Smith County Jail Roster
The official online route for Smith County inmate records is the Smith County Jail Search. The app searches jailings rather than only a current-inmates list. During research, broad queries returned historical released jailings and current unreleased records in the same interface. That matters for anyone trying to confirm current custody, because a result card may be useful but still needs release fields, date filters, and sometimes a jail phone call before it proves the person is still held.
Smith County jail records are operated around the Smith County Sheriff's Office jail system in Tyler. Sheriff Larry R. Smith's office links the public portal, visitation, correspondence, and public-information request channels from official pages. Tyler Police states that adults age 17 or older arrested by Tyler officers are incarcerated in a Smith County jail, and Lindale's FAQ routes its arrestees to the Smith County Sheriff's Department in Tyler. The county roster is therefore the central local lookup for adult city and county arrests in Smith County.
The Smith County jail-information page gives official local jail context, including visitation and identification notes.
The county jail-information page pairs with the sheriff roster and visitation pages when a search result leads to a visit, custody check, or records request.
Use Smith County Inmate Roster
The roster opens with a single search field labeled "Search for a jailing..." rather than a long form. The app begins searching only when the query has at least three characters. Good first searches include a last name, a full last name plus a first initial, a known booking number, or an uncommon agency or charge term for older jailings. Search results can be narrowed with Date Booked and Date Released facets after results appear.
- Open the Smith County Jail Search app from the county portal.
- Type at least three characters in the jailing search field. Fewer characters clear results rather than search.
- Review the result cards for defendant name, SO number, booking number, facility, booked date, release date, arresting agency, and charge text.
- Use Date Booked or Date Released filters for historical searches. Choose Custom when the known booking or release date is exact.
- Change Sort from Relevance to Booking Number when the result set is large or the booking number is known.
- Select View Jailing to open the profile with jailing information, charges, and mugshots when the mugshot tab is available.
Smith County Roster Search Fields
Smith County's roster fields are distinctive because the first screen is simple but the result panel adds filters, sorting, pagination, and profile links. The app can return 10 results per page, and date facets include common time buckets plus a custom date range. A result card can show enough data to separate people with similar names before opening the full View Jailing profile.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for a jailing... | Keyword text | Optional, but search triggers only at 3+ characters | Can search name-like or booking-like text; no official wildcard instructions located. |
| Clear | Button | No | Clears the search bar; a separate Clear in the facets panel clears filters. |
| Filter Results | Side panel | No | Appears after results and includes date facets. |
| Date Booked | Date facet | No | Today, Yesterday, Past Week, Past Month, Past 3 Months, Past Year, Custom. |
| Date Released | Date facet | No | Uses the same preset date buckets and custom date option. |
| Sort | Menu | No | Booking Number or Relevance, with Relevance as the default. |
| Actions / View Jailing | Button or link | No | Opens the detailed profile in the View Jailing app. |
| Pagination | Pagination control | No | Shows 10 results per page when total hits exceed 10. |
Smith County Inmate Profile Fields
The Smith County search result card is the quick view. The linked View Jailing profile is the detailed inmate record. It can show the person's name, sheriff's office number, booking number, facility, booking date and time, release date and time, aliases, physical description, hair, eyes, charges, warrant number, issuing authority, offense date, arrest date, arresting agency, bond/type, total due of fines and costs, disposition, and mugshot images when the public profile exposes them.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Current name, usually displayed last name first. |
| SO # | Sheriff's office identifier for the person. |
| Booking # | Jail booking identifier, with modern examples such as B26-03304 and older converted numeric records. |
| Facility | Public jail location label, such as Main Jail, when shown on the profile. |
| Booking and release dates | Booked date/time and release date/time; blank release fields can indicate current custody. |
| Charges | Charge description, warrant number, issuing authority, offense date, arrest date, arresting agency, bond/type, cost total, and disposition when shown. |
| Bond/Type | Bond type such as Surety Bond; the inspected sample did not prove that every profile shows a bond amount. |
| Mugshots | Front, left, or right booking images when the public mugshot flags are true. |
| Redactions | DOB display may be blank, and Social Security or driver-license details should not be expected in public view. |
Smith County Jail vs TDCJ
Smith County inmate records should be matched to the right custody system. The county roster covers local jailings, including new arrests, pretrial custody, county sentences, released historical jailings, and some state-transfer or federal categories while the person is physically in the county jail. TDCJ is for sentenced state-prison custody after transfer. BOP and ICE are separate federal and immigration systems. The county roster cannot be expected to show a person after a completed transfer to TDCJ, a federal prison, or an ICE facility.
| Custody | Where to Look | What the Record Emphasizes |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or county jail custody | Smith County Jail Search | Booking, release, facility, arresting agency, charges, bond/type, and mugshot flags. |
| Sentenced state-prison custody | TDCJ Inmate Search | TDCJ number, SID, unit assignment, projected release, and sentenced custody status. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | A-number/country search or exact biographical search for ICE detainees. |
Lookup distinction: TCJS reported federal inmates in Smith County's jail population, but no BOP or ICE facility was found in Smith County official facility sources.
Smith County Jail Facilities
Smith County inmate records point to a two-location adult jail system. The downtown jail is the main public custody address, while the Low/Medium Risk Facility is a county jail facility and the public video-visitation location. Both locations use the jail phone number listed by Tyler Police. Facility-specific population splits should not be invented because TCJS reports the current jail capacity and population countywide.
