Real County Jail Overview
Real County Jail / Real County Sheriff's Office is operated by the Real County Sheriff's Office. The official Real County sheriff page identifies Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson and lists the sheriff mailing address, non-emergency phone, fax, a VINELink custody-status link, and a sheriff/constable fee PDF. A Texas DPS official interoperability spreadsheet gives the physical address as 146 S. US Hwy 83, Leakey, TX 78873, and lists the sheriff contact email used in the research file.
This is a county jail and local sheriff custody point, not a Texas state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center. The population held includes local arrestees, pretrial detainees, misdemeanor inmates, bench-warrant inmates, state jail felony classifications, and people awaiting release or transfer. TCJS rows also show Real County inmates housed elsewhere, so the physical location of a person tied to a Real County case must be confirmed before travel.
Real County Jail Capacity
The TCJS population reports are the official source for Real County Jail scale. TCJS population rows for 2026 list Real County capacity as 3. The June 1, 2026 row lists 2 total jail population and 3 housed-elsewhere inmates. That means the local jail count and the broader Real County custody footprint can differ on the same report date.
Real County's local facility is very small by Texas county standards. A single booking, release, transport, or housed-elsewhere placement can change the practical search path. A caller should ask whether the person is physically in Leakey, released, or housed in another facility under a Real County case.
Look Up Real County Jail Inmates
No official Real County sheriff-hosted inmate roster, recent booking report, mugshot gallery, or searchable current-inmate database was located on the official county website. The official sheriff page instead links VINELink Texas for offender custody status. For a recent arrest, the direct local channel is the sheriff phone line. For a record that is not available online, use the county public-information process.
- Call Real County Sheriff's Office at 830-232-5201 for a same-day arrest, release, bond, housed-elsewhere, or transport question.
- Use VINELink Texas for custody status and notification when the person may be in a participating Texas custody feed.
- Use the Real County contact page public-information instructions for booking records, housing location, charge, bond, or release details not posted online.
- Search TDCJ if the person may have been sentenced to Texas state prison.
- Use BOP or ICE if federal or immigration custody is the issue.
A public-information request should give the person's full name, approximate arrest or booking date, date of birth if known, arresting agency if known, and the exact record requested. For Real County, useful request terms include booking sheet, custody status, housing location, arrest charge, bond status, and booking photograph if releasable.
Real County Jail Contact
The sheriff phone line is the main local access channel for Real County Jail custody questions. The sheriff page lists the mailing address and fax. The DPS official spreadsheet gives the physical location. The county contact page routes public-information requests to the office of the Real County Judge at the courthouse and lists mail, fax, email, and in-person request paths under the Texas Public Information Act.
Real County Jail / Real County Sheriff's Office
146 S. US Hwy 83
Leakey, TX 78873
830-232-5201
Mail: PO Box 445, Leakey, TX 78873-0445
Fax: 830-232-5102
Email: sheriffnathanjohnson@co.real.tx.us
| Access Channel | Use It For | Documented Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff phone | Custody status, transport, release, visit or bond question | 830-232-5201 |
| VINELink Texas | Custody status and notification | Linked by the Real County sheriff page |
| Public information request | Booking records and other releasable county records | Mail to PO Box 446, fax to 830-232-6040, email or in-person through the county contact page |
| County Judge office | In-person request delivery | Real County Courthouse, 146 Highway 83 South, Leakey, TX |
Real County Jail Visits
Real County did not publish jail-specific visiting days, hours, video visitation, remote video vendor, attorney visit procedure, dress code, child rules, or holiday schedule in the official sources located. TCJS Minimum Jail Standards require written plans for visitation and related jail services, but those state standards are not the same as a local Real County schedule. Call the sheriff before arrival.
| Topic | Real County Detail Located | Required Action |
|---|---|---|
| Public visiting days or hours | Not located online | Call 830-232-5201. |
| Visitor ID | Not located online | Bring government photo ID and confirm the local rule. |
| Dress code | Not located online | Confirm before arriving. |
| Child visitors | Not located online | Confirm adult, guardian, and ID rules. |
| Video visitation vendor | No vendor located | Call the sheriff before paying any third party. |
| Attorney visitation | Not located online | Attorneys should contact the sheriff directly. |
Real County Jail Mail and Money
Real County did not publish an inmate mail format, scanned-mail vendor, phone or video vendor, online deposit service, commissary provider, kiosk rules, or fee schedule in the official sources located. TCJS standards require written plans for inmate correspondence, telephone, commissary, religious practices, and other services, but those standards do not identify Real County's current local vendor or schedule.
| Service | Published Local Detail | How to Proceed |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate mail address | Not published for inmates | Call the sheriff before sending mail or packages. |
| Books and publications | Not published | Confirm direct-from-publisher or other rules before ordering. |
| Photos and cards | Not published | Confirm restrictions. |
| Money deposit | No official vendor verified | Do not use a deposit service unless the sheriff confirms it. |
| Commissary fees | No fee amounts located | Do not assume a fee, kiosk, or online payment option. |
Real County Jail Booking
Real County did not publish a local booking-process guide, so the verified framework comes from TCJS Minimum Jail Standards and the local sheriff contact path. TCJS Chapter 265 covers admission and includes receiving, search, observation during holding, inmate files, health tags, identification, telephone use, attorney contact, bonding, property checking, shower, communicable disease screening, and suicide prevention screening.
A practical Real County booking sequence starts with arrest or transport by the sheriff or another agency. Jail staff receive the person, confirm identity, open a custody record, search and inventory property, complete screening, record charges or warrant basis, and classify housing status under TCJS standards. Because Real County capacity is limited, classification and housing may include transfer or housed-elsewhere placement.
- Classification
- A jail-management decision about where and how an inmate can be housed safely.
- Detainer
- A request or notice from another agency that may affect release or transfer.
- Housed elsewhere
- A Real County inmate count tied to someone physically held in another county, state, private, or approved facility category.
Real County Jail Custody Split
Real County Jail / Real County Sheriff's Office records should not be treated as a state prison, federal prison, or immigration detention locator. TDCJ handles sentenced Texas state inmates. BOP handles sentenced federal inmates. ICE handles immigration detainees. U.S. Marshals channels may matter for federal pretrial custody before a person appears in the BOP sentenced-inmate locator.
| Custody Type | Correct System | Real County Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Local or pretrial | Real County sheriff, VINELink, public-information request | Local arrest, warrant, bond, release, or housed-elsewhere question. |
| Texas sentenced prison | TDCJ Inmate Information Search | After sentencing to state custody, not while awaiting local trial. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | No BOP facility was found in Real County. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE Online Detainee Locator | No ICE detention center was found in Real County. |
About Real County Jail
The Real County Jail / Real County Sheriff's Office is tied to the Leakey courthouse and county-government area. The Texas Historical Commission Atlas identifies the Real County Courthouse at 146 S. US 83 as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark with marker year 2000. The sheriff's office physical address from the DPS spreadsheet matches that courthouse address area, and no official source located a separate jail campus with named towers, pods, annexes, or a public visitation lobby.
The official Real County sheriff page is the verified local page for sheriff contact details and the VINELink custody-status path.
That page supports the facility lookup path because Real County did not publish a separate jail roster in the official materials located.
The Texas Historical Commission courthouse record provides the courthouse context for the address area used in Real County Jail directions.
The courthouse record matters because the sheriff's physical address is tied to the same county-government area in Leakey.
Note: Confirm custody, visiting rules, mail rules, and physical location with the sheriff before travel.