Bowie County Jail Roster Overview
The Bowie County Sheriff's Office page links the public inmate search, visitation form, PREA report, IVSS custody-status link, Texas sex-offender database, and a contact form for Sheriff Jeff Neal. The current roster is the Bowie County Inmate Roster, a LockupLists page that identifies itself as the jail roster for the Bowie County Sheriff's Office. It is free to view, uses a public legal acknowledgement, and paginates results at 50 rows per page.
The roster covers current county jail custody. It does not replace court records, TDCJ prison records, the BOP inmate locator, ICE ODLS, or a written public-information request. If a person was recently arrested, start with the roster. If the person has been sentenced to state prison, use TDCJ. If federal custody is involved, use BOP or ICE. If custody status is the main issue, use VINELink Texas or the TDCJ IVSS link from the sheriff page.
The Bowie County sheriff page is the local entry point for inmate records and related jail links. The screenshot below comes from the official sheriff page and ties the roster, visitation form, and IVSS path back to one county source.
That county source is useful when the direct roster URL changes or when a user needs the sheriff contact form instead of the roster.
Use the Bowie County Inmate Roster
The roster generated public data on June 29, 2026 at 18:02:09 CDT during research, with 504 visible records. That roster count is a public lookup snapshot, not the same as the TCJS official jail population. The roster can still be the best first stop because it shows names, booking numbers, arrest dates, housing locations, charges, and bond values when those fields are public.
- Open the Bowie County sheriff page and follow "BOWIE COUNTY INMATE SEARCH," or open the LockupLists roster directly.
- Review the public acknowledgement and note the generated date before relying on the result.
- Search by name first if the booking number is not known. Use last name only when spelling is uncertain.
- Narrow by Booking Number, Inmate Number, Arrest Date, Arresting Agency, Crime Class, or Housing Location when too many records appear.
- Open the row to review booking details, charge entries, total bond, mugshot status, and housing location.
- If no record appears, check TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, IVSS, or call the sheriff at 903-798-3149.
Bowie County Roster Search Fields
The LockupLists roster is distinctive because it exposes more search options than many county rosters. Search type can switch from name to arrest date, inmate number, booking number, age, race, sex, crime class, arresting agency, or housing location. The agency dropdown reflects Bowie County's border setting, including Texarkana Texas Police Department and Texarkana Arkansas Police Department. The housing-location dropdown separates Bi-State Justice Center from Bowie County Detention Center.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / 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 when first names vary. |
| Arrest Date | Date picker | Optional | MM/DD/YYYY, with month/year controls and current-day maximum. |
| Inmate Number | Text | Optional | Numeric roster field, with examples such as 32394 and 8663. |
| Booking Number | Text | Optional | Observed format J26-xxxxx for 2026 bookings. |
| Crime Class | Dropdown | Optional | Texas felony and misdemeanor classes plus Arkansas or unclassified values. |
| Arresting Agency | Dropdown | Optional | Includes Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texarkana police agencies, New Boston Police, USMS, DPS, and others. |
| Housing Location | Dropdown | Optional | Bi-State Justice Center or Bowie County Detention Center. |
The roster interface itself is shown in the captured image from LockupLists. The image is from the Bowie County inmate roster.
The search controls explain why a Bowie County inmate records search can be narrowed by more than a last name.
