Llano County Jail Overview
Llano County Jail is operated by the Llano County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Marquis Cantu. Official county and Texas Commission on Jail Standards sources resolve Llano County's detention map to one detention facility: the county jail at the sheriff complex. No separate Llano city jail, Horseshoe Bay city jail, regional jail, TDCJ prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was identified in official sources reviewed for the county. City police departments may arrest people, but the county jail is the local custody point identified for booking and jail inquiries.
The current jail should not be confused with the historic Llano County Jail, sometimes tied to the Red Top Jail story. The Texas Historical Commission Atlas lists a historic jail marker at 700 Oatman Street. That is local history, not the current custody address. Current jail and sheriff business starts with the Llano County Sheriff's Office contact point on Andy Taylor Drive.
The Llano County Sheriff's Office page is the source for the jail's public contact point and sheriff information.
Because the sheriff page does not publish a roster or jail-service schedule, readers should use the published phone and public-information channels for current details.
Llano County Jail Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards June 2026 population workbook reports a rated capacity of 54 beds for Llano County Jail. The same June 1, 2026 row reports a total jail population of 33. That puts the jail at about 61.1 percent of rated capacity for that month. The row also reports 15 inmates housed elsewhere and 0 federal inmates in the county total. Those figures describe the jail population report, not every person from Llano County who may later be in state, federal, immigration, or another county's custody.
| Population measure | Figure | Source date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 54 beds | TCJS population workbook, 2026-06-01 |
| Total jail population | 33 | TCJS population workbook, 2026-06-01 |
| Percent of capacity | About 61.1% | Derived from TCJS capacity and population |
| Federal inmates | 0 | TCJS population workbook, 2026-06-01 |
| Inmates housed elsewhere | 15 | TCJS population workbook, 2026-06-01 |
The TCJS population reports page is the public source for the capacity and monthly jail-population workbooks used for Llano County Jail.
TCJS data is useful for population context, but it does not replace a current custody check with the sheriff's office.
Who Llano County Jail Holds
Llano County Jail holds people tied to local criminal process. That can include new arrestees, pretrial misdemeanor defendants, pretrial felony defendants, people held on warrants, some sentenced misdemeanants, county-jail sentence cases, parole violators, state-jail felony defendants, and people awaiting transfer or court action. A person arrested by the Llano County Sheriff's Office, City of Llano Police Department, Horseshoe Bay Police Department, or another local agency may enter the county jail stream for booking and magistrate review.
County jail custody is not the same as state prison custody. A person sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is searched through the TDCJ Inmate Information Search after transfer. Federal custody is searched through the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detention is searched through the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. VINELink Texas may help with notifications when records are available, but it does not replace the sheriff's office or TDCJ locator.
| Custody type | Where to start | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest or warrant | Llano County Sheriff's Office | County jail handles local booking and custody questions. |
| Filed court case | re:SearchTX, County Clerk, or District Clerk | Court records show formal charges and case status. |
| State prison sentence | TDCJ locator | TDCJ custody begins after transfer from county jail. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator | BOP records are separate from Llano County Jail. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE custody is separate unless the person is also locally held. |
Look Up Llano County Jail Inmates
No official online Llano County jail roster, inmate-search portal, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the county or sheriff website. That makes the practical lookup chain more important. Start with the published sheriff/dispatch number for current custody questions. If the jail cannot release a detail by phone, use the county public-information request process for booking, jail, incident, or related records.
- Call 325-247-5767 and ask whether the person is currently held at Llano County Jail.
- Provide the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask whether booking is complete, whether bond has been set, and which details can be released by phone.
- If phone access is limited, ask whether an in-person inquiry or public-information request is the right next step.
- Search court records after filing if the question is about charges, hearings, or case status.
For written records, the Llano County public-information page says all public-information records requests must use the county process. It lists the public-information request email as publicinformationrequest@co.llano.tx.us, fax 325.247.7732, and mail to Public Information Records Request, 801 Ford Street, Llano, Texas 78643. Clerk-held criminal records may be available through the County Clerk or District Clerk without the public-information form when the clerk is the correct custodian.
Llano County Jail Contact
The county site does not split jail public access into separate booking, lobby, visitation, records, and property numbers. The safer reading is that jail-related public questions begin with the Sheriff's Office address and the main phone number, then move to the Llano County public-information portal when a written records request is needed. Confirm lobby hours, entry rules, parking, bond payment location, accessibility, and visitor procedures before traveling because those details were not published in a complete jail-service table.
