Find McLennan County Inmates, Mugshots and Booking Records
If you need to know whether someone is in the McLennan County Jail now, start with the Sheriff’s official Current Inmate Listing. McLennan County says the inmate file is updated once every hour. Mugshots are handled through a separate county-linked service, while court records should be used for the later criminal-case outcome.
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Use the McLennan County Current Inmate Listing for Present Jail Custody
The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office links an official Current Inmate Listing from its county page and states that the file is updated once every hour. This is the correct first source when the real question is whether someone is currently in McLennan County jail custody.
The county publishes the roster as a PDF-style inmate list rather than a permanent profile page for every person ever booked. A downloaded copy can therefore become stale after new bookings, releases, transfers or bond changes.
Current Inmate Listing
Use the Sheriff-linked inmate file to check current jail listings and available booking, offense and bond information.
Online Mugshots
Use the current Online Mugshots destination supplied by the Sheriff’s Office rather than depending on an old direct application bookmark.
24 Hours, 3 Days & 7 Days
If you are researching a recent time window rather than present custody, use our separate McLennan recent-bookings article.
McLennan County Online Mugshots: A 2026 Platform Change Matters
The Sheriff’s Office maintains a separate Online Mugshots link for booking-photo searches. However, the older county-hosted mugshot application now displays a notice saying the service began moving to a new platform on August 21, 2026.
That transition makes the Sheriff’s main page the safest starting point. Open the current Sheriff page, locate Online Mugshots, and use the destination supplied there. This avoids building your search around an application URL that the county is replacing or redirecting.
If you are specifically looking for arrests from a rolling period such as today, the previous 24 hours or the past week, see our McLennan County recent mugshots article. For a broader explanation of recent-booking searches nationwide, see the recent mugshots and booking-record guide.
What the McLennan County Inmate Roster Can Show
The county’s automated inmate listing is more useful than a photograph alone because it can connect a person to a specific jail booking, offense, arrest case, warrant and bond entry.
| Roster field | What it helps answer | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Name / CID | Identifies the inmate entry in the county jail system. | That every person with the same or similar name is the same individual. |
| Book-in date | Shows when the jail processed that custody event. | The exact date or time of the alleged offense. |
| Offense | Shows the allegation attached to the jail record. | That prosecutors ultimately filed or proved the same charge. |
| Arrest case / warrant | Can help connect the booking to an arresting agency, case or warrant. | The final court disposition. |
| Bond amount | Shows the bond amount recorded by the jail system at that stage. | That the amount cannot later change. |
| Bond type | Helps explain the type of bond listed for that charge. | That every release requirement has already been satisfied. |
| Release information | Can help show whether custody has ended when an entry includes release data. | Future custody changes or the complete criminal history. |
How to Search McLennan County Jail Inmates and Mugshots
Open the official hourly inmate file
Use the Current Inmate Listing linked by the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office. If you downloaded the PDF earlier, refresh it instead of assuming the saved copy is still current.
Search the person’s name
Use the PDF or browser search function to find the surname quickly. Check spelling, middle names and other legitimate name variations if the first search fails.
Compare the booking details
Verify more than the name. Compare CID, book-in date, offense, arrest case, warrant and bond information where the roster provides them.
Use Online Mugshots separately when a photo is needed
Return to the Sheriff’s Office page and use its current Online Mugshots link. The older direct mugshot platform is in a 2026 migration process.
Move to the correct court for the later outcome
Use the County Clerk for qualifying misdemeanor cases and the District Clerk for felony criminal records. Do not use a booking screen as the final case disposition.
If the Person Is Not in the Current McLennan County Jail Roster
A missing name does not automatically mean an arrest never occurred. The hourly inmate file is primarily a current-custody source.
The person may have been released
Someone can leave the active jail population after posting bond, receiving another release order or completing a short hold.
The person may still be in intake
A very recent arrest can involve intake and processing before the information you expect appears in the regular jail listing. McLennan County separately lists Jail Intake/Reception at 254-757-5120.
The person may have been transferred
Custody can move to another county, federal custody or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after the local-jail stage.
The name may not match your search
Check full legal spelling, middle names, suffixes, hyphenation and former surnames before concluding that no record exists.
