This is a private reference site, not a Shelby County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull an official booking record, or speak for the jail, sheriff, clerk, prosecutor, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Official Offices to Check First
For a person recently arrested or held locally, start with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Shelby County Jail. Sheriff Gerald Corbell leads the office, and Chief Deputy Mike Hanson is listed by the Sheriff's Office as chief deputy.
Shelby County Jail / Sheriff's Office100 Hurst Street
Center, TX 75935
Main phone: 936-598-5601
Corrections questions can be directed to Jail Administrator Tiffany Curry at 936-598-5601 ext. 4 or tiffany.ryals@co.shelby.tx.us. The corrections division also lists Compliance Officer Araceli Garcia. Administration questions can be directed to Kim Ratcliff at 936-598-5601 ext. 5 or kim.ratcliff@co.shelby.tx.us. No Shelby County Jail public lobby or records counter hours were located in the research, so call before visiting.
The official jail roster path begins at the Sheriff's Office Jail Bookings page, which links to the Kologik roster at jailroster.kologik.com/?_tx2100000. No official sheriff mobile app was located in the research.
For court and public-record follow-up after an arrest, use the office that keeps the record:
- District Clerk Dee Dee Green: 200 San Augustine Street, Suite B, Center, TX 75935; P.O. Drawer 1953; phone 936-598-4164; fax 936-598-3323; deedee.green@co.shelby.tx.us; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- County Clerk Jennifer Fountain: 124 Austin St., P.O. Box 1987, Center, TX 75935; phone 936-598-6361; fax 936-598-3701; public records search at cc.co.shelby.tx.us.
- District Attorney Karren Price: Shelby County Courthouse, 200 San Augustine St., Center, TX 75935; phone 936-598-2489.
- County Attorney John Price: 200 San Augustine Street Box 10, Center, TX 75935; phone 936-598-6100.
Texas public-information requests are generally handled under Texas Government Code Chapter 552. Law-enforcement basic arrest information is addressed by Government Code 552.108(c), statewide criminal history rules are in Government Code Chapter 411, and expunction issues are covered by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55.
- For someone in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and the official Shelby County roster.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots and then ask the Sheriff's Office if the public roster does not show what you need.
- For charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the District Clerk or County Clerk depending on the case type.
- For a facility-specific question, use the facility page listed in the footer for Shelby County Jail.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Inmate Search instead of the county roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.