Llano County Jail
Llano County Sheriff's Office
752 Andy Taylor Drive, Suite A
Llano, TX 78643
325-247-5767
Fax: 325-247-3273
Public Information Requests
Public Information Records Request
801 Ford Street
Llano, TX 78643
Fax: 325.247.7732
Use the county public-information process for records not released by phone.
Llano County Jail Visits
Official county pages reviewed did not publish a Llano County Jail visitation schedule, video-visit provider, attorney-visit schedule, visitor-list rule, dress code, child-visitor rule, or cancellation process. Do not rely on unofficial jail-directory listings for those details. Call the jail before travel and ask whether visits are in person, video, professional only, suspended, or limited by classification or housing status.
| Visit topic | Official status found | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | Schedule not published | Day, time, ID, dress code, visitor list, and minors. |
| Video visits | Provider not published | Whether video visits exist and which vendor is authorized. |
| Attorney visits | Rules not published | Professional visit scheduling and identification requirements. |
| Holiday or weather changes | Not posted as a jail table | Confirm before travel, especially near county closures. |
Note: Bring government photo ID for any jail visit unless the facility gives different instructions by phone.
Mail and Money at Llano County Jail
Llano County did not publish an official jail mail policy, inmate-mail address format, booking-number requirement, photo rule, book rule, phone vendor, tablet vendor, commissary vendor, money-deposit vendor, or fee table in the county pages reviewed. That gap matters. Sending mail or money through an unconfirmed vendor can delay delivery or send funds to the wrong system.
| Service | Official online status | Question to ask the jail |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate mail | Format not published | Exact name, booking number, address, and banned item rules. |
| Phone calls | Provider not published | Whether collect, prepaid, or account setup is required. |
| Money deposits | Vendor not published | Accepted methods, limits, fees, and posting time. |
| Commissary | Schedule not published | Whether the person has access and what limits apply. |
| Legal mail | Process not published | Separate handling requirements for attorney or court mail. |
Important: Never send money through a vendor unless Llano County Jail confirms that vendor is authorized.
Llano County Jail Booking
Llano County does not publish a step-by-step jail booking policy online. A practical Texas county booking flow usually begins when the arresting agency transports the person to the county jail or another proper booking authority. Jail staff identify the person, inventory property, record the arresting agency and preliminary charges, screen for medical or safety concerns, take fingerprints, take a booking photograph, and place the person in temporary or classified housing.
After booking, a magistrate or court may address bond and conditions. Release may occur by cash bond, surety bond, personal-recognizance bond, court order, dismissal, sentence completion, or transfer. Continued custody can also result from a no-bond hold, parole hold, warrant, detainer, or another agency's request. Formal court records begin to show the case after the prosecutor files the charge with the proper court.
- PR bond
- Release based on a promise to appear and follow court conditions.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that can affect release.
- Classification
- Jail review of custody, safety, medical, and housing needs.
Getting to Llano County Jail
The current jail and sheriff complex is west of the courthouse area. From the courthouse and county-center area at or near 801 Ford Street, a visitor generally travels toward the law-enforcement complex on Andy Taylor Drive rather than to the courthouse records counters. From State Highway 71 or State Highway 16, route into Llano and confirm the final entrance with the facility. Do not use the courthouse address for a jail visit unless the task is a clerk, court, or public-information matter.
Official visitor parking, public transit, accessible entrance, lockers, electronics, bags, and waiting-room rules were not located on county jail pages. Call 325-247-5767 before traveling if the visit involves bond, property, public records, visitation, or accessible parking.
About Llano County Jail
Llano County Jail is a small county jail by Texas standards. TCJS rows for early 2026 show the county below rated capacity in the months extracted, with total jail population moving from 41 in January to 33 in June. The data does not explain why the count changed, so no cause should be assumed. A shift of only several people can change the percentage of capacity because the jail has 54 rated beds.
Official county sources did not publish current jail program details, housing-unit diagrams, annual booking totals, jail reform reports, or an active jail litigation page. Jail standards and population reporting are handled at the state level through the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. For death-in-custody reporting, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 is the legal anchor named in the research.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, and money rules with Llano County Jail before traveling or sending funds.