Find a Parker County Jail Record Using the Sheriff’s Current Search Route
Parker County Jail is in Weatherford, Texas. The Sheriff’s Office links to a Tyler Technologies jail-record search and says the search uses the person’s legal booked first and last name.
This guide explains the current search limits, booking-desk fallback, jail contact details, visits, mail, commissary, phone service, court records, Texas IVSS notifications and the state-prison alternative.
Parker County Lookup Board
Fast Answer
Use the Parker County Sheriff’s Jail Search page for current Parker County Jail records. The Sheriff links to a Tyler Technologies public portal and says you need the first and last name the person was booked under. The search uses the legal name; an asterisk can be used as a wildcard, but the first initial still must be entered.
If the search still fails, call the booking desk at 817-594-4208. The Sheriff also states that the newer system no longer provides the former date-based search option, so a “today’s bookings” or date-range request may require a written open-records request instead.
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- Choose the correct source
- Search current custody
- Today / date-based bookings
- Compare jail, court and prison
- Avoid a wrong-person match
- No-result troubleshooting
- Jail address and operator
- Visitation rules
- Phone and voicemail
- Commissary and deposits
- Court records and bond
- Texas IVSS-Counties
- TDCJ state custody
- Open records requests
- Medical / welfare concern
- Federal and ICE fallback
- Official action directory
- FAQs
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How to Search Parker County Jail Records
- Open the Sheriff’s Jail Search page. Use the Parker County Sheriff’s official page rather than a commercial inmate directory.
- Follow the link to the jail-records portal. The Sheriff currently links to Parker County’s Tyler Technologies Public Access system.
- Enter the legal booked name. The Sheriff says the system requires the first and last name the person was booked under.
- Use the wildcard carefully. An asterisk can be used as a wildcard, but the first initial still must be placed in the field.
- Match the correct record. Compare available booking, charge, bond or case details with information you already know; do not identify someone by a photo alone.
- Call if the portal still does not resolve the question. The Sheriff directs users with search trouble to the booking desk at 817-594-4208.
Can You Search Today’s or Yesterday’s Parker County Bookings by Date?
The Sheriff says its newer Judicial/Records Management software does not have the former date-search option. That means the current person-search portal should not be treated as a complete “today’s arrests” feed.
If You Know the Person’s Name
Use the jail search with the legal first and last name. If necessary, use the supported wildcard rule described by the Sheriff.
If You Need Everyone Booked During a Period
Submit a written Texas Public Information Act request for a booking or jail-intake log covering the exact date and time range you need. The Sheriff does not accept open-records requests by phone.
Jail Search, Court Records and TDCJ Are Different Systems
| Source | Best use | Do not treat it as |
|---|---|---|
| Parker County jail records | Current county-jail custody, booking-related information and available bond/charge fields. | A final court disposition or statewide prison record. |
| Parker County Judicial Records | Criminal case records, docket information, hearings and court status. | A guaranteed live jail-housing source. |
| Texas IVSS-Counties | County custody and court-event notifications where integrated. | An emergency safety system or a substitute for the jail/court record. |
| TDCJ Offender Search | Texas state-prison incarceration, supervision and related offender information. | A Parker County Jail roster. |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Federal Bureau of Prisons custody from 1982 to the present. | County jail, TDCJ or every federal pretrial situation. |
| ICE ODLS | ICE detention and certain CBP custody lasting more than 48 hours. | County criminal custody or Texas state-prison custody. |
How to Avoid Matching the Wrong Person
Use the Booked Legal Name
The Sheriff specifically says the current search uses the first and last name under which the person was booked. A nickname can produce a false no-result.
Copy Official Identifiers
If the jail or court portal provides a booking, jail or case number, copy it exactly for follow-up with the jail, court, mail or account provider.
Separate Booking From Disposition
A booking charge can later be amended, reduced, dismissed or resolved differently. Use the court record for the case outcome.
What to Do When the Parker County Jail Search Shows No Result
- Recheck the legal spelling. Try the booked legal name instead of a nickname.
- Use the Sheriff’s wildcard rule. The first initial is still required when using an asterisk.
- Confirm Parker County, Texas. Similar county names or a neighboring-county arrest can lead to the wrong search system.
- Allow for intake or data changes. Very recent booking, transfer or release activity may not match what you expected to see online.
- Call the booking desk. Use 817-594-4208 when the portal does not answer a current local-custody question.
- Check TDCJ if a state transfer is possible. State-prison custody belongs in the TDCJ search, not the county jail portal.
- Check BOP or ICE only when genuinely relevant. Those are separate federal custody systems.
- Check the court docket. A case record can help confirm jurisdiction and case status even when current housing is unclear.
Parker County Jail Address, Operator and Contact Numbers
Parker County Jail
Parker County Jail 612 Jameson Street Weatherford, TX 76086 Jail / booking desk: 817-594-4208The Sheriff says the jail entrance is at Jameson Street and North Mill Street, opposite the Sheriff’s Office entrance.
