2005 Facility Needs Analysis

In 2005 the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) performed a Facility Needs Analysis on the Wichita County Jail. Some of the highlights in this document from 12 years ago: Wichita County currently operates at or above their current female capacity the age and...

Changes to Jail Visitation Hours

The Wichita County Jail will be changing visitation hours on January 30, 2017. Effective that date, both jail facilities will offer visitation from 8 AM until 8 PM. Sign-up for visitation will end at 7:00 PM. Last names starting with A through L visitation is on...

How Much Does it Cost…

… to house an inmate? Having been asked several times this month how much it costs to hold an inmate in jail, I thought this would be a good time to put a broad view of the costs out there for the public. It’s completely reasonable for this number to be...

First Quarter Jail Population 2014

The chart below depicts the daily population numbers for the Wichita County Jail for the first three months of 2014. As always, information on currently incarcerated individuals may be found here. So far, the maximum population this year for the jail was 520 while the...