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Rains County Inmate Population

The Rains County inmate population is centered on one local facility: the Rains County Sheriff's Office & Jail in Emory. The sheriff's office operates the county jail under Sheriff Michael Hopkins, with Jeremy Caviness listed as Jail Administrator and April Ureta listed as the records request contact. No separate county work-release center, regional jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was identified inside Rains County during the research review. That makes the local map simple, but the custody search is not limited to one place. A person arrested in Rains County may be in the county jail, released after bond, moved to another county, transferred to TDCJ after sentencing, or held in a federal or immigration system.

For population data, Rains County reports through the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS data count people held in county jail categories such as local pretrial felons, local pretrial state-jail felons, convicted misdemeanants, parole violators, bench-warrant inmates, and paper-ready state prisoners awaiting transfer. The June 1, 2026 TCJS row shows how broad a small jail count can be: Rains reported local pretrial felony inmates, state-jail felony inmates, parole violators, convicted state-jail felony inmates, and transfer-related categories in the same monthly report.

Rains County Inmate Population Statistics

The most concrete Rains County inmate population numbers come from TCJS spreadsheets, which say county jail departments submit the data and remain responsible for its quality. The Rains County jail is listed with a rated capacity of 47 beds. On June 1, 2026, TCJS reported 27 total jail inmates, 57.4 percent of capacity, and an average daily population of 28 for the county rate sheet. Those numbers describe county jail custody only. They do not count people from a Rains County case who have already moved into a TDCJ prison unit, a federal BOP institution, or ICE custody outside the county.

Rains County Jail Population Trends

Recent TCJS monthly rows show a small but active jail population. The Rains County inmate population did not sit at one fixed level during the reviewed period. It moved between 24 and 34 total jail inmates across the September 2025 through June 2026 rows listed in the research file. May 1, 2026 was the highest listed month in that sample, with 34 total inmates and 72.3 percent of capacity. June 1, 2026 dropped to 27 total inmates, still more than half of the 47-bed rated capacity.

The TCJS population report page is the source to check for later changes. The state spreadsheets may be revised over time because counties submit the underlying data. For Rains County, a one-person change matters more than it would in a large urban jail. A new arrest, a bond release, a TDCJ transfer, or a parole hold can shift the percentage of capacity in a visible way.

Rains County Inmate Categories

The June 1, 2026 TCJS categories show that the Rains County inmate population is not just a misdemeanor count. The report included local male and female pretrial felony inmates, local pretrial state-jail felony inmates, convicted state-jail felony inmates, and female parole violator categories. These are custody categories, not final case outcomes. A pretrial felony count means a person is accused and held before final disposition. A convicted state-jail felony count means a sentence has been imposed, but custody may still be local while paperwork, bed placement, or transfer timing is resolved.

• Pretrial felony custody - TCJS listed local male and female pretrial felony inmates in the June 1, 2026 Rains row.
• State-jail felony custody - Rains reported both pretrial and convicted state-jail felony categories in the same row.
• Parole holds - The June row included female parole violator categories, including a new-charge category.
• Immigration detainers - TCJS immigration rows showed some months with one or two reported Rains inmates, but many months had zero.

These categories help explain why a custody search may split between the jail and other agencies. Someone booked in Emory may later show in TDCJ if sentenced to prison. A person with a detainer may remain in local custody until another agency acts. Court filings may show the formal charge before the jail or prison locator shows the next custody move.

Rains County Jail Capacity

Rains County's rated jail capacity is 47 beds, according to TCJS population rows. The monthly rows reviewed for late 2025 and early 2026 did not show the jail over that rated capacity. They did show why capacity still matters. A 34-person population in May 2026 was 72.3 percent of capacity, while 24-person months were 51.1 percent. That leaves less slack than the raw number might suggest, especially when male, female, classification, medical, separation, and hold-status needs limit how beds can be used.

The research did not locate an official 2025-2026 county jail construction project, consent decree, closure notice, or current federal investigation for Rains County. It did note a dated 2022 local news item about the jail being removed from a TCJS non-compliant list, but current official capacity and standards should be checked through TCJS rather than treated as a current finding from that article.

Rains County Inmate Records Law

Texas law shapes both jail population data and inmate record access. The Texas Public Information Act makes public information available unless a statute or exception allows withholding. Law-enforcement records can be limited by active investigation or prosecution concerns, but basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime is preserved under Government Code 552.108(c). For jail operations, Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and gives it authority over county jail standards, inspections, and compliance.

Rains County State Prison Search

No TDCJ prison unit was identified inside Rains County through the TDCJ Unit Directory. That does not mean Rains County cases end at the county jail. After conviction and sentencing, a person may transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. At that point, the county jail phone line is no longer the main locator. The official TDCJ inmate search is the state prison path for people currently incarcerated in TDCJ custody.

The TDCJ form accepts last name plus at least the first initial, or a TDCJ number, or a SID number. Optional filters include gender and race. TDCJ says its online search covers current TDCJ incarcerated inmates, with updates on working days and information at least 24 hours old. That timing matters when a person has just left the Rains County jail for state custody.

