Nolan County Inmate Population
The Nolan County inmate population is centered on one confirmed local detention site: the Nolan County Sheriff's Office and Nolan County Jail in Sweetwater. Sheriff James E. Villanueva's office runs the jail and publishes the public custody channel through Southern Software Citizen Connect. The county jail count is not the same as the sentenced state prison count. County jail records cover people held locally before trial, people serving short county sentences, warrant holds, parole or blue-warrant holds, and people who are paper-ready for TDCJ transfer.
The most recent jail population figures in the research come from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the state agency that regulates Texas county and municipal jails. TCJS current population data for June 1, 2026 lists 79 people in the Nolan County Jail against 96 rated beds. That places the local jail at 82.29 percent of capacity. Because Nolan County has a small jail, even a change of 10 or 12 people can move the capacity percentage by a visible amount.
Nolan County Inmate Population Statistics
TCJS reports give the clearest sourced snapshot of the Nolan County inmate population because they separate capacity, total jail population, county rate data, federal counts, and immigration-detainer cost reporting. The June 1, 2026 row shows the jail below rated capacity, with no federal inmates listed in the county jail on that date. A separate TCJS incarceration-rate sheet lists a countywide population of 14,182, an average daily population of 79, and an incarceration rate of 5.57 per 1,000 county residents, or about 557 per 100,000 residents.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 96 beds | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 79 | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 82.29% | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 79 | TCJS incarceration-rate report, June 1, 2026 |
| Countywide rate | 5.57 per 1,000 residents | TCJS incarceration-rate report, June 1, 2026 |
| Federal inmates in county jail | 0 | TCJS current population report, June 1, 2026 |
| ICE/detainer monthly count | 3 inmates, 83 inmate days | TCJS immigration-detainer report, June 1, 2026 |
Nolan County Jail Population Trends
First-of-month TCJS rows from 2024 through June 2026 show a Nolan County jail population that usually stays in the high 60s to high 80s. The jail was not listed over capacity in the data reviewed for the research file. The highest count in that table was 87 on October 1, 2025, or 90.63 percent of the 96-bed capacity. The current June 1, 2026 count was 79, the same as May 1, 2026.
| Date | Jail Population | Capacity | Capacity Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2024 | 67 | 96 | 69.79% |
| Jun. 1, 2024 | 84 | 96 | 87.50% |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | 70 | 96 | 72.92% |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | 87 | 96 | 90.63% |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 69 | 96 | 71.88% |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 79 | 96 | 82.29% |
The trend matters for custody lookup because roster searches are live operational records, while TCJS population reports are dated snapshots. A person can enter or leave Nolan County Jail between reporting dates. Recent arrests may not appear in Citizen Connect at once, and sentenced inmates may leave the local roster after the court paperwork and TDCJ transfer process are complete.
Who Makes Up Nolan County Jail Custody
The June 1, 2026 TCJS breakdown shows the Nolan County inmate population is heavily pretrial and felony-weighted. Local male pretrial felons accounted for 34 people, and local female pretrial felons accounted for 4 people. The report also listed 5 local male pretrial Class A or B misdemeanants, 1 local male bench-warrant inmate, 2 local male parole violators or blue-warrant holds, and 5 local male parole violators with a new charge. Local convicted felons sentenced to county jail time appeared as 18 male and 1 female in the researched categories.
Those categories are custody categories, not guilt findings. Pretrial means the person is held before final conviction on the pending charge. A blue warrant is a Texas parole warrant or hold. Paper-ready means transfer paperwork to TDCJ has been completed, but the person has not yet been moved into state custody. Nolan County public sources did not provide race, age-band, pod-level, or average-length-of-stay data for the jail.
- Pretrial
- Held while a charge, warrant, bond, or court case is still pending.
- Blue warrant
- A Texas parole warrant or hold that can prevent release even when a local bond exists.
- Paper-ready
- A sentenced person whose TDCJ transfer documents are complete but who remains in county jail pending transfer.
- Classification
- Jail staff review safety, custody, medical, and housing needs before assigning a person inside the facility.
