The Sheriff's search has three doors in:

1. Load the current inmates page on a phone or computer.
2. Pick "View all inmates" to look through people by name.
3. To start from the offense instead, choose "View all charges."
4. For fresh arrests, type a number of days, up to four digits, into the "last number of days" box.
5. Note any booking or SO number and the listed charge. You will want both for mail and calls to the court.

The page loads with scripts. If it stays blank, switch browsers or refresh. Bond amounts and release times can change during the day, so phone the jail at 972-932-4337 before driving out.

Most gaps clear up with one of these checks:

• Spelling. Try fewer letters of the surname, a former surname, or a given first name in place of a short one.
• Still in booking. Paperwork, photos and a medical screen come first. Recheck in a few hours.
• Held by Forney police. Their jail entrance at 110 Justice Center Drive, Forney, TX 75126 is open all day and night, 972-552-6625. Staff there know whether someone is still in the Forney lockup or headed to the county.
• Already out. Bond, a dropped charge or time served can all end a stay fast. The jail, 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, can confirm a release at 972-932-4337.
• Arrested elsewhere. A stop across the line in Dallas or Ellis County means that county's jail. The next answer gives both.

For something in writing, the jail's email is JAILADMIN@KAUFMANSO.COM. Office staff work weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

County Jail, 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 972-932-4337. The Sheriff's deposit and store links call it the Detention Center. Inside, people live in groups that set their visiting days:

• Females
• Males, A Pod
• Males, B Pod
• Males, C Pod
• Federal Males and Federal Females, held for the U.S. Marshals Service

The state jail commission rates the building for 531 beds. On June 1, 2022, it reported 361 people there: 331 local, 30 federal and 30 on other contracts.

Forney Police Department jail entrance, 110 Justice Center Drive, Forney, TX 75126, 972-552-6625. This city jail entrance is staffed 24 hours. Call the department to learn how long it holds people and when they are taken to the county.

Next-door counties. Arrests just past the county line go to that county's jail:

• Lew Sterrett Justice Center, 111 West Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75202, 214-761-9025
• Wayne McCollum Detention Center, 300 S. Jackson Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165, 972-825-4931

To find out whether booking pictures show in the Sheriff's search, call the jail at 972-932-4337. Mugshots can also be asked for under the Texas Public Information Act:

1. Put the request on paper and mail or deliver it to the Sheriff's Office, 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, asking for the booking photo. Include who was arrested, the SO number and roughly when.
2. Gov't Code 552.108(c) makes the basic facts of an arrest public, to be shared without delay.
3. Ten business days is the usual limit; past that, the office owes you a release date. To keep a record back, it generally must seek an Attorney General ruling.
4. No answer and no ruling request in ten business days? File a complaint with the Attorney General's Open Records Division.

Private sites that post arrest photos answer to Business and Commerce Code ch. 109. They can't charge to fix or take down a record that is wrong or incomplete. They also can't publish anything sealed by an expunction or nondisclosure order. For ICE photos, file a request at ICE FOIA. Federal mugshots are normally withheld; one exception is the Marshals releasing a photo while hunting a fugitive.

Texas IVSS-Counties warns registered users when a county inmate is let go or moved to another place. It is the state's system for this and costs nothing.

• Online: ivss-counties.tdcj.texas.gov
• By phone, any hour: 866-268-8959

Sign up on the site or by phone, using the person's details. Keep checking the Sheriff's jail search too, because a notice can lag behind a fast release.

A magistrate sets bail and reads the rights warnings, at most two days after the arrest. A bond then takes one of three forms:

• Cash bond: the whole amount is put down in money, with a possible refund once the case is over.
• Surety bond: a bondsman, licensed and paid a fee, backs the bail. The county keeps an approved bondsman list.
• Personal bond: no money down, just a signed promise to return, allowed for some charges.

Release may bring rules like check-ins or monitoring. Pretrial Bond Supervision, 1906 E. US Hwy 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4773, watches people out on bond. For family violence, a 2025 law adds a four-hour wait between posting bond and walking out (CCP art. 17.291(b)). Full steps sit on our bail and bond page, and the Texas bail laws page explains statewide rules.

The "View all charges" option in the Sheriff's jail search shows each offense recorded when the person came in. Prosecutors may later file a different or reduced count.

After a case is filed, the county court records portal shows it by name. You can also phone the clerk who holds the file. Both clerks work in the Justice Center, 1902 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142:

• Felony files: District Clerk, 469-376-4640
• Class A and B misdemeanor files: County Clerk's Court Division, 469-376-4736

Fine-only Class C tickets name their own court, either a justice court or a city's municipal court, right on the paper.

