Wheeler County Jail Overview
Wheeler County Jail is the official local detention facility identified in county and sheriff sources for Wheeler County, Texas. It is operated by the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Tim Reeves. The jail is a county facility, not a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison and not a federal detention center. Its local population includes people booked after arrest, people held before trial, local misdemeanor or felony pretrial detainees, parole or state holds when reported, state jail felony categories, and local jail commitments. TCJS reporting can also include federal, contract, immigration, and housed-elsewhere categories when those counts exist.
The facility is tied to the sheriff's public website and app-style information system. That system exposes Jail Information, Inmate Search, Records Request, Contact Us, and app download routes. The jail information feed publishes visitation, bond, phone, video, and deposit rules, while the inmate-search feed publishes current roster entries. The public roster is useful, but it is not a full jail file. Inspected entries showed charge data and booking dates while leaving some booking, gender, bond, and image fields blank.
The official county source for the facility is the Wheeler County sheriff page, which lists the sheriff's office and jail contact information.
The sheriff page screenshot supports the facility identity, contact route, and local agency responsible for Wheeler County Jail custody records.
Wheeler County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is the strongest official source for capacity and current jail population. In the TCJS current population workbook downloaded June 30, 2026, Wheeler County Jail is reported as a 48-bed facility. The June 1, 2026 Wheeler row showed a total jail population of 17 and 35.4 percent of capacity. The research also captured recent first-day snapshots of 22 in May 2026, 30 in April 2026, and 25 in March 2026. These are first-day-of-month reports, not annual bookings and not average daily population.
| Date | Total Jail Population | Capacity | Percent of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | 17 | 48 | 35.4% |
| May 1, 2026 | 22 | 48 | 45.8% |
| April 1, 2026 | 30 | 48 | 62.5% |
| March 1, 2026 | 25 | 48 | 52.1% |
The TCJS population report should be read as a reporting snapshot. It can change if a county updates submitted data. It is still the best public capacity source when comparing Wheeler County Jail's current count to its bed rating.
The screenshot source is the TCJS population reports page, the state gateway for county jail population workbooks.
The TCJS page is important because it separates official population reporting from the jail roster, which is focused on current inmate lookup.
Lookup Wheeler County Jail Inmates
Use the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search feature for current county jail custody. The app manifest shows a searchable feed list sorted by name A-Z, while a later maintenance page says the website inmate search may be down and tells users to check the app or check back later. The raw feed returned current entries during research on June 30, 2026. That means the right practical workflow is to try the sheriff website, use the official app when the web route fails, and call the jail when a field is missing or custody cannot be confirmed online.
- Open the Wheeler County inmate-search route or the official sheriff app.
- Search by name. Roster entries appear in a last-name-first style.
- Open the result and check booking date, age, statute code, charge description, level, and any bond fields.
- Call 806-826-5537 if the web route is down, the record is incomplete, or a release or hold needs to be confirmed.
The sheriff app share source is the official Wheeler County Sheriff TX app page, which provides the mobile fallback when web inmate search is unavailable.
The app screenshot supports a key local point: Wheeler County inmate lookup may be app-important when the browser route is under maintenance.
Wheeler County Jail Contact
Wheeler County publishes one main sheriff and jail contact route. Official sources did not identify a separate 24-hour booking desk number, records-unit number, or public visiting entrance phone. Use the main number for custody questions, visitation scheduling, bond confirmation, and jail information. The sheriff app footer also lists business hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, while jail custody operations are not limited to those office hours.
Wheeler County Jail
7944 US Hwy 83
Wheeler, TX 79096
806-826-5537
Fax: 806-826-3458
Mailing: P.O. Box 88, Wheeler, TX 79096
Published Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CST
Use the main jail number before travel or scheduled video visitation.
Official sources did not publish public-transit directions, visitor parking rates, ADA entrance details, or a separate visitor entrance description. Wheeler County Jail sits on US Highway 83 in Wheeler, so visitors should confirm route and parking details before leaving, especially during rural highway closures or Panhandle weather.
Wheeler County Jail Visitation
Wheeler County Jail publishes video-only visitation. Inmates may have up to four visitors. Onsite video visits must be scheduled 24 hours before visitation by calling 806-826-5537. Visitors need proper identification, must be properly dressed, and must act in an orderly way. A visit may be denied if the visitor or inmate fails to comply with rules or if the visit is not in the best interest of security or welfare. Prior inmates of the facility may not visit until 90 days after release.
| Day | Hours | Type | Scheduling Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. | Video only | Schedule onsite visit 24 hours ahead by calling 806-826-5537. |
| Sunday | 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. | Video only | Same visitor, ID, dress, and security rules apply. |
| Monday-Friday | 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Attorney and clergy | Attorney and clergy visits should be scheduled in these hours; alternate arrangements may be made for good reason. |
Visitors may not bring packages, mail, food, magazines, or other items to an inmate unless jail staff or the Jail Administrator inspect and accept the item as necessary. Vulgar language or gestures during visitation can lead to disciplinary action against the inmate, and the jail warns not to leave young children unattended.
