Live Oak County Inmate Population
The local part of the Live Oak County inmate population is centered on the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office and the Live Oak County Jail in George West. The sheriff's jail page says the office operates the county jail, keeps inmates safely housed, and runs the commissary. It also says the jail moved to the Larry R. Busby Drive facility in February 2009 and can hold up to 96 inmates. That local jail count is not the same as a prison count, a federal facility count, or a monthly booking total.
Live Oak is small, but its custody map is broader than one county. The sheriff's jail page states that the Live Oak County Jail houses Live Oak County inmates, McMullen County inmates, and people from federal and other jurisdictions when housed by agreement. FCI Three Rivers is also physically inside Live Oak County, but it is a Federal Bureau of Prisons institution for sentenced federal inmates. The county jail and the federal prison belong in the same local detention map, yet they use different lookup tools, different visiting rules, and different records offices.
Important custody split: Live Oak County Jail records are local sheriff records. TDCJ, BOP, ICE, and court records must be checked through their own systems.
Live Oak County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest public figures for the Live Oak County inmate population come from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. The June 2026 current population workbook lists Live Oak County Jail with a rated capacity of 96 and a current jail population of 45 on the June 1, 2026 row. The separate incarceration-rate workbook lists a Live Oak average daily population of 51, county population of 11,967, and incarceration rate of 4.26 per 1,000 residents for the same report period.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated county jail capacity | 96 | Live Oak sheriff jail page and TCJS current report, June 2026 |
| Current county jail population | 45 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Capacity use | 46.875% | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population for rate | 51 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| County incarceration rate | 4.26 per 1,000 residents | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| FCI Three Rivers population | 1,166 total | BOP public location data, modified June 25, 2026 |
The TCJS population reports page is the source hub for current jail population, incarceration-rate, paper-ready, pregnant-inmate, jailer-turnover, and immigration-detainer workbooks. The screenshot below shows that official TCJS report gateway. It matters because the Live Oak County inmate population figures are snapshots from a state jail standards source, not estimates from a commercial roster.
Those reports are useful for capacity and population, but they do not replace a custody check on a specific person. A first-day count can show how full the jail was, while the sheriff's office remains the practical contact for a current local inmate lookup.
Live Oak County Inmate Population Trends
The TCJS current population rows reviewed for 2024 through June 2026 show the Live Oak County inmate population below its 96-bed county jail capacity throughout the captured period. The recent high in the research subset was 74 on January 1, 2025, while the recent low was 43 on May 1, 2026. The June 1, 2026 count rose slightly to 45. These rows are first-day-of-month snapshots. They are not annual booking totals, total admissions, or a full average length-of-stay measure.
| Date | Total Jail Population | Capacity Use |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2024 | 60 | 62.5% |
| Jun. 1, 2024 | 72 | 75.0% |
| Dec. 1, 2024 | 65 | 67.7% |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | 74 | 77.1% |
| Jun. 1, 2025 | 66 | 68.8% |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 71 | 74.0% |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 68 | 70.8% |
| May 1, 2026 | 43 | 44.8% |
| Jun. 1, 2026 | 45 | 46.9% |
The drop in spring 2026 should be read as a jail population change, not proof that arrests stopped or cases ended. Bond decisions, court settings, transfers, holds, and contract housing can all move the Live Oak County inmate population up or down between report dates. The sheriff's page adds one local reason for variation: the jail may hold people for McMullen County, federal agencies, or other jurisdictions, so the population is not limited to Live Oak County arrests.
Who Makes Up Live Oak County Inmates
The June 1, 2026 TCJS Live Oak row breaks the county jail population into custody categories rather than a simple list of names. It reports local Class A and B misdemeanor pretrial inmates, local convicted misdemeanants, local and contract pretrial felons, parole violators, convicted felons sentenced to TDCJ divisions, state jail felony categories, and federal inmates. Those categories show why a Live Oak County inmate search should ask about the legal status, not just the person's name.
- Pretrial jail population: TCJS listed 6 local male Class A/B misdemeanor pretrial inmates, 17 local male pretrial felons, and 1 local female pretrial felon.
- Sentenced or convicted local custody: The row listed 1 local male convicted misdemeanant and TDCJ-sentenced felony categories.
- Other-agency custody: The row included 3 contract male pretrial felons and 7 male federal inmates.
- State jail felony categories: TCJS listed local pretrial state jail felons and a female convicted state jail felony sentenced to state jail.
These figures also explain the difference between a jail population report and a jail roster. A report counts classes of people on a date. A roster or records request seeks one person's booking, charge, bond, or release status. Since no official Live Oak County online roster was located, the category data helps frame the search, but the sheriff's jail phone line or written request remains the local person-specific route.
