The Crane County Inmate Population
The Crane County inmate population is centered on the Crane County Law Enforcement Center / Crane County Jail, the local jail run by the Crane County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff page names Sheriff Andrew Aguilar and Chief Deputy Chris Villegas, but it does not publish a county-hosted jail roster. The public custody path is therefore practical and local: call the sheriff or jail, use VINELink when custody notification is needed, and use court or records channels when a booking has moved into a filed case.
Texas Commission on Jail Standards data gives the clearest count for the Crane County inmate population. The TCJS population reports are submitted by county jails and list the Crane County jail separately from state prisons, federal prisons, and immigration detention. That split matters. A person held for a recent Crane arrest may still be in the county jail, while a sentenced prisoner from the same case may later be found through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search instead.
Crane County Inmate Population Statistics
TCJS reported the Crane County jail with 92 rated beds and 24 total inmates on June 1, 2026. That equals about 26.1 percent of capacity, based on the TCJS current population workbook. The rate workbook for May 31, 2026 used a countywide population of 4,594 and showed an ADP or current-count figure of 23. Annual bookings, average length of stay, age bands, and race or ethnicity details were not located in the official county or TCJS sources reviewed for Crane County.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 92 beds | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 24 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 26.1% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Countywide population used for rate | 4,594 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, May 31, 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 5.01 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, May 31, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not published | No official county source located |
Crane County Inmate Population Trends
The TCJS rate workbook shows the Crane County inmate population rising month by month from late 2025 into spring 2026. The count in that workbook moved from 15 on October 31, 2025 to 23 on May 31, 2026. The next current population workbook row, dated June 1, 2026, showed 24 total jail inmates. The trend is local, but it does not show crowding. Even at the June 2026 count, the jail was near one quarter of its rated bed capacity.
| Date | Countywide Population | ADP / Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 4,594 | 15 | 3.28 |
| 2025-11-30 | 4,594 | 15 | 3.28 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,594 | 16 | 3.48 |
| 2026-01-31 | 4,594 | 17 | 3.70 |
| 2026-02-28 | 4,594 | 18 | 3.92 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,594 | 19 | 4.14 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,594 | 21 | 4.57 |
| 2026-05-31 | 4,594 | 23 | 5.01 |
Who Makes Up Crane County Inmates
The June 1, 2026 TCJS population workbook breaks the Crane County inmate population into local pretrial, bench warrant, convicted, contract, and transfer-ready categories. It does not give a full demographic file by race, ethnicity, or age. The published categories still help a reader understand the jail count. Most of the named local groups are tied to pending misdemeanor or felony custody, bench warrants, or county jail sentences, while a small number of rows reflect contract inmates or people ready for later state custody movement.
- Pretrial misdemeanor custody - TCJS listed 5 local male pretrial Class A/B misdemeanants.
- Bench warrants - TCJS listed 3 local male bench-warrant detainees and 1 local female bench-warrant detainee.
- Pretrial felony custody - TCJS listed 7 local male pretrial felons and 1 local female pretrial felon.
- County sentences - TCJS listed 2 local male convicted felons sentenced to county jail time.
- Transfer-ready status - TCJS listed 1 TDCJ-sentenced local male felon or parole violator and 1 local male paper-ready SAFP category.
Crane County Jail Capacity
The official numbers do not support calling Crane County overcrowded as of June 1, 2026. TCJS showed 24 inmates in a jail rated for 92 beds. The research also found a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation record for the Crane County Law Enforcement Center construction at 464 Northwest Truck Route. TCJS rows show a capacity transition from older 24-bed rows to the later 92-bed figure, so the TCJS number should be treated as the current official jail capacity.
The official county pages did not publish a pod map, work-release unit, medical unit, housing-unit count, or jail program list. The safer record statement is narrow: Crane County has a sheriff-operated county jail facility with current TCJS capacity and population data, and the public must call the jail for current housing, visitation, deposit, or release details that are not posted online.
Laws Governing Crane County Inmates
Texas law controls both access to records and the local jail standards behind the Crane County inmate population. The open-records rule starts with the Texas Public Information Act, but law-enforcement records can include exceptions. Basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime is treated differently from protected investigative detail. County jail capacity and population reporting come through TCJS, the state body created to set and enforce jail standards.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 - The Texas Public Information Act gives the public a way to request government records, subject to exceptions.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 - This law creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and supports county jail standards and reporting.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 15 - Article 15.17 covers the early magistrate warning process after arrest.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 - This chapter governs bail, bond, and release conditions in Texas criminal cases.
Crane County State Prison Search
No TDCJ prison unit was located in Crane County through the official TDCJ unit directory. That does not mean a person sentenced from Crane County stays in local custody. After conviction and sentencing, a person may remain in the Crane County jail until paperwork and transport are complete, then move into TDCJ custody. Once TDCJ receives the person, the Crane County jail phone and VINELink path may no longer be the main search channel. The TDCJ unit directory and the TDCJ inmate search separate state prison custody from local jail custody.
Search Crane County Inmates
Crane County did not have a county-hosted online jail roster, recent-bookings report, or public mugshot gallery in the official sources reviewed. The sheriff page instead links VINELink for custody status. That makes the best Crane County inmate population search a channel sequence, not a single roster form. Start with the local sheriff or jail when the person may still be booked in the county jail. Move to state, federal, immigration, and court portals only when the facts point there.
