Lamar County

The Detention Center

Lamar County Jail

• Operated byLamar County Sheriff's Office
• County publishes a jail nameYes — the Jail Administrator page is headed "Lamar County Jail Administration". That phrase is the county's exact wording; there is no standalone jail page
• Jail phone903-737-2404; fax 903-737-6991
• Beds196 TCJS-rated capacity; 146 held on 1 Aug 2026 (TCJS, not the county)
• Budget department"510 Criminal Detention" — the county budget explains "The Criminal Detention Department, or jail, is overseen by the Sheriff. It includes the operating costs of housing inmates, along with the staffing of detention officers"
• FY2026-27 detention budget$4,422,192 total (personal services $3,619,157; supplies & materials $377,500; other services & charges $425,535)
• Detention staffingSalary order lists a Detention Captain, Detention Lieutenant, Detention Admin Sergeant, Kitchen Supervisor, Detention Sergeants and Detention Officers, $2,275,464 total
• Inmate mailScanned by NCIC; physical mail to PO Box 591, Longview, TX 75606
• What was triedhttps://www.lamarcountytx.gov/1215/Sheriff ; https://www.lamarcountytx.gov/1207/Jail-Administrator ; https://www.lamarcountytx.gov/31/Services ; https://www.lamarcountytx.gov/9/How-Do-I ; https://www.lamarcountytx.gov/sitemap ; https://www.lamarcountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/349
• Beds and population, 2026-08146 people held in 196 rated beds

Source: Lamar County — Jail Administrator · checked 2026-08-22

• ✓The jail is named
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✓What it costs taxpayers
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✗How to post bond — not published
• ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Lamar County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-08-22. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds196 (TCJS-rated capacity, Aug 2026) — the county publishes no bed count

The Sheriff

Sheriff Scott Cass

• Published as"Scott Cass / Sheriff"
• Chief DeputyTommy Moore
• Patrol CaptainJoel Chipman
• CID CaptainJohnathan Smith
• Jail AdministratorNot named — the county lists the post as "Jail Administrator/Captain" with the email capt.hardy@co.lamar.tx.us
• Address119 N Main Street, Paris, TX 75460 (courthouse)
• Phone903-737-2400; fax 903-783-0668

Source: Lamar County — Sheriff · checked 2026-08-22

The Judges

Lamar has six JPs across five precincts, with two places in Precinct 5. Judge Michael Woodson's magistrate hearings are streamed publicly at https://www.youtube.com/@lamarcountyjp12345 — the only public magistration access found in this group. The county maintains a 62nd District Court Judge page but it names no judge, publishing only forms and standing orders; the 62nd is shared with Hopkins and Delta counties.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-08-22

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →