Coke County Sheriff's Office Overview
The Coke County Sheriff's Office is the local arrest-report, incident-report, accident-report, body-camera, dash-camera, and public-information office for sheriff-held records. The office is led by Sheriff Billy Williams and is listed at P.O. Box 9 and 13 East 7th Street in Robert Lee. For inmate population work, the key point is status: official Texas jail reporting identifies Coke as a no-jail county, so the sheriff page should be read as a local records and custody-referral point rather than a roster page for a jail with beds in Robert Lee.
The sheriff page links a public-information request form and directs the public to VINELink for offender custody status. That detail matters because Coke County does not publish a local jail roster, jail booking report, or mugshot gallery on the official county pages. A Coke County arrest can still create sheriff paperwork, a court case, bond action, and a custody record, but the jail profile may be in a receiving county system or in a statewide or federal locator after transfer.
Note: Do not treat the historic Coke County Jail or the sheriff office address as a current jail roster location.
Coke County Custody Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports are the controlling source for jail capacity and monthly county jail population data. The current workbook downloaded from the June 2026 TCJS directory lists the local row as "Coke (no jail)." That means no current rated Coke County jail capacity should be stated for the Coke County Sheriff's Office page. The Coke County inmate population is better described as people from Coke County in jail custody across outside facilities, plus local records retained by the sheriff and courts.
TCJS incarceration-rate rows show how small the local custody footprint is. Coke County's average daily population rose from two in early 2024, to three in mid-2024, to four late in 2024, then to five from February through June 2025. Those figures should not be compared with a Coke jail capacity, because no rated local jail capacity was located in the current official sources. The figures are still useful because they show why a single transport or release can change the county rate in a small West Texas county.
| Measure | Figure | Source Context |
|---|---|---|
| Rated Coke jail capacity | 0 / no rated jail located | TCJS Current Population Report, June 2026 workbook row "Coke (no jail)" |
| Coke County ADP | 5 | TCJS incarceration-rate workbook, February through June 2025 rows |
| Countywide population used by TCJS | 3,352 | TCJS 2024 and 2025 rate rows |
Look Up Coke County Inmates
A Coke County inmate lookup starts with the question being asked. If the question is about a sheriff arrest report, incident report, booking paperwork, or which agency handled the arrest, the local contact is the Coke County Sheriff's Office. If the question is whether a person is currently in custody, the sheriff page points to VINELink. If a person has been moved to another jail, the roster and bond rules belong to that receiving jail. For sentenced state custody, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search, not a Coke County jail roster.
- Call the Coke County Sheriff's Office if the arrest or report began in Coke County and no online local roster is available.
- Use VINELink for custody status and notification because it is the offender-status tool linked from the sheriff page.
- Ask whether the person was transported to a receiving jail, then use that official jail roster or phone line.
- Search TDCJ for sentenced state prisoners, the BOP inmate locator for federal custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
- Submit the sheriff public-information form for arrest reports, booking records, or camera records that are not posted online.
For a nearby official jail roster with detailed fields, the Tom Green County Detention Center page explains current inmates, a 48-hour release roster, profile fields, bond checks, visitation, and jail services. That page is a nearby detention pathway for Coke County readers, but it should not be read as proof that every Coke County detainee is housed there.
No official Coke County sheriff mobile app was located in the research sources. Use the sheriff phone and email, the signed public-information form, and VINELink instead of looking for an app-only Coke County roster.
Coke County Sheriff Records
The sheriff's public-information form is the direct route for records that are not online. It supports requests for offense reports, incident reports, accident reports, arrest reports, body-camera records, and dash-camera records. The form asks the requestor to identify the exact information being requested and warns that the office does not have to answer written questions or create a new record. A focused request for an existing record is stronger than a broad question about why an arrest happened.
The form says the request must be completed and signed. It also says the sheriff's office has ten business days to release the information, request an extension, or request an open letter ruling from the Texas Attorney General. Charges may apply under the Texas Attorney General cost model. If the estimated fee is more than $100, the form says a $50 deposit is required, with exact cash, money order, or cashier's check as listed payment methods.
| Request Detail | Why It Helps |
|---|---|
| Full name and date of birth if known | Helps separate people with similar names. |
| Incident number or report number | Points the records staff to a specific file. |
| Date, time, and location | Required for some camera requests and useful for arrest reports. |
| Record type | Use terms such as arrest report, incident report, or booking photograph if releasable. |
| Non-confidential-only option | May speed release when confidential details can be redacted. |
The Texas Public Information Act covers requests for existing public information held by Texas governmental bodies, subject to exceptions and redactions. Body-camera requests also need the date and approximate time, location, and one or more known subjects under the body-worn-camera rule cited on the sheriff form.
Coke County Sheriff Contact
The Coke County Sheriff's Office is the first local contact for arrest-report routing and custody-status questions tied to a Coke County arrest. The office may not be the physical jail holding the person, so ask which agency has custody before making plans for bond, visitation, mail, medication, or property. If the answer points to a receiving jail, use that jail's phone number and published rules.
Coke County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 9
13 East 7th Street
Robert Lee, TX 76945
325-453-2717
Fax: 325-732-8831
Email: sheriff@co.coke.tx.us
The courthouse and sheriff offices are centered in Robert Lee, the county seat. The official pages do not publish a separate Coke County detention lobby, jail visitation desk, or 24-hour jail information number. For records visits, bring identification and enough detail to identify the record. For custody visits, confirm the actual facility first.
Coke County Visitation Routing
Coke County has no published local jail visitation schedule because the county is reported by TCJS as no jail and the sheriff site does not publish a jail facility page. Visitation, mail, phone, commissary, medical drop-off, and property-release rules are controlled by the jail or prison where the person is held. That can be a receiving county jail before court, TDCJ after sentencing, BOP for federal prison custody, or ICE detention for immigration custody.
| Custody Location | Rule Source | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Receiving county jail | That jail's official website or phone line | Visit schedule, bond amount, mail address, commissary, and property rules |
| TDCJ state custody | TDCJ locator and visitation pages | Unit assignment, visitor approval, unit schedule, and ID rules |
| BOP federal custody | BOP locator and facility page | Location, release date caution, and federal visitation process |
| ICE detention | ICE ODLS and detention facility | Detainee location, A-number search, legal visits, and transfer status |
TDCJ visitation is not the same as a county jail visit. TDCJ tells visitors to confirm the inmate's unit assignment, approval status, schedule, clothing rules, and prohibited items before traveling. A Coke County arrest record may explain how the case began, but it does not set the visitation rules after transfer.
Coke County Mail and Money
No Coke County jail commissary vendor, jail phone vendor, money-deposit vendor, or inmate-mail processing address was located in the official county sources. Do not send inmate money or mail to the sheriff office unless the sheriff or the receiving facility tells you to do so for a specific record or property purpose. Jail mail sent to the wrong agency can be returned, delayed, or discarded under that agency's rules.
When the custody location is known, use the exact name, booking number or SO number if assigned, and the mail format from the holding facility. For a person who has moved to TDCJ, use state prison mail and money rules. For a person in federal custody, use BOP facility instructions. For immigration detention, confirm the location in ICE ODLS and follow the detention facility's rules.
Coke County Sheriff Source
The official sheriff page is the local source for the Coke County Sheriff's Office contact, VINELink referral, and public-information request link: Coke County Sheriff's Office contact page.
The screenshot supports the core distinction on this facility page: Coke County has a sheriff records channel and a custody-status referral, not a public current jail roster.
The old jail marker is separate historical context. The Texas Historical Commission Atlas entry identifies the historic Coke County Jail marker at 601 Chadbourne Street: Coke County Jail historical marker.
That historical source should not be used as a current custody source. It explains local detention history while TCJS data controls the current no-jail finding.
Coke County Jail History
Coke County has a visible jail history even though current TCJS reporting does not identify a rated local jail. The Texas Historical Commission Atlas lists a Coke County Jail marker at 601 Chadbourne Street in Robert Lee, with marker year 1972. Texas Time Travel describes the Old Coke County Jail as a 1907 building that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. That history is useful local context, especially because many searches still use the phrase "Coke County Jail."
The current lookup path is different. A person with a modern Coke County arrest may need the sheriff's records office, the County/District Clerk for filed court records, VINELink for custody status, and a receiving jail for day-to-day detention rules. The historic jail address is not where a family member should go to post bond, ask for visitation, or search a current inmate roster.
Note: Confirm custody with the sheriff or holding facility before traveling, posting bond, sending mail, or scheduling a visit.