Search Rains County Inmates

No official Rains County public jail roster, live inmate search, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the county or sheriff pages reviewed. The sheriff page lists the jail phone number, records email, office hours, jail administrator, and open-records form, but no public roster link. For current county jail custody, the first practical step is the jail phone line. For a released person, older booking record, booking photo, or incident report, the records email and official open-records request form become the documentary path.

The official Rains County sheriff page shows the local records and jail contact details used for custody questions. That source is important because unofficial roster sites appeared in search results, but they were not used as sources.

The screenshot is a source cue for the jail address, phone line, records email, and office hours that replace an online roster in Rains County.

1. Call Rains County Sheriff's Office & Jail at 903-473-3181 and ask whether the person is currently held, released, transferred, or not booked there.
2. Have the full legal name, date of birth, and arrest or booking date if known, because staff may need identifiers before giving releasable details.
3. Ask whether bond has been set, whether any hold blocks release, and which public visitation, mail, or money rules apply that day.
4. For booking records, incident reports, or booking photos, email April Ureta at april.ureta@co.rains.tx.us or use the sheriff's open-records request form.
5. If the person was sentenced to prison, search TDCJ. If federal or immigration custody is possible, search BOP or ICE.

Rains County Custody Lookup

Because no official web roster was found, there is no county roster search-field table to fill with local fields. The correct Rains County custody lookup table is an access table: which channel answers which custody question. The jail phone line is the real-time route for current county-jail status. The records email and open-records form are used when the person has been released, when a document is needed, or when a booking photo is not posted online. IVSS is useful for victim notification, while TDCJ, BOP, and ICE are separate locator systems.

Past Rains County Inmate Records

Released and older jail records require a different path than current custody checks. Rains County does not appear to keep a public recent-booking archive on its official site, so a past inmate search should start with the sheriff records channel. The official sheriff page lists April Ureta as the records request contact and links an open-records request form. The research environment could not extract every field from that PDF, so no field list should be invented. Open the form, describe the record sought, give enough identifying information, and use the sheriff's published contact route.

Court records may also help after charges are filed. The Rains County District Clerk page links criminal docket PDFs and a case-search portal. The County Clerk page also links online records and public-record request information. Court records answer a different question than a jail record. They show filed charges, settings, docket events, and dispositions, while the jail confirms custody and booking history.

Rains County Inmate Record Details

No live Rains County inmate profile could be inspected because no official public roster was located. A requested jail record may include basic booking information if releasable under Texas law, but the county has not published an online field layout. TDCJ, by contrast, does publish a public detail format for sentenced inmates. The TDCJ sample inspected in the research file included a Rains County offense-history row and showed fields used for state-prison custody, not local jail custody.

Rains County Jail vs Prison

The Rains County jail and TDCJ are separate custody systems. The county jail handles local arrest, booking, pretrial detention, short local sentences, holds, and transfer staging. TDCJ handles state prison custody after sentencing. A person can move from the county jail to TDCJ, and there may be a lag before the state locator reflects that move. Federal and immigration custody use still other tools.

Rains County State Federal Search

The TDCJ inmate information page lists online, email, and telephone inmate-location options for state custody. TDCJ's search fields include last name, first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, and race. For federal prison, the BOP locator can search by number or by name. Number search supports BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, and INS Number. For immigration detention, ICE ODLS can search by A-number and country of birth, or by name, country of birth, and birth date.

The TDCJ search form is the right state-level source when a Rains County case has resulted in a prison transfer.

The state search does not replace a Rains County jail custody call, but it becomes essential after sentencing and transfer.

Rains County Detention Facility

The local facility list has one entry. The Rains County Sheriff's Office & Jail is the local county jail and sheriff's administrative office. It is the correct starting point for local pretrial custody, county jail booking confirmation, bond questions, release timing, visitation questions, and records requests. No state prison, BOP prison, ICE facility, or separate municipal jail was located inside the county in official sources reviewed.

• Rains County Sheriff's Office & Jail - county jail for local pretrial custody, short local sentences, holds, and transfer staging.

Rains County Custody Terms

Small-county jail records use terms that can sound final before a case is over. These short definitions keep the custody search separate from the court outcome.

Booking

Jail intake after arrest, including identity checks, property, fingerprints, photo, charge entry, and initial custody processing.

Magistration

The first court checkpoint after arrest, where rights, counsel, and bail are addressed under Article 15.17.

Detainer

A request by another agency to hold or notify before release, such as parole, another county, federal, or immigration custody.

PR bond

A personal bond, which is release on a promise to appear rather than full cash payment.

SID

A Texas state identification number used in state criminal-justice and TDCJ records.

Rains County Inmate FAQ

How big is the Rains County inmate population?

TCJS reported 27 total jail inmates for Rains County on June 1, 2026, with an ADP of 28 and a rated capacity of 47 beds. That is a county jail count, not a count of Rains County cases already in state or federal custody.

Does Rains County have an online jail roster?

No official public jail roster, inmate search, recent booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the county or sheriff pages reviewed. Call 903-473-3181 for current custody, then use the records email or open-records form for documents.

Can IVSS replace a jail roster?

No. Texas IVSS is a free notification and status service, especially useful for victims and registrants. It does not serve as a full public Rains County booking roster.

Where are sentenced Rains County inmates searched?

Use TDCJ for sentenced state prisoners. Use BOP for federal prison custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention. These systems do not cover the same population as the local Rains County jail.