Fayette County Jail

Fayette County Jail Information

The Fayette County Jail is a 45 bed jail in the city of La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Phone: 979-968-5856

Physical Address:
1646 N. Jefferson
La Grange, TX 78945

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How Do You Find Someone in the Fayette County Jail?

To search for an inmate in the Fayette County Jail, 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 979-968-5856 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Criminal Court Cases in Fayette County and anywhere in Texas.

Fayette County Jail Inmate Search

The Fayette County Jail maintains an average of 45 offenders in custody on any given day. The Fayette County Jail 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 Fayette County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 900 offenders.

The following charts of Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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, and a database of most wanted criminals for Fayette County, neighboring counties and the state of Texas.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Fayette County and Texas state prisons, click the button below.
Fayette County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

Fayette County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 12/1/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 17 48.57%
Black 2 5.71%
Hispanic or Latino 16 45.71%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 35 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Fayette County Inmate Criminal Charges - 12/1/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 5 14.29%
Felony (2rd Degree) 9 25.71%
Felony (1st Degree) 5 14.29%
State Jail Felony 6 17.14%
Felony (Uncategorized) 5 14.29%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 5 14.29%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Fayette County Inmate Sex - 12/1/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 31 88.57%
Female 4 11.43%
Total 35 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Fayette County Inmate Age - 12/1/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 1 2.86%
18-20 1 2.86%
21-24 3 8.57%
25-30 5 14.29%
31-35 7 20.00%
36-40 5 14.29%
41-45 5 14.29%
46-50 2 5.71%
51-55 1 2.86%
56-60 2 5.71%
61-65 1 2.86%
66-75 1 2.86%
76-85 1 2.86%
Total 35 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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About the Fayette County Jail
  • Inmate Work Detail Crew: Inmates classified as minimum security risk in Fayette County have the opportunity to work outside the jail on the Inmate Work Detail Crew. The crew is supervised by an armed officer and provides services to Fayette County, such as landscaping, trash pick up for the Adopt A Highway program (covering approximately 30 miles), and various other jobs for non-profit organizations.

  • Inmate Visitation Schedule: The visitation schedule for inmates in Fayette County follows the following timings:

    Wednesdays:

    • Female: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
    • Male: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    • Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    Sundays:

    • Female: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
    • Male: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • Afternoon Sessions: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

    Please note that there will be no visitation between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

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Directions / Map to the Fayette County Jail
Inmate Money Accounts

How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Fayette County Jail?

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

Fayette County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.

If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:

  • Online - They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
  • At the Fayette County Jail using the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - Fayette County Jail may require identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
  • By phone by calling 866-516-0115 - They have bi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
  • By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Fayette County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.

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Inmate Phone Contact

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Fayette County Jail?

How Do Inmates in Fayette County Jail Make or Receive Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Fayette County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

1.  Start by confirming that Fayette County Jail has the phone service you need to communicate with your inmate by the facility lookup here.
2. In the meantime, you can create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account. This account can be controlled by just you, or by both you and your inmate.
4. Last, select Fayette County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Fayette County Services that are provided by GettingOut, a GTL company:
 - Phone Calls & Voicemail 
 - Video Visits (from home or jail lobby)
 - Email & Photo Sharing
 - Tablet Rental
 - Deposits


Phone & Voicemail Fees

1.  GettingOut charges $0.25 per minute for all phone calls, prepaid or collect, within Texas.
2. Prepaid calls between Texas and other states costs $0.21 per minute. International calls are $0.95 per minute.
3. There is a fee of $3.00 every time you add money to your account online, and it costs $5.95 if you add funds over the phone with a live agent.
4. You can also leave an inmate a short voice message for a flat fee of $1.25.

Note: Rates are subject to change.

Types of Phone Calls
Collect Calls
Collect calls allow you to accept and pay for calls to your land line (only) phone account. This means that if you accept your call from your inmate, all the charges for that call will then be billed to your land line phone account and will show up and be listed on your next local phone bill. Additional fees, costs, restrictions may apply.

Prepaid calls (Direct Calls)
With Prepaid Calls you can set up your account so that the inmate can only call you and/or you can just deposit money in their account and they can purchase prepaid phone cards through their commissary and call whoever they choose, provided the Fayette County Jail approves of the phone number.

Quick Connect
Quick connect is an alternative to collect calls. It allows you to quickly pay for a phone call with your credit card.  When your inmate calls you, follow the instructions from the automated voice system to pay for that one phone call, directly billed to your card.

Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Fayette County Jail GettingOut phone services, you can call them at 866-516-0115.

* All the information you need to understand making and receiving phone calls with inmates in Fayette County, can be found on our Inmate Phone Page.

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Other Jails Nearby

What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Fayette County?

Fayette Caldwell Gonzales Lavaca Colorado Bastrop Lee Austin Washington
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Most Wanted Fugitives

Do you have a list of Arrest Warrants, and the Most Wanted Criminals in Fayette County, the state of Texas and the United States?

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This facility, known as "Fayette County Jail" is also known as Fayette County Justice Center, Fayette County Jail, Texas, Fayette.