How to Look Up Webb County Jail Population Data
Most of the confirmed Webb County jail population data sits in three places. The Webb County Sheriff publishes PREA annual reports through the sheriff's page. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards publishes statewide jail population and inspection reports for every county jail. The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics releases annual jail and prison reports that include state-level rates. Webb County does not publish a daily public population dashboard in the pages reviewed, so the latest detailed figures come from the official audit reports and from state inspection data.
Read the figures with the date in mind. A PREA audit reports a single onsite day. A jail standards report covers a snapshot or a period. A BJS report sums a year. The numbers below come from the 2024 final PREA audit, which covered the December 12-14, 2023 onsite review. Recent counts will differ.
Webb County Jail Capacity Overview
Webb County runs one main jail, the Webb County Jail in Laredo. The county did not publish a specific rated bed capacity in the pages reviewed. The most current population figure available is from the federal PREA audit, which reported the count on the first day of the onsite review.
| Facility | Rated Capacity | Reported Population |
|---|---|---|
| Webb County Jail (1001 Washington St., Laredo) | Not published in pages reviewed | 372 on the first day of the December 2023 PREA audit |
Note: For the current rated capacity, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards is the state body that inspects and reports on county jails.
Average Daily Population
An average daily population, or ADP, smooths out single-day counts into a more stable number. Webb County did not publish a multi-year ADP series in the official pages reviewed. The single confirmed point in the federal audit shows 372 people held on the first day of the December 2023 onsite review. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards reports county-level totals statewide, and its data sets are the right source for a year-over-year Webb County ADP.
The same 2024 audit also reported staffing on the audit day. The jail had 203 staff employed by the facility, with 5 volunteers and 21 contractors who had inmate contact. With 372 people held against 203 staff, the rough ratio was about 1.83 inmates per staff member. That figure is not a correctional-officer ratio, because the staff total mixes officers with civilian roles. Treat it as a context number, not a security ratio.
Demographic Breakdown
The 2024 federal audit sampled 26 Webb County inmates for interviews. The audit sample is a slice, not the full count, but it gives a sense of who was in the jail at the time. Gender, race, and age cuts from that sample appear below.
| Group | Audit Sample of 26 Inmates |
|---|---|
| Male | 21 |
| Female | 5 |
| Hispanic | 25 |
| Black | 1 |
| Under 18 | 3 |
| Age 18-25 | 5 |
| Age 26-35 | 8 |
| Age 36-45 | 6 |
| Age 46-55 | 2 |
| Age 56+ | 2 |
The strong Hispanic majority lines up with the border region, and the audit also notes the jail's bilingual PREA education materials in English and Spanish.
Pretrial vs. Sentenced Population
County jails in Texas hold a mix of people. Some are waiting for trial. Some are serving short sentences. Some are waiting on a transfer to state prison or another agency. The exact pretrial and sentenced split for Webb County is not published in the official pages reviewed, so the Texas Commission on Jail Standards reports are the right source for current shares.
| Status | Webb County Share |
|---|---|
| Pretrial | Not published in official pages reviewed |
| Sentenced (county) | Not published in official pages reviewed |
| Awaiting transfer / holds | Not published in official pages reviewed |
Misdemeanor vs. Felony Population
The audit did not break out the Webb County jail count by misdemeanor and felony, and the county pages reviewed do not publish a current cut either. As a rule, Texas county jails hold both, since misdemeanor and Class A or B cases can carry county jail time and felony defendants can be held while waiting for a state-prison transfer. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards reports are again the state-level source for this kind of detail.
Mental Health, Disability, and Language Populations
The federal audit did report specific Webb County figures for some special populations on the audit day. Out of 372 people, 4 were youthful inmates or juvenile detainees. 7 had a cognitive or functional disability, including intellectual, psychiatric, or speech disabilities. 5 were limited English proficient. The audit reported 0 in physical disability, blind or low-vision, or deaf or hard-of-hearing categories. Mental health programs in the county also tie back to the 111th District Court's Mental Health Court, which the bench piloted as a long-overdue local service.
National and State Context
To put Webb County numbers in context, federal and research sources track jail population rates across the country. The Bureau of Justice Statistics is the federal body that publishes those reports. Its current state-by-state and national rates per 100,000 sit on the BJS site, and the image below shows that site. Webb County does not publish a county rate per 100,000 in the pages reviewed, so the BJS state figure for Texas is the closest peer comparison for the county jail.
| Level | Jail Population per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| Webb County | Not published in official pages reviewed |
| Texas | See current BJS jail report |
| National | See current BJS jail report |
See the Bureau of Justice Statistics for current jail and prison reports.
The BJS reports release each year and let researchers compare Webb County jail trends against the rest of Texas and the country.
Population Trends Over Time
A multi-year Webb County jail population trend is not in the official county pages reviewed. For a longer view, the Prison Policy Initiative's Texas profile and the Vera Institute's incarceration trends compile county-level data that can be filtered for Webb County. These are not county sources, but they are widely cited research bodies that pull from official data. The image below shows the Prison Policy Initiative Texas profile.
Browse the Prison Policy Initiative Texas profile for state and county context.
Pair that profile with the BJS reports for a fuller picture of how Webb County compares over time.
Searching for Webb County Inmate Records by Name
This page covers Webb County jail population data, not individual lookups. For a name-based search of the live jail roster, use Webb County inmate records, which steps through the official jail and bond search.
Where the Data Comes From
The figures on this page come from official audits and state and federal reporting. The 2024 Webb County Jail PREA final audit is the most specific recent source for the local count and special populations. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards publishes routine inspection and population reports for every Texas county jail. The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the national and state jail reports. The Prison Policy Initiative and the Vera Institute compile and chart that data for public use.
For the most current local snapshot of Webb County jail counts, the sheriff's office, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, and any future PREA audit cycle are the right places to check. Always note the report date and source next to a figure, since a single-day audit, a monthly state report, and an annual federal report each measure a different slice of the population. Pair an official Webb County figure with a state or national comparison from BJS to avoid reading too much into one number.