Who Runs the Jail?
The Parker County Sheriff has constitutional responsibility for the jail. The Sheriff’s official jail page states that daily operations are managed by LaSalle Corrections.
Parker County Sheriff’s Office 129 Hogle Street Weatherford, TX 76086 Administration: 817-594-8845 Dispatch: 817-594-3213Parker County Jail Visitation Rules
The Sheriff’s current visitation page links to a visitation schedule PDF and publishes general visit rules. The linked schedule itself should be checked immediately before travel because housing assignments and schedules can change.
| Published Sheriff rule | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| Minimum visit is 20 minutes, in person and non-contact. | Do not expect a contact visit unless the facility expressly authorizes something different. |
| All inmates receive two visits per week. | Availability can still depend on the current schedule and housing status. |
| Visitation is limited to four visitors per inmate. | Visitors may switch within the 20-minute period under the posted rule. |
| Adult visitors must show valid ID. | Bring current identification and call if unsure whether a particular ID will be accepted. |
| Arrive 20 minutes before sign-up. | Build check-in time into the trip. |
| Visitation Office: 682-229-2361. | This office is not staffed 24 hours a day; the jail number is the fallback. |
View Official Visitation Page ↗
How to Send Mail to a Parker County Jail Inmate
The Sheriff currently routes inmate correspondence through a mailing address in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This is different from the physical jail address used for in-person jail business and commissary kiosk deposits.
Inmate’s Name / Inmate ID C/O Parker County Jail PO Box 16120 Jonesboro, AR 72403What the Sheriff Says Is Screened or Prohibited
- Incoming and outgoing inmate mail is screened.
- Do not send drugs, tobacco, money or sexually explicit material.
- Do not send stamps, paper or envelopes.
Do Not Mail Property Items
The current Sheriff page says items are no longer allowed to be mailed to an inmate and that needed items are available through commissary or the tablet system.
Recheck the official mail page before sending anything other than ordinary correspondence.
Open Official Contact & Mail Rules ↗
Phone Calls and Voicemail
The Sheriff states that the Parker County Jail inmate phone system has been serviced by Correct Solutions Group since August 2022. Friends and family can establish an account through the provider, and the same system supports leaving voicemail for an inmate.
Current Provider
Use the provider linked by the Sheriff rather than an advertisement or unrelated payment service.
Phone Scam Precaution
If an unexpected caller claims to be an inmate and you do not recognize the person, do not enter codes or send money based only on the call. Verify the person and facility through the official jail search or jail staff first.
Commissary and Inmate Deposits
The Sheriff says commissary is subcontracted to Correct Commissary and offenders may make weekly purchases up to $200.
| Deposit method | Current official instructions |
|---|---|
| Online | Use csgpay.com, create an account and follow the prompts. The official page lists credit and debit cards. |
| Lobby kiosk | Located in the jail lobby at 612 Jameson Street; the page lists cash, credit and debit cards. |
| Cashier’s check / money order | May be dropped with the Visitation Officer during visitation hours or mailed to the facility. |
| Payee wording | Make the instrument to “C/O Inmate Trust Fund” and then the inmate’s name. |
| Mailed deposit | Use 612 Jameson St., Weatherford, TX 76086 and mark the outside of the envelope “Inmate Trust Fund.” |
Open Official Commissary Instructions ↗
Parker County Court Records, Charges and Bond
A jail search answers a custody question. Parker County’s Judicial Records Search answers a court-record question. The county page provides separate Court Records and Jail Records routes.
Judicial Records Search
Use Parker County’s official Judicial Records Search for criminal and civil case information. County court FAQs say a pending case can be searched by name or case number.
Felony Records — District Clerk
The District Clerk is clerk for the 43rd and 415th Judicial District Courts and handles felony case filings and dispositions.
Parker County District Clerk — Felony 117 Fort Worth Highway Weatherford, TX 76086 Phone: 817-598-6194 Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Closed Friday noon–1 PMTexas IVSS-Counties Notifications
Texas moved county victim-notification services from the former VINE workflow to Texas IVSS-Counties in 2025. As of September 1, 2026, program management transferred from the Texas Attorney General to the Office of the Governor, while the notification service continues.
What IVSS-Counties Can Do
The service provides participating-county custody and court-status notifications and allows users to register for updates. Texas materials describe options for phone, text and email notifications.
Help Line
Current state materials list 866-268-8959 for IVSS-Counties assistance. Operators can help with offender information, registration and victim-service navigation.
Notification systems should not be the only part of an emergency safety plan.
When to Use TDCJ Instead of Parker County Jail
Use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Offender Search when the person is in Texas state-prison custody or appears in TDCJ supervision records. Do not use the state system as a substitute for a recent Parker County arrest.
TDCJ Search Fields
The current TDCJ search supports name, SID number and current TDCJ number. It also supports wildcard searching for partial name or SID matches.