The booking may be older
A former inmate may no longer appear in a current-custody file. Search the mugshot/booking system, court records or the appropriate records office instead.
The case may continue after release
The criminal court case can remain open after a person leaves jail. Court records are the correct next step for charges and disposition.
McLennan County Jail Highway 6 and Intake/Reception
McLennan County publishes separate contact points for the main Highway 6 jail and the downtown Intake/Reception operation. Knowing the distinction is useful when the arrest is extremely recent.
McLennan County Jail — Highway 6
3201 Marlin Hwy
Waco, TX 76705
Phone: 254-757-2555
Use this number for regular Highway 6 jail questions.
Jail Intake / Reception
901 Washington Avenue
Waco, TX 76701
Phone: 254-757-5120
This county directory contact is useful for questions connected with very recent intake.
Bond Information and McLennan County Pretrial Services
A bond figure appearing in a booking or jail record is not guaranteed to remain unchanged. Court orders and later case events can affect release conditions.
McLennan County operates a Pretrial Services / Personal Recognizance Bond Office at 501 Washington Avenue, Suite 110, Waco, TX 76701. The office’s current published phone number is 254-757-5004.
Personal Bond Conditions Published by McLennan County
The county currently lists a one-time $20 personal bond fee and a weekly call-in report for people subject to those personal-bond conditions. The weekly call-in line is 254-757-5177.
McLennan County warns that failure to report or nonpayment of an applicable personal-bond fee violates the bond conditions and may lead to an arrest warrant.
This does not mean every McLennan County inmate qualifies for a personal bond. Eligibility and release conditions depend on the individual case and judicial decision.
How to Get a McLennan County Sheriff’s Report or Other Record
The jail roster and mugshot service are not substitutes for an incident report, offense report or another Sheriff-held law-enforcement document. McLennan County lists a separate Sheriff’s Records Division.
McLennan County Sheriff’s Records
901 Washington Avenue
Waco, TX 76701
Records phone: 254-757-5108
The county website also exposes a Sheriff’s Office Open Records Request route. Use the Sheriff’s records channel when the Sheriff’s Office maintains the document you need.
Identify the arresting agency before requesting a report
An inmate can be booked into McLennan County custody after an arrest by the Sheriff, Waco Police or another local law-enforcement agency. The jail holds custody information, but the agency that created the offense or incident report may be different.
If another police department made the arrest, request the investigative report from that agency rather than assuming the Sheriff’s Records Division has every police narrative.
Use Court Records to Find What Happened After the Booking
The next source depends on the level of the criminal case. McLennan County states that its County Criminal Courts handle Class A and B misdemeanors, while felony record questions go to the District Clerk.
McLennan County Clerk
The County Clerk provides criminal searches for qualifying county criminal cases and links a Court Index Search for public access.
McLennan County District Clerk
The District Clerk’s Criminal Division handles felony court-record questions and provides record searches, copies and certified criminal research letters.
If you already know a felony case number, the District Clerk FAQ says you may call 254-757-5054 for summary information about that particular case at no charge.
Current McLennan County Criminal Record Search Fees
A screenshot from a jail or mugshot portal is not the same thing as a clerk-issued criminal record or certified court document. Use the appropriate clerk when official copies are required.
| Service | Office | Current published fee |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal name search | County Clerk | $5 per name |
| Criminal search letter | County Clerk | $5 |
| Copies | County Clerk | $1 per page |
| Certified copy | County Clerk | Additional $5 per case |
| Name + date-of-birth criminal search | District Clerk | $5 |
| Criminal research letter | District Clerk | $5 |
| Certified criminal research letter | District Clerk | $10 |
| Document copies | District Clerk | $1 per page |
McLennan County Jail Visitation Changed in April 2026
The Sheriff’s Office currently states that facility visitation moved to the McLennan County Jail — Bond Office Lobby on April 5, 2026.
8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Registration ends at 4:30 PM under the current Sheriff schedule.
12:00 PM–8:00 PM
Registration ends at 7:30 PM under the current Sheriff schedule.
Two 30-minute visits
The Sheriff currently states that inmates are allowed two visits of 30 minutes each.
