Oldham County Jail Overview
Oldham County Jail is the only detention facility identified in the Oldham County facility map. It is operated by the Oldham County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Shannon Tanck. The official county sheriff page gives the mailing address as P.O. Box 452, Vega, Texas 79092, and the Sheriffs' Association of Texas mirrors the physical contact point at 105 South Main St in Vega. The county courthouse address in the county footer is also 105 S Main, Vega, TX 79092.
The facility is a small local adult county jail, not a regional prison or state correctional unit. TCJS population categories show pretrial felons, pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, and bench-warrant holds across recent rows. No separate city jail, work-release annex, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was found in Oldham County official sources.
Oldham County Jail Capacity
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards current population workbook reports Oldham County Jail with 10 beds and 3 people in custody on June 1, 2026. The same row shows 30 percent of capacity. The incarceration-rate workbook reports an average daily population of 4 for the same reporting period.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 10 beds | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Total jail population | 3 | TCJS County Jail Population workbook, June 1, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 4 | TCJS Incarceration Rate workbook, June 1, 2026 |
Who Oldham County Jail Holds
Oldham County Jail holds people at the local county stage. That includes people booked after arrest, people awaiting magistrate or court action, convicted misdemeanants serving local jail time, bench-warrant holds, and people waiting for release, bond, transfer, or court orders. Sentenced felony prisoners move into TDCJ custody after judgment and transfer, so they should not be searched as current Oldham County Jail inmates once the state prison system becomes the custodian.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before final case disposition or release on bond.
- Convicted misdemeanant
- A person serving local jail time for a misdemeanor sentence.
- Bench warrant
- A court-issued warrant, often tied to failure to appear or comply.
- Transfer
- Movement from the local jail to another agency or custody system.
Find Oldham County Jail Inmates
Oldham County Jail does not have a county-hosted public roster in the sources checked. The sheriff page directs users to VINELink for offender custody status. If VINELink does not show a person, call the sheriff at 806-639-2174. For a booking sheet, booking photo, or jail log entry, use a written public-information request.
- Open the Oldham County Sheriff page and note the VINELink custody-status instruction.
- Search VINELink Texas person search by full legal name.
- Call 806-639-2174 if the person does not appear, the arrest is recent, or bond and transfer details are needed.
- Use TDCJ Inmate Search only after a sentenced prisoner moves to state custody.
The official Oldham County Sheriff page is the source for the local VINELink instruction.
The screenshot documents why Oldham County Jail lookup should start with VINELink and sheriff contact instead of a county roster link.
Oldham County Jail Contact
The sheriff's office is the local contact for current custody, booking, bond, visitation, and jail-service questions. The county does not publish separate detention, records, jail administrator, warrant, or public-information contacts. Use the P.O. Box for mail and the South Main Street address as the practical courthouse/sheriff contact point.
Oldham County Jail / Sheriff's Office
105 S Main St
Vega, TX 79092
806-639-2174
Mail: P.O. Box 452, Vega, TX 79092
Oldham County Courthouse
105 S Main
Vega, TX 79092
806-267-2667
County office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Booking at Oldham County Jail
A typical Oldham County Jail booking follows an arrest by the sheriff, DPS, or another law-enforcement agency. Intake may include identity confirmation, booking paperwork, property inventory, search, fingerprints, a booking photograph, charge entry, warrant and hold checks, medical or mental-health screening, and a custody decision. The research found no official housing-unit names, pods, booking area details, or inmate handbook, so those details should not be invented.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 15.17 requires a person arrested in Texas to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. That warning or first-appearance stage can address rights, accusations, counsel, probable cause, and bail. For Oldham County, custody remains with the sheriff while the clerk, prosecutor, JP court, county court functions, or 222nd District Court handles the case record.
Bond at Oldham County Jail
No Oldham County bond payment page or online bond desk instruction was located. A family member should first confirm that the person is in Oldham County Jail, then ask the sheriff for the charge, bond amount, bond type, cause or case number if available, and any holds from another agency. Confirm where payment must be made before traveling.
| Bond Issue | Oldham County Action |
|---|---|
| Cash bond | Call 806-639-2174 to confirm amount, location, hours, and accepted payment methods. |
| Surety bond | Use a Texas-licensed bonding company after confirming jail and court details. |
| PR bond | Only a magistrate or court can authorize release on promise to appear. |
| No-bond hold | Ask if the hold is a warrant, court order, federal hold, immigration detainer, or other agency hold. |
Oldham County Jail Visits
Oldham County does not publish a jail visitation schedule, remote video visit URL, dress code, visitor approval process, attorney visit schedule, child visitor rule, or prohibited-items list in the sources found. Visitors should call the sheriff before arriving. The posted courthouse hours are county office hours, not confirmed jail visitation hours.
| Visit Type | Official Schedule Found? | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person public visit | No | Call the sheriff before traveling. |
| Remote/video visit | No | No vendor was found. |
| Attorney visit | No posted schedule | Attorneys should call the sheriff. |
| Child visitor rule | No | Confirm age, ID, and guardian rules by phone. |
| Dress code/items | No | Ask what identification and property rules apply. |
Mail and Money at Oldham County Jail
No official Oldham County Jail mail rule, commissary vendor, money-deposit vendor, phone provider, tablet program, video-call vendor, kiosk location, deposit fee, or mail-scanning rule was located. That absence is important. Do not send money, books, clothing, medication, or photos without confirming the current rule with jail staff.
| Service | Official Vendor / Rule Found? | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | No detailed rule | Confirm the inmate name and address format before mailing. |
| Books/publications | No | Do not assume books are accepted from any source. |
| Money deposits | No | No online deposit URL or fee was found. |
| Commissary | No | Ask whether commissary exists and how funds are handled. |
| Phone/video | No | No provider or rate sheet was found. |
Note: Call the sheriff before sending mail or money because Oldham County does not post jail-service rules online.
Oldham County Jail Oversight
TCJS is the key oversight source for Texas county jails. On April 3, 2025, TCJS issued an Oldham County Jail Notice of Non-Compliance tied to minimum standard 276.5(a)(1), mental-disabilities and suicide-prevention plan training. The notice referenced a March 19, 2025 inspection report and stated that several jailers did not receive annual training required by the facility-approved operational plan in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024.
This is a training-compliance finding. It is not an overcrowding finding. The 2026 population rows reviewed show occupancy below rated capacity, with the highest reviewed row at 7 people in a 10-bed jail. No official source found a recent Oldham County jail construction notice, closure notice, consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail death, or overcrowding lawsuit.
Directions to Oldham County Jail
Oldham County Jail is at the courthouse/sheriff contact point in Vega. Drivers from I-40 should enter Vega and proceed toward South Main Street in the courthouse area. Drivers using U.S. 385 should use the central Vega street grid and watch for the courthouse and sheriff area on South Main.
No official visitor entrance, parking lot map, transit route, locker rule, or ADA jail entrance instruction was located. Visitors should call 806-639-2174 before arriving, especially if they need accessible entry, have property questions, or plan to ask about a visit.