The simplest moment is the magistrate hearing. The magistrate asks about a lawyer, gives the forms and helps fill them out. Three working days is the outside limit for appointing someone once the request is made.

Missed that chance? Turn in a sworn statement of finances to the Indigent Defense Court Program, 1902 E. Hwy 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4759. The form comes from the county or the state indigent defense commission.

Many appointed cases go to the Public Defender's Office, 1902 E. US Highway 175, Suite 500, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4534. Paying for your own attorney is an option too, whenever you choose. Lawyers set up phone visits with clients through the jail's online sign-up.

Lobby visits at 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142 happen through glass, last 25 minutes, and are capped at two a week and one a day. The schedule follows housing:

• Females: Tuesday 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday 1 to 4 p.m.
• Males, A and C Pods: Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m., Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
• Males, B Pod: Thursday 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday 7 to 10 p.m.
• Federal Males: Tuesday 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday 7 to 10 p.m.
• Federal Females: Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday 8 to 10 a.m.

Adults need a driver's license, state ID or passport. Wear a shirt, shoes and pants or shorts, with nothing revealing. Sign-in closes 30 minutes before each block ends, and late arrivals are turned away. Kids under 17 come only on Sunday for A and C Pods, or Saturday for women and B Pod, with a parent, guardian or lawyer.

Video visits from home run 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at $0.30 a minute through the jail's phone company. Lawyers book phone visits with an online sign-up sheet. Details sit on our visitation page.

Funds on the books cover store orders and phone time. Two ways are accepted:

1. Online deposit through the service linked on the Sheriff's jail page.
2. Money order, mailed or dropped off at 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142. The payee line gets the inmate's name. Write your own address and sign it, and leave the back blank.

The jail takes no cash for inmate accounts. Ask about fees or limits at 972-932-4337. More help: the deposits page and jail store page.

Inmates call out through the jail's phone provider. Families set up and fund an account online, with a Spanish version, or by phone at 800-943-2189.

• Calls in the U.S.: $0.21 a minute, with no connection fee
• International calls: $0.50 a minute
• Electronic messages: $0.25 each
• Pictures or documents sent by message: $0.35 each

An account is required to send messages. Keep talk about the case off these lines. Setup help lives on our calls page and messages page.

Everyday letters are routed through a scanning service in East Texas. Write the address like this:

Inmate's name and SO#
Kaufman County Sheriff's Office
PO Box 591
Longview, Texas 75606

Before sealing it, check these rules:

• Every envelope shows the inmate's name, the booking number and who sent it.
• Pages may be no larger than 8.5 x 11, front side only, five pages at most. Longer letters come back unscanned.
• One photo per mailing.
• Letters are scanned for the inmate, then destroyed, so never send originals you want back.

Legal mail, medical mail, books, magazines, newspapers and bulk mail go to the jail itself, Drawer 849, Kaufman, TX 75142. One older Sheriff's page still lists that drawer for personal letters, so call 972-932-4337 if unsure. Our mail page adds tips for writing to someone inside.

At booking, staff bag up what the person had on them, from a phone to a belt. They usually leave with the person at release.

If someone else needs an item sooner, like car keys, call the jail at 972-932-4337 on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Ask three things:

• Must the inmate sign a release naming you?
• What ID should you bring?
• When can you come to 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142?

While on the phone, find out what happens to any leftover account balance. Any letter reaching the jail after release is returned, not forwarded. Unresolved? Phone the state jail commission at 512-463-5505. Letters go to the commission's box, PO Box 12985, Austin, TX 78711-2985.

A contracted health provider treats people in the jail. Call 972-932-4337 right away to report an injury, a missed medicine or a health problem. Give the person's name, SO number and what they need. The Sheriff's jail information page has an email link for reporting a mental health worry about an inmate. The Sheriff also has a mental health officer unit.

Someone jailed only for an emergency mental health hold must be kept away from people facing charges. That rule is Health and Safety Code 573.001(a). If a medical concern goes unanswered, file a complaint with the state jail commission online on its complaints page. Its mailing address is PO Box 12985, Austin, TX 78711-2985, and the phone is 512-463-5505.

