Galveston County bail bonds, available 24 hours a day.

Call 281-900-2404 for help with a bond in Galveston, League City, Texas City, Friendswood, Dickinson, La Marque, Kemah, Hitchcock, Santa Fe, and nearby courts.

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The fastest path depends on where the person was booked.

Most Galveston County arrests route through the county jail, but city arrests, warrants, transfer bonds, and personal bond hearings each have different timing.

Galveston County Jail booking entrance sign at 5700 Ball Street in Galveston, Texas — **Galveston County Jail** 5700 Ball Street, Galveston, TX 77551 · (409) 766-2315 Run by the Sheriff's Office. Nearly every Galveston arrest is booked here.

Galveston County Justice Center courthouse at 600 59th Street in Galveston, Texas — **Galveston County Justice Center** 600 59th Street, Galveston, TX 77551 The courts and magistrates, one block from the jail.

Photo credit: Galveston County Justice Center image by Nsaum75 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Galveston Police Department

The city agency. GPD officers patrol and make arrests inside Galveston city limits. Its public office is the Joe Max Taylor Law Enforcement Building at 601 54th Street, Galveston, TX 77551.

GPD does not operate a jail of its own, so the people it arrests are booked into the county jail.

Galveston County Sheriff's Office

The county agency. It covers unincorporated areas and countywide duties, and it operates the Galveston County Jail at 5700 Ball Street, Galveston, TX 77551.

Booking, custody records, and the physical release are handled on the jail's side, not by any bonding company.

Same jail either way

This is the part that confuses most families: it does not much matter which agency made the arrest. City police, sheriff's deputies, constables, and most other local agencies all deliver to the same county jail.

So you can stop calling around. One jail, one inmate search, one place to post the bond.

Three steps, whichever agency arrested them.

Find the person

Use the official inmate inquiry or call us with the full name and date of birth. If they are still in booking, the public listing may lag behind the jail.

Use the inmate-search guide

Confirm the bond

The court or magistrate sets the bond amount and any release conditions. We verify what is actually posted before quoting a fee.

What to have ready

Post and wait for release

Paperwork can move quickly; physical release is controlled by the jail, staffing, shift changes, and booking volume.

Jail release details

County coverage

One county page, real local logistics.

Island Bail Bonds is based in downtown Galveston, roughly three miles from the county jail. We do not claim fake city offices. We serve the county from one local office and handle paperwork by phone, email, and online payment when appropriate.

Galveston and Galveston Island
League City, Friendswood, and Dickinson
Texas City, La Marque, Hitchcock, Kemah, and Santa Fe
Warrant coordination with the agency handling the case
Transfer bonds for arrests outside Galveston County

Not affiliated with the county.
Island Bail Bonds is a private bail bond business. We are not the Galveston County Jail, Sheriff's Office, court, magistrate, or Personal Bond Office. Official county decisions, records, and release timing belong to those agencies.

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Call with the name, date of birth, jail or city, and anything you know about the charge.

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