The Scurry County Inmate Population
The Scurry County inmate population is reported most clearly through the Texas Commission on Jail Standards county jail population reports. Those reports count people held in the Scurry County Jail, not sentenced prisoners already assigned to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The local jail count can include new arrests, people held before trial, people serving local misdemeanor time, parole violators, state-jail-felony detainees, TDCJ-ready prisoners waiting on transfer, and contract inmates from other Texas counties. That mix matters. A person in the local jail may have a Scurry County case, a hold from another agency, or a transfer status that changes which office can answer the next question.
The physical custody map also matters for search work. The Scurry County Jail is the local detention point operated by the Scurry County Sheriff's Office. Price Daniel Unit is a TDCJ state prison in Snyder, so it is searched through the statewide TDCJ inmate search. Snyder Police appears in the research as an arrest channel, not a separate public long-term jail roster. The official City of Snyder inmate-search page said the online search was not yet launched and directed users to the sheriff's office. That finding makes the phone and records-request path more important than a standard roster workflow.
Scurry County Inmate Population Statistics
The current Scurry County inmate population figures come from the TCJS current population and incarceration-rate spreadsheets. The June 1, 2026 population report lists Scurry County Jail with 161 rated beds and 69 people in custody, or 42.86 percent of capacity. The matching June 2026 incarceration-rate row lists an average daily population of 48, a county population base of 16,211, and an incarceration rate of 2.96 per 1,000 residents. Those figures are useful because they separate a one-day count from the average daily population used for rate reporting.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rated / bed capacity | 161 | TCJS Current Inmate Population Report, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 69 | TCJS Current Inmate Population Report, June 1, 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 42.86% | TCJS Current Inmate Population Report, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 48 | TCJS Current Incarceration Rate Report, June 2026 |
| Incarceration rate | 2.96 per 1,000 residents | TCJS Current Incarceration Rate Report, June 2026 |
| Contract in-state county inmates | 21 | TCJS Current Inmate Population Report, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports page is the official source for the county jail spreadsheets used here.
The report page is the place to check for a newer Scurry County row before relying on a prior monthly snapshot.
Scurry County Inmate Population Trends
The extracted TCJS trend rows show Scurry County's average daily population staying near the low 50s for much of 2024 and 2025, then dropping to 48 by June 2026. The trend does not prove a single cause. Average daily population can change with arrest volume, bond decisions, court pace, parole holds, contract inmates, and transfer timing for prisoners who are ready for TDCJ. The best reading is narrow and sourced: the latest extracted TCJS row is lower than the late 2024 and mid-2025 rows, and the June 2026 one-day count was well below the jail's rated capacity.
| Date | Average Daily Population | Incarceration Rate | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-01 | 50 | 3.08 | TCJS row uses county population 16,212. |
| 2024-06-01 | 50 | 3.08 | Scurry stayed near 49 to 50 through early 2024. |
| 2024-12-01 | 55 | 3.39 | Highest row observed in the extracted period. |
| 2025-06-01 | 54 | 3.33 | ADP remained in the low-to-mid 50s. |
| 2025-12-01 | 52 | 3.21 | Decline from the prior peak. |
| 2026-06-01 | 48 | 2.96 | Most recent extracted row. |
Note: TCJS trend data reports jail averages, not the full count of Scurry County residents in TDCJ, BOP, or ICE custody.
Who Is Counted in Scurry County Jail
The June 1, 2026 TCJS snapshot gives more detail than a single head count. It lists local pretrial Class C detainees, local Class A/B misdemeanor detainees, local pretrial felons, parole violators, parole violators with new charges, convicted misdemeanants, state-jail-felony detainees, TDCJ-sentenced local prisoners, and contract in-state county inmates. That means the Scurry County inmate population at the jail includes people at different points in the legal process. Some may still be waiting for a first court setting. Others may be waiting for parole action, another county, or transfer to the state system.
| Category | Count in TCJS Row | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Local male pretrial felons | 17 | Held before felony case disposition. |
| Local female pretrial felons | 3 | Female pretrial felony detainees in local custody. |
| Contract pretrial felons | 15 | In-state county contract inmates, male and female combined. |
| Parole violators and parole violators with new charges | 7 | TDCJ parole-related custody categories. |
| Convicted felons or parole violators sentenced to TDCJ divisions | 8 | Local prisoners waiting in the state-sentence transfer path. |
| Pretrial state jail felons | 8 | Local and contract state-jail-felony detainees combined. |
TCJS did not provide a Scurry-specific race, age, or ethnicity breakdown in the extracted current population row. The researched demographic discussion should therefore stay with legal status and sex categories, where the official spreadsheet supplies data.
