Parker County Jail Roster
The official Parker County jail lookup path starts with the Parker County Judicial Records Search, which links users to court records and jail records. The jail side opens in Tyler/Odyssey Public Access at the Odyssey Public Access portal, with a direct Parker County Jail Records search endpoint also documented in the research. Parker County Sheriff's Office guidance says users need the first and last booked legal name. If the spelling is uncertain, the sheriff says a wildcard can be used by entering the first initial and then `*`.
The Parker County inmate roster is for people held on local city, county, or state charges at Parker County Jail. It is not a full Texas prison list, a federal inmate locator, or an immigration detainee database. If a search fails, the sheriff's jail-search instructions point users to the booking desk at 817-594-4208. That phone fallback matters because portal sessions can time out, a name can be misspelled, a person may have been released, or custody may have shifted to a different system.
The county Judicial Records Search page is the official visual starting point for jail records and court records.
The page routes users to the official records system instead of a commercial inmate-search site.
Use Parker County Jail Records
The clearest way to search Parker County inmate records is to begin with the county or sheriff link, then choose Jail Records in Odyssey. The sheriff's instruction page is narrow but useful: search by the legal name used when the person was booked, and call the booking desk if the search does not locate the person. Nicknames, changed surnames, and partial spellings can miss a jail record even when the person was booked locally.
- Open the Parker County Judicial Records Search page or the sheriff's jail-search instruction page, then select Jail Records.
- Enter the booked legal first name and last name. Use the name most likely used during jail intake.
- If spelling is uncertain, enter the first initial and use `*` as the wildcard character, as the sheriff instructs.
- Review result columns for booking number, defendant name and date of birth, booked date, released date, arresting agency, and charges.
- Use the booking number, date of birth, booked date, arresting agency, or charge text to separate people with similar names.
- If the Parker County jail roster does not return a result, call the booking desk at 817-594-4208.
Odyssey also shows a Jail Bond Records navigation item in indexed portal material. That can be a useful related channel, but the live bond screen was not fully verified during research, so detailed bond fields should be confirmed in the portal or through the jail before money is posted.
Parker County Roster Fields
The Parker County jail search is not a broad keyword search. It is built around name and booking identifiers, with the sheriff's page making the first and last legal name the practical starting point. The field table below reflects the county instructions, official portal snippets, and the indexed Odyssey navigation captured during research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defendant Last Name | Text | Effectively required | Use booked legal last name; wildcard `*` may be used after the first initial. |
| First Name | Text | Effectively required | Use booked legal first name; wildcard use follows the same first-initial rule. |
| Booking Number | Text | Optional when known | Helpful when a prior result, bond record, or jail staff gives the booking number. |
| Search / Submit | Button | N/A | Runs the Odyssey jail records search. |
| New Jail Search | Link or button | N/A | Starts over after a prior query. |
| Refine Search | Link or button | N/A | Narrows or changes a prior search. |
| Jail Bond Records | Related portal channel | Optional | Use for bond research, but verify live bond details before relying on them. |
The Odyssey Public Access landing page is one of the official Parker County records portals.
Because it is a session-based public access system, direct jail links may behave differently from a county page link in some browsers.
Parker County Inmate Record Details
Documented Parker County jail result fields are useful but limited. The visible result inventory includes booking number, defendant name and date of birth, booked date, released date, arresting agency, and charge text. Mugshots, housing location, full bond profile fields, magistrate data, and warrant numbers were not confirmed in the public result inventory. A Parker County inmate record should therefore be read as a booking and custody record, not a complete criminal case history.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | Numeric identifier tied to one jail booking event. |
| Defendant Name/DOB | Booked legal name and date of birth, used to distinguish similar names. |
| Booked | Date the person was entered into Parker County Jail custody. |
| Released | Release date when the record reflects a release or historical booking. |
| Arresting Agency | Law enforcement agency that made or lodged the arrest or hold. |
| Charge(s) | Booking charge text, which may later differ from prosecutor-filed court charges. |
| Jail Bond Records | Related Odyssey channel for bond research; live bond fields were not fully verified. |
| Mugshot and Housing | Not confirmed in the visible Parker County public result inventory. |
Note: Booking charges are not convictions, and court filings can change the charge language after the jail record is created.
Parker County Jail Contact
Parker County Jail is the single detention facility identified in the Parker facility map. The jail is the sheriff's constitutional responsibility, and the sheriff's jail page says daily operations are managed by LaSalle Corrections. Warden Ron King is named on the official jail page. The sheriff is Russ Authier. The main entrance is at Jameson and North Mill, opposite the Sheriff's Office entrance.
Parker County Jail
612 Jameson Street
Weatherford, TX 76086
817-594-4208
County jail for local city, county, and state charges.
Parker County Sheriff's Office
129 Hogle Street
Weatherford, TX 76086
817-594-8845
Open-records routing and sheriff administration.
For a deeper facility overview, the Parker County Jail page can be used alongside the current Parker County Jail inmate lookup details.
Parker County Booking Process
A Parker County booking begins after arrest, surrender, or transfer to the county jail. Jail staff records the legal name, date of birth, identifiers, booking event, property, and charge or hold details. That is why the sheriff's name-search rule matters. The online jail record depends on the name entered during intake, not on the name a friend or family member may know best.
