The Bexar County Inmate Population
The main Bexar County jail population is held at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, operated by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Javier Salazar. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards, or TCJS, is the official statewide source for county jail population reporting. TCJS listed the Bexar County Adult Detention Center with 5,108 beds and a June 1, 2026 total jail population of 4,651 in the current population workbook.
That count is not the same as every person with a Bexar County criminal case. The county jail count can rise or fall as local arrests are booked, magistrates set bond, defendants post bond, cases are dismissed, parole or bench warrants are cleared, and sentenced inmates transfer into Texas Department of Criminal Justice custody.
The TCJS population reports page is the source for the statewide workbooks used here.
Those workbooks are useful because they separate jail capacity, monthly population counts, and legal-status categories instead of treating the jail as one undifferentiated roster.
Bexar County Inmate Population Statistics
On June 1, 2026, the TCJS PopRptCurrent workbook reported Bexar County at about 91.05 percent of listed capacity. The separate TCJS incarceration-rate workbook used a county population denominator of 2,127,737 and listed a June 1, 2026 rate field of 2.28. Because the TCJS population workbook and rate workbook use different report layouts, each number should be read with its own source and date.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total jail population | 4,651 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Rated / bed capacity | 5,108 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | About 91.05% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Rate-workbook population count | 4,843 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not located in captured official sources | Omitted rather than estimated |
Bexar County Inmate Population Trends
The selected TCJS incarceration-rate workbook trend shows a gradual decline from September 2025 through June 2026. The workbook population count moved from 5,014 on September 1, 2025 to 4,843 on June 1, 2026. The research did not identify an official annual booking total or average length-of-stay figure, so the trend table stays with the monthly TCJS fields that were captured.
| Month | Rate-Workbook Population | Rate Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2025 | 5,014 | 2.36 | Highest selected month in the captured trend. |
| December 1, 2025 | 4,989 | 2.34 | Still near 5,000, with a gradual decline. |
| March 1, 2026 | 4,946 | 2.32 | Flat compared with February 2026. |
| June 1, 2026 | 4,843 | 2.28 | Lowest selected month in the captured trend. |
Who Makes Up the Bexar County Inmate Population
TCJS provides detailed legal-status and sex categories, but the captured official sources did not include a countywide age or race demographic dashboard. The June 1, 2026 population row included thousands of local pretrial felony inmates, hundreds of Class A and Class B misdemeanor pretrial inmates, parole violators, state-jail felony categories, federal inmates, and people held on bench warrants.
- Local pretrial felonies - TCJS listed 2,765 male and 554 female local pretrial felons on June 1, 2026.
- Class A/B misdemeanor pretrial - TCJS listed 514 male and 134 female local pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants.
- State and parole categories - The row included parole violators, blue warrants, state-jail felons awaiting transfer, and TDCJ-sentenced categories.
- Federal inmates - TCJS listed 13 male and 3 female federal inmates in the county jail row.
Bexar County Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population workbook placed Bexar County below listed capacity, with 4,651 inmates against 5,108 beds. That does not mean every housing unit, classification group, or staffing condition is equally open. It only means the countywide TCJS bed-capacity comparison was under full rated capacity on that report date. Current conditions can change after new arrests, transfers, court resets, jail releases, and holds from other agencies.
Laws Governing the Bexar County Inmate Population
Texas law separates jail operations, population reporting, public-information requests, bail, warrants, and records clearing. For Bexar County, the practical result is that recent arrest details may appear in a narrow online magistrate search, while older jail records, booking photos, reports, and court documents may require the sheriff, clerk, or court process that controls that record.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 - the Texas Public Information Act governs requests to Bexar County and BCSO unless an exception or confidentiality law applies.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 - creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the agency behind county jail standards and population reporting.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 - governs county jail custody duties assigned to the sheriff.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 - requires death-in-custody reporting to the state attorney general.
Bexar County and the State Prison Population
A person sentenced or transferred to state custody leaves the county-jail lookup path. The correct search for current Texas state custody is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate Information Search. Bexar County also has a TDCJ facility inside the county, Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail, but that facility is not searched through the Bexar Central Magistrate Search.
How to Search the Bexar County Inmate Population
The first local online stop for a new Class B or higher arrest is the Bexar County Central Magistrate Search. It is a recent-arrest and magistrate-processing lookup for people processed by the Central Magistrate Office within the last 24 hours. It is not a full permanent jail roster, and it should not be treated as a historical archive.
The official search table can be filtered by visible fields such as name, race, age, SID, and booking number. A row opens a detail page with identity, intake, charge, bond, disposition, and magistration fields.