Wheeler Jail Phone Money
Wheeler County Jail publishes City Tele Coin as the provider for offsite visitation, inmate telephone calls, and online deposits. Deposits are deposit-specific and may be for commissary, phone, or media accounts. Official Wheeler sources did not publish a commissary ordering schedule, online transaction fee, spending limit, tablet fee, or detailed commissary menu. Use the jail or City Tele Coin for current account rules before sending money.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Published Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Offsite video visitation | City Tele Coin | Family or friends may call 318-746-1114 or use the City Tele Coin website. |
| Phone account | City Tele Coin | Phone account information routes through the vendor website. |
| In-person deposit | Money order or cashier's check | Bring to Wheeler County Sheriff's Office at 7944 US Hwy 83. |
| Mail deposit | Money order or cashier's check | Mail to the inmate with inmate number at P.O. Box 88, Wheeler, TX 79096. |
| Online deposit | City Tele Coin | Fee not published in sheriff source. |
The jail information source is the official Wheeler County jail information feed, which lists visitation, phone, bond, and deposit rules.
The jail information feed screenshot ties the money and communication rules to the sheriff's official OCV content rather than a third-party vendor summary.
Wheeler County Jail Bond
Wheeler County Jail's published bond information separates cash bond from surety bond. Cash bond is described as 100 percent of the bond amount. The jail accepts cashier's check, money order, and credit-card payment, with credit-card details handled by calling 806-826-5537. No official online cash-bond payment URL, service fee, or posting-hours schedule was located in the research. Because the public roster samples had blank Bail Amount and Bail Type fields, a blank bond field should not be treated as proof that no bond exists.
Surety bond means release through a bonding company accepted by Wheeler County Jail. The jail information feed lists accepted bonding companies, including Affordable Bail Bonds, Bob's Bail Bond, Central Bail Bonds, Ferguson Bail Bonds, Freedom Bail Bonds, J&L Bail Bonds, and Texoma Bail Bonds. The source also lists a Spanish-only Affordable Bail Bonds number. A bond may still be blocked by another warrant, detainer, parole hold, no-bond order, or court-stage change.
| Bond Type | Wheeler County Detail | Confirm Before Paying |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | 100 percent of bond amount; cashier's check, money order, and credit-card inquiry listed. | Call 806-826-5537 for amount, eligibility, and payment route. |
| Surety bond | Use a bonding company accepted by Wheeler County Jail. | Ask whether holds or a no-bond order block release. |
| PR bond | Release on promise and court conditions, if ordered by the court. | Confirm with court or jail, not the blank roster field. |
Wheeler Jail Records Requests
Records not shown online can be requested through the sheriff route or by written request under the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552. Ask for a specific booking record, jail record, incident report, or booking photo. Include the subject name, date of birth if known, approximate incident or booking date, and the records sought. The sheriff app's Case Report form states that only reports written by Wheeler County Sheriff's Office are available through that route, and ongoing court cases cannot be released by the department.
Court-filed charges, dispositions, settings, and orders belong with the clerk, prosecutor, and court path. Booking charges on a jail roster are arrest-stage labels. They can change after prosecutor review. That difference matters for bond, warrants, expunction, and final conviction searches.
- Booking charge
- The arrest-stage charge label shown by the jail at intake.
- Filed charge
- The charge a prosecutor files in court after review.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may block release.
- Expunction
- A court process under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55 for qualifying arrest and case records.
County State Federal Lookup
Wheeler County Jail is the right lookup path for current local jail custody. It is not the correct tool after a person is transferred to a Texas state prison, sentenced federal prison, or immigration detention. For state prison, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate Information Search. TDCJ searches require last name plus at least first initial, TDCJ number, or SID number, with optional gender and race filters. TDCJ includes people currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility, not ordinary pretrial detainees still in Wheeler County Jail.
Federal sentenced inmates are searched through the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detention searches use ICE ODLS. Texas VINELink is a custody notification tool, not a complete jail file. No TDCJ prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was found in official sources as physically located in Wheeler County, but a Wheeler arrest can still lead to state, federal, or immigration custody after the local stage.
Note: Confirm custody, bond, and visitation with Wheeler County Jail before travel, payment, or scheduled video visitation.