The Bowie County Inmate Population
The official jail count for the Bowie County inmate population comes from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. TCJS treats Bowie County as one county jail system, even though the public roster separates the Bowie County Detention Center at Front Street from the Bi-State Justice Center on State Line. The TCJS June 1, 2026 population workbook listed 542 people in the county jail system. That count is separate from the LockupLists public roster snapshot, which showed 504 visible records when the roster API generated data on June 29, 2026 at 18:02:09 CDT.
The Bowie County inmate population rises or falls with arrests, bond decisions, holds for other agencies, local sentences, and transfers out of county custody. A person may start in the Bowie County Detention Center or Bi-State Justice Center after arrest, then leave the county roster when a case is resolved, a bond posts, or a state-prison transfer occurs. Sentenced state prisoners at Barry B. Telford Unit are counted by TDCJ, not by the county roster. Federal prisoners at FCI Texarkana appear in BOP systems.
Bowie County Inmate Population Statistics
The main Bowie County jail statistics are capacity, total population, average daily population, incarceration rate, and the public-roster count. TCJS reported 921 county jail beds and a total jail population of 542 on June 1, 2026, which placed the county at 58.85 percent of capacity. The TCJS incarceration-rate workbook listed an ADP of 523 for the same date, using a countywide population base of 91,992. Those figures are the official capacity and population baseline.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bowie County jail capacity | 921 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 542 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 523 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 5.69 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Public roster snapshot | 504 | LockupLists API, June 29, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports landing page is the source for the official jail workbooks used above. The TCJS population report page shows where current capacity, population, incarceration-rate, and immigration-detainer workbooks are posted.
The screenshot matters because the county roster is a lookup tool, while TCJS is the official jail-population reporting source.
Bowie County Inmate Population Trends
The TCJS incarceration-rate workbook shows an upward trend from late 2025 into mid-2026. Bowie County ADP moved from 481 on December 1, 2025 to 523 on June 1, 2026. Over the last 12 monthly ADP values in the current workbook, the average was about 501.8. Capacity stayed at 921 beds in the TCJS population workbook, so the county remained below rated capacity while the daily population increased.
| Date | ADP | Incarceration Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | 492 | 5.37 |
| 2025-08-01 | 492 | 5.37 |
| 2025-09-01 | 493 | 5.38 |
| 2025-10-01 | 489 | 5.33 |
| 2025-11-01 | 482 | 5.26 |
| 2025-12-01 | 481 | 5.25 |
| 2026-01-01 | 484 | 5.26 |
| 2026-02-01 | 512 | 5.57 |
| 2026-03-01 | 514 | 5.59 |
| 2026-04-01 | 515 | 5.60 |
| 2026-05-01 | 518 | 5.63 |
| 2026-06-01 | 523 | 5.69 |
Who Makes Up the Bowie County Inmate Population
TCJS category detail for June 1, 2026 shows that the Bowie County jail population was driven mostly by local pretrial felony custody, with other local misdemeanor, state-jail-felony, parole-violator, and sentenced-to-TDCJ categories also present. The county row listed 254 local male pretrial felons and 76 local female pretrial felons. It also listed 52 local male pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants and 22 local female pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants. Class C pretrial categories were smaller, with 10 males and 6 females.
- Pretrial felony custody - TCJS listed 330 local pretrial felons across male and female categories on June 1, 2026.
- Pretrial misdemeanor custody - TCJS listed Class A/B and Class C pretrial categories for both men and women.
- State-prison-sentenced categories - TCJS listed convicted felons and parole violators sentenced to TDCJ divisions who were still held locally.
- Contract and federal columns - The latest Bowie row showed zero in the contract/federal columns at the end of the row.
The public roster adds local color that TCJS tables do not. It lets a user sort or filter by arresting agency, crime class, sex, race, age, arrest date, booking number, inmate number, and housing location. The agency list includes Texarkana Texas Police, Texarkana Arkansas Police, New Boston Police, Bowie County Sheriff's Office, the United States Marshals, and other local agencies.