Visitors must be on the inmate’s visitation list and have a GettingOut account for facility visitation. The Sheriff currently says remote visitation is available Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 PM–9:00 PM through the GettingOut and Go Visit apps.
Visitation schedules and vendors can change, so check the Sheriff’s current page before traveling.
Current McLennan County Inmate Personal-Mail Route
The Sheriff’s Office states that personal inmate mail is digitally delivered through the GettingOut tablet system. Physical personal letters, pictures and drawings are sent to an off-site processing address.
Personal Mail Format
McLennan County Jail, TX
Inmate full name and SO#
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
The Sheriff says the envelope should contain the complete facility name and state, the inmate’s full name and identifier, and the sender’s full name and physical address.
If the Person Was Transferred to Texas State Custody
The McLennan County inmate list covers county jail custody. Once a person enters Texas Department of Criminal Justice custody or qualifying state supervision, use the TDCJ offender-search system instead.
TDCJ’s current search supports searches by name, SID number or current TDCJ number, with a separate option for previous TDCJ numbers.
| What you are trying to find | Correct starting source |
|---|---|
| Currently in McLennan County Jail | Current Inmate Listing |
| Booking photograph | Sheriff’s current Online Mugshots route |
| Sheriff incident or offense report | McLennan County Sheriff’s Records |
| Class A or B misdemeanor court record | McLennan County Clerk |
| Felony court record | McLennan County District Clerk |
| Texas prison or TDCJ supervision | TDCJ Offender Search |
How to Use McLennan County Booking Information Responsibly
A booking photo, roster entry or arrest record describes only one stage of the criminal-justice process. The prosecutor may later change or decline a charge, bond can be modified, and a court can dismiss or resolve a case differently from the wording shown at intake.
Verify identity before repeating arrest information, especially when a person has a common name. Where possible, compare the CID or SO number, book-in date, offense details and court case instead of relying on a photograph or name alone.
USA-Mugshots.com is an independent informational website. It is not McLennan County, the Sheriff’s Office, the County Clerk, the District Clerk or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
McLennan County Jail Inmate Mugshots FAQs
Where can I search current McLennan County jail inmates?
Use the McLennan County Sheriff’s official Current Inmate Listing. The Sheriff states that the inmate file is updated once every hour.
Where can I find McLennan County inmate mugshots?
Start at the official McLennan County Sheriff’s Office page and select Online Mugshots. The older direct mugshot application is undergoing a 2026 platform migration, so the Sheriff page is the safer current entry point.
How often is the McLennan County inmate roster updated?
The Sheriff’s Office states that its Current Inmate Listing is updated once every hour.
What is the McLennan County Highway 6 Jail phone number?
McLennan County lists 254-757-2555 for Jail Highway 6.
What is the McLennan County Jail Intake phone number?
The Sheriff’s directory lists Jail Intake/Reception at 901 Washington Avenue in Waco with phone number 254-757-5120.
How do I request a Sheriff’s report in McLennan County?
McLennan County lists the Sheriff’s Records Division at 901 Washington Avenue, Waco, with phone number 254-757-5108. Use the records office when the Sheriff’s Office maintains the incident or offense report you need.
Where do I search a McLennan County misdemeanor criminal case?
McLennan County says County Criminal Courts handle Class A and B misdemeanors. Use the County Clerk’s criminal-search service for those records.
Where do I search a McLennan County felony case?
Felony criminal records are handled through the McLennan County District Clerk. The Criminal Division phone number is 254-757-5054.
How much does a McLennan County criminal record search cost?
The County Clerk currently publishes a $5 criminal name-search fee. The District Clerk currently lists $5 for a criminal search, $5 for a criminal research letter and $10 for a certified criminal research letter.
Does the Texas TDCJ inmate search replace the McLennan County jail roster?
No. Use McLennan County for present local jail custody. TDCJ’s offender search is the appropriate next source when a person is in Texas state custody or qualifying TDCJ supervision.
Official Sources Used for This Guide
Official county and state information reviewed October 14, 2026. Jail custody, mugshot platform routing, visitation schedules, bond conditions, record fees and court systems can change. Verify time-sensitive information with the responsible government office before relying on it.