Fayette County Booking Releases

Fayette County booking releases are public records maintained by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office in La Grange, Texas. You can search the inmate lookup database online, call the jail, or submit a written request to find current and recent booking records.

Search Fayette County Booking Releases Online

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek's office runs an online inmate lookup at lookup.fayettesheriff.org. You can search by last name, first name, middle name, race, sex, booking number, booking date, statute, offense, court, warrant number, bond information, height, weight, age, or city, state, and zip. This is one of the more detailed search interfaces for a county of this size in Texas.

The Fayette County Jail is at 1646 North Jefferson Street, La Grange, TX 78945. The jail phone is 979-968-5856. Sheriff Korenek's email is keith.korenek@co.fayette.tx.us. The Sheriff's Office is at 151 N. Washington Street, La Grange, TX 78945. Call 979-968-5856 to reach staff and check custody status by phone if you prefer not to use the online tool.

The jail has a capacity of 65 inmates and averages around 48 inmates daily. Monthly bookings run around 55. About 59 percent of the population is pretrial detainees; the other 41 percent are serving post-conviction sentences. Just over half of all inmates (52 percent) are released within 30 days of booking. Common offense types include drug-related charges (27%), property crimes (21%), assault and violent crimes (18%), DWI and license violations (15%), and probation or parole violations (12%).

VINE is available for Fayette County. Register at vinelink.com or call 877-TX4-VINE (877-894-8463) to get free custody notifications. For state prison inmates, use the TDCJ Offender Search instead.

Fayette County Sheriff's Office Records Department

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the primary custodian of arrest and booking records for the county. Sheriff Keith Korenek oversees records operations. The office handles public information requests under the Texas Public Information Act and must respond to written requests within 10 business days.

For custody status, use the online inmate lookup or call 979-968-5856. For full booking records including incident reports, submit a written request to Fayette County Sheriff's Office, ATTN: Records, 151 N. Washington Street, La Grange, TX 78945, or email keith.korenek@co.fayette.tx.us. Include the subject's full name, date of birth, and the date range needed.

What Fayette County Booking Records Contain

When a person is booked into the Fayette County Jail, a booking record is created and becomes public under the Texas Public Information Act. The online inmate lookup includes PID number, arrest number, name, photo, race, ethnicity, sex, age, place of birth, height, weight, hair color, eye color, build, offense, booking date, release date, bond amount, bondsman, court, warrant number, and statute cited. The search interface allows filtering by any of these fields.

The original jail building opened in 1883, making the Fayette County Jail one of the older county jail facilities in Texas. The current facility has a capacity of 65 inmates with a medium security classification. The jail houses both male and female offenders. Records are updated as bookings and releases occur.

Some records are not public. Active investigation files, juvenile records, medical information, and victim data are withheld under state law. The office may seek a ruling from the Texas Attorney General if a request touches those categories. Booking records do not indicate guilt. They reflect charges at the time of arrest, not court outcomes.

State Resources for Fayette County Inmate Searches

For people serving sentences in Texas state prisons, use the TDCJ Offender Search. Search by last name and first initial, TDCJ number, or state ID. This covers all TDCJ facilities across Texas.

State-level criminal history is available through the Texas DPS Crime Records Division. A name-based search costs $10. A fingerprint-based search costs $15 plus $10 for fingerprinting. Both take about 10 business days.

Court records for Fayette County cases can be searched through reSearchTX. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards publishes inspection reports and population data for all Texas county jails, including Fayette County.

Texas Public Information Act and Booking Records

Booking and arrest records in Texas are public under Texas Government Code Chapter 552. Any person can request these records from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. You do not need to explain why. The office has 10 business days to respond to written requests. The online inmate lookup and phone-based custody checks are free.

If copies involve a fee, the office will notify you before processing. Standard copy fees apply. For email requests, send your request with the subject's full name, date of birth, and what records you need. The sheriff will respond within the statutory time limit.

For court records related to Fayette County arrests, contact the Fayette County District Clerk. Court filings, judgments, and case histories are held by the clerk's office separately from jail booking records.

Fayette County Booking Records

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is one of the key resources for Fayette County booking release records and inmate information.

This screenshot shows the official Fayette County Sheriff's Office portal for searching Fayette County booking releases and current inmates.

Nearby Counties

Fayette County is in South-Central Texas and borders several other counties with their own booking records systems.