Bowie County Jail Capacity
Bowie County was below its 921-bed rated jail capacity in the June 1, 2026 TCJS row. The 542 total population figure equaled 58.85 percent of capacity. No official consent decree, DOJ investigation, release order, or new county jail construction plan was located in the research file. The more important local detail is that TCJS reports one county jail system, while the public roster displays two housing-location labels: Bi-State Justice Center and Bowie County Detention Center.
Capacity note: TCJS reports county-system capacity, not a separate bed count for the Bi-State and Front Street buildings.
Laws Governing Bowie County Inmate Population
Texas law controls public access, jail oversight, and criminal-history records for the Bowie County inmate population. The Public Information Act is the broad open-records law. TCJS authority under Chapter 511 is the reason county jail population and standards workbooks exist. Criminal Procedure Chapter 66 explains offender-processing and criminal-history records, while TCJS Minimum Jail Standards cover jail operations, classification, reports, inspections, and management duties.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 - public information is generally available unless a confidentiality law or exception applies.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 - creates and empowers TCJS to oversee county jail standards.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 66 - governs offender-processing data and criminal-history reporting.
TCJS Minimum Jail Standards - set operational, records, classification, and jail-management rules for Texas county jails.
Bowie County State Prison Population
Barry B. Telford Unit is in Bowie County, but it is not part of the county jail roster. It is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for sentenced male state prisoners. The TDCJ Telford Unit directory lists 2,451 capacity, G1 through G5 custody levels, security detention, safekeeping, and a New Boston address. A person arrested in Bowie County may later move from the county roster to TDCJ inmate search after sentencing and transfer.
Federal custody is separate again. FCI Texarkana is a Bureau of Prisons facility in Texarkana with an adjacent satellite camp. BOP population statistics inspected in June 2026 listed 1,125 at Texarkana FCI and 247 at Texarkana Camp. Federal inmates are searched through the BOP inmate locator, not the Bowie County jail roster.
Search Bowie County Inmate Population
The sheriff-linked Bowie County Inmate Roster is the first source for current county jail custody. The roster is hosted by LockupLists and identifies itself as the jail roster for the Bowie County Sheriff's Office. It offers a public legal acknowledgement, 50-row pagination, sortable desktop headers, mobile sort controls, and a generated-date line. It covers current county custody at the Bowie County Detention Center and Bi-State Justice Center.
Start with a name when the booking number is not known. Use Booking Number when a court, bond, or family member already has it. Use Housing Location to separate Bi-State Justice Center from the Bowie County Detention Center / Annex. Use Arresting Agency when the arrest may have been made by Texarkana Texas Police, Texarkana Arkansas Police, New Boston Police, the United States Marshals, or another listed agency.
- Open the Bowie County sheriff page or go directly to the LockupLists roster.
- Review the public-use acknowledgement and generated date.
- Search by name, booking number, inmate number, arrest date, agency, or housing location.
- Open or expand the row to read charges, bond, arrest data, housing location, and mugshot status.
- If the person is not listed, check TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, IVSS, or the sheriff's office.
Bowie County Current Inmate Lookup
The roster search is more detailed than a simple name field. LockupLists allows searches by data type and dropdown values from its public dictionary. It also supports Color Blind Mode and sorting by full name, inmate number, booking number, race, gender, age, and arrest date. The generated roster time should be treated as the roster timestamp, not as a promise that every booking is instantly visible.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search type | Dropdown | Unspecified | Name, Arrest Date, Inmate Number, Booking Number, Age, Race, Sex, Crime Class, Arresting Agency, Housing Location. |
| Name | Text | Optional | Searches full name; last name alone can help with unknown spelling. |
| Arrest Date | Date picker | Optional | MM/DD/YYYY format with current-day maximum. |
| Booking Number | Text | Optional | Observed 2026 booking numbers use the J26-xxxxx pattern. |
| Crime Class | Dropdown | Optional | Includes Texas felony/misdemeanor classes and Arkansas/unclassified values. |
| Housing Location | Dropdown | Optional | Bi-State Justice Center or Bowie County Detention Center. |
Bowie County Released Inmate Records
The public roster is a current-custody tool. The research did not locate a separate official archive of released Bowie County inmates or a daily booking PDF. For a released person, use the booking number, full name, arrest date, arresting agency, and housing location from any saved roster result, then contact the Bowie County Sheriff's Office or make a written Texas Public Information Act request for existing booking or jail records. For charges after release, use Bowie County Odyssey Public Access and the clerk offices.
