The Sheriff's roster page opens with two choices: people in custody now, or people released within the last 48 hours. Pick one, then type a name into the search box. Tabs let you sort by name or booking date.

Each row carries:

• full name and a small photo
• booking number and booking date
• each charge on the booking
• the bond, which may read $0.00 when none is set yet or a hold applies

Click View Profile for the full record. The list shows 20 people per page, so keep clicking ahead for common surnames. The jail warns that it can't promise every entry is right, so check with a call before you act on it. On the day this page was written, the list held 114 names; it changes every day.

Several reasons explain a blank search:

• Still in intake. Fingerprints, photos, a health screen and a records check all come first. The wait in a holding cell averages about 12 hours and can stretch to 24.
• Already gone. Bond posted, fine paid or time served. Flip to the Released tab, which covers only two days.
• Spelling. Typing just the opening letters catches spelling slips, and a hyphenated surname may be filed under either half.
• Held elsewhere. A warrant from another county, a federal case or an immigration hold can mean a different lockup.

Then call the jail around the clock at 361-595-8500. Ask for detention; spell the name slowly and give the birth date.

This county runs one jail, with no separate city lockup. If the search comes up empty, check these nearby places:

• Kenedy County has no jail. Its Sheriff sends custody questions to the Kleberg roster, so people arrested there are held in Kingsville too.
• Jim Wells County to the west: the Jim Wells County Jail, 300 N Cameron Street, Alice, TX 78332, 361-668-0341.
• Nueces County to the north: the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi. Its jail information line, 361-887-2300, can confirm custody and give the street address.
• Immigration custody: the Coastal Bend Detention Center, 4909 FM 2826, Robstown, TX 78380, 361-767-3400, holds people for ICE. It sits in Nueces County, not here.

For anyone already sentenced to state time, see the prison question further down.

Yes. Mugshots appear as small photos next to each name on the current inmates roster. Open View Profile to see the picture with the booking details.

Need a copy of a booking photo, maybe for a lawyer? Write to the Sheriff's Office's public information officer and name the Public Information Act in your letter. Quote the booking number from the roster to speed things up. The rule on releasing arrest information sits in the Government Code at 552.108(c).

Found a mugshot on a private website that is wrong or incomplete? Under Texas law, a site that charges $150 or more to take a record down must fix or remove a wrong one for free. A record a judge expunged, or one under a nondisclosure order, can't appear on those sites at all (Bus. & Com. Code ch. 109).

Yes. Register with Texas IVSS-Counties, the state's free notice service for people held in county jails. Phone signup works too, at 866-268-8959, day or night. You can ask for alerts on release, transfer and court dates, and Spanish and English both work. Your registration stays hidden from the inmate.

Without signing up, you can also check the roster's Released tab, which keeps names for 48 hours.

Once booking is done, a magistrate looks over the complaint and decides the bond at a hearing, and Texas gives that step a 48-hour limit. The bond then shows on the roster beside each charge.

The Sheriff's Office points families to eBONDS, an online service where bond can be paid with any major credit card, without a trip to the jail. It handles bonds only, not fines. To ask about paying in person, or using a bail bondsman, call 361-595-8500.

After the money clears, release can take a few minutes or several hours. For bond types, holds and getting cash back, open our Kleberg bond page.

The roster names each charge, and the profile has more. The words can be confusing, so here is how to dig in:

• Felony files: District Clerk, 361-595-8561.
• Misdemeanor files: County Clerk, 361-595-8548.
• Statewide: a free re:SearchTX login opens charging documents filed in Texas courts.

A charge at booking is just the start. Prosecutors can change it, drop it or add to it. Our Kleberg court page explains the felony, misdemeanor and Class C levels.

The best moment is the magistrate hearing: they tell the magistrate they can't afford counsel and sign the form. The court then picks one under the county's written plan, which the Texas Indigent Defense Commission shares online.

Missed the chance? Relatives can phone whichever clerk holds the file and ask how to request counsel late. Appointed counsel must attempt a first contact within a single working day. The clerk can also tell you which lawyer was named.

Visits happen in person, twice a week, and each lasts 20 minutes. More details sit on our visitation page.

• Tuesday: men 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., women 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday: men 2:00 to 4:30 p.m., women 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Rules that trip people up:

• Your name has to be on that inmate's approved visitor list.
• Visitors 17 and up show a valid government photo ID. A TDCJ ID won't work.
• Children 16 and younger come with a parent, legal guardian or the inmate's lawyer.
• Get there 30 minutes ahead, but no sooner than an hour before. Late arrivals lose the visit.
• No slippers, pajamas, hats, sleeveless or low-cut tops. Shorts and skirts can't sit higher than 3 inches above the knee.
• Each person gets two visits a week, counted from Sunday, and one visit from the same visitor per day.
• Staff monitor and record visits; a visitor can be run for warrants.

Housing units for close custody and maximum security run on a separate clock, so call 361-595-8500 before driving over.

Money goes into the inmate's trust account, which pays for commissary items such as envelopes, stamps, hygiene products and snacks. Choose one:

• The Sheriff's linked deposit website.
• The lobby kiosk at the Sheriff's Office, taking bills or a credit card.