The Central Magistrate Search displays the recent arrest table, filter box, page-size control, and file export control.
The table is useful for new bookings, but the 24-hour scope means a missing result does not prove that someone is not in custody.
- Open the Central Magistrate Search.
- Use "Filter Results By" with a last name, first-name fragment, SID, race code, or booking number.
- Adjust "Show entries" if the table has too many results.
- Open the detail page and review every charge accordion.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred, search TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink instead.
Current Inmate Lookup in Bexar County
A current local lookup depends on timing. Recent Class B or higher arrests may appear in the Central Magistrate Search. Older jail records, non-displayed custody questions, booking photos, and incident reports should route to BCSO Central Records or the jail phone line at 210-335-6010. The Bexar County Jail Activity Reports page is another official jail-report fallback.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filter Results By | Text filter | No | Global table filter across visible columns. |
| Show entries | Dropdown | No | Options observed: 10, 25, 50, 100, 500, and 1000. |
| File Export | Expandable control | No | Reveals Copy, Excel, CSV, PDF, and Print options. |
| Booking Number | Visible table column | No | Bexar booking number, observed beginning with B plus year and sequence. |
Past and Released Inmate Records
Because the Central Magistrate Search is limited to recent Class B-or-higher magistrate processing, a released person or older booking may not remain online there. For historical booking records, report copies, or booking-photo requests, identify the person by full name, date of birth if known, booking number or SID if known, arrest date, and requested record type, then use BCSO Central Records under the Texas Public Information Act.
What a Bexar County Inmate Record Shows
The inspected Central Magistrate detail sample showed a record built around arrest processing and charge cards, not a full jail-management profile. Housing unit, public mugshot, projected release date, arresting agency, and medical flags were not visible in the inspected public detail page.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | Local Bexar booking or intake identifier. |
| SID | Texas state identification number. |
| Intake Date | Date and time of jail intake or magistrate processing. |
| Charges | Charge cards with offense description, offense type, case number, bond amount, disposition, and comments. |
| Bond Amount | Per-charge amount or "Not available" when no amount is posted in the public field. |
| Magistration Time | Time a magistrate event occurred, if populated. |
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
Many search failures happen because the person is in a different custody system. The Bexar County Adult Detention Center covers local jail custody. TDCJ covers state custody. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals Service, ICE, and VINELink each cover different records or notifications.
| County Jail | State Prison | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pretrial defendants, local sentences, warrants, holds, and transfers awaiting movement. | Sentenced state inmates and state-jail custody inmates. |
| Run By | Bexar County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Where to Look | Central Magistrate Search, BCSO records, jail phone, and jail activity reports. | TDCJ Inmate Information Search. |
| Timing | Central Magistrate is recent and 24-hour scoped. | TDCJ says data is updated on working days and is at least 24 hours old. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Use TDCJ for current Texas state custody, BOP for federal sentenced prisoners, and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees. San Antonio federal pretrial custody is tied to the Western District of Texas and the U.S. Marshals Service, and those defendants may not appear in BOP until sentenced or designated. VINELink can be used for custody notifications where the agency is covered.
No official app-only Bexar County jail roster feature was confirmed in the research. Use the official web lookup, jail phone, BCSO records, court portals, and separate state or federal locators instead of relying on an app claim.
Bexar County Detention Facilities
Bexar County detention routing includes a county jail, a city municipal detention context, and a TDCJ state jail located in San Antonio. The facility list should not be read as one shared roster because each facility has a different operator and lookup path.
- Bexar County Adult Detention Center - primary county jail at 200 N. Comal Street for adult local custody, recent Class B-or-higher magistrate processing, pretrial defendants, county sentences, holds, and transfer categories.
- San Antonio Municipal Court Detention Center - short-term municipal/city custody environment tied to San Antonio Municipal Court and SAPD routing.
- Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail - TDCJ state jail at 6535 Cagnon Road, searched through TDCJ rather than the county jail lookup.
Bexar County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Bexar County inmate population?
TCJS reported 4,651 people in the Bexar County jail population on June 1, 2026, against 5,108 listed beds in the current population workbook. The separate incarceration-rate workbook listed 4,843 for its June 1, 2026 population field, so cite the exact workbook when using a figure.
How do I search the Bexar County inmate population?
Start with the Central Magistrate Search for a recent Class B-or-higher arrest processed in the last 24 hours. If the person is not there, use the jail phone line, BCSO Central Records, jail activity reports, court portals, TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink depending on custody status.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
Not reliably through the Central Magistrate Search, because it is not a full historical roster. For older jail records, submit a public-information request to BCSO Central Records with the name, date of birth if known, booking number or SID if known, arrest date, and the exact record requested.