City of Denton Jail Custody Lookup

City of Denton Jail Overview

City of Denton Jail is run by the City of Denton Police Department at Police Headquarters. The main jail address is 601 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76205, and the public jail lobby entrance is at 204 Railroad Ave. behind the police headquarters building. The city lists 940-349-8181, option 2, for jail information. The jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

This is not the Denton County Jail. The city jail holds people temporarily, generally up to 72 hours, before release or transfer. The City of Denton page states that people looking for Denton County Jail inmates should use the county website instead. In practice, a person arrested in Denton may first appear in the City Jail Custody Report and later appear in Denton County Jail records if the person is transferred into county custody.

The official City of Denton Jail page explains the jail address, lobby directions, current-inmate report, no-public-visitation rule, booking process, arraignment, bond and fine payment options, property, medication, and phone service.

That city page is the source to check for municipal custody rules, especially because the city jail is short-term and operates separately from the sheriff facility on Woodrow Lane.

City of Denton Jail Capacity and Custody Limits

No official capacity figure for the City of Denton Jail was located in the reviewed sources. The most important population fact is the custody limit: the city describes the jail as a temporary detention facility where inmates are generally held up to 72 hours before release or transfer. It also houses Class C arrestees for the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University through local partnerships.

How to Look Up an Inmate at City of Denton Jail

The correct search channel for this facility is the City Jail Custody Report. The report is a live current-custody list for people booked into the City of Denton Jail. It does not work like a traditional name-search form. Instead, the table loads current inmates and shows fields such as date and time booked, name, charges, detainers, bonds, detainer amount, total amount, and mugshot. The public table reviewed did not show full demographic details, exact date of birth, height, weight, race, sex, housing unit, court date, release date, or warrant number.

1. Open the City Jail Custody Report for current City of Denton Jail inmates.
2. Review the live table rather than looking for a search box, because the report loads current records automatically.
3. Check the booking date and time, name, charges, detainers, bonds, and total amount fields.
4. Use the city jail phone line at 940-349-8181, option 2, if the person is missing, the arrest is very recent, or the record needs confirmation.
5. If the person has been transferred from city custody, check Denton County Jail records or call the county jail information line.

The City Jail Custody Report is the matched live report for municipal jail custody, and it is separate from county PublicAccess records.

That separation matters because the city report can answer a short-term Denton Police booking question even when the county jail roster is not yet the right place to search.

City of Denton Jail Address and Contact

The City of Denton gives two address details that should not be merged. The jail's main address is 601 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76205. The public jail lobby entrance is at 204 Railroad Ave. at the back of Police Headquarters. The city says to use East McKinney Street to access Railroad Avenue, which is one-way, and then turn left into the parking lot. Call before traveling because temporary custody can change quickly through release, arraignment, bond, or transfer.

Visiting Someone at City of Denton Jail

The City of Denton Jail does not offer public inmate visitation. The city page states that only attorney visits are permitted. This makes the city jail very different from Denton County Jail, where public video visitation is handled through HomeWAV. Family members and friends should not plan a public visit at the city jail lobby. Instead, confirm custody by phone, watch for release or transfer, and use the appropriate county or court channel if the case moves out of city custody.

Phone, Payments, and Property at City of Denton Jail

City of Denton Jail uses Cidnet for inmate phone service. Friends and family can set up a Cidnet Friends and Family account at customer.cidnet.net or call 1-888-984-1903 and leave a voicemail for support. The researched city materials did not identify public visitation or a county-style commissary deposit process for this temporary municipal jail. Payment and release details depend heavily on the charge level.

Booking and Intake at City of Denton Jail

The City of Denton Jail page gives a plain definition of booking. Booking is the administrative process documenting the arrestee's entrance into the facility. The city says documentation includes the person's name, date of birth, address, and reason for arrest. Personal property is inventoried, and photographs and fingerprints are taken. That process is local to city custody and should not be confused with the Denton County Jail classification process after a county transfer.

The city also explains arraignment. The arrestee is brought before a judge or magistrate, informed of the charges, advised of rights, and told about bond amounts if any. After arraignment, the custody path may move toward release, payment of a Class C fine or bond, a bond company or cash bond for Class B and higher charges, or transfer to another facility. For many county-level matters, that later facility is commonly Denton County Jail.

Bond and Release at City of Denton Jail

The City of Denton Jail has specific payment rules for municipal custody. Inmates may be released by paying bond or fine amounts in full when the charge and court status allow it. For Class C payments, the city lists AllPaid with on-site and online options. Online payments carry a 3.5% internet payment service fee, and phone-assisted payment through 877-392-2455 carries a 5% service fee. Cash is accepted only in exact amounts per charge because the city cannot give change.

For Class B and above charges, the city says a person can bond out through a bond company or cash bond. Cash bonds require a form from the Denton City Jail. A licensed and bonded Denton County bail bond company may be used, but jail staff will not recommend a company. The city does not accept personal checks, cashier checks, or money orders. Detainers, holds, transfer decisions, or missing bond paperwork can still prevent immediate release, so the city jail information line is the practical confirmation point.

When a City Jail Inmate Moves to County or State Custody

The city jail's short custody window is the central difference between this facility and the county jail. If a person is held on a Class C matter and payment or release is completed, the record may disappear from current city custody without ever becoming a Denton County Jail housing record. If the person faces a Class A or B misdemeanor, felony, county warrant, bench warrant, parole matter, or other county-level custody issue, the person may be transferred to Denton County Jail. Once that happens, use the county records portal, jail information line, and jail records line instead of the city report.

Sentenced Texas state-prison custody is different again. Use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search for current TDCJ prisoners, not for people newly booked into the City of Denton Jail. TDCJ states its online information is updated on working days only and is at least 24 hours old. Federal sentenced custody and immigration detention use federal systems outside the city and county jail report.

About City of Denton Jail

The City of Denton says the jail was built in 1993 and that a jail front lobby was added in 2021 as part of the Police Headquarters renovation. The facility's local role is narrow but important: short-term municipal custody, Class C matters, local university partnership arrestees for UNT and TWU, booking documentation, arraignment, release payments, and transfer when another custody system takes over.

The public record details available from the City Jail Custody Report are also narrower than a full court file or jail classification record. The report shows current city custody fields, including a mugshot in the public custody record, but it does not show every detail a family member or attorney might need. For legal advice, case strategy, or court deadlines, use counsel and the appropriate court rather than relying only on a custody table.