Statewide Texas Guide
For a broader explanation of Texas county jails versus TDCJ custody, use our Texas Jail Inmate Search guide.
How to Request Parker County Sheriff Records
If you need a booking list by date, an offense report or another releasable Sheriff record that is not available through the live portal, use the Sheriff’s written Public Information Act procedure.
Parker County Sheriff’s Office Attn: April Little 129 Hogle Street Weatherford, TX 76086 Email: april.little@parkercountytx.com Fax: 817-594-7809- The Sheriff says open-records requests are not accepted by phone; they must be in writing.
- Describe the requested record with enough detail for staff to identify and locate it.
- If estimated charges exceed $40, the office says the requester is entitled to a written itemized estimate before work begins.
- A “10 business days” provision on the Sheriff page should not be read as a promise that every record will be produced within 10 business days; different deadlines apply to notices, cost estimates and Attorney General rulings.
Read Sheriff Open Records Procedure ↗
Medical, Mental-Health or Urgent Welfare Concern
The Sheriff’s jail medical page states that the facility has an on-site infirmary staffed 24 hours a day by medical-care professionals and that mental-health services are provided through Pecan Valley MHMR of Texas.
Federal BOP and ICE Custody Fallback
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Use BOP when the person is in federal Bureau of Prisons custody. BOP’s locator covers federal incarceration records from 1982 to the present.
See also our Federal Jail Inmate Search guide.
ICE Detention
ICE’s Online Detainee Locator is a separate federal system for people in ICE custody and certain people who have been in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. It does not provide public records for people under 18.
Official Parker County Action Directory
Official instructions for the current Parker County jail-record search.
Open Search Guide ↗Tyler Technologies Public Access linked directly by the Sheriff.
Open Jail Records ↗Official visitor rules, schedule link and visitation-office contact.
Open Visitation ↗Current inmate mail address and Correct Solutions Group phone information.
Open Contact Rules ↗Correct Commissary deposits, trust-fund wording, kiosk and weekly spending cap.
Open Commissary ↗Official Parker County court and jail records navigation.
Check Court Records ↗County custody and court-event notification service.
Open IVSS ↗Use for Texas state-prison and Department-supervision records.
Open TDCJ ↗Written Sheriff request process for records not available through the live search.
Open Records Guide ↗Parker County Jail Inmate Search FAQs
What is the official Parker County Jail inmate search?
Use the Parker County Sheriff’s Jail Search page, which links to Parker County’s Tyler Technologies Public Access jail-record system.
What name should I enter in the Parker County jail search?
The Sheriff says you must know the first and last name the person was booked under and that the system uses the legal name. The search supports an asterisk as a wildcard, but the first initial must still be entered.
Can I search Parker County Jail bookings by date?
The Sheriff says its newer Judicial/Records Management software does not have the former date-search option. For a known person, search the legal name. For a date-based booking list, use a written open-records request.
What is the Parker County Jail phone number?
The booking desk and main jail contact number is 817-594-4208. The Sheriff directs users who still have trouble with the jail search to contact that number.
Where is Parker County Jail?
Parker County Jail is at 612 Jameson Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086. The Sheriff says the entrance is at Jameson Street and North Mill Street, opposite the Sheriff’s Office entrance.
How many visits can a Parker County Jail inmate receive?
The Sheriff’s visitation page states that inmates receive two visits per week, visits are in-person and non-contact with a minimum 20-minute period, and visitation is limited to four visitors per inmate. Confirm the current schedule before travel.
What is the Parker County Jail inmate mailing address?
Current personal correspondence is addressed to the inmate by name and inmate ID, care of Parker County Jail, PO Box 16120, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72403. Trust-fund money orders use different mailing instructions.
How do I send commissary money?
The Sheriff lists Correct Commissary and csgpay.com, a jail-lobby kiosk, and cashier’s check or money-order options. The published weekly commissary purchase limit is $200.
Where do I check Parker County criminal court records?
Use Parker County’s official Judicial Records Search. The county’s court guidance says pending cases can be searched by name or case number. Felony court records are maintained through the District Clerk.
When should I use TDCJ instead of the Parker County Jail search?
Use TDCJ when the person is in Texas state-prison custody or appears in Department-supervision records. A recent Parker County arrest should be checked in the county jail system first.
Official Sources Reviewed for This Guide
- Parker County Sheriff — Jail Search
- Parker County Sheriff — Jail Overview
- Parker County Sheriff — Jail Visitation
- Parker County Sheriff — Contacting an Inmate
- Parker County Sheriff — Inmate Commissary
- Parker County Sheriff — Medical and Mental Health
- Parker County Sheriff — Open Records Requests
- Parker County — Sheriff
- Parker County — Judicial Records Search
- Parker County — District Clerk
- Texas IVSS-Counties
- Texas Attorney General — Victim Notification Program Update
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Offender Search
- Federal Bureau of Prisons — Inmate Locator
- ICE — Online Detainee Locator