Lamb County Jail Overview
Lamb County Jail is operated by the Lamb County Sheriff's Office in Littlefield. The official sheriff page names Sheriff Gary Maddox and lists the sheriff and jail address at 1200 East Waylon, Littlefield, Texas 79339. The map-friendly form used in the facility map is 1200 East Waylon Jennings Boulevard, Littlefield, TX 79339. The jail is the local detention point for ordinary Lamb County criminal custody, including people arrested locally, people held before trial, short county sentences, parole or warrant statuses, state-jail felony categories awaiting movement, and other agency holds when accepted.
This facility is not a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison, not a Bureau of Prisons facility, not an ICE detention center, and not the Texas Civil Commitment Center. That distinction matters because each system has a separate lookup path. The sheriff page points custody-status users to VINELink, while sentenced Texas prison custody belongs in the TDCJ inmate search. Federal sentenced custody is searched through BOP, immigration custody through ICE, and civil commitment questions through the Texas Civil Commitment Office rather than the county jail.
The official county source did not publish a separate detention division page, jail administrator listing, lobby hours, public roster fields, mugshot gallery, booking report, visitor entrance instructions, or commissary vendor. For that reason, the reliable Lamb County Jail workflow is phone-and-records oriented: use the sheriff page and VINELink first, then call the sheriff's office when the answer affects travel, bond, mail, release timing, or a same-day arrest.
The official sheriff page is the best matched public image source for this facility because it shows the sheriff, jail address, phone, fax, and VINELink reference in one place. See the Lamb County Sheriff page before relying on any private roster copy.
The screenshot fits this jail page because Lamb County does not publish a fuller county-hosted inmate roster in the official materials reviewed, making the sheriff contact page and VINELink the practical access point.
Lamb County Jail Capacity and Population
The population figures for Lamb County Jail come from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports, not from a county roster page. The June 1, 2026 TCJS current population spreadsheet reports Lamb County with a rated capacity of 54 beds and a total jail population of 46. That single-day count equals 85.19 percent of rated capacity. TCJS cautions that jail agencies submit the data and are responsible for its accuracy and timeliness, so the numbers should be read as official reported figures for that date rather than a live headcount.
The same research set reports a countywide population base of 12,687, an average daily population of 58, and an incarceration rate of 4.57 in the June 1, 2026 incarceration-rate file. The trend is important for a small jail: the extracted ADP checkpoints rose from 40 on January 1, 2024 to 58 on June 1, 2026. A rising ADP can create operational pressure even when the single-day current population is below the 54-bed rated capacity.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Lamb County Jail
Lamb County did not publish a county-hosted online roster in the official sources reviewed. The official online custody channel named by the sheriff page is VINELink, backed by direct phone verification with the sheriff's office. Use VINELink for current custody status, but do not expect it to behave like a local booking profile with every charge, bond, housing, or mugshot field. A new booking may not appear immediately, and a release or transfer can occur before a public portal reflects the change.
- Open the official sheriff page to confirm the local authority, phone number, address, and VINELink direction.
- Open VINELink, select Texas if prompted, and search by the person's name or other available identifying information.
- If the person does not appear, call the Lamb County Sheriff's Office at (806) 385-7900, especially for same-day arrests, release timing, court transport, or possible transfer.
- Confirm whether the person is actually in Lamb County Jail, has moved to TDCJ, is held on an out-of-county warrant, or belongs in a federal, immigration, or civil commitment system.
For older booking sheets, booking photographs, incident reports, or records not visible in VINELink, use a written request under the Texas Public Information Act. Identify the person, date of arrest or booking, arresting agency if known, and the exact record sought. Government Code section 552.108 may affect active law-enforcement records, but subsection 552.108(c) preserves access to basic information about an arrested person, arrest, or crime.
Lamb County Jail Address and Contact
Use the sheriff's office as the contact point for Lamb County Jail custody, booking, release, visitation, and jail record questions unless the office gives a more specific number. The official sheriff page also lists a fax number and a general contact form. The form is not labeled as a public-information request form, jail records form, visitation application, or bond form, so time-sensitive custody questions should start by phone.
