This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the official Ellis County offices below for those tasks.
Official Ellis County Contacts
The Wayne McCollum Detention Center and Ellis County Sheriff's Office are the first contacts for current jail custody, jail information, and sheriff records. Administrative offices are listed by the sheriff as open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., while the Sheriff's Office operates 24 hours.
Wayne McCollum Detention Center / ECSO
300 S. Jackson Street
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Jail Information: 972-825-4931
Sheriff Administration: 972-825-4901
Dispatch: 972-937-6060
Open-records requests to the Sheriff's Office must be in writing. Submit them in person or by mail to the same Jackson Street address, ATTN: Open Records Clerk. Requests may also be sent by fax to 972-825-4941 or by email to openrecords@elliscounty.texas.gov. The District Attorney's Office reviews gathered records for release, and status questions may be directed to the DA at 972-825-5035.
District Clerk
109 S. Jackson Street, Second Floor
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: 972-825-5091
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
County and District Attorney
109 S. Jackson Street
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: 972-825-5035
Fax: 972-825-5047
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Use the record type to choose the right route:
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call jail information.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and use an ECSO open-records request when needed.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the District Clerk or LGS records portal.
- For facility details, use the Wayne McCollum Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For sentenced Texas prisoners, search the Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.