Nolan County Jail Population Laws
Texas law shapes both the Nolan County inmate population data and the public records that help explain it. The Texas Public Information Act is the main records law for sheriff booking files, jail records, and many law-enforcement records. TCJS law and reporting rules support public capacity and population statistics for Texas county jails. Criminal Procedure provisions then govern the early court steps after arrest, bail decisions, death-in-custody reporting, and expunction eligibility.
Key Texas rules:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 controls public-information requests unless a record is confidential or excepted.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates and empowers the Commission on Jail Standards for county-jail oversight.
TCJS annual reporting explains how counties report jail population and capacity data to the state.
Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 governs notice and reporting when a person dies in custody.
Nolan County State Prison Population
Sentenced state prisoners from Nolan County are counted in a different system after transfer. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice FY2025 statistical report lists Nolan County's county-of-conviction state custody total as 223: 212 prison, 4 state jail, and 7 SAFP. The FY2024 report listed 204 total. Those figures do not mean 223 people were housed in Nolan County. They are people in TDCJ custody by county of conviction.
No TDCJ prison was confirmed inside Nolan County from the TDCJ unit directory. Once a person is received into TDCJ, the county jail roster is no longer the right search tool. Use the TDCJ inmate search by name, TDCJ number, or SID number. TDCJ profiles are sentenced-offender records. They are not Nolan County booking sheets.
Search Nolan County Inmates
Current county custody starts with the Nolan County Sheriff's Office Citizen Connect portal, hosted by Southern Software. The public entry point is Citizen Connect for Nolan County Sheriff's Office. The landing page lists Inmate Confinements, Most Wanted, Alerts Archive, Incidents Heat Map, Crime Alerts Signup, Property Registration, Personnel Feedback, and other public modules. The jail roster channel is separate from TDCJ, BOP, ICE, and court case-search systems.
The Citizen Connect page captured in the image below is the roster path for Nolan County jail custody. Use it before calling the jail unless the arrest is very recent or the online module is not loading.
The portal screenshot shows why the agency name matters: Southern Software hosts multiple public-safety portals, so the header should say Nolan County Sheriff's Office before a result is trusted.
- Open the Sheriff's homepage and choose Citizen Connect, or go directly to the Nolan County Southern Software portal.
- Confirm the agency header says Nolan County Sheriff's Office and shows Sheriff James E. Villanueva.
- Select Inmate Confinements from the public services list.
- Search or filter by the person's name in the dynamic roster interface.
- Open the confinement entry when a detail view is available, then read charge, bond, photo, and custody fields only as shown.
- If no match appears, call Jail/Detention at (325) 235-5487 or submit an open-records request when the question is about a past record.
Nolan County Roster Lookup Fields
The research file captured the public Citizen Connect portal, but direct static scraping of an individual roster profile was blocked by access-denied or captcha behavior. The safe way to write Nolan County roster content is to describe the visible portal controls and then avoid claiming fields that were not seen on a selected inmate profile. Use the jail phone for live custody gaps and the open-records channel for copies, older bookings, or released-inmate files.
| Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgencyID=NolanCoTX | URL parameter | Yes in direct URL | Identifies Nolan County Sheriff's Office in Citizen Connect. |
| Inmate Confinements | Navigation item | Yes | Public roster module for current jail confinement data. |
| Name search or filtering | Text/search interface | Unspecified | Visible inside the dynamic module; exact labels should be read from the live interface. |
| Most Wanted | List module | No | Separate selected wanted-person list, not a full custody roster. |
| Alerts, maps, feedback, property registration | Portal modules | No | Public-safety tools, not inmate search fields. |
Nolan County Released Inmate Records
The Sheriff's Office does not publish a refresh rate for Citizen Connect and does not state how long released inmates remain visible. That gap changes the search path. For a person just arrested, call Jail/Detention at (325) 235-5487 if the roster is blank. For a past booking, booking photo, incident report, or released-inmate record, use the Nolan County Sheriff's Office open-records process. Requests go by mail, email, fax, or in person. Phone requests are not accepted.
Open-records requests should describe the record, names, date range, address, case number, warrant number, or other details that let the office locate the file. NCSO asks requesters to allow 10 business days. Fees may apply for copying or redaction, and the office says protected data such as Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and dates of birth may be redacted. Records held by another agency may need to be requested from that agency instead.