Bowie County Inmate Profile Fields
A public profile can contain identity fields, booking data, charge arrays, bond data, and a mugshot object. It can also show physical descriptors and the public housing location. The sample rows did not show date of birth, detailed cell or pod, magistrate, next court date, projected release date, or warrant number. Court status should be checked in Odyssey Public Access or with the clerk when the formal charge path matters.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| full_name / full_name_comma | Name with middle name when present and roster display format. |
| inmate_number | Numeric person identifier in the roster. |
| booking_numbers | One or more booking numbers for jail events. |
| arrest_datetime | Arrest date and time in 24-hour or 12-hour display. |
| housing_location_entity | Bi-State Justice Center or Bowie County Detention Center, including address in the data. |
| bond | Total bond amount if greater than zero; zero can appear on some active rows. |
| mugshot | Full-size and thumbnail file names plus valid or invalid status. |
| offenses | Offense text, statute code, count, crime class, court code when present, and disposition fields. |
Find County State Federal Inmates
The county roster covers pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, parole violators, state-jail-felony categories, and other local custody classes reported in TCJS data. It is not the right search for a sentenced state prisoner at Barry B. Telford Unit. Use TDCJ inmate information and the TDCJ online inmate search when a person has moved into state custody. Use BOP inmate locator for federal custody and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
| Custody | Where to Look | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| County pretrial or short sentence | Bowie County Inmate Roster | Bowie County Detention Center or Bi-State Justice Center |
| Sentenced state prisoner | TDCJ inmate search | Barry B. Telford Unit |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP inmate locator | FCI Texarkana and satellite camp |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | No ICE facility found in Bowie County; use the national locator |
Bowie County Jail Facilities
The two county jail locations share the sheriff-linked roster. The Front Street detention center appears in public data as Bowie County Detention Center or ANNEX. The State Line location appears as Bi-State Justice Center or BS. The research did not locate a separate public bed count for each building, so TCJS capacity should be described as the county jail system figure.
Bowie County Detention Center
105 West Front Street
Texarkana, TX 75501
903-798-3149
Roster housing code ANNEX; visitation form routes paperwork here.
Bi-State Justice Center
100 North State Line
Texarkana, TX 75501
903-798-3149
Roster housing code BS; sheriff and justice-center address.
Booking Process in Bowie County
Arresting agencies in Bowie County roster data include the sheriff's office, Texarkana Texas Police Department, New Boston Police Department, Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, Texas DPS, Texas Parks and Wildlife, United States Marshals, and others. After arrest, a person can be booked, assigned a booking number, searched, photographed, fingerprinted, medically screened, classified, and housed under either the Bi-State Justice Center or Bowie County Detention Center public housing category.
The roster has fields tied to that intake path: booking number, arrest date and time, arresting agency, offense date and time, statute label, crime class, count, total bond, demographic and physical descriptors, housing location, and mugshot status. It does not publish full property inventory, medical screening results, complete classification scoring, or all court scheduling. Bond decisions and prosecutor review move the case into court records after booking.
Bowie County Visitation Rules
The official visitation document is titled "Bi-State/Bowie County Detention Center Inmate Visitation Request Form." It instructs visitors to mail or hand deliver the form to Bowie County Detention Center, C/O Control, 105 W. Front St., Texarkana, TX 75501. The form asks for the inmate's name, SO number, housing unit, visitor legal name, address, phone, date of birth, sex, race, Social Security number, driver's license information, relationship to the inmate, conviction history, signature, and date.
| Facility | Rule / Schedule Item | Source Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bowie County Detention Center / Bi-State | Approved visitor form required | Official form located |
| Bowie County Detention Center / Bi-State | Minors must be approved and accompanied by approved parent or guardian | Official form located |
| Bowie County Detention Center / Bi-State | Mail or hand deliver application to C/O Control at 105 W. Front St. | Official form located |
| Bowie County Detention Center / Bi-State | Visiting days and hours | Not located in official county source |
| Bowie County Detention Center / Bi-State | Dress code and item rules | Not located in official county source |
Contact and Money After Lookup
The research did not locate an official county jail phone or video vendor. For money, the Tiger Commissary Bowie County Detention Center page offers Web Deposits and Order Commissary. Fees were not visible on the captured selector, so the amount must be confirmed during the vendor transaction. Do not send money until the roster or jail staff confirms the person is still in Bowie County custody.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Web deposits | Tiger Commissary says money can be placed on an inmate trust-fund account. |
| Order commissary | Tiger Commissary says orders can be shipped to an inmate. |
| Fees | Not visible in captured selector; confirm during transaction. |
| Phone / video | No official Bowie County vendor located in research. |
The commissary selector below is from Tiger Commissary for Bowie County Detention Center.
The selector supports the money and commissary options, but it does not replace a custody check with the jail.
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before sending money, because release or transfer can make a deposit hard to correct.