Live Oak County Jail Capacity
Live Oak County Jail capacity is unusually clear in the official material. The sheriff's jail page says the facility will hold up to 96 inmates, and TCJS reports the same 96-bed capacity. With 45 people listed on June 1, 2026, the current county jail count in the research was below capacity. The reviewed 2024 through 2026 snapshots also stayed below the rated bed count. No official consent decree, overcrowding order, recent jail-construction project, or current jail litigation summary was located in the official-source sweep.
The absence of a current overcrowding finding does not mean the count is fixed. A small county jail can change fast after a multi-person arrest, transfer delay, contract hold, parole hold, or federal housing arrangement. That is why a Live Oak County inmate population figure should be cited with its report date. For custody of one person, call the Live Oak County Jail or use the correct state, federal, or immigration locator for the custody type.
The county sheriff office page is the county government page for Sheriff Larry Busby and the sheriff's office contact details. The screenshot below is useful when matching the Live Oak County inmate population to the correct local office.
Use that county contact page together with the sheriff jail page. The county page identifies the office, while the jail page carries the detention rules, phone fallback, commissary, mail, and visitation details.
Live Oak County Inmate Record Laws
Texas law shapes both the Live Oak County inmate population data and the records that follow an arrest. The Texas Public Information Act gives the public a way to request information held by Texas governmental bodies, subject to exceptions. Government Code 552.108 can protect some law-enforcement material, but 552.108(c) keeps basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime available. County jail standards and population reporting are tied to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
Key statutes:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives the public a request process for government records, with exceptions.
Texas Government Code Chapter 511 creates the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and its county jail oversight role.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17 governs bail, bond forms, and release conditions after arrest.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A governs expunction of qualifying criminal records.
These laws do not create a single statewide Live Oak County jail roster. They provide the record-access framework. If a booking sheet, mugshot, charge list, or historical jail record is not posted online, the next step is a request to the office that holds the record. For state criminal-history data, Texas DPS is a separate channel under Government Code Chapter 411.
Search Live Oak County Inmates
No official Live Oak County online jail roster, recent-bookings report, or mugshot feed was located on the sheriff or county government site during the research sweep. That changes the Live Oak County inmate search workflow. The practical first step is the jail itself, not a web form. Call the Live Oak County Jail at 361-449-8041 or 361-449-2271 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arresting agency, approximate arrest date, and whether the arrest may have involved Live Oak County or McMullen County.
- Call the Live Oak County Jail and ask whether the person is currently in custody.
- Provide exact identifiers, including full name, date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask what public booking details can be released by phone, such as charge, bond, court, or release status.
- If phone release is limited, submit a written public-information request to the sheriff's office.
- If the person was sentenced, check TDCJ for Texas prison custody or BOP for federal custody.
- Use ICE ODLS for immigration detention and Texas VINELink for custody or release notifications.
For formal requests, the sheriff contact channels documented in the research include the sheriff office at 200 Larry R. Busby Drive, George West, Texas 78022, info@liveoaksheriff.com, and the sheriff contact form. A public-information request should ask for a specific record and date range, such as a booking sheet, booking photo, charge list, bond data, or release date. Broad background searches should be routed to the correct court clerk or Texas DPS instead.
Live Oak County Custody Search Fields
Because no official county roster form was located, the Live Oak County inmate population search fields are best understood as the details needed for a phone or written request. State and federal searches do have structured forms. The TDCJ form is for sentenced Texas prisoners. The BOP locator is for federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS is the immigration detainee channel, while VINELink is a notification system rather than a booking record.
| Channel | Fields or Details | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Live Oak County Jail phone or request | Full name, DOB, arrest date, arresting agency, county of arrest | Current local custody and public booking details |
| Sheriff contact form | Sender name, phone, email, message | Written inquiry when phone release is limited |
| TDCJ Inmate Information Search | Last name, first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender, race | Sentenced Texas state prisoners |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Register, DCDC, FBI, or INS number, or name with race, age, sex | Sentenced federal inmates, including FCI Three Rivers |
| ICE ODLS | A-Number and country of birth, or biographical search | Immigration detention status |
Past Live Oak County Inmate Records
Past Live Oak County inmate records are more likely to require an office request than a web search. The research did not locate a public archive of released Live Oak County bookings or a historical mugshot feed. For a released person, start with the sheriff if the needed record is a booking sheet, booking photo, jail release date, or property-release issue. Include the person's name, date of birth, arrest date, charge if known, and the exact record sought. Ask for a cost estimate if copies or staff search time will be billed.
