Culberson County Jail Roster Status
No official Culberson County online jail roster, inmate lookup page, booking report, recent-bookings feed, or released-inmate tab was located on the county or sheriff site. The official Culberson County Sheriff's Office page gives the practical path instead: call the jail and sheriff's office at 432-283-2060, use the sheriff mailing address at P.O. Box 159, Van Horn, TX 79855, and use the listed fax and email contacts when a written records request is needed.
The absence of a public roster changes the search workflow. It also changes what a reader should trust. An unofficial page that claims to show a Culberson County inmate roster is not the county's system of record. Current custody should be confirmed with the jail, while court status should be confirmed with the appropriate clerk or prosecutor. Sentenced state-prison custody should be checked through TDCJ, not the county jail.
How to Check Culberson County Inmate Records
A current custody check is an access-channel process. Start with the jail because booking, release, bond, transport, and holds can change faster than outside databases. Have enough identifying information ready to avoid confusion in a small county where relatives may share names.
- Call Culberson County Jail at 432-283-2060 and ask whether the person is currently booked or still held.
- Give the full legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, warrant number, or case number if known.
- Ask whether booking is complete, whether a bond has been set, and whether any no-bond hold, detainer, warrant, or transfer is pending.
- If staff cannot provide the record by phone, submit a written Texas Public Information Act request for the booking sheet, jail roster entry, arrest report, or custody record.
- Check the County Clerk, District Clerk, County Attorney, District Attorney, or JP court after charges are filed.
- Use TDCJ, BOP, ICE ODLS, and Texas VINELink for non-county custody or notification needs.
Culberson County Roster Search Fields
The official roster inventory is negative. The county site shows sheriff contacts, but research found no public search form. That means there is no verified county last-name field, booking-number field, facility dropdown, release filter, or refresh timestamp to describe.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official public roster located | n/a | n/a | Use the jail phone line and written records request route. Do not treat third-party lookup pages as official Culberson County jail records. |
The official sheriff page screenshot is the best local source for the jail contact route. The county sheriff page lists Sheriff Oscar E. Carrillo, Chief Deputy Jackie Baker, Jail Administrator Valerie Flores, and the shared jail phone.
Use those official contacts for current custody and records-routing questions before relying on outside search results.
Culberson County Inmate Record Fields
No local online inmate profile was available to inspect, so Culberson County inmate records should be described as requestable or confirmable fields. Jail staff may confirm some data by phone under policy, while copies of records may require a written request and may be redacted. A booking record is not the same as a final court record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person being searched; use full legal name when contacting the jail. |
| Date of birth or age | An identifier that helps separate people with similar names. |
| Booking date or time | The intake date if the person was accepted into jail custody. |
| Arresting agency | May be the sheriff, DPS, another local agency, or an outside warrant agency. |
| Charges | Initial booking allegations, which may differ from prosecutor-filed charges. |
| Bond | Release amount or conditions after magistrate or court action, if bond is available. |
| Holds and detainers | Other agency, warrant, parole, federal, immigration, or court holds. |
| Mugshot | No official public gallery was located; request a booking photograph if needed. |
| Release status | Confirm by phone, records request, or VINELink when available. |
Request Culberson County Booking Records
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the statewide public-records route. The county contact page links to public-information rights from the Attorney General, and the Attorney General public-information guide explains how written requests work. Culberson County did not publish a jail-specific PDF request form, fee table, or online portal in the research file.
Send a focused request after confirming the preferred channel. The sheriff's office record route is P.O. Box 159, Van Horn, TX 79855, fax 432-283-9002, and email culbersoncounty@gmail.com. Jail Administrator Valerie Flores is listed at valerie.flores@co.culberson.tx.us. Ask for the exact record by name: booking sheet, jail roster entry, arrest report, bond information, custody status, or booking photograph. Include full name, date of birth, arrest date, case or warrant number, and requester contact information.
Records note: A governmental body may release, redact, withhold, or seek an Attorney General ruling when a law or exception applies.
