arrest date, arresting agency, days in jail, bond information, and charges or warrants.
Texas procedure also adds a first judicial step. Article 15.17 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay, generally not later than 48 hours after arrest, for warnings, rights, and bail consideration. Hockley roster court values can point to Municipal Court, County Court, or District Court.
Hockley County Jail Records
The jail roster is a custody record, not the final court case. For formal court charges after a jail arrest, use clerk and prosecutor channels. The District Attorney page says felony offenses go through the District Attorney. The County Attorney page says misdemeanor and juvenile offenses go through the County Attorney. The District Clerk and County Clerk pages handle different record tracks at the courthouse.
For records not shown online, Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives the public a request process. Sheriff records can be routed through the sheriff's office by phone, fax, mail, or in person when the county's online public-information request route is not documented. For Levelland Police records, use the city's official open records request page.
About Hockley County Jail
Official Hockley County sources inspected did not publish a jail history, housing-unit description, current jail programs page, inmate handbook, medical request procedure, grievance process, reentry program list, or accreditation narrative. The absence of those details should be treated as a research limit, not filled with generic claims.
The jail remains subject to TCJS oversight as a Texas county jail. TCJS publishes standards, population reports, death and escape reporting resources, complaint and open-records channels, and other state-level oversight material. No official current Hockley jail non-compliance notice was captured in the research output.