Phone deposits are not an option, and fees may be charged. Cash can't go in the mail. More help: our money page, plus our commissary page.

Right after booking, the person gets 2 free calls. After that, calls are paid.

• Phone: set up a prepaid or debit account with the jail phone provider. Help line, open 24 hours: 866-476-6723. The listed price is $0.31 a minute in-state and $0.21 to $0.25 out of state.
• Video and messages: through an app account, at $0.50 per video minute and $0.50 per message. Top it up online, by calling, or at that same kiosk. Support: 318-746-1114. Video calls connect only to the number tied to the account.

Our phone page has more.

Every envelope needs the inmate's full name and PID number, which you can get by calling the jail. Line one is that name and number. Line two is the jail's name, Kleberg County Detention Center. Under it, write P.O. Box 1360, Kingsville, TX 78363.

• Mail comes in Monday to Friday, except federal holidays. Staff open and check all of it.
• Write in ink only.
• No cash, money orders or cashier's checks.
• Up to 6 photos per envelope, nothing bigger than 5x7, and no Polaroids.
• Paperbacks and magazines must ship straight from a big bookstore or the publisher by USPS, UPS or FedEx. Family can't send them, and neither can Amazon.

Letters with no PID number, a mismatched name, or for someone already released go back to the sender. See our mail page too.

A wallet, phone, keys or jewelry taken at booking are held in jail storage. If a family member needs to collect something sooner, call detention at 361-595-8500. Ask whether the inmate must approve the pickup, which ID counts, and the pickup hours. Money left in the trust account is a separate question, so ask about that on the same call.

Booking includes a check of physical and mental health. An injured person is seen by medical staff, or taken to a hospital first if needed.

Worried about a condition, a prescription or an injury? Call 361-595-8500 and ask for detention. Share the facts and the doctor's name.

The state agency that inspects jails, TCJS, takes complaints at 512-463-5505 and on its complaints page.

The Sheriff's Office serves most county warrants and answers 24 hours at 361-595-8500. The county's four constables and the Kingsville Police Department, 361-592-4311, serve them as well. For posted fugitives, look at the wanted list on the Sheriff's site and the state's Ten Most Wanted from DPS. To check one person, call the Sheriff, or go to the courthouse, 700 E. Kleberg Ave., Kingsville, TX 78363. Felony warrants: District Clerk, 361-595-8561. Misdemeanor warrants: County Clerk, 361-595-8548. To resolve one, get a lawyer, hired or appointed, to schedule a walk-in at the issuing court; that court's staff can also explain the choices by phone.

The roster won't say when court is; the clerk or the lawyer will.

• Felony cases in the 105th District Court: District Clerk, 361-595-8561.
• Misdemeanors in the County Court at Law: County Clerk, 361-595-8548, weekdays 8:00 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
• Tickets: whichever JP or the city court is printed on the citation.

Keep the booking number, birth date and full name nearby. IVSS-Counties can also send court event alerts. To see how each hearing works, read our court page.

People charged with a federal crime here are taken to Corpus Christi. The U.S. Marshals hold them and bring them to court: 1133 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 109, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, 361-888-3154.

Pretrial freedom is argued out in front of a magistrate judge, as 18 U.S.C. 3142 requires. The clerk at the federal courthouse, 1133 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401, takes calls at 361-888-3142. Once they reach a federal prison, use the BOP locator.

Immigration agents sometimes file Form I-247A, a detainer. It lets the jail keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, giving agents time to pick them up (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Texas law makes jails honor these requests (art. 2A.060).

• After ICE takes custody, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator with an A-number. Lacking one? A name plus birth nation works.
• Questions for ICE go to the Harlingen Field Office, 1717 Zoy Street, Harlingen, TX 78552, 956-389-7800.
• The nearest ICE center is Coastal Bend, in Robstown, listed in the jails answer above.

Sentenced to TDCJ? The person stays on King Avenue until a state transport arrives. Use the TDCJ inmate search once they arrive. It accepts three kinds of input: surname with initial, TDCJ number, or SID. Data refreshes only on working days, so someone moved yesterday might not be listed yet.

For state unit visiting, mail and deposits, read our Texas prisons section.

In Texas, 10- to 16-year-olds are handled as juveniles. A 17-year-old is booked like any adult. Police must notify a parent quickly, and a judge reviews any detention within a couple of working days.

Call Kleberg Juvenile Probation, at the courthouse, 700 E. Kleberg Ave., Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-595-8551. Officers there can say where the youth is held, when the hearing is and how to visit.

The arrest report names the agency, and every agency below brings prisoners to the King Avenue jail.

• Kleberg County Sheriff's Office patrols the county outside city limits: 1500 E. King Ave., Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-595-8500.
• Kingsville Police Department: 1700 East King Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-592-4311.
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville Police: 855 N. University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-593-2611.

Constables:

• Precinct 1: 2599 E. Kenedy, Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-595-1387.
• Precinct 2: 620 N. Third, Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-595-8582.
• Precinct 3: P.O. Box 185, Riviera, TX 78379, 361-296-3706.
• Precinct 4: 622 N. 14th, Kingsville, TX 78363, 361-595-8589.

State troopers, task forces and TABC agents also book people here. For a trooper arrest, ask the jail which DPS office made it.