General Information

The City of Corpus Christi’s Magistration and Detention Center is located on the first floor of the Wilson Plaza at Leopard Street and N. Upper Broadway Street. 

All individuals arrested by the Corpus Christi Department will be brought to the detention center for processing. Most people who is brought to the center will be magistrated by a Municipal Court Judge. Magistration is conducted at the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What can I do if someone I know has been arrested?

You may not visit an arrested person at the City Magistration and Detention Center. You must wait for the arrested person to be processed through the facility. The magistration process may take several hours.

If an individual was arrested for a class A or B misdemeanor or a felony charge, they will be processed and transported to Nueces County Jail where they may post bond.  You may contact the Nueces County Jail for all information requests concerning individual charges, posting bond, and other inquiries at (361) 887-2300.

All other individuals who are only charged with Class C misdemeanors will be processed, magistrated, and released from the City Facility.