Sheriff – Corrections Bureau
Hays County Jail
1307 Uhland Road San Marcos, Texas 78666
512.393.7800
Corrections Bureau
Helpful numbers
Bond Information:
512.393.7807
512.393.7690
Jail Records:
512.393.7832
Visitation:
512.393.7366
Chaplain Spire
512.393.7862
Jail Administration
Capt. Julie Villalpando – Jail Support Services Bureau
Capt. John Saenz – Jail Operations Bureau
Lt. Chad Edwards – Jail Support Services Bureau
Lt. Erica Hernandez – Jail Support Services Bureau
Lt. Eric Batch – Jail Operations Bureau
Lt. Jesse Hernandez – Jail Operations Bureau
Lt. Monica Shaffer – Jail Operations Bureau
Lt. Jeffrey Spencer – Jail Operations Bureau
General Information
The Hays County Jail is a 603-bed detention facility with 209 certified male and female corrections officers or peace officers (sheriff’s deputies) who are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE).
The jail books an average of 8,000 inmates a year with an estimated 2,600 transferred to various courts. The number of hot meals served per day totals approximately 1,230.
Fine Payment
Hays County now allows the convenience of paying with a credit card for individuals who are currently in custody and for class “C” fines only. No other forms of payments will be accepted.
Click the button below to find the appropriate Justice of the Peace to make the payment.
Defense Attorneys that wish to make inquiries regarding reasonable virtual access to their client(s) should refer to the email below; any request for information made by phone to the Hays County Jail will be redirected to email
Attorney Phone Calls
Hays County provides a free call option to attorneys for the benefit of their incarcerated clients. Only one business telephone number is authorized for the call list. Calls are limited to twenty minutes each, are free of charge and are not recorded. Requests to be placed on the free call list should be made to Lieutenant Erica Hernandez by email at erica.hernandez@co.hays.tx.us.
Please attach a written request on letterhead, along with a copy/scan of your valid driver’s license and BAR card to the email.
Hays County Jail – Bonding Department:
512.393.7807
512.393.7690