Culberson County Jail vs TDCJ
County jail records and state prison records answer different questions. Culberson County Jail handles local pretrial custody, short sentences, warrant holds, and temporary holds. TDCJ handles sentenced state prisoners after transfer. The TDCJ unit directory did not show a state prison physically in Culberson County.
| Custody | Where to Look | Record Clue |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local county custody | Culberson County Jail at 432-283-2060 | Recent arrest, local warrant, pending bond, short stay. |
| Sentenced Texas prison custody | TDCJ inmate search | TDCJ number, SID number, current unit, parole eligibility. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | BOP register number or federal conviction custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | A-number, country of birth, or exact biographical search. |
| Notification | Texas VINELink | Release or transfer alerts where agency data is available. |
Texas Prison Locator Fields
The TDCJ locator is useful after a Culberson County case results in state-prison custody. TDCJ says its public service is updated on working days, is at least 24 hours old, and covers inmates currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. That warning is important before travel or time-sensitive release decisions.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Conditional | Required with at least first initial for name search. |
| First Name | Text | Conditional | At least first initial with last name. |
| TDCJ Number | Text | Conditional | Can be used by itself. |
| SID Number | Text | Conditional | Can be used by itself. |
| Gender | Dropdown | Optional | ALL, FEMALE, MALE. |
| Race | Dropdown | Optional | ALL plus race choices shown by TDCJ. |
The TDCJ search page screenshot shows those fields and confirms that the state prison search is separate from Culberson County jail records.
Use TDCJ only after county custody has ended in transfer or state-prison placement.
Culberson County Jail Facility
The one identified detention facility is Culberson County Jail, operated by the sheriff's office. Research uses 300 La Caverna St, Van Horn, TX 79855 as the courthouse and jail physical reference, and the sheriff's mailing address as P.O. Box 159, Van Horn, TX 79855. The jail phone is 432-283-2060. TCJS reports a 17-bed capacity.
Culberson County Jail
300 La Caverna St
Van Horn, TX 79855
432-283-2060
Call for custody, visitor, mail, bond, and records instructions.
Culberson County Booking Process
Local booking steps are not published in a county procedure manual, so the accurate explanation is the standard Texas county-jail flow with local routing. After arrest, the person is transported to the Culberson County Jail or another authorized holding point. Jail staff confirm authority to hold, search and inventory property, record identity data, create or update fingerprints and a booking photo, screen for health and safety needs, enter charges or warrants, and classify the person for housing.
Booking charges are not always final charges. A misdemeanor may later move to the County Attorney and County Clerk. A felony may move to the District Attorney and District Clerk. A warrant or detainer can delay release even when a local bond appears available.
Culberson County Visitation Records
The county site did not publish jail visitation days, remote video rules, visitor approval steps, dress code, child visitor rules, attorney visit rules, inmate phone vendor, commissary vendor, or money-deposit fees. That absence should be stated plainly. Visitors, attorneys, and family should call the jail before travel, sending money, or mailing items.
| Item | Official Detail Found | Best Handling |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visit days | Not located | Call 432-283-2060 before traveling. |
| Remote video | Not located | No official vendor link found. |
| Visitor ID and approval | Not located | Ask jail staff for current entry rules. |
| Inmate mail format | Not published | Confirm format before mailing. |
| Money deposits | Not located | Ask for accepted methods and fees. |
| Bond payment | Not located | Ask jail or court where bond is accepted. |
Culberson County Search Mistakes
A rural county with no roster can lead to bad assumptions. The main mistake is treating a third-party search result as a county record. Another mistake is assuming a person was released just because TDCJ or BOP does not show a result. The person may still be in county custody, in another local jail, in court transport, on a hold, or not yet booked into a searchable state or federal system.
- Do not assume a mugshot exists online.
- Do not use a P.O. Box as a visitor navigation address.
- Do not confuse booking charges with filed court charges.
- Do not assume bond means release if another hold exists.
- Do not treat TDCJ as the source for current county jail custody.