Standard Texas booking also includes identification steps such as photo and fingerprints, plus medical and mental-health screening. Parker County research documents contracted medical physician services, Pecan Valley MHMR mental-health services, and an on-site infirmary. Classification is the jail process that assigns housing and security based on risk and needs. Parker County public records did not confirm public housing-unit labels in Odyssey.
After booking, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 governs the early magistrate warning process. Bond may be addressed at that stage, but a bond does not end the case. Once the prosecutor files charges, court records become a separate track from jail custody. The court path is covered on the Parker County court records after jail arrest page, while this page stays focused on jail records and custody channels.
Parker County Jail Visits
The sheriff's visitation page says Parker County Jail visits are in-person and non-contact. Visits last at least 20 minutes, and inmates are allowed two visits per week with at least one evening or weekend period. Adult visitors need valid identification. Up to four visitors may visit an inmate, and visitors may switch within the 20-minute time frame. The posted page tells visitors to arrive 20 minutes early to sign up.
| Item | Parker County Jail Rule |
|---|---|
| Visit type | In-person, non-contact. |
| Minimum length | 20 minutes. |
| Weekly allowance | Two visits per week. |
| Evening/weekend access | At least one evening or weekend visitation period. |
| Visitor count | Up to four visitors per inmate, with switching during the visit allowed. |
| Adult ID | Valid ID required for adult visitors. |
| Schedule questions | Call 682-229-2361, which is not staffed 24 hours, or use 817-594-4208 as the jail fallback. |
The official Parker County Jail visitation schedule PDF should be checked before travel, because posted visitation periods can change.
Parker County Inmate Contact
Parker County inmate mail uses an off-site mailing address even though the person is housed at the jail. Mail should be addressed to the inmate's name and inmate ID, C/O Parker County Jail, PO Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72403. The sheriff's inmate-contact page says incoming and outgoing mail is screened. It also says not to send drugs, tobacco, money, sexually explicit material, stamps, paper, envelopes, or mailed items. Needed items are handled through commissary or the tablet system.
The sheriff's contact page identifies Correct Solutions Group as the inmate phone service. Friends and family can set up accounts through that vendor and may be able to leave voicemail through the same system. The public page references a tablet system, but it does not publish a complete tablet pricing schedule. Before sending mail or setting up paid services, confirm the person is still in Parker County Jail custody.
The sheriff's inmate-contact page documents the mail, phone, and tablet rules for Parker County Jail.
Those contact rules are separate from the Odyssey jail roster and should be checked when a person has been released or transferred.
Parker County Commissary Funds
Parker County Jail commissary is handled through Correct Commissary. The official commissary page states that offenders may make weekly purchases up to $200. Deposits can be made online at csgpay.com, through the lobby kiosk at 612 Jameson Street, or by cashier's check or money order payable to C/O Inmate Trust Fund with the inmate's name. The lobby kiosk accepts cash, credit, and debit cards.
| Deposit Channel | Parker County Detail |
|---|---|
| Online | Use csgpay.com with a credit or debit card. |
| Lobby kiosk | Located at the jail lobby, 612 Jameson Street. |
| Money order or cashier's check | Pay to C/O Inmate Trust Fund and include the inmate name. |
| Weekly purchase cap | $200 according to the sheriff's commissary page. |
The official commissary page explains Correct Commissary, deposit options, and the weekly cap.
Money should not be mailed to the inmate mail-processing address; use the trust-fund instructions instead.
Parker County Custody Channels
The Parker County jail roster covers local jail custody. A person sentenced to prison moves into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system and should be searched through TDCJ Offender Search, not the county jail roster. No TDCJ unit, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was verified inside Parker County, but people arrested in Parker County can still be transferred into those systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Parker County Odyssey Jail Records | Local city, county, and state charges while held at Parker County Jail. |
| State prison | TDCJ Offender Search | Sentenced Texas prison custody, assigned unit, and state release fields. |
| Victim notification | VINELink | Custody-status checks and notifications when available. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE detainee searches by A-Number/country or biographical data. |
TDCJ's statewide locator is the proper search path after a Parker County defendant enters Texas prison custody.
The county jail phone line remains the fastest fallback when a person may still be in local custody but the online search is unclear. No Parker County sheriff custody app was verified in official research.
Parker County Records Requests
When Parker County inmate records are not visible online, the sheriff's open-records process is the formal route. The Parker County Sheriff's open-records page says requests must be in writing and are not accepted by phone. Requests may be mailed, emailed, faxed, or delivered in person to April Little at the Parker County Sheriff's Office, 129 Hogle Street, Weatherford, TX 76086. The listed email is april.little@parkercountytx.com, and the fax number is 817-594-7809.
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Public Information Act, presumes public information is available unless confidential or excepted. The sheriff's page also describes requestor rights, including prompt access to nonconfidential information, equal treatment, a cost estimate if charges exceed $40, and a reasonable date if records cannot be produced within 10 business days. If the sheriff seeks to withhold information under an exception, the governmental body may need to request an Attorney General decision.
The sheriff's Public Information Act page is the official records request route for jail records not found in Odyssey.
A precise request should include the booked legal name, approximate booking date, date of birth if known, and booking number if the roster showed one.