Kimble County Jail Overview
Kimble County Jail is operated by the Kimble County Sheriff's Office in Junction, Texas. The official sheriff page lists Sheriff Matthew Suttle, the 415 Pecan Street address, phone 325-446-2766, fax 325-446-4341, and a direction to use VINELink for offender custody status. No separate jail division page, county-hosted roster page, booking report, mugshot gallery, or published jail visitor policy was located in the official county material reviewed.
The facility is a local county jail, not a state prison and not a federal detention center. It holds local pretrial detainees, misdemeanor inmates, felony pretrial detainees waiting on court, warrant or court holds, and short-term local custody. The research also found a June 2025 Kimble County commissioners action approving an interlocal agreement with Kerr County related to inmate housing. Because of that agreement, a person arrested in Kimble County may be physically housed outside the county even while the local case remains tied to Kimble.
Kimble County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is the source for the jail's official population context. TCJS current population reports list Kimble County Jail with a 19-bed capacity. On June 1, 2026, Kimble reported 18 total jail inmates, 94.7 percent of capacity, and 3 inmates housed elsewhere. The TCJS incarceration-rate report for the same date listed countywide population 4,401, average daily population 17, and an incarceration rate of 3.86 per 1,000 residents.
| Measure | Figure | Source or Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 19 beds | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Total population | 18 | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 94.7% | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Housed elsewhere | 3 | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 17 | TCJS incarceration-rate report, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS current population reports page is the source family for the capacity and jail-population figures used here.
In a 19-bed jail, a change of only a few people can move the facility from moderate use to near-full status.
Lookup Kimble County Jail Custody
Kimble County Jail does not have a local roster page located in official sources. The lookup process starts with the sheriff's VINELink direction, then moves to the jail phone line for confirmation. This is especially important if a person was recently arrested, recently released, transferred, or possibly housed elsewhere under the Kerr County agreement.
- Open the Kimble County Sheriff page and use the VINELink custody-status direction, or go to VINELink.
- Search Texas custody records by name. Use full name and spelling variants when available.
- If a record appears, read custody status and register for notification if release alerts are needed.
- If no record appears, call Kimble County Jail at 325-446-2766 and ask about current custody, release, transfer, or housed-elsewhere status.
- For formal filed charges, use the Kimble Tyler criminal portal or contact the County or District Clerk.
Use the TDCJ inmate search only after a person has been sentenced to state prison. Use the BOP inmate locator only after federal prison custody begins, and use ICE ODLS for immigration detention. Those systems do not replace Kimble County Jail custody confirmation.
Kimble County Jail Address
The sheriff and jail share the public address and phone listed on the official county sheriff page. A jailer job-description PDF also points applicants to the sheriff's office at the same Pecan Street address and names Jail Administrator Kelli Harames as a contact. For public inmate questions, the main phone number is the safest first route because no separate records counter hours were located.
Kimble County Jail
415 Pecan Street
Junction, TX 76849
325-446-2766
Fax: 325-446-4341
Call before visiting, mailing, sending funds, or asking for booking records.
The closest courthouse reference point listed in county materials is the Kimble County Courthouse at 501 Main Street in Junction. Junction is served by I-10, US-83, and US-377. Official pages did not publish turn-by-turn visitor directions, parking rates, transit routes, or ADA entrance details for the jail, so visitors needing access details should call before arrival.
Kimble County Jail Visits
No official Kimble County visitation schedule, video-visit vendor, approval process, dress code, locker rule, item-ban list, attorney-visit rule, or remote visit fee was located. Do not assume any video, phone, commissary, or deposit vendor applies without confirmation from the jail. The correct action is to call the jail before traveling or scheduling anything.
| Visit Type | Published Schedule | Current Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Public in-person visit | Not published in official sources located. | Call 325-446-2766 and confirm custody, eligibility, and ID rules. |
| Attorney visit | Not published. | Attorneys should arrange professional access with the sheriff or jail. |
| Remote or video visit | No vendor located. | Do not assume remote visits exist unless the jail confirms them. |
| Morning court movement | Daily magistrate court at 9:00 a.m. is listed by sheriff page. | Ask whether court activity affects visit timing. |
General jail practice is to bring government-issued identification and leave unnecessary personal property outside, but Kimble-specific visitor rules were not published. The facility should confirm current requirements before a visitor drives to Junction.
Kimble Jail Mail and Money
Official mail, phone, commissary, tablet, and money-deposit rules for Kimble County Jail were not located. That is a real records gap, not a blank to fill with assumptions. Before sending mail, ask for the required inmate-name format, whether a booking number or ID is needed, what address line to use, what items are banned, and whether mail is scanned, copied, returned, or delivered as original paper.
| Service | Kimble County Finding | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Use the sheriff and jail address only after confirming the inmate format. | Not published. |
| Phone or video account | No jail phone or video vendor was located. | Not published. |
| Online deposit | No commissary or money vendor was located. | Not published. |
| Lobby kiosk | No kiosk information was located. | Not published. |
| Money order by mail | No money-order rule was located. | Not published. |
Do not send funds until custody and payment method are confirmed. A person may be released, transferred, housed in another county, or moved to a state or federal system where different mail and money rules apply.
Booking at Kimble County Jail
Kimble-specific booking procedures are not published in a full public manual, but the research supports the basic path. An arrest or commitment can lead to transport to the Kimble County Jail or another authorized holding facility. Jail staff identify the person, receive paperwork, inventory property, search the person, create a booking record, take photo and fingerprints, screen for medical and security needs, classify the person, and assign housing. For a small county jail, housing decisions may be affected by sex, security level, health needs, court status, and bed space.
The sheriff page's daily 9:00 a.m. magistrate court notice is a distinctive local detail. Texas law still supplies the broader rule: an arrested person must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay, usually within 48 hours. Bond, release, continued custody, or transfer can follow. If bond has been set, call the jail before going there because Kimble did not publish accepted payment methods, bond-posting hours, or a local bondsman list.
About Kimble County Jail
Kimble County has a useful historic-jail detail, but it should be described carefully. The Texas Historical Commission Atlas lists a Kimble County Jail marker at North 5th and Pecan Street in Junction, marker number 2892, with marker year 1964 and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark status. The marker is near the modern Pecan Street sheriff and jail address, but the research does not prove that the historic building and the current operating jail are the same facility.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas entry gives local context for Kimble County Jail history.
The historic marker adds local context, while current custody, visitation, and record questions still need the sheriff, VINELink, TCJS, or court sources.
Note: Confirm custody and visit status with Kimble County Jail before traveling, especially when housing elsewhere may apply.