Panola County Detention Center Overview
Panola County Detention Center is operated by the Panola County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff page lists the Detention Center separately from the sheriff administrative office, which matters because custody questions and records routing are not the same as general county courthouse questions. The facility is the only confirmed detention facility physically in Panola County for this project.
The jail holds adult county-jail population. That includes recent arrestees, pretrial defendants, people with misdemeanor or felony charges awaiting court action, warrant arrests, motion-to-revoke or motion-to-adjudicate style cases, local sentences, commitments, and people waiting for transfer. Sample roster records showed arrests by Panola County Sheriff's Office, Carthage Police Department, Department of Public Safety, and Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
Panola County Detention Center Population
The Tyler current-inmate roster returned 80 records on June 30, 2026. That is a current public roster count, not an official TCJS average daily population. The research also reports a 102-bed capacity from TCJS and public meeting context, with the caveat that the current TCJS report should be checked before treating the number as the current rated capacity.
The roster count and capacity number come from different source types. For official jail reporting, use the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports. For a current public name search, use the Panola Tyler roster.
Look Up Panola County Detention Center Inmates
The correct lookup system for this county jail is the Tyler Corrections Records Search for Panola County. The county's June 2026 news post says the portal searches current Detention Center inmates and shows mug shot, charges, and arresting agency. If the person has already been sentenced to state prison, use TDCJ instead of the county roster.
- Open the Panola County current-inmate roster through the sheriff page or Tyler portal.
- Search or scan by full name, then compare age, booking date, DOB, and SO number.
- Open the record to view booking ID, charges, bond entries, arresting agency, and mugshot display.
- Call 903-693-0359 if a recent arrest is not yet visible or a release/bond question needs confirmation.
- Search VINELink, TDCJ, BOP, or ICE when county custody is no longer the right system.
The sheriff page screenshot shows the local Detention Center links, jail records path, VINE link, and contact block used for Panola jail routing.
The sheriff page is the official local hub for moving between inmate search, jail records, custody notification, and public-information requests.
Panola County Detention Center Contact
Use the Detention Center number for current custody, bond, visit, phone, mail, and deposit questions. The sheriff administrative office is nearby but has a separate address and phone. The county courthouse, District Clerk, County Clerk, and District Attorney have separate roles once the issue becomes court records or filed charges.
Panola County Detention Center
319 W. Wellington
Carthage, TX 75633
903-693-0359
County jail custody and Detention Center information
Panola County Sheriff's Office
314 W. Wellington
Carthage, TX 75633
903-693-0333
Sheriff administration and records routing
Visiting Panola County Detention Center
The official county web materials did not publish a detailed public visitation schedule, visitor approval process, video visit vendor, dress code, ID rule, locker rule, or attorney-visit schedule. The sheriff page does link a Panola County Detention Center church application, which shows that religious-service access is handled through PCSO paperwork. That form link is not a substitute for public visit rules.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Registration / Approval | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public in-person visitation | Not published in located sources | Not published | Call Detention Center before arrival. |
| Video visitation | Not published | No vendor confirmed | Do not assume a vendor. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Usually handled separately | Verify through jail or counsel. |
| Clergy / religious access | Church application linked | Application packet exists | Official sheriff page link. |
Note: Confirm custody and visit rules with the jail before traveling, because the public page does not state the visit schedule.
Mail and Money at Panola County Detention Center
The research did not locate an official mail format, phone-call provider, video provider, commissary vendor, online deposit vendor, kiosk rule, or deposit fee schedule for Panola County Detention Center. Do not name a common jail vendor without an official Panola source. Call the jail for the current format before mailing anything or trying to fund an account.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Verified Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not located | Call 903-693-0359 before mailing. |
| Phone / video | No provider confirmed | Do not rely on unofficial vendor pages. |
| Money deposit | No vendor or fee table confirmed | Verify directly with the Detention Center. |
| Legal mail | No public local rule located | Verify through jail or attorney channel. |
Booking at Panola County Detention Center
Booking at the Detention Center creates the public record that later appears in the roster. The record can include an SO number, booking ID, date of birth, age, physical description, arresting agency, arrest date, booking date, charges, degree or class, case number when present, bond entries, bond status, and mugshot image reference. The research found sample booking IDs in a two-digit year and sequence format.
The county does not publish a local booking manual, so intake details such as property rules, housing classification, medical screening text, and lobby procedures should not be invented. Texas jail standards supply the regulatory context, while the public Panola record supplies the local evidence. If a family member cannot find a newly arrested person, the practical chain is jail phone, VINELink, and then written records request if needed.
- Booking date
- The time the jail entered the person into Detention Center custody.
- Arresting agency
- The police, sheriff, DPS, or other agency tied to the arrest event.
- Not bondable
- A status indicating the listed charge or hold cannot be cleared by ordinary bond posting.
Panola County Detention Center Records
Use the sheriff's Public Information Request form for jail records that are not visible in the roster. The form includes a dropdown for Jail Records and Sheriff's Office Records, requester type options, required name and email fields, a detailed request box, optional attachments, and a reCAPTCHA. It also warns that a written contact method is needed under the Texas Public Information Act.
Court records after a Detention Center booking are separate. Use Odyssey Public Access for case and jail record categories, the District Clerk for district-court copies, the County Clerk for County Clerk records only, and Justice Court contacts for lower-level JP matters. Do not send a jail booking photo request to the County Clerk unless the record is actually in that office.
Directions to Panola County Detention Center
The Detention Center is in Carthage near the county courthouse area at 319 W. Wellington. The sheriff administrative office is at 314 W. Wellington, so visitors should distinguish the jail entrance from the sheriff counter before arrival. From the courthouse square area around Sycamore Street, route to W. Wellington and confirm the Detention Center address.
Official jail materials did not publish visitor parking instructions, parking rates, a public transit route, ADA entrance details, or visitor-entry procedures. Visitors with accessibility needs, parking questions, or urgent custody issues should call the Detention Center before travel.
Panola County Transfer Fallbacks
No TDCJ unit, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was confirmed inside Panola County. Transfers still matter. A person who leaves the Detention Center after sentencing may appear in TDCJ Inmate Information Search. A federal sentenced prisoner belongs in BOP Inmate Locator. Immigration custody belongs in ICE ODLS. Custody alerts can also be checked through VINELink.
Note: A missing county roster entry does not prove release; the person may be newly booked, transferred, or held in another system.