Chambers County TX Jail

Chambers County TX Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 409-267-2500

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Chambers County TX Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 201 North Court St in Anahuac, TX. This county jail is operated locally by the Chambers County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Chambers County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Anahuac Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Chambers County TX Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Chambers County Jail – Visitation

Inmate visitation schedule 
Sunday: 
8:00 am to 11:00 am, 
1:00 pm until 5:00 pm 
Monday: NO VISITATION 
Tuesday: NO VISITATION 
Wednesday: 
8:00 am to 11:00 am, 
1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, 
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm 
Thursday: 
8:00 am to 11:00 am, 
1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, 
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm 
Friday: NO VISITATION 
Saturday (FEMALE INMATES ONLY): 
8:00 am to 11:00 am, 
Saturday (MALE INMATES ONLY) 
1:00 pm to 5 pm 
Male and Female inmates will not be allowed to visit at the same time. 

Visitation protocol 
All visitors must be properly attired. Each visitor over the age of 16 must present a valid PHOTO identification issued by the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (Driver’s license or ID card), or any other U.S. state or Federal government identification, or a VALID passport. No person will be allowed to visit without one of the noted forms of identification. 
All children MUST remain under the supervision of the adult visitor. If your children become unruly and disturb other visitors, your visitation may be terminated and you may be asked to leave. 
All visitors must check in with the Receptionist or Control Room Jailer before visiting. Any person found in visitation who has not registered with the jail will be removed from the visitation area. 

NO PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE VISITATION AREA DURING VISITING HOURS.

THE ONLY ITEM THAT WILL BE ALLOWED WILL BE YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION USED TO ESTABLISH YOUR IDENTITY. ALL OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE LEFT IN YOUR VEHICLE, OR GIVEN TO SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VISITATION AREA. WE DO NOT STORE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF VISITORS.

VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF YOUR VISIT. THE POSSESSION OF ANY CELLPHONE IN THE VISITATION AREA WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF YOUR VISIT, AND MAY RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF YOUR VISITATION PRIVILEGES.

VISITATION IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. PLEASE FOLLOW OUR PROCEDURES, AND PROTECT YOUR PRIVILEGE.