Kleberg County TX Jail

Kleberg County TX Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 361-595-8500

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Kleberg County TX Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 1500 E King Ave in Kingsville, TX. This county jail is operated locally by the Kleberg County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Kleberg County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Kingsville Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Kleberg County TX Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Kleberg County Detention Center – Visitation

Visitation privileges will be extended to all inmates, unless revoked by a disciplinary hearing, on the following specified days and hours:

Tuesday:         

• Males               2:00—3:30 pm
• Females           3:30—4:00 pm

Saturday:        

• Males               2:00—4:30 pm
• Females           4:30—5:00 pm

Close Custody and MAX Security inmates have specific time for visit.  Please contact the jail prior to visit to determine the visit times for specific inmates.

• ISO1 and ISO2 – 1130AM to 1150AM
• Section 1 – 1150AM to 1210AM
• MO1 – 1210AM to 1230AM
• MO2 – 1230AM to 1250AM
• Section 2 – 1250AM to 110PM
• Section 3 – 110PM to 130PM

AUTHORIZED VISITORS

Authorized visitors will be anyone that the inmate designates to visit him/her, including common-law spouses.  Visitors will be designated by a visitation list that the inmate will complete.

Minor children of the inmate may be permitted to visit if accompanied by an adult parent, legal guardian or inmates’ Attorney.  The adult accompanying the minor will be held responsible for the actions taken and the conduct of the minor child while visiting.  Any act of misconduct or violation of the rules and regulations of the jail will result in the removal of the minor child from the visiting area.  Continued repetition of misconduct will result in the visitation privilege of the minor child being terminated.  A minor child is a child age 16 and under.

VISITOR IDENTIFICATION – Authorized visitors will need some type of picture ID for identification and will sign a visitors’ roster to include the following information:

• Signature of Person visiting
• Identification number (Texas driver’s license, etc.)

VISITATION DURATION – Visitation sessions will be for no less than twenty (20) minutes, regardless of the number of persons present at the time of visitation. The inmate will only be removed once for visitation from his/her unit.  Not responsible for visitor tardiness or misinterpretation of visitation privileges.

VISITATION RULES

• Visits are a privilege.
• All visits are subject to monitoring and recording.
• Inmates may receive (2) twenty-minute visits per week; the week starts on Sunday
• A visitor can only visit the same inmate once per day.
• Visitors may be subject to a criminal warrants check.
• Visits will last 20 minutes.
• Visitors should arrive 30 minutes prior to appointment to check in but no more than 1 hour due to limited seating in the Visitation Area.
• Visitors arriving late for a visit will have the visit cancelled.
• All visitors 17 years or older, must be registered and possess a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, State ID card, or Military Issued ID. Texas Dept. of Criminal
• A justice identification card is not accepted.
• Appropriate dress is required at all times, such as but not limited to:
• Appropriate footwear must worn, no bedroom slippers.
• Skintight/Form-fitting clothes are not allowed.
• Any clothing or other items displaying gang-related symbols, themes or colors are prohibited.
• Any clothing containing vulgar or objectionable language or images are prohibited.
• All visitors must wear undergarments at all times.
• No torn jeans with exposed skin above the knee allowed.
• No hats are to be worn in the Visitation Area, unless for medical or religious reasons.
• No pajamas.
• All buttons, snaps, and zippers will remain fastened.
• No see-through clothing allowed.
• No tank tops or sleeveless or low neckline shirts/blouses or shirts/blouses that expose the midriff. All shirts/blouses must be up to collarbone area.
• No clothing that exposes the breast/chest area, genitals, or buttocks.
• No clothing by design, or by the manner in which it is worn, allows the anatomical detail of body parts to be clearly viewed (e.g., clothes with holes in inappropriate places, or excessively tight clothing).
• No skirts, dresses, or shorts more than 3” above the center of the knee in length when standing. This applies to all visitors regardless of age.
• The visitation Supervisor is the final authority in determining appropriate dress.
• Visitors and inmates must remain seated at all times during the visitation session.
• Any inappropriate activity will result in termination of your session to include communicating with an inmate the visitor is not scheduled to visit.
• Visitors involved in the following are subject to have visitation privilege suspended for a minimum of 30 days and up to a permanent visitation ban:
• Visitors create a disturbance or disruption in the visiting process.
• Visitors appearing under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• Visitors that refuse to show sufficient identification.
• Visitors that act in an inappropriate manner during their visitation.
• Staff can deny, change, or cancel a visit at any time at their discretion.
• Bringing firearms, explosives, alcoholic beverages, narcotics or any controlled substances
• including marijuana into this facility is a crime and cause for arrest.