Lamb County Jail
1200 East Waylon Jennings Boulevard
Littlefield, TX 79339
(806) 385-7900
Fax: (806) 385-9400. Jail lobby hours and a separate booking desk number were not published in the official source reviewed.
Visiting Someone at Lamb County Jail
Lamb County did not publish a public jail visitation schedule, video visitation vendor, visitor approval procedure, dress code, child-visitor rule, or attorney-visit rule in the official pages reviewed. That absence should be treated as a practical warning, not an invitation to rely on third-party schedules. Call (806) 385-7900 before traveling, ask whether the person is eligible for visits, and confirm whether visits are in person, video, scheduled, paused, or limited by housing classification.
| Topic | Confirmed Finding | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not located in official online sources | Call (806) 385-7900 before travel |
| Video visitation | Vendor and availability not located | Ask the jail whether video visits are offered |
| Visitor ID | Specific rule not posted | Bring government-issued photo ID unless told otherwise |
| Children | Minor-visitor rule not located | Ask about guardian proof and age limits |
| Attorney visits | Public procedure not posted | Attorneys should contact the jail directly |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Lamb County Jail
The official sources reviewed did not identify a mail format, book-in number format, prohibited-mail list, inmate phone vendor, video-call vendor, commissary vendor, online deposit service, kiosk, phone deposit process, or fee schedule. Do not send cash, checks, stamps, Polaroids, packages, or property until the jail confirms the current rule. Ask for the person's book-in number or other required identifier and ask whether mail must include a specific return address or inmate name format.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use 1200 East Waylon Jennings Boulevard, Littlefield, TX 79339 only after confirming the inmate mail format with the jail |
| Phone / Video | No official vendor or video-visit rule located; call the sheriff's office before creating an account with any private service |
| Money Deposit | No official online deposit, lobby kiosk, phone deposit, commissary limit, or fee source located |
Booking and Intake at Lamb County Jail
Lamb County did not publish a local booking-process guide, so the best research-backed description is the ordinary Texas county jail sequence. After an arrest, the arresting agency transports the person to the jail or another approved holding point. Jail staff confirm identity, search the person, inventory property, take fingerprints, create or update the booking record, collect a booking photograph if required by jail procedure, and screen for medical, mental-health, suicide-risk, disability, and separation needs. The person is then classified and assigned housing based on safety, gender, legal status, classification level, medical needs, and available bed space.
A new Lamb County booking may not show in VINELink immediately. Bond status also may depend on a magistrate appearance, warrant status, parole hold, probation hold, out-of-county hold, federal hold, ICE detainer, or no-bond order. If release depends on payment, ask the sheriff whether bond is payable at the jail, through a court clerk, through a licensed surety bond company, or only after a hearing. Ask for the exact amount, defendant name, cause or warrant number, accepted payment method, and whether any hold prevents release.
About Lamb County Jail
Lamb County Jail serves a rural South Plains county where the sheriff and jail are on East Waylon Jennings Boulevard and courthouse offices are separate at 100 6th Drive in Littlefield. That split helps route records: custody and release questions go to the sheriff, filed case paperwork goes to the District Clerk or County Clerk, and charging or victim-assistance questions go to the County & District Attorney. The County Clerk page's Certified Payments bureau code is a payment clue, not a substitute for a jail roster.
No official Lamb County Sheriff app was located in App Store or Google Play searches, and no app-only roster, warrant search, or most-wanted list was identified. No official jail program page, GED listing, substance-abuse program listing, work-release detail, grievance form, medical request form, or annual detention report was located. State oversight comes through the Texas Commission on Jail Standards under Government Code Chapter 511, and no Lamb County entry was located on the captured TCJS non-compliant jail list during this research pass.
Note: Confirm custody, release, visitation, mail, and money rules with the sheriff's office before traveling or sending anything to the jail.