This is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot check a current custody status, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record instead.
Official Franklin County Contacts
The sheriff is the practical starting point for a county-jail custody question and for confirming where a public-information request should be sent. No separate public sheriff records email or office hours were located in the research, so call first before mailing a request.
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Franklin County Jail and sheriff contact
208 TX Hwy 37
Mount Vernon, TX 75457
Phone: 903-537-4539
Fax: 903-537-2632
For county courthouse routing, use the Franklin County Courthouse, 200 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, TX 75457, phone 903-537-2342. The District Clerk is at Franklin County Courthouse Annex West, 204 Texas Highway 37, Mount Vernon, TX 75457, phone 903-537-8337. The County Clerk lists 200 N. Kaufman Street, phone 903-537-8357, and countyclerk@co.franklin.tx.us.
Choose the Right Record Path
The office to contact depends on the record and the custody system. The following references help identify that route before a request is sent.
- Use the county record and custody reference for the sheriff call, written PIA request, court-docket, TDCJ, BOP, and ICE paths.
- Use Most Wanted for warrant-confirmation routing and safety information.
- For a Winnsboro police report, contact Winnsboro Police Department at 501 S. Main Street, Winnsboro, TX 75494, 903-342-3620, then confirm which county handled the arrest.
- For a state-custody record, use TDCJ's official inmate information or public-information process. A new Franklin County booking is not automatically a TDCJ record.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the appropriate federal locator and verify any result with the responsible agency.