This website is a private reference site, not a Waller County office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, pull an official booking record, correct a court file, or answer for the sheriff, jail, clerk, or court.
Where to Ask for Waller County Records
Use the official office that controls the record you need. Written sheriff public-information requests are handled under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, and the sheriff records page says verbal requests are not open-records requests.
- Waller County Sheriff / Jail: 100 Sheriff R. Glenn Smith Drive, Hempstead, TX 77445, phone (979) 826-8282. Use this office for current Waller County Jail custody questions, jail information, and sheriff records routing.
- Sheriff public-information requests: email written requests to publicinformation@wallercounty.us, or mail or hand-deliver them to Attn: Public Information, 645 12th St., Hempstead, TX 77445. Include your name, address or email, telephone number, and a clear description of the records requested.
- District Clerk: 400 Sheriff R. Glenn Smith Dr., Hempstead, TX 77445, phone (979) 826-7735. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. Use this office for district-court records and public access questions when a felony case moves into court.
- County Clerk criminal records: Waller County Clerk information should be used for misdemeanor criminal court records. The research materials list a criminal search fee of $5 per name, copies at $1 per page, and certified copies at $1 per page plus $5 to certify.
For quick routing, start with the record type and custody system:
- For someone currently held in the county jail, use jail inmate records and then confirm urgent details with the Waller County Sheriff / Jail.
- For booking photos published through the sheriff roster, review jail roster mugshots and remember that roster images can change as custody status changes.
- For charges or case filings after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the appropriate clerk office.
- For facility address and visitation context, use the Waller County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, use the statewide Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate locator instead of the county jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, check the Bureau of Prisons locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or other official federal channel.