Scurry County Jail Capacity
On the June 1, 2026 TCJS current population report, Scurry County Jail was below its reported rated capacity. The row listed 69 people against 161 beds. No official current source in the research file identified a jail overcrowding lawsuit, consent decree, new jail project, or closure plan. That is not the same as a claim that no issue has ever existed. It means the present build should stick to the sourced TCJS snapshot and avoid broad claims about chronic overcrowding or jail expansion.
Capacity note: A low capacity percentage on one report date does not predict the next day's bookings, releases, holds, or transfers.
Laws Governing Scurry County Jail Data
Texas law shapes both the public-record path and the jail-population reporting path. The Texas Public Information Act is the starting point for sheriff and county records, though law-enforcement exceptions can limit active case material. Texas Government Code Chapter 511 authorizes the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, which is why TCJS is the proper public source for county jail capacity and population reports. Jail custody also intersects with bond, warrant, and expunction statutes when a person moves from booking into court.
Key Statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs public-information requests to county and sheriff offices, subject to exceptions.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 supports TCJS jail standards, inspections, and population reporting.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 includes death-in-custody reporting and inquest provisions.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 controls bail rules that can affect jail population.
Search Scurry County Jail Inmates
A Scurry County jail inmate search does not begin with a live official roster in the sources reviewed. The county jail page publishes jail contact, deposits, and visitation information but no searchable roster. The City of Snyder inmate-search page said online search was not yet launched and directed people who need help finding an inmate to the Scurry County Sheriff's Office. For current custody, the fastest official channel is the jail phone. For written history, booking records, jailings, reports, or calls for service, the sheriff's open-records forms are the fallback.
- Call Scurry County Jail at 325-573-3581 for immediate current custody and release-status questions.
- Call the Scurry County Sheriff's Office at 325-573-3551 when the jail line routes a question to the main office.
- Use the sheriff open-records form for reports, calls for service, background checks, or Scurry County jailings.
- Search TDCJ if the person may have been sentenced and moved from the county jail into state prison.
- Use BOP, ICE ODLS, and VINELink when federal custody, immigration custody, or custody notification may apply.
The sheriff records forms ask for details that narrow a search, such as the requester's return method, the name and date of birth of the person searched, arrest dates, specific charge, or other identifying facts. Those fields matter because a no-roster county search often depends on staff being able to match a person to a booking, call, or report record.
Scurry County Roster Search Fields
The official research did not find a working Scurry County Jail roster search form. That is a real search-field finding, not an empty slot. Readers should not be told to enter a last name on a county roster that was not located. The available form-style path is the sheriff open-records/background-check request, while current custody questions still go through the jail phone.
| Lookup Channel | Search Field or Identifier | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County jail roster | No active public roster found | Not available in reviewed official sources | City page says online inmate search is not yet launched. |
| Sheriff background-check / jailings form | Name of person, date of birth, charge, arrest date | Written Scurry County jailing record request | Form states it relates only to jailings in Scurry County. |
| Reports / calls for service form | Address, people involved, what was reported, responding agency | Reports or call records | Return methods include pickup, email, or fax. |
| Jail phone | Name and identifying details | Current custody check | Best first channel for a recent arrest. |
Scurry County Inmate Record Details
Because no official public Scurry County roster profile was found, the local page should not claim that public profiles show a mugshot, charge list, housing unit, bond amount, or release time. Those items may exist in jail records, but public access depends on the jail, the sheriff records process, and applicable law. The sheriff's forms show which details help locate the record.
| Field | What the Research Supports |
|---|---|
| Name | The sheriff background-check form asks for the name of the person requested. |
| Date of birth | The form asks for DOB to identify a Scurry County jailing. |
| Date of arrest / jailing | Arrest dates can be supplied as narrowing details. |
| Specific charge | The form asks for a charge when known. |
| Mugshot | Not published on an official Scurry County roster found in research. |
| Bond or release status | Not shown online in the official roster sources reviewed; call the jail or court. |
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates the local custody record after arrest.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency, such as parole, another county, federal, or immigration officials.
