Houston County Jail Custody
Houston County Jail is not a state prison and not a federal detention center. It is a county jail that Trinity County's official current-inmates page names in its off-site jail contact list. That makes it important for people trying to find a Trinity County inmate who is no longer at the small Groveton jail or who does not appear in a local Trinity result during a roster disruption.
The key question is not just whether the person is in Houston County Jail. The question is why the person is there. A Houston County arrest, a Trinity County transfer, a contract-bed placement, and another agency hold can all point to different bond and records channels. If the underlying charge belongs to Trinity County, call Trinity County for case and bond questions after Houston County confirms physical custody.
Daily housing rules usually follow the jail that holds the person. That means Houston County Jail can control visit scheduling, mail format, approved property, account rules, and phone or video procedures for a person who is still connected to a Trinity County case. Treat Houston as the physical custody contact and Trinity as the case-origin contact when both counties are involved.
Houston County Jail Population
The June 1, 2026 TCJS population workbook lists Houston County Jail with a rated capacity of 144 beds, a local, contract, or federal count of 131, and 2 housed elsewhere. Those figures describe Houston County's jail count, not the number of Trinity County inmates housed there on that date.
For Trinity County users, the most useful population fact is operational. Trinity County's own TCJS row shows many inmates housed elsewhere, while Houston County is one of the named off-site contacts. A person can be part of the Trinity County inmate population even when the housing facility is in Crockett.
Houston County Jail Lookup
Start with the Trinity County Current Inmates page when the case or arrest began in Trinity County. The page lists Houston County Jail at 936-544-3261 as an off-site jail contact. If the Trinity roster is thin, disrupted, or unclear, call Houston County Jail and ask whether the person is physically housed there for Trinity County or for another county.
- Search the Trinity County current-inmates page by name or booking detail.
- If the result points to Houston County or no result appears, call Houston County Jail.
- Ask the jail to confirm physical custody, booking name, date of birth match, and housing county if releasable.
- For Trinity charges, call Trinity County about bond, court date, or case paperwork.
- Use VINELink as a notification aid, not as the only custody record.
If a person has already been sentenced to state prison, use the TDCJ offender search instead of a county jail lookup. If the matter is federal or immigration-related, county jail staff may be able to identify a hold, but the public search path may shift to BOP, USMS, or ICE channels.
Houston County Jail Contact
Research identifies Houston County Jail as the off-site facility contact named by Trinity County, with the phone number 936-544-3261 and the address 700A South 4th Street, Crockett, TX 75835. Use that contact for physical custody, visit rules, mail handling, and account questions after Trinity County indicates the inmate is housed there.
Houston County Jail
700A South 4th Street
Crockett, TX 75835
936-544-3261
Call facility for current location, visits, mail, and public-counter instructions.
When calling, state whether the question is about custody, bond, mail, money, or court. A housing jail may answer custody and visit questions but may direct bond or case questions back to Trinity County. If the person has multiple cases, ask which agency or court is preventing release before posting any funds.
Houston County Jail Visits
A Houston County Jail visitation schedule was not researched in full for this Trinity County build. The safe rule is to call the housing jail before travel. Do not use Trinity County Jail's service links or assumptions for a person housed in Crockett unless Houston County confirms those same rules apply.
| Visit Item | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Not published locally in Trinity research | Call Houston County Jail |
| Physical location | Confirm before travel | Ask if inmate is still in Crockett |
| Visit type | Call facility | Confirm in-person or video |
| Visitor rules | Call facility | Ask about ID, minors, dress, property |
Off-site housing can change quickly. A Trinity County inmate may be moved for capacity, classification, court transport, or medical reasons. Check custody again on the day of travel, especially when driving from Groveton or another part of Trinity County to Crockett.
Houston County Jail Mail
Mail, money, and phone access should follow Houston County Jail rules when the inmate is physically housed there. Trinity County's official JailATM and CIDNET links are documented for Trinity County Jail, but the research does not verify that those vendors apply to Houston County Jail. Sending funds through the wrong county or vendor can delay support for the inmate.
| Service | Use For Houston Housing | Important Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Use Houston County Jail address after confirmation | Include full inmate name and ID if known | |
| Phone or video | Call Houston County Jail | Vendor not verified in Trinity research |
| Commissary | Call Houston County Jail | Do not assume Trinity JailATM applies |
| Bond | Ask Trinity and Houston which office handles it | Bond is separate from commissary |
For Trinity County charges, bond can remain a Trinity court or sheriff question even when the inmate sleeps in Houston County Jail. Ask whether a no-bond hold, parole warrant, out-of-county warrant, or detainer exists before paying. A hold can block release even when one charge has a posted bond.
Houston County Jail Records
For a Trinity County inmate in Houston County Jail, records may be split. The housing jail can confirm custody and may hold local jail logs tied to housing. Trinity County remains the source for Trinity arrest records, booking history, and case-origin questions. Formal court charges after arrest are a court-record issue, not just a jail issue.
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the general public-records path for releasable jail records. A request should identify the person by full name, date of birth if known, booking date, housing jail, and the type of record wanted. For current custody, phone confirmation is faster than a written records request.
Trinity Bond Questions
The main mistake with off-site custody is asking the housing jail to solve a Trinity County court question. Houston County Jail may be able to say the person is present, whether a local visit can occur, and how mail must be addressed. It may not be the office that sets, changes, or accepts bond for a Trinity County case.
Note: Confirm whether bond belongs to Trinity County, Houston County, or another hold before sending money or traveling.