Castro County Jail Overview
Castro County Jail is operated by the Castro County Sheriff's Office. The official county sheriff page lists Sheriff Salvador Rivera, the jail and sheriff address in Dimmitt, and the main phone line. The same page links users to VINELink Texas for offender custody status. No separate county jail annex, county work-release facility, jail medical unit, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was located in official Castro County sources.
The jail is a county facility, not a state prison. TCJS reporting shows that the jail population can include local pretrial Class A and B misdemeanor defendants, local pretrial felons, parole or blue-warrant holds, TDCJ-sentenced transfer holds, state-jail-felony categories, local other categories, and limited in-state contract inmates. A blue warrant is a Texas parole hold. A transfer hold means a person may still be in county jail while waiting for state-prison movement.
Castro County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports list Castro County Jail with a rated capacity of 67 beds. The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population workbook reported a total jail population of 14, which was 20.9 percent of capacity. The July 2025 through June 2026 monthly totals ranged from 14 to 26, so the reviewed official reports show the jail well below rated capacity during that period.
TCJS also reported 3 in-state contract inmates and 0 housed-elsewhere inmates for Castro County in the June 2026 file. No official annual booking count, average length of stay, public housing-unit count, or detailed age and race table was located in the sources reviewed.
Look Up Castro County Jail Inmates
Castro County does not publish an official online jail roster, so the correct jail lookup path is the sheriff phone line plus VINELink, followed by records requests or state and federal locators when needed. The Castro County Sheriff page is the local source for the jail contact and custody-status link.
- Call Castro County Sheriff/Jail at 806-647-3311 with the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether the person is in booking, housed in the jail, released, transferred, or held for another agency.
- Use VINELink Texas for custody status and notification if the person appears in that system.
- For filed court charges, contact the County Clerk or District Clerk after a case is opened.
- For sentenced state-prison custody, search TDCJ rather than the county jail.
The sheriff-page image in the manifest is the most relevant facility screenshot. The official Castro County Sheriff page is where the county publishes the local jail contact and custody-status direction.
The image fits the Castro County Jail page because the county's public lookup path flows through this office rather than through a dedicated roster screen.
Castro County Jail Contact
Use the jail phone line before visiting, mailing property, asking about bond, or trying to confirm custody. The sheriff page does not publish a separate booking desk, jail administrator, records supervisor, visitation officer, or jail email address.
Castro County Jail
900 E. Bedford Street
Dimmitt, TX 79027
806-647-3311
Call for custody status, bond, visitation, mail, property, and records instructions.
Castro County Jail Visits
No Castro County Jail visitation schedule was published on the sheriff page reviewed for the research file. No video visitation vendor, lobby schedule, holiday schedule, visitor dress code, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit procedure, or lockdown rule was located. The practical instruction is to call the jail before travel and confirm that the person is still held there.
| Topic | Official Detail Located | Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | Not published | Call 806-647-3311 before visiting. |
| Video visits | Not located | Ask whether video visitation exists. |
| Visitor ID | Not published | Bring government-issued photo ID unless the jail says otherwise. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should call for professional-visit procedure. |
| Lockdown or holidays | Not published | Confirm day-of before travel. |
Castro County Jail Mail Money
The official sheriff page did not publish a mailing-address format for detainees, book-in-number rules, photo or card rules, approved book vendors, legal-mail instructions, phone provider, commissary vendor, online deposit provider, kiosk policy, or fee schedule. Do not assume that a vendor used in another Texas county is valid for Castro County Jail. Call the jail first.
| Service | Published Local Detail | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Mail format | Not published | Ask the jail for the exact format before sending mail. |
| Phone calls | Vendor not located | Ask which provider handles inmate calls. |
| Money deposits | Vendor and fees not located | Do not send funds through a vendor unless the jail confirms it. |
| Commissary | Vendor not located | Request current commissary and deposit rules from the jail. |
Castro County Jail Booking
A local arrest may be made by the Castro County Sheriff's Office, Dimmitt Police Department, or another law-enforcement agency. Dimmitt Police provides 24-hour on-duty police coverage, and the County Attorney page routes non-emergency crime reports to either the sheriff or Dimmitt Police. After arrest, the person is transported to jail or another lawful holding point, searched under jail procedure, and processed for identity, property, fingerprints, charges, medical screening, and classification.
The public sources reviewed do not state how quickly new Castro County bookings appear in VINELink. They also do not publish a property-release form or medication drop-off rule. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 covers the magistrate-warning step after arrest, but no local first-appearance schedule was published. Call the jail to learn whether the person is still in booking, in a housing unit, released, or transferred.
Castro County Jail Bond
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail in Texas, including cash bond, surety bond, and personal bond. Castro County does not publish a local bond schedule, online bond portal, cashier hours, or accepted payment methods on the sheriff page. Call the jail before arriving to post bond, and ask whether a separate hold blocks release.
| Bond or Hold | Meaning in Castro County Jail Context |
|---|---|
| Cash bond | Money posted directly under jail or court instructions. |
| Surety bond | A licensed bail bond company posts as surety. |
| Personal bond | Release on written promise and conditions if allowed by the magistrate or court. |
| No-bond hold | Release may be blocked by a warrant, parole hold, federal hold, ICE detainer, or court order. |
Directions to Castro County Jail
Castro County Jail is on East Bedford Street in Dimmitt. Bedford Street is also the local U.S. Highway 86 route through town. From the courthouse offices at 100 E. Bedford Street, travel east toward the 900 block. From the east side of Castro County, approach Dimmitt on U.S. 86 and watch for the sheriff and jail address. From north or south routes into Dimmitt, turn onto Bedford Street and proceed to the 900 E. Bedford block.
No official visitor parking map, transit source, ADA entrance detail, locker rule, or public visitor entrance description was located. Do not block emergency, law-enforcement, or sally-port access. Bring government-issued photo ID for any in-person jail, records, or visitation matter unless the jail gives different instructions.
Castro County Jail Records
No sheriff public-information request form was located, but Texas Government Code Chapter 552 still allows written public-information requests to the governmental body holding the record. For booking sheets, arrest reports, or booking photos, send or deliver the request to the Castro County Sheriff's Office unless the jail directs otherwise. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and the specific record requested.
For court records after the booking, use the County Clerk or District Clerk at the courthouse. The clerk pages list Room 101, phone 806-647-3338, and weekday hours. The county's official land-record portal is not a criminal court case search, so it should not be treated as a jail charge lookup. For charging or victim-services routing, the District Attorney and County Attorney office lists Shalyn Hamlin at Room 213 and phone 806-647-4445.
Note: Confirm custody, visit rules, and money instructions with Castro County Jail before travel or payment.