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Wayne McCollum Detention Center Overview

Wayne McCollum Detention Center, also called the Ellis County Jail, is operated by the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. It is the county's confirmed public detention facility and the facility tied to the official Ellis County inmate roster. The center holds pretrial detainees, convicted misdemeanants, state-jail felony cases, people waiting for transfer, parole violators or blue-warrant cases, warrant and transport prisoners, and reported immigration-detainer cases.

The sheriff's facility page describes a three-phase jail named for Sheriff Wayne McCollum, who served as Ellis County sheriff for 20 years. Phase 1 opened in 1990 as a podular facility, Phase 2 opened in 2002 with a similar podular design, and Phase 3 opened in 2010 with direct supervision. The sheriff page states a maximum population of 856 prisoners, while TCJS June 2026 data lists 859 beds.

The official Wayne McCollum Detention Center services page is captured below from the project manifest.

The page is the main local source for the facility's design, booking, medical, meal, program, and commissary details.

Wayne McCollum Capacity and Population

TCJS reported 600 people in the Ellis County jail population on June 1, 2026. The same TCJS row listed capacity at 859 beds, or 69.85% of rated capacity. The rate workbook listed an average daily population of 557 for Ellis County. Because Wayne McCollum Detention Center is the only confirmed county detention facility, those county jail figures describe the facility population for this build.

The June 2026 status breakdown was heavily pretrial and felony-weighted. TCJS listed 313 local male and 60 local female pretrial felons, plus 76 local male and 18 local female pretrial state-jail felons. That is why a Wayne McCollum inmate lookup may show an active custody status before the related court case has reached a final charge or disposition.

Look Up Wayne McCollum Inmates

Use the official Ellis County inmate roster for current Wayne McCollum Detention Center custody. It is a public LockupLists roster linked to the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. The inspected page showed no login requirement and is configured for 50 rows per page. It does not publish a clear released-inmate retention period, so older jail records may require an open-records request.

1. Open the Ellis County inmate roster and use the live name or search controls shown there.
2. Check additional roster pages if no filter is applied because the system paginates at 50 rows per page.
3. Compare booking, charge, bond, housing, or status details if the profile displays them.
4. Call Jail Information at 972-825-4931 if the arrest is recent or housing assignment is pending.
5. Use TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, or VINELink only when custody has moved outside the county jail.

Wayne McCollum Address and Contact

The jail information line is the main public contact for custody questions that the roster does not answer. The sheriff contact page says the Sheriff's Office is a 24-hour operation and administrative offices are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wayne McCollum Visitation Rules

Wayne McCollum visitation uses the sheriff's video-visitation process. The official page routes first-time users to JailATM, where they select Video Call, create an account, and schedule the visit. Visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Same-day visits are not guaranteed, and the inmate must be in an assigned housing unit before visits can occur.

Accepted adult ID includes a current DPS driver's license not expired more than six months, a current DPS state ID, passport or immigration card, Mexican Consulate green-colored card, or military ID. Banned items include cell phones, purses, packages, umbrellas, handbags, container-type items, and metal or glass containers.

Wayne McCollum Mail and Money

Ellis County uses a scanned-mail process for most inmate mail. The official correspondence page says regular inmate mail goes to a JailATM.com processing address in Fort Worth, where it is processed electronically and then destroyed. Legal, medical, magazines, newspapers, books from a publisher, and bulk mail are exceptions. Electronic messaging uses NCIC/JailATM language on the sheriff page.

Wayne McCollum Inmate Phone Calls

During booking, an inmate can make free local calls to arrange bail, notify family, or reach an attorney. The phone page says most cell phones are not considered local, and booking phones can make collect calls outside the local dialing area. After housing assignment, population calls are collect calls during posted hours.

Wayne McCollum Booking and Release

The processing area is the first contact point inside the detention center. The sheriff page says a newly arrested person remains in an open waiting area until booking is complete unless behavior requires confinement. The processing area includes property, bond, and release areas accessible to the public, where people can post bonds, pay fines, or retrieve personal property for incarcerated inmates.

All inmate property and financial accounts are maintained in the processing area. Classification then reviews criminal history, behavior, and physical, mental, and social conditions to assign housing. That assignment controls many practical steps. A person may be booked before visitation, mail identifiers, or public roster details are ready.

Wayne McCollum Jail Programs

The facility page describes medical, dental, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, meals, laundry, education, commissary, chaplain, and inmate-worker services. The jail design allows many services to be delivered inside housing units, which reduces movement. Meals are prepared on site by inmate workers under kitchen staff supervision, and the kitchen was sized for up to 1,000 prisoners.

Self-improvement and education programs are provided to reduce recidivism and comply with state regulations. Volunteers help with courses, drug rehabilitation and counseling, religious and library services, visitation, and recreation. The Sheriff's alternative prisoner program uses inmate workers for maintenance such as mowing county facilities under armed detention-officer supervision. Participation depends on positive, responsible behavior.

Wayne McCollum Open Records

For jail records not available online, use the Ellis County Sheriff's Office written open-records process. Requests may be submitted in person or by mail to 300 S. Jackson Street, ATTN: Open Records Clerk, by fax to 972-825-4941, or by email to openrecords@elliscounty.texas.gov. The sheriff page says records are sent to the District Attorney's Office to decide what can be released.

Fees are due when records are received, and valid contact information is required. If records cannot be produced within 10 working days, the DA's Office sends notice with a reasonable date and time. Court filings that follow an arrest are searched through the county online records portal and District Clerk, not through the jail roster.