Smith County Jail
206 E. Elm St.
Tyler, TX 75702
903-590-2800
Downtown Main Smith County Jail. Call for immediate custody, release, or visit-routing questions.
Smith County Low/Medium Risk Facility
2811 Public Road
Tyler, TX 75701
903-590-2800
Low/medium-risk jail campus and public video-visitation site.
Booking Smith County Inmates
Official Smith County pages reviewed did not publish a full booking manual, so the public record is the best window into the process. Local police or sheriff deputies arrest the person, adult arrestees from Tyler and Lindale route to the county jail system, jail staff create or update the SO number and booking number, property and security steps occur, and the person is screened for classification. The public profile may then show the facility, physical description, charges, warrant details, arresting agency, and bond/type.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 15.17 governs taking an arrested person before a magistrate for warnings, rights, counsel, and bail issues. After magistration, bond type or court-related status may appear in the jail profile or court record. Smith County did not publish a guaranteed delay between arrest and roster appearance in the reviewed sources. New arrests may not appear until jail data is entered and indexed, so the jail phone remains the best immediate custody fallback.
Smith County Visitation Schedule
Smith County sheriff visitation material says all inmate visitation is provided by video link at the Low-Risk Facility, 2811 Public Road, Tyler, Texas. Proof of identification is required. The rules also require appropriate attire and prohibit revealing or see-through clothing, sleeves shorter than halfway down the upper arm, spandex or tights, dresses, skirts, or shorts above mid-thigh, and obscene, offensive, or gang-affiliated clothing.
The Smith County inmate-visitation page is the official source for the video visitation schedule and dress rules.
The visitation page is the right source to check before going to the Public Road video-visitation location.
| Visitor Category | Days | Sign-up | Visit Time | Length | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Tuesday and Sunday | 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm | 1 pm to 5 pm | 20 minutes | Low-Risk Facility, 2811 Public Road |
| Men | Monday and Saturday | 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm | 1 pm to 5 pm | 20 minutes | Low-Risk Facility, 2811 Public Road |
| Trustees | Not split in source | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | 6 pm to 8 pm | Use 20-minute standard unless jail says otherwise | Low-Risk Facility |
Contact Smith County Inmates
Smith County inmate correspondence rules allow inmates to send and receive letters. The jail's mail instructions say letters must be no larger than 12 by 15 inches. The only permitted enclosure is four or fewer unframed photos no larger than 4 by 5 inches. Polaroid or self-developing photos are not accepted unless the hard backing has been removed. Contraband received in the mail is placed in inmate property and is unavailable until release.
Use this mail format for Smith County Jail correspondence:
Sender First and Last Name
Sender Home Address
City, State, ZIP
Inmate ID: Inmate Full Name
C/O Smith County Jail
2830 S. Hulen St. Box 809
Fort Worth, TX 76109
JailATM is officially linked by the sheriff for video messaging, email/video call services, and commissary funds. NCIC is linked for telephone services, and the sheriff says phone funds can be added through NCIC or JailATM. Official Smith County sources reviewed did not publish an in-person deposit kiosk, a full fee schedule, or attorney-visitation rules, so call the jail before relying on an unstated process.
Smith County Records Fallbacks
A complete Smith County inmate records search uses more than one channel. Start with the online roster, but do not stop there when the result is missing, stale, or outside county custody. The public app is strong for current and historical jailings, yet immediate release timing, transfer status, and records that are not displayed online can still require a phone call or public-information request.
- Online roster: Use Smith County Jail Search for current and historical jailings.
- Jail phone: Call 903-590-2800 for immediate custody confirmation, release timing, or visit routing.
- In person: Use the jail and sheriff addresses only after calling first, because no separate booking-counter schedule was located.
- Public-information request: Use Smith County JustFOIA for booking records, jail administrative records, or booking photos not visible online.
- TDCJ: Use the state locator after sentencing and transfer to Texas prison custody.
- BOP and ICE: Use federal locators only for federal prison or immigration detention, not ordinary county custody.
- Texas IVSS-Counties: Use with caution and verify Smith County availability in the portal before relying on alerts.
No official Smith County Sheriff, Tyler Police, or Lindale Police mobile app link was located in the official agency pages reviewed. Do not rely on unrelated app-store listings, scanner apps, or third-party police-directory apps for Smith County inmate records.
Smith County Commissary Funds
Smith County sheriff pages link JailATM for commissary funds, video messaging, and email or video call services. NCIC is linked for telephone services. The reviewed official Smith County pages did not publish a full fee schedule, deposit limit, or in-person kiosk rule, so current vendor terms should be checked before funds are sent. Confirm custody first because a release, transfer, hold, or TDCJ move can change which system applies.
| Service | Vendor / URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Video messaging, email/video call services, commissary funds | JailATM | Officially linked by the sheriff. |
| Telephone services / phone funds | NCIC | Sheriff says NCIC provides telephone services and phone funds can be added through NCIC or JailATM. |
| In-person deposit kiosk | Not located | Do not assume a kiosk without a current official source. |
| Fee schedule | Not located in Smith County sources reviewed | Check the vendor for current fees. |
Note: Confirm the person's custody status before sending funds, scheduling a visit, or setting up phone service.