Important: A missing roster result can mean recent booking, release, transfer, spelling mismatch, TDCJ custody, federal custody, or immigration transfer.
Nolan County Inmate Record Fields
A Nolan County inmate record should be read as a custody record, not a final court outcome. Citizen Connect may show current confinement data when available. The research inventory also used official jail pages, Most Wanted examples, and NCSO service pages to identify fields that commonly matter for a booking inquiry. Exact profile fields should be taken from the live roster result, not guessed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Agency | Nolan County Sheriff's Office or the Citizen Connect module. |
| Name | The person listed in a confinement or wanted-person entry. |
| Custody status | Current confinement when listed in Inmate Confinements. |
| Charges | Booking, warrant, or wanted-person charge text as displayed. |
| Bond | Bond amount, no-bond status, or related court bond information when shown. |
| Mugshot or photo | Photo availability varies; Most Wanted examples show both photos and noimage placeholders. |
| Release or transfer data | Not located in static capture; use the jail phone or open records when not shown. |
Nolan County Jail vs TDCJ
Many Nolan County inmate population searches fail because the person has moved from one custody system to another. Citizen Connect is for current Nolan County jail confinement. TDCJ is for sentenced Texas prison and state jail custody. BOP is for federal sentenced custody, and ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. Court portals show charges and case events, but they are not live jail rosters.
| Question | Nolan County Jail | State or Federal System |
|---|---|---|
| Who is covered? | Pretrial detainees, short county sentences, warrants, holds, paper-ready inmates. | Sentenced TDCJ prisoners, federal prisoners, or immigration detainees after transfer. |
| Where to search? | Citizen Connect / Inmate Confinements. | TDCJ inmate search, BOP inmate locator, or ICE ODLS. |
| Who runs it? | Nolan County Sheriff's Office. | TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or federal court/USMS channels. |
| What kind of record? | Booking and confinement record. | Sentence, prison assignment, federal custody, or immigration detention record. |
Nolan County Detention Facilities
Nolan County has one confirmed in-county detention facility for the inmate-population site. The Nolan County Jail at 211 Avenger Field Road in Sweetwater serves as the practical local detention hub for arrests by the Sheriff's Office, Sweetwater Police Department, Roscoe Police Department, Texas DPS, and other officers whose arrestees are booked locally. No separate county annex, city jail with a public roster, TDCJ prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was confirmed in Nolan County from official sources.
- Nolan County Jail - the county jail for local pretrial custody, short county sentences, warrant holds, parole holds, TDCJ paper-ready inmates, and accepted agency holds.
Nolan County Jail Services
Local jail service pages add useful context to population searches. The Sheriff's Office publishes visitation, mail, inmate funds, commissary, phone service, inmate work program, mental-health, PREA, and open-records pages. Visitation is available online and in person for eligible inmates. Mail is scanned and inspected except legal mail clearly marked as legal mail. Commissary deposits can be made at the Sheriff's Office or through JailATM, and CIDNET is the inmate communications provider.
The Sheriff's Office also documents an in-house therapist, mental-health deputy, crisis intervention, skills development, and continuity-of-care work. A May 26, 2026 official article named Tasha Baxter as mental-health counselor. A June 2026 detention recognition article described detention officer work such as booking, fingerprinting, photographing, processing releases, inventorying property, and maintaining detainee safety. Those details help explain why the jail count is more than a list of names.
Nolan County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Nolan County inmate population?
TCJS listed 79 people in Nolan County Jail on June 1, 2026, against a 96-bed capacity. That was 82.29 percent of rated capacity.
How do I search the Nolan County inmate population?
Search Citizen Connect / Inmate Confinements first for current county custody. Call the jail for recent bookings or use open records for older or released-inmate files.
Does the Nolan County jail roster cover TDCJ prisoners?
No. Sentenced prisoners who have transferred to TDCJ must be searched through the TDCJ inmate locator, not the county roster.
Is there a Nolan County Sheriff app?
No dedicated Nolan County Sheriff or Sweetwater Police native app was confirmed. Use Citizen Connect and the official Sheriff's Office site.