Court records after release follow a different path. Felony court files go through the District Clerk, and the District Clerk page says requests without a cause number are subject to a $5.00 search fee. County-level records may go through the County Clerk, but that office warns that it does not conduct criminal or background searches. Statewide criminal-history checks belong with Texas DPS, not the county jail.
Live Oak County Inmate Record Details
No public Live Oak County Jail inmate profile was available to inspect, so the safest approach is to ask for public booking categories rather than assume a roster field exists. A written request can seek the basic arrest and booking information that may be releasable under Texas law. Staff may withhold or redact information when a statute, juvenile rule, active investigation, court order, or other exception applies.
| Record Category | What to Ask For |
|---|---|
| Identity | Inmate name and identifiers needed to distinguish similar names |
| Booking | Booking date, booking time, booking number, and arresting agency if releasable |
| Charges | Listed booking charges, warrant or cause number, and court or magistrate information |
| Bond | Bond amount, bond type, release condition, or no-bond hold if public |
| Status | Current custody, release date, transfer, or agency hold when available |
| Photo | Booking photo or mugshot, requested separately because no online gallery was located |
County Jail vs State Prison
The Live Oak County inmate population is often confused with Texas state prison custody. A person arrested locally may begin at the Live Oak County Jail for booking, magistration, bond, and pretrial detention. If that person is later sentenced to a Texas prison term, the long-term lookup moves to the TDCJ Inmate Information Search. FCI Three Rivers is separate again because it is a federal prison and uses the BOP locator.
| Custody Type | Who Is Held | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| Live Oak County Jail | Pretrial, short-sentence, McMullen, federal, or other contract inmates | Jail phone, in person, or sheriff public-information request |
| TDCJ state prison | Sentenced Texas prisoners after transfer | TDCJ Inmate Information Search |
| Federal BOP | Sentenced federal inmates | BOP Inmate Locator and FCI Three Rivers page |
| ICE detention | Immigration detainees or holds | ICE ODLS and agency custody confirmation |
The TDCJ locator is shown in the captured source image below. It is useful after state sentencing, but it is not the current Live Oak County jail roster.
A person can vanish from the local jail process after transfer and later appear in the state system. That delay is normal and should be checked with both the jail and the receiving agency when timing matters.
Live Oak County Detention Facilities
The Live Oak County inmate population site map has two facility pages. The county jail page covers local jail custody, including the McMullen County and contract-housing context. The FCI Three Rivers page covers federal sentenced custody. These pages should not be merged in a search because the sheriff cannot control BOP records, and the BOP locator will not show ordinary county jail bookings.
- Live Oak County Jail is the sheriff-run county jail in George West for Live Oak County inmates, McMullen County inmates, and certain federal or other-jurisdiction inmates housed under agreement.
- FCI Three Rivers is a Federal Bureau of Prisons institution in Three Rivers for male sentenced federal inmates at the medium-security FCI and adjacent minimum-security camp.
Live Oak County Custody Terms
Several terms recur in Live Oak County inmate records, court records, and jail population data. These terms help separate the jail's public booking information from a court case or a prison locator result.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest, usually before the court case is complete.
- Magistration
- The early appearance before a magistrate where rights, probable cause, and bond may be addressed.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or legal reason from another agency that can delay release even after local bond is handled.
- PR bond
- A personal recognizance bond, meaning release based on a written promise and court conditions.
- Expunction
- A Texas court process under Chapter 55A for clearing qualifying arrest records.
Live Oak County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Live Oak County inmate population? TCJS listed 45 people in the Live Oak County Jail on June 1, 2026, against a 96-bed capacity. The incarceration-rate workbook listed an average daily population of 51 for Live Oak County. FCI Three Rivers is separate federal custody, with BOP data modified June 25, 2026 listing 1,166 total inmates.
Can Live Oak County inmates be searched online? No official Live Oak County online jail roster was located in the sheriff or county pages reviewed. Use the jail phone, sheriff contact form, email, in-person contact, or a written public-information request for local custody. Use TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, and VINELink only for the custody types they cover.
Why might a McMullen County inmate be in Live Oak County? The sheriff's jail page says the Live Oak County Jail handles inmates from Live Oak and McMullen Counties. TCJS research also identified McMullen as a no-jail county, so a McMullen arrest can lead a family member to the Live Oak County Jail.
Are mugshots part of the Live Oak County inmate population search? No official online mugshot gallery was found. A booking photo may be requested from the sheriff as a law-enforcement record, subject to Texas Public Information Act exceptions and local processing.