Address of the facility:
400 Deputy Larry Miller Drive
Granbury, TX 76048
The Hood County Jail receives adults arrested for felonies and Class A and B misdemeanors in Hood County.
The is operated by the sheriff and inspected by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Sheriff’s deputies, constables and police from cities in the county bring arrests here, although in Texas, some of the larger cities hold people briefly in a city jail first. At intake, jailers fingerprint and photograph each arrestee, log property, check for warrants and complete medical and mental health screening before classification and housing.
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety also book arrests here, and federal agencies such as the U.S. Marshals and ICE may hold people in the jail.
Texas is one of the strictest states on immigration cooperation. Senate Bill 4 (2017) requires the Hood County Jail and all jails to honor ICE detainers and bars local sanctuary policies. Senate Bill 8, in effect since January 1, 2026, requires every sheriff who operates a jail to enter a 287(g) agreement with ICE, with a deadline of December 2026. A person held on an ICE detainer can expect to be turned over to federal custody once eligible for release on local charges.
Booking details on this page come from the sheriff’s official booking list (opens in a new tab). Many Texas counties post a booking photo along with the charges, bond amounts and the arresting agency. For questions about a record, contact the Hood County Jail at 817-579-3333.
From arrival in the sally port until a person is housed or released, the process can be done in two hours or drag on for a day, depending on how many arrests are waiting ahead of them.
Texas law requires that an arrested person be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay and no later than 48 hours after arrest. At this hearing, often held at the jail or by video, the magistrate gives legal warnings and sets bail. If magistration does not happen in time, the law calls for release on a limited personal bond in many cases. Bail can be posted in cash, through a personal (PR) bond, or by a surety bail bond company; in larger counties, bondsmen are licensed by the county bail bond board. In November 2025 voters approved Proposition 3, a constitutional amendment expanding the denial of bail for people accused of certain violent and sexual offenses. See our Bail page for release steps.
Your best bet is to call the county jail at 817-579-3333 and ask for inmate information.
Some Texas jails have a recorded system where you can search by name; others route you to a jailer. Expect to be asked for a date of birth so staff can confirm the right person.
Someone arrested by city police may sit in a city jail before transfer, so it can be several hours before they appear in county records.
Recent bookings can also be searched on the Hood County Jail Booking Roster.
After an arrest and Miranda warnings, the arrestee is taken to the county jail serving Hood County, or to a city jail for an initial hold, and handed over to jailers to start booking. For some Class B and C misdemeanors, Texas officers may instead issue a citation and release the person at the scene.
Booking involves several steps. Lawyers nearly always advise clients not to discuss the case during booking, because conversations in the jail can be recorded and used in court.
Jailers take a booking photo and fingerprints and ask detailed questions about health and personal history. Warrant searches cover Hood County, the rest of Texas and federal databases. DNA samples may be collected from people charged with certain serious felonies.
When a DWI suspect refuses a breath or blood test, officers commonly get a warrant for a blood draw, sometimes during “no refusal” enforcement periods. Refusing also brings an administrative license suspension of at least 180 days.
Arrestees are searched, which may include a strip search, and are screened with a metal detector or body scanner.
Jail staff ask about medical history, current medications, drug or alcohol use, allergies, suicide risk, mental health history, tattoos and gang ties. They may also ask about citizenship. The information drives classification, housing and any medical or mental health referrals.
Personal property is collected and inventoried, and cash is usually credited to the person’s inmate account. Property is returned at release or, with the arrestee’s signed consent, released to a friend or family member.
This includes clothes, wallets, purses, phones, jewelry, piercings and watches. Eyeglasses may be held if they are considered a security risk, and laces are taken out of shoes the person keeps.
The arrestee is generally allowed a phone call to let someone know where they are and to begin arranging bond or bail, which often happens right after magistration.
People held pending court are issued jail clothing and shoes, a mattress, a blanket and sheets, a towel and hygiene items such as soap and a toothbrush.
Before changing into jail clothes and moving to housing, they are often required to shower and may be treated for lice or scabies.
Booking takes anywhere from about an hour to more than a day. In large Texas counties, crowded intake areas and the wait for magistration can stretch things out, and staffing and the arrestee’s behavior matter too.
A heavily intoxicated or combative person may be placed in a holding or sobering cell for several hours before booking resumes.