Ask the Sheriff's Office at 972-932-4337. Deputies serve warrants along with four constables and city police in Forney, Terrell and Kaufman. DPS keeps its statewide Texas 10 Most Wanted list. Filed cases show in the county court records portal. Anyone named in a warrant should speak to a defense lawyer early. The lawyer can plan a surrender at the jail, 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, or reach the judge's court about resetting. The District Clerk, at 1902 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4640, answers questions on felony warrants.

Look up the case by name or cause number in the county court records portal. For a phone answer, call the right clerk in the Justice Center, 1902 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142:

• District Clerk, for felony settings: 469-376-4640
• County Clerk's Court Division, for misdemeanor settings: 469-376-4736

The jail has a court coordinator who can be reached through the main jail line at 972-932-4337 or at CC@KAUFMANSO.COM. Statewide, re:SearchTX holds filed papers with a free account. Our court page explains every court and step.

Federal prosecutions starting here go to the Dallas Division, part of Texas's Northern District. The clerk is at 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1452, Dallas, TX 75242, 214-753-2200.

1. When the defendant first appears, prosecutors may seek detention. The judge weighs it and says whether release on conditions is safe (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. If held, the person is in Marshals custody. The U.S. Marshals office is at 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1657, Dallas, TX 75242, 214-767-0836.
3. Federal detainees are boarded in local jails under contract. Since the jail on US 175 keeps a federal unit for each sex, run the Sheriff's inmate search as well.
4. After sentencing, the Bureau of Prisons picks a prison. Track it with the BOP inmate locator.

Immigration custody usually starts with a detainer while the person is in jail:

1. First comes the detainer, a federal request on Form I-247A.
2. Because of it, Texas jail staff may hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Officers use that window to collect them.
3. CCP art. 2A.060 obliges Texas jails to honor detainers, and the person can end one by proving citizenship or lawful presence.
4. Once ICE has custody, the person may go to a processing center or detention site. The ICE Dallas Field Office is at 8101 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200.
5. Look the person up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator. An A-number works best; otherwise enter name and native country.

S.B. 8, passed in 2025, makes every Texas sheriff who runs a jail pursue a 287(g) arrangement with ICE; the target date is December 1, 2026. Whether the local Sheriff has one is a question for 972-932-4337.

Sentenced to a state jail or prison term? The person first sits at the US 175 jail until the state arranges the transfer. TDCJ then runs intake and classification and assigns a unit that fits the person's needs.

• Open the TDCJ inmate search. Enter the exact surname with at least the first initial, or a SID or TDCJ number.
• Results cover people inside a TDCJ facility right now. The site refreshes on working days, so expect a lag of 24 hours or more.
• For background on the system, visit our Texas prisons page.

Juvenile court handles a child whose age on the date of the act fell between 10 and 16. From 17 on, booking is in the adult system. Youths are not housed in the adult jail on US Highway 175.

The county has no state-registered juvenile detention center of its own. Juvenile Probation, 300 W. Mulberry Street, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4650, serves ages 10 to 17. Staff there can name the center where a detained child was sent. Its weekday hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. For an emergency involving your child, call 911.

A parent must be told about the custody, and the reason, right away. Whether the child stays locked up is decided at a court hearing, two working days out at most.

Census Bureau figures put the population near 209,235 in mid-2025 (a July 1 estimate). Arrests come from the agencies below.

Sheriff's Office

• Jail and main office: 1900 E. US Highway 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 972-932-4337
• Patrol dispatch, non-emergency: 469-376-4500

City police

• Forney Police Department, 110 Justice Center Drive, Forney, TX 75126, 972-552-6625, records 972-552-6628, lobby weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Terrell Police Department, 1100 N. State Highway 34, Terrell, TX 75160, 469-474-2700
• Kaufman Police Department, 209 S. Washington St., Kaufman, TX 75142, 972-932-3094

Constables

• Precinct 1: 1902 E. Hwy 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4182
• Precinct 2: Forney Sub Courthouse, 200 E. Main, Forney, TX 75126, 469-376-4610
• Precinct 3: Terrell Sub Courthouse, 408 E. College, Terrell, TX 75160, 469-376-4590
• Precinct 4: 1906 E. Hwy 175, Kaufman, TX 75142, 469-376-4630

School district police: Kaufman, Forney and Crandall ISDs each have a police force. Call the district office for its number.

Other towns: Crandall, Kemp, Mabank, Combine, Talty, Oak Ridge, Oak Grove, Post Oak Bend City, Rosser, Scurry, Cottonwood and Grays Prairie. For any of these, or for a Texas Highway Patrol arrest on a state road, call the Sheriff's dispatch line above to learn which agency handled it.