When a relative is picked up in Palestine, Frankston or anywhere else in Anderson County, the Sheriff books them into the county lockup in Palestine. Two sources confirm custody: the jail's own staff at 903-729-6068, and the state's IVSS-Counties search.
Since September 1, 2025, Texas county-jail custody notices run through IVSS-Counties, and the Anderson County Jail is among the participating jails. The search box on the home page takes a full or partial name, a jail ID or a booking number. Signing up costs nothing and sends a phone, text or email alert on release or transfer; the help line, 866-268-8959, answers in English and Spanish at any hour. It is a notification tool, so confirm anything important with the jail.
Give the officer who answers a legal name plus birth date. Staff can confirm custody, the SO number, charges and bond amounts. The SO number is the one to write on letters sent to the Longview mail box, so note it down.
Are mugshots available from the Sheriff?
Why doesn't IVSS-Counties show someone I know was arrested?
Where do bond amounts and hearing dates come from?
Is a TDCJ unit in Tennessee Colony the same as the county jail?
Where are juveniles from Anderson County held?
Booking photos and jail reports are released through public-information requests: send a written request to the Records Department at 1200 East Lacy Street, Palestine, TX 75801 or by email; the Records Department line is 903-731-8214.
New bookings can take a while to reach the state system, the name may be spelled differently, or the person may already have bonded out. A phone call to 903-729-6068 settles it.
Bond on each charge is set at the magistrate hearing within 48 hours and shows on the case in Anderson County Public Access once filed. Court settings show up in the county's Public Access portal once a case is filed, and the clerks listed on our court page can help.
No. Those prison units hold people serving state sentences and answer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, so search them on the TDCJ locator above.
Never in the adult lockup. Anderson County Juvenile Probation deals with anyone under 17 and can be reached at 903-723-8201.
Anderson County Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 903-729-6068
Physical Address:
1200 East Lacy Street
Palestine, TX 75801
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & SO# (call 903-729-6068 to get this)
Anderson County Jail
PO Box 591
Longview, TX 75606
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & SO# (call 903-729-6068 to get this)
Anderson County Jail
1200 E. Lacy St.
Palestine, TX 75801
Every year Anderson County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 6,500 offenders, and maintain an average of 325 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Anderson County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Anderson County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Texas and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
If you are looking for a prisoner in Texas or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.
If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Texas, click below.
If you are searching for a prisoner in a Texas State Prison click below.
If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search
For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 49 | 21.97% |
| Black | 83 | 37.22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 39.01% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 1 | 0.45% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.45% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 1 | 0.45% |
| Other | 1 | 0.45% |
| Total | 223 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 51 | 22.87% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 55 | 24.66% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 14 | 6.28% |
| State Jail Felony | 11 | 4.93% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 45 | 20.18% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 47 | 21.08% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 194 | 87.00% |
| Female | 29 | 13.00% |
| Total | 223 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 3 | 1.35% |
| 18-20 | 11 | 4.93% |
| 21-24 | 24 | 10.76% |
| 25-30 | 45 | 20.18% |
| 31-35 | 42 | 18.83% |
| 36-40 | 30 | 13.45% |
| 41-45 | 25 | 11.21% |
| 46-50 | 15 | 6.73% |
| 51-55 | 12 | 5.38% |
| 56-60 | 10 | 4.48% |
| 61-65 | 3 | 1.35% |
| 66-75 | 2 | 0.90% |
| 76-85 | 1 | 0.45% |
| Total | 223 | 100.0% |
The Anderson County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Anderson County: Elkhart, Frankston, Palestine, Slocum and Tennessee Colony.