Every detail on this page is checked by hand, not scraped. This unofficial directory helps friends and family of incarcerated individuals find critical information — inmate lists, locations, bail resources, visitation hours, rules, and text, phone, email, and mail services — for jails, detention centers, and prisons across the United States.
You can call Garland Detention Center 24 hours a day for inmate information at 972-485-4890.
This facility processes offenders arrested for misdemeanors and felonies. They undergo booking and processing, and depending on their charges, may remain incarcerated until they are bonded out, released on their own recognizance, or held until their trial concludes.
Use the inmate search tool to see who is currently in custody.
Inmates serving less than one year will do their time at this jail, while those with longer sentences will be transferred to the Texas State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides information on the visitation schedule, funding an inmate's account, mailing them, receiving phone calls, voicemail, email and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond details, and commissary purchases.
It is useful to keep the inmate's jail ID or booking number for correspondence purposes. If it’s not available online, contact Garland Detention Center at 972-485-4890 for assistance.
Phone: 972-485-4890
Physical Address:
1900 W State Street
Garland, TX 75042
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Garland Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 972-485-4890 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Criminal Court Cases in Dallas County and anywhere in Texas. The Dallas County Sheriff has an online Active Warrant Search tool to look up 'future jail inmates'.
Garland Detention Center Inmate Search
The Garland Detention Center maintains an average of 137 offenders in custody on any given day. The Garland Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Dallas County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 335,280 offenders.
The following charts of Dallas County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Dallas County Corrections Department, the state of Texas Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Dallas County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Dallas County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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The Garland Detention Center operates as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week facility designed for the temporary confinement of pre-trial individuals involved in the judicial process and those serving sentences assessed on misdemeanor Garland Municipal Court cases. The detention center prioritizes maximum security for pre-trial prisoners, who are presumed innocent but require a secure environment before their trial. However, if pre-trial prisoners cannot secure their release, they are held for only a minimal time before being transported to another detention facility.
With a capacity of 137 adult prisoners and a separate processing area for detained juveniles, the Garland Detention Center has consistently been one of the busiest jails in Dallas County, second only to the Dallas County Jail. Juveniles typically spend no more than six hours at the facility and are either released to a parent or guardian or transferred to a Dallas County Juvenile Department detention facility. As a holding facility, prisoners at the Garland Detention Center are generally confined for less than 72 hours before being transferred to another facility or released.
In terms of communication, prisoners have limited access to free telephone calls once the booking process is complete. They are not allowed incoming phone calls but may have the opportunity to make collect phone calls from inside their cell area. The detention center also has designated visitation times for family and friends of the prisoners. Regular visitation hours are on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is important to note that these visitation times are subject to change, and it is advisable to confirm the current schedule with the Garland Detention Center before planning a visit.
Following an arrest, individuals are processed at Garland Detention Center. The booking process confirms identity, charges, and whether the individual will be released, granted bail, or held until court.
It is advisable to remain silent during booking, as anything said can be used against the individual later. Legal counsel should be consulted before any statements are made.
The booking steps at Garland Detention Center include:
Depending on circumstances, the booking process can take one hour or up to 48 hours. To inquire about posting bond for an arrestee, contact the facility at 972-485-4890.
What are the other City and County Jails in Dallas County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Dallas County?
This facility, known as "Garland Detention Center" is also known as Garland City Jail, Garland Police Department, Garland City Jail , Garland City Jail , Texas, Dallas.
The Garland Detention Center serves the following cities and towns of Dallas County: Addison, Balch Springs, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Ferris, Garland, Glenn Heights, Grand Prairie, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Lancaster, Mesquite, Ovilla, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park and Wilmer.
