Lookup Larry Gist State Jail Inmates

Larry Gist State Jail Overview

Larry Gist State Jail is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The official TDCJ unit page lists the address as 3295 FM 3514, Beaumont, TX 77705, and the phone number as 409-727-8400. The research identifies it as a male unit with custody levels J1 through J5, G1, G2, and Transient. It came online in November 1994 and has been ACA accredited since January 2003.

The word "jail" in the facility name can confuse readers because Gist is not the Jefferson County jail. A Jefferson County jail inmate is normally searched through the sheriff's public Inmate Search, current inmates PDF, Daily Inmate Log/current arrests PDF, jail phone line, and app fallback. A person at Larry Gist State Jail is in TDCJ custody. That means the public record focus shifts from arrest ID, local booking photo, bond amount, and warrant number to TDCJ number, SID number, unit assignment, offense, sentence information, and release or parole dates when TDCJ makes those fields available.

Larry Gist State Jail Capacity and Population

The TDCJ source in the research lists Larry Gist State Jail capacity as 2,276. That figure is a state facility capacity, not a TCJS county jail population count. TCJS county jail numbers for Jefferson County describe sheriff-operated county jail custody, while Gist is part of the statewide prison and state jail system. State jail facilities may house people from across Texas, so being in Beaumont does not mean a person was arrested in Jefferson County or has a Jefferson County court case.

The listed custody levels also show why Gist needs state-prison framing. J1 through J5 and Transient are TDCJ state jail terms, while Jefferson County jail pages use booking, bond, warrant, and housing-group language from the sheriff records. A Gist lookup should therefore focus on TDCJ number, SID number, unit assignment, offense, sentence, and release fields rather than county booking-photo or bond columns.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Larry Gist State Jail

The correct lookup tool is the TDCJ Inmate Search. The locator is statewide and searches sentenced Texas custody by last name, first name, TDCJ number, or SID number. The Jefferson County sheriff roster is useful only if the person is still in county custody or if the reader is researching the earlier local booking. Once the person is at Gist, TDCJ is the current public source.

1. Open the TDCJ Inmate Search rather than the sheriff roster.
2. Enter a TDCJ number or SID number if you have it, or search by name.
3. Confirm the unit assignment in the result and look for Larry Gist State Jail or another current TDCJ unit.
4. Review state custody fields such as offense, sentence, projected release, and parole-related dates when available.
5. If the person was just arrested in Jefferson County and has not entered TDCJ custody, search the county jail roster instead.

Larry Gist State Jail Address and Contact

Use the TDCJ unit contact for Gist-specific questions. Jefferson County jail staff may be able to answer questions about a person still held locally, but they are not the source for state jail visitation, unit status, or TDCJ sentence calculations after transfer. If a record is unclear, check both the county roster for recent arrest history and TDCJ for current state custody.

Visiting Someone at Larry Gist State Jail

The research confirms that TDCJ visitation, mail, phone, and money rules differ from Jefferson County jail rules, but it does not provide a current Gist-specific hour schedule. Because this is a state jail facility, visitors should confirm the current TDCJ approval and scheduling process and call the unit before travel. Do not use the Jefferson County jail visitation table for Gist. The county table is organized by county housing groups and applies to sheriff-operated county jail visitation, not TDCJ state jail visitation.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Larry Gist State Jail

Use TDCJ rules for mail, phone, and money at Larry Gist State Jail. The Jefferson County MailGuard address in Humble is for ordinary postal mail to county jail inmates. Jefferson County Correctional Site ID 164 and Jefferson Downtown Jail Site ID 170 are county jail deposit identifiers, not TDCJ state jail identifiers. Sending money or mail through a county jail channel for a TDCJ inmate can delay service or fail entirely.

State Jail Custody at Larry Gist

Gist custody is not the same as Jefferson County booking. County booking records show arrest-related fields such as arrest ID, booking date, arresting agency, charges, degree code, bond amount, and sometimes a booking photo. TDCJ records reflect state custody after sentencing or transfer. The TDCJ locator can show the state prison number, SID number, current unit, offense, sentence information, and projected release or parole information when available. If someone recently left the Jefferson County jail as "state-ready," the county record and TDCJ record may both be relevant during the transition, but the current-location question belongs to TDCJ after assignment.

Readers should also separate court records from custody records. A Jefferson County court file may explain the charge, judgment, or sentence that led to state custody, but it will not operate as the live TDCJ unit locator. The custody path changes after transfer: the court explains the case, the county jail explains the local booking phase, and TDCJ explains the state jail assignment.

About Larry Gist State Jail

Larry Gist State Jail is part of the broader Beaumont corrections map, which also includes Jefferson County Correctional Facility, the downtown jail component, Mark W. Stiles Unit, Richard P. LeBlanc Unit, and the federal Beaumont complex. That mix is why search instructions must separate county, state, and federal custody. For Gist, the central rule is simple: it is a TDCJ facility, so the statewide TDCJ locator and unit contact are the right public channels for current custody, while county jail tools are limited to local booking or pre-transfer history.