Bastrop County TX Jail

Bastrop County TX Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 512-303-1080

The Bastrop County TX Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 200 Jackson St Bastrop, TX which is operated locally by the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Bastrop County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Bastrop Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Bastrop County contracts with the US Marshal’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to house federal inmates. This agreement generates close to $2 million in revenue annually. In 2013, the average daily population is 290 with 100 of those being Federal inmates.

The Bastrop County Jail offers religious services, which are non-denominational, to all of the inmates twice a week with multiple services each time. There are also G.E.D. classes, Alcoholics Anonymous classes offered to any inmate that requests such services.

The current design capacity of the facility is 392 beds which consist of 8 separation cells, 23 individual cells, 23 Multi-occupancy cells, and a 48-bed low-risk building. In addition, there are 8 beds available in the medical section in the event an inmate needs medical care. The intake or booking area of the jail contains 2 holding cells, 2 detoxification cells, and an isolation cell for violent inmates and inmates that desire to inflict harm upon themselves.

Phone Cards: As an alternative to collect calls, inmates can also purchase phone cards for $10, $20 or $30 through commissary. Phone cards can be used to reach the cell and/or landline phones. Get the Discount Phone Service now!

Inmate Mail DOs and DON'Ts

DOs

• Your first and last name, and complete mailing address.
• Inmate’s name they are booked under, and inmate number.
• Maximum of 5 pictures per envelope.
• Letters can be typed or handwritten.

DON'Ts

• Lipstick, perfume, cologne, foreign substances, glitter, liquid paper, etc.
• Pictures with alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, sexually explicit, or gang-related.
• Pages torn from books, magazines, or pamphlets.
• Books of any kind, they must come from a publisher.
• Envelopes, stamps, paper, pens, etc.
• Photo-copied materials or anything printed from the computer (except correspondence).