Do not treat absence from the roster as proof that no record exists. A person may have posted bond, transferred to TDCJ, moved to BOP custody, been held under a different name spelling, or had a recent status change that is not visible in the public roster. VINELink and TDCJ IVSS are useful custody-notification tools when the concern is status, release, or transfer.
Bowie County Inmate Record Fields
A Bowie County roster profile can show identity, booking, custody, bond, offense, and mugshot fields. The public API includes full name, inmate number, one or more booking numbers, arrest date and time, age, race, gender, housing location, physical descriptors, city and state fields, total bond, offense count, booking events, and per-offense details. Public samples did not show date of birth, full court schedule, projected release date, or warrant number.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking number | Jail event identifier, with observed 2026 examples in J26-xxxxx format. |
| Inmate number | Numeric person identifier used in the roster. |
| Arrest date/time | Custody-event date and time in public display formats. |
| Housing location | Bi-State Justice Center or Bowie County Detention Center, with address in the data. |
| Bond | Total bond amount if listed; some rows show zero. |
| Mugshot | File names and validity flag when a public booking photo is available. |
| Offenses | Charge label, statute code, count, class, court code if present, and disposition fields. |
Bowie County Jail vs Prison
County jail, state prison, and federal custody answer different questions. The Bowie County roster covers current local custody before trial, after short local sentences, while waiting on bond, or while a local hold is active. TDCJ covers sentenced state prisoners after transfer. BOP covers federal sentenced custody. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention, and the TCJS immigration workbook is a separate county reporting source for monthly detainer data.
| County Jail | State Prison | Federal Custody | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run By | Bowie County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE |
| Who Is Listed | Current local detainees and local sentenced inmates | Sentenced state prisoners | Federal inmates or immigration detainees |
| Lookup Tool | LockupLists Bowie roster | TDCJ inmate search | BOP locator or ICE ODLS |
| Photos | Some roster rows have valid mugshots | Follow TDCJ profile policies | BOP locator does not publish mugshots |
Bowie County State Federal Search
Use TDCJ inmate information and the TDCJ locator for sentenced Texas prisoners. TDCJ says inmate location and general information may be obtained online, by email, or by phone, and that online search provides location, offenses, and projected release date. Use the BOP inmate locator for federal inmates from 1982 to the present. Use ICE ODLS for immigration custody and VINELink Texas or TDCJ IVSS for custody notifications.
Bowie County Detention Facilities
Bowie County has two county jail locations in the public roster, one state prison, and one federal prison with a satellite camp. The county jail locations share the sheriff-linked roster, while TDCJ and BOP use their own locators.
- Bowie County Detention Center - Front Street county jail location, roster housing code ANNEX, used for local pretrial and sentenced custody.
- Bi-State Justice Center - State Line county jail and justice-center location, roster housing code BS.
- Barry B. Telford Unit - TDCJ state prison in New Boston for sentenced male prisoners.
- FCI Texarkana - low-security BOP federal prison with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
Bowie County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Bowie County inmate population?
TCJS reported 542 people in the Bowie County jail system on June 1, 2026, with 921 rated beds. The ADP in the incarceration-rate workbook was 523 for the same date. Those official jail figures do not include TDCJ state prisoners at Telford Unit or federal prisoners at FCI Texarkana.
How do I search Bowie County inmates?
Use the sheriff-linked LockupLists roster for current county jail custody. Search by name, booking number, inmate number, arrest date, arresting agency, crime class, or housing location. If no county result appears, check TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, IVSS, or the sheriff's office.
Why does the roster show Arkansas agencies?
Bowie County sits on the Texas-Arkansas border, and the roster dictionary includes Texarkana Arkansas Police Department among the arresting-agency options. A person arrested by an Arkansas-side agency may still appear in a Bowie County jail housing location.
Are Bowie County mugshots always shown?
No. The roster API has a mugshot validity flag, and sample records showed both valid and blank photo fields. A missing photo on the public row does not prove that no booking photo was taken.