- Call the Crane County Sheriff's Office or jail at 432-558-3571 for current county custody, bond, release, or transfer status.
- Check VINELink for custody status or alerts when a participating custody record appears there.
- Search TDCJ if the person has been sentenced to Texas state prison or transferred from county custody.
- Search BOP or ICE only for federal prison custody or immigration detention.
- Use re:SearchTX or the Crane County District Clerk when a criminal case has been filed after arrest.
Crane County Current Inmate Lookup
The official county roster field inventory is a gap, not a set of hidden fields. No Crane County public roster form was located, so no official county search boxes for last name, booking number, housing unit, or facility can be described as verified. A phone check should use the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and the reason for the custody inquiry. If the person was arrested by Crane Police, ask whether the person was cited, released, taken before a magistrate, or booked into the county jail.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County roster search | n/a | n/a | No official Crane County online jail roster form was located. |
| Last Name | n/a | n/a | Use VINELink, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE where applicable, or call the sheriff. |
| Booking Number | n/a | n/a | Not published in a county roster because no public county roster was located. |
| Facility | n/a | n/a | Local jail custody is separate from TDCJ, BOP, and ICE custody. |
Past Crane County Inmate Records
Released Crane County inmate records may not be visible through VINELink after custody ends, and no county archive of past bookings was located. For historical booking records, booking photos, jail logs, or incident records, contact the sheriff and ask how the office accepts Texas Public Information Act requests. If the request is about charges after filing, use the Crane County District Clerk or re:SearchTX instead of asking the jail for the court file.
The Crane County Clerk's public-record form is useful for official public-record documents, but it is not a sheriff-specific jail form. The form lists a $5 search fee to a certain extent, $1 per page, $5 certification, and a credit-card convenience fee. It also says the clerk does not perform complicated searches or give legal advice. Jail booking records should start with the sheriff, while recorded documents and court records use clerk channels.
Crane County Inmate Record Fields
Because Crane County did not publish a public roster profile in the located sources, the record fields below are stated as public-facing limits. A jail may maintain more detail internally, but the build should not claim that Crane County displays a mugshot, bond amount, housing unit, booking number, or charge list online. For current facts, use the jail phone and VINELink. For formal filed charges, use court records.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Public county roster profile | Not located in official sources. |
| Mugshot | Not verified online for Crane County; request through the sheriff if needed and releasable. |
| Booking number | Not visible in a public county profile. |
| Charges | Booking charges are not visible in a county online profile; filed charges may later appear in re:SearchTX. |
| Bond | Not visible in a county online profile; call the jail or clerk/court. |
| Release status | Use sheriff phone and VINELink; released records may require a public-information request. |
Crane County Jail vs Prison
County jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration custody are separate systems. The Crane County inmate population reported to TCJS covers the county jail. TDCJ covers sentenced Texas prison inmates. BOP covers federal prison inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees. A person can also move between systems when a local case ends, a detainer is acted on, or a sentence begins.
| County Jail | State Prison | Federal / ICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial, warrants, short local sentences | Sentenced state prisoners | Federal or immigration detainees |
| Run by | Crane County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | BOP, ICE, or federal agencies |
| Where to search | Sheriff phone and VINELink | TDCJ inmate search | BOP locator or ICE ODLS |
| Timing issue | No public refresh rate found | Updated on working days and at least 24 hours old | Release and transfer details may lag |
State and Federal Inmate Search
TDCJ's inmate search accepts last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number, with optional gender and race filters. BOP has number and name searches for federal inmates. ICE ODLS commonly searches by A-Number and country of birth or by name and country details. None of these systems replaces a Crane County jail custody check. They answer different questions after transfer, sentencing, federal custody, or immigration detention.
The BOP inmate locator warns that release dates can change because of First Step Act recalculations. The ICE locator is the official Online Detainee Locator System, not a county jail roster. The sheriff page also links the HSI Victim Notification Program, which is a victim-notification resource rather than a routine local jail roster.
Crane County Detention Facilities
Crane County has two local custody points in the facility map. The county jail is the main jail population facility. The city police department is a short-term police custody point, not a separate county jail roster facility. No official TDCJ prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or regional jail was located in Crane County through the official source review.
- Crane County Law Enforcement Center / Crane County Jail - the sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial custody, warrants, short sentences, contract inmates, and transfer-ready holds.
- Crane Police Department Holding / City Police Custody - short-term municipal police custody before release, magistrate processing, or transfer to the county jail.
Crane County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Crane County inmate population?
TCJS reported 24 total jail inmates for Crane County on June 1, 2026. The same current population row listed 92 rated beds, so the jail was about 26.1 percent full on that date. The rate workbook showed 23 in the May 31, 2026 row.
How do I search Crane County inmates?
Start with the sheriff or jail phone because no county-hosted online roster was located. Use VINELink for custody status alerts, TDCJ for sentenced state prisoners, BOP for federal custody, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and re:SearchTX after charges are filed in court.
Are Crane County mugshots online?
No official Crane County mugshot gallery, recent-bookings page, or county roster profile with booking photos was located. A booking photo may exist in the jail record, but public access should be requested through the sheriff if the photo is releasable.
Is the Crane County jail overcrowded?
The official June 1, 2026 TCJS row does not show overcrowding. It listed 24 inmates in a 92-bed jail, about one quarter of rated capacity. Later counts should be checked through current TCJS population workbooks.