Montague County Detention Center Overview
The Montague County Detention Center is the primary county jail identified in official county and sheriff sources. It is operated by the Montague County Sheriff's Office and serves the county stage of custody after booking. People held here can include new arrestees, pretrial defendants, local sentenced jail inmates, people awaiting magistrate or court proceedings, and short-term holds for local agencies.
The sheriff's County Jail page describes the Montague County Detention Center as an indirect-supervision correctional facility. The sheriff's home page adds local context: the sheriff has countywide jurisdiction, operates the county jail, investigates crimes, makes arrests, enforces traffic rules on county roads, provides court security, patrols more than 900 square miles, and dispatches for several local and state law-enforcement agencies plus more than 14 local fire departments.
Montague Detention Center Population
The facility's capacity is sourced in both the sheriff jail page and the TCJS workbook. The sheriff states the jail is a 101-bed facility. The TCJS population report listed a current population of 58 on June 1, 2026. That equals 57.4 percent of rated capacity. Earlier 2026 monthly rows ranged from 53 to 63 people against the same rated capacity.
| Month in 2026 | Reported Population | Percent of 101 Beds |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 62.4% |
| February | 54 | 53.5% |
| March | 57 | 56.4% |
| April | 53 | 52.5% |
| May | 56 | 55.4% |
| June | 58 | 57.4% |
The TCJS population report page is the official source for the monthly jail-population workbook.
Those TCJS rows describe the reported total count, not every operational housing limit inside the jail.
Lookup Montague Detention Center Inmates
Use the sheriff-linked Inmates In Custody roster for people currently held at the Montague County Detention Center. The roster link goes to the vendor public inquiry page, but it is placed in the official sheriff jail navigation. If the person has been sentenced to TDCJ, transferred to federal custody, or moved to ICE detention, the county roster may stop being the right search.
- Open the sheriff-linked Montague County Inmates In Custody page.
- Allow the page to redirect and load its JavaScript list.
- Review the list and select a person if a detail record is available.
- Call 940-894-2871 if the list does not load, if the name is missing, or if custody status is urgent.
- File a written sheriff open-records request for older booking records or documents not online.
Current county custody is different from state prison custody. Use TDCJ Inmate Information Search for sentenced state prisoners after transfer, BOP for sentenced federal inmates, and ICE for immigration detention.
Montague County Detention Center Contact
The jail is located in the county seat of Montague near the courthouse area. The sheriff contact page uses the same physical location and gives the jail phone and fax. Official lobby hours were not published in the research, so call before making a public-counter visit, especially for records, visitation, bond, or money questions.
Montague County Detention Center
111 S Grand Street
Montague, TX 76251
940-894-2871
Fax: 940-894-2004
Mailing Address
Montague County Sheriff's Office
PO Box 127
Montague, TX 76251
Administration: 940-894-2491
The sheriff contact page screenshot shows the jail phone and address used for facility contact details.
Use that official contact page when confirming current phone, fax, or mailing details before a visit or request.
Visit Montague Detention Center
The sheriff's visitation rules apply to visits at the Montague County Detention Center. Each inmate is allowed either two 20-minute visits or one 40-minute visit per week. If several people are waiting to visit an inmate, only 20-minute visits are allowed for that day. All visitors must check in at least 30 minutes before visitation ends or they are denied.
| Topic | Montague County Rule |
|---|---|
| Adult visitors | Visitors age 17 or older need picture ID and must be on the inmate's visitation list. |
| Visitors under 17 | They do not have to be on the list but must be with an adult who is on the list. |
| Former inmates | Cannot visit any inmate until 45 days after release from the Montague County Jail. |
| Banned items | No purses, cameras, cell phones, knives, guns, tobacco, or alcohol. |
| Drop-offs | No items may be dropped off unless authorized by the Jail Administrator before visitation. |
Official text extraction did not capture the exact day-of-week schedule. Call the jail before traveling to confirm the current visitation window.
Mail Phone and Money
Mail should be addressed to the inmate by name at the jail or sheriff mailing address. The sheriff says newspaper clippings, magazines, books, clothing, hygiene items, and tobacco products will not be given to inmates through the mail. The full envelope format with a booking number was not located in official sources.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Inmate name, Montague County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 127, Montague, TX 76251. |
| Commissary by mail | Cashier's checks and money orders accepted; no cash by mail. |
| Commissary in person | Money can be added through the machine in the jail lobby. |
| Online / phone deposits | Sheriff page says available, but vendor and fees were not captured. |
| Bond money | Dispatch accepts inmate bond money only, not commissary money. |
The mail and commissary page screenshot documents the local money and mail rules.
Confirm custody before sending money because transfers, release, holds, and case outcomes can change quickly.
Booking at Montague Detention Center
Montague County-specific intake policies are not fully published, so the safest description combines the local jail role with Texas procedure. A city police officer, sheriff's deputy, DPS trooper, warrant officer, or other agency can make the arrest. If county jail booking is required, the person is taken or transferred to the detention center for identity, property, charge or hold entry, booking record creation, safety screening, and housing classification.
Texas Article 15.17 requires a prompt magistrate appearance without unnecessary delay and no later than 48 hours after arrest. Bond may be set, denied, or affected by another hold. A person may remain in the facility, post bond, be released, move through court, or later transfer to TDCJ after a prison sentence.
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates the custody record after arrest.
- Bond
- A financial or court-ordered release condition before final case disposition.
- Hold
- A warrant, detainer, parole matter, or court order that may block release.
Records From This Facility
For current custody, use the roster and jail phone first. For older booking records, incident reports, booking photos not shown online, or other existing sheriff records, use the written open-records process. The sheriff records page says requests can be made online, by email, by mail, or in person, and delivery choices include pick up, email, fax, or certified mail.
Records contact Audra Anderson is listed with AAnderson@MontagueSheriff.com. If estimated costs exceed $40, the sheriff says a cost estimate is provided and the requester may accept, modify, or withdraw the request. Charges under $10 may be relinquished. Body-worn recordings have separate requirements and costs.
About This Montague Jail
The jail page says a Jail Administrator oversees the Jail and Transport Division. It also says the jail has 22 employees and two shifts, with a sergeant, corporal, and detention officers. These details make the Montague County Detention Center more specific than a generic county jail. It is a small rural county facility tied to sheriff patrol, transport, dispatch, court security, visitation, mail, commissary, and public-records duties.
No official construction year, major renovation history, accreditation detail, program catalog, medical request procedure, or grievance procedure was located beyond TCJS oversight and the sheriff's operational pages. For current medical, safety, visitation, or custody concerns, call the jail directly.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation timing, and money rules with the jail before traveling or sending funds.