- TDCJ-ready
- A local prisoner waiting for transfer after state sentence paperwork is complete.
- VINELink
- A custody-status and notification portal for participating agencies.
Scurry County Jail vs State Prison
County jail custody and state prison custody are separate systems. Scurry County Jail handles local bookings and short-term or pretrial custody. Price Daniel Unit is a TDCJ state prison that holds sentenced male prisoners in state custody. Once a person has moved to TDCJ, the county jail phone is no longer the main lookup path for their prison assignment, projected release, parole eligibility, or offense history. Use the TDCJ locator instead.
| Question | Scurry County Jail | TDCJ / Price Daniel Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Local pretrial detainees, misdemeanants, holds, parole violators, TDCJ-ready prisoners, contract inmates | Sentenced male state prisoners |
| Operator | Scurry County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Lookup path | Jail phone and sheriff records forms | TDCJ inmate search |
| Update caution | No official live public roster found | TDCJ says data is updated on working days only and is at least 24 hours old |
State Federal and ICE Search
The TDCJ inmate search covers people currently incarcerated in a Texas prison facility, including prisoners assigned to Price Daniel Unit. It can be searched by last name with at least a first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number, with optional gender and race fields. The result list and detail page can show the person's TDCJ number, SID number, age, current facility, projected release date, parole eligibility date, visitation eligibility, and offense history. TDCJ warns that the information can lag and can change quickly.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is separate and covers federal sentenced prisoners and some released federal custody records. It is not a county jail roster and may not show every federal pretrial detainee held through the U.S. Marshals Service. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the separate immigration-custody path. VINELink Texas can help with custody notification when a participating system has a match.
The TDCJ search page uses state prisoner identifiers and name fields, not Scurry County jail booking numbers.
Use that state locator only after the custody question points to sentenced prison custody rather than a new Scurry County booking.
Scurry County Detention Facilities
The Scurry County inmate population is best understood as a facility map, not one roster. The local jail, the state prison, and the Snyder police arrest channel each answer a different question. Use the primary county jail for a recent local arrest. Use the state prison locator for a sentenced TDCJ prisoner. Use the Snyder police channel only as a way to understand arrests that route to the sheriff and jail.
- Scurry County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, short local sentences, parole violators, state-jail-felony detainees, TDCJ-ready prisoners, and in-state contract inmates reported to TCJS.
- Price Daniel Unit is a TDCJ state prison in Snyder for sentenced male prisoners, searched through the statewide TDCJ locator.
- Snyder Police Department Holding / Arrest Channel is treated as an arrest-routing channel because the city inmate-search page says online search is not yet launched.
Scurry County Jail Records Requests
The sheriff's office page is the main written fallback for jail records because it hosts open-records request paths. One form covers reports or calls for service. Another covers background-check style requests tied to jailings that occurred in Scurry County. The forms let a requester choose pickup, email, or fax as the return method and ask for facts that narrow the search. A booking photo may exist as part of a booking record, but no official Scurry County public mugshot roster was found in the reviewed sources.
For court records after booking, use the court and prosecutor paths rather than the jail. Misdemeanor prosecution routes through the County Attorney, while felony prosecution routes through the District Attorney and district court. Court dockets can show arraignment or calendar information, but they are not a jail custody list. For booking photos and record cleanup, use the records request and court order path rather than commercial mugshot sites.
Scurry County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Scurry County inmate population?
The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population report listed 69 people in Scurry County Jail against a rated capacity of 161 beds. The June 2026 incarceration-rate row listed average daily population at 48 and a rate of 2.96 per 1,000 residents.
Is there a Scurry County jail roster online?
No active official Scurry County Jail public roster was found in the research sources. The City of Snyder inmate-search page said online inmate search was not yet launched and directed people needing help finding an inmate to the Scurry County Sheriff's Office.
Where should a new arrest be checked first?
Call Scurry County Jail for current custody first. If the person may already be sentenced to state prison, search TDCJ. If federal or immigration custody may be involved, use the BOP locator, ICE ODLS, and any U.S. Marshals or court information tied to the case.
Does Scurry County show mugshots online?
No official public Scurry County mugshot roster or recent-bookings gallery was located. Booking photos may be requested through the sheriff records process when legally available, but the build should not promise online mugshot access.