Dickens County Jail Overview
Dickens County Jail is operated by the Dickens County Sheriff's Office. The official county sheriff page lists Sheriff Jay Allen, the sheriff mailing address, phone number, fax number, deputies Ramiro Rodriquez, Ramon Golden, and Mike Cargile, and a VINELink reference for offender custody status. The street address in the facility map is 819 5th St, Dickens, TX 79229-0059, while the county sheriff mailing address is P.O. Box 59, Dickens, TX 79229.
The jail is best described as a very small adult county detention facility. Research from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards identifies Dickens County with an 8-bed capacity. The facility holds local adult custody categories such as pretrial detainees, local sentenced misdemeanants, bench warrants, parole or blue-warrant holds, pretrial felons, state-jail felony categories, and other short-term county custody categories reported to TCJS. Dickens County does not separately publish housing-unit details or security classifications on the county website.
The official Dickens County Sheriff's Office page is the core local source for the jail's phone and VINELink routing.
The absence of a roster link on that official page is important. Current-custody questions should be routed through the sheriff phone line and VINELink instead of an assumed local online inmate list.
Dickens County Jail Capacity and Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards current population report is the official statistics source for Dickens County Jail capacity and population. TCJS lists Dickens with a rated capacity of 8 beds. The June 1, 2026 current population row showed total jail population 2 and 0.25 of capacity. The June 1, 2026 incarceration-rate spreadsheet listed a countywide population of 1,725, ADP 2, and rate 1.16.
Recent TCJS monthly entries in the research show Dickens County usually reporting very low totals, commonly one to three inmates in 2024 through 2026 entries. With only 8 beds, a population of 2 equals 25 percent of capacity, while 3 equals 37.5 percent. The research did not locate annual bookings or average length of stay from official Dickens sources.
The TCJS population reports page is the source doorway for the county jail population and incarceration-rate spreadsheets used for these figures.
Those TCJS figures describe the local county jail population. They do not count Dickens County residents who may be held later in TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or another jurisdiction's facility.
Dickens County Jail Inmate Lookup
No local Dickens County online jail roster was located. For Dickens County Jail, the correct lookup method starts with the Sheriff's Office and VINELink. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, use TDCJ instead. If the matter is federal or immigration-related, use BOP or ICE ODLS. If the need is a record copy rather than current custody, use the county PIA process. If the need is filed charges or court dates, use LGS court records through the District and County Clerk. No official Dickens County Sheriff's Office mobile app or Spur Police Department app was located, so there is no documented app-only roster path.
- Call Dickens County Sheriff's Office at (806) 623-5533 and ask whether the person is currently in Dickens County Jail.
- Use Texas VINELink for custody status and notification registration.
- For booking sheets, jail logs, release dates, bond sheets, or incident records, submit a precise request through the Dickens County Public Information Act page.
- For court case follow-up, use the LGS Online Records Search linked by the District and County Clerk.
- Search TDCJ, BOP, or ICE ODLS only when the custody level has moved outside the local county jail.
- Use the phone, VINELink, PIA, and clerk portal routes instead of a mobile app, since no official app was documented.
Dickens County Jail Address and Contact
Use the jail and sheriff phone number for current custody, visitation, mail, money, bond-routing, and release questions. The county page publishes the sheriff mailing address as a P.O. Box, while the facility map uses the 5th Street physical location. A visitor should confirm the public entrance and parking before arrival because no official visitor-parking or lobby-access instructions were located.
Dickens County Jail
819 5th St
Dickens, TX 79229-0059
(806) 623-5533
Fax: (806) 623-5369
Mailing address: P.O. Box 59, Dickens, TX 79229
The District and County Clerk is a separate court-record contact, not the jail. The clerk's physical address is 508 Crow Street, Dickens, TX 79229, mailing address P.O. Box 120, Dickens, TX 79229, and phone (806) 623-5531. Use the clerk for court case records, not immediate jail custody confirmation.
Visiting Someone at Dickens County Jail
No official Dickens County Jail visitation schedule, visitor rule sheet, remote-video platform, dress-code policy, minor-visitor rule, attorney-visitation policy, or holiday schedule was located on the county website. Call (806) 623-5533 before traveling. Bring government photo identification, leave unnecessary property in the vehicle, and ask staff what items may enter the jail lobby.
| Visitation Topic | Dickens County Published Detail | Action Before Arrival |
|---|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not published | Call before arrival and do not assume a weekly schedule. |
| Video visitation | Not published | No official video vendor was located. |
| Visitor ID | Not published | Bring government photo ID and confirm all requirements. |
| Dress code | Not published | Ask jail staff and avoid clothing likely to be rejected in a secure facility. |
| Minor visitors | Not published | Confirm whether children may visit and what guardian proof is required. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should arrange access directly with the Sheriff's Office. |
Dickens County Jail Mail Money
No Dickens-specific mail policy, mail-scanning rule, commissary vendor, money-deposit link, phone provider, tablet program, electronic messaging system, or fee table was located on the official county site. Treat that absence as a key operational fact. Do not assume that a national jail vendor applies to this facility unless Dickens County Jail staff confirms it.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Confirm the inmate name, booking number if required, and exact mailing address with the jail before sending mail. |
| Phone or Video | No official provider was located. Ask the jail whether calls, video visits, or messaging are available. |
| Money Deposit | No web, kiosk, phone, or retailer deposit instructions were located. Ask staff what payment methods are accepted. |
| Commissary | No official commissary vendor page was located for Dickens County Jail. |
| Fees | No local fee table was located. Do not rely on vendor fees from another county. |
Dickens County Jail Booking Release
After an arrest in Dickens County, intake may include identity checks, warrants and holds review, property inventory, fingerprints, a booking photograph, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing or transfer decisions. The booking charge is not always the final court charge. The county attorney, district attorney, magistrate, clerk, or court process may change the filed charge path after jail intake.
Texas Article 15.17 requires an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. That step addresses warnings, counsel, charges, and bail when bail is available. Dickens County does not publish local bond desk hours, payment methods, or online bond instructions on the sheriff page. Call the jail before going in person and ask whether bond has been set, whether any hold blocks release, where payment is accepted, and whether the court or clerk must be contacted.
TCJS Standards and Recent Compliance Note
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards regulates county jail standards, annual inspections, construction and renovation review, jail population reporting, technical assistance, and management consultation. For Dickens County, TCJS records give the 8-bed capacity and the monthly jail population figures used above. TCJS's 2004 annual report also noted a Dickens County addition of 1 bed in the list of major renovations or additions completed that year.
TCJS issued a June 11, 2024 Notice of Non-Compliance for Dickens County Jail after a June 10, 2024 inspection. The notice cited issues involving custody reassessment or review, classification-system audits, and mental disabilities or suicide-prevention training. It stated that two inmates had not received custody reassessments within 90 days, one inmate had not received reassessment since November 2023, some classification audits were not documented, and training had not been conducted for three of four jailers during calendar year 2023. TCJS's non-compliant jails page explains that counties are listed after official notice is verified and removed after compliance is attained.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, money, and release details directly with Dickens County Jail before traveling or relying on an outside listing.