El Paso County Jail Roster Search | Inmate and Booking List

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El Paso County, Texas · Current inmates, jail locations, bonds and booking records

Find a Current El Paso County Inmate Before Calling or Driving to the Jail

The official El Paso County jail roster is a current-jailings search, so use it first when you need to know whether someone is in county custody now. Open the county Jail Records page, complete its CAPTCHA and continue to the live records portal.

Once you find the right person, confirm whether the inmate is at the Downtown Detention Facility or Jail Annex before visiting, sending mail or paying for a service. If the person has already been released, switch to the criminal-case search instead of assuming the booking never existed.

Search the official jail roster Open bonds & criminal records Inmate not showing?
Full legal name Date of birth if known Approximate booking date Inmate identifier if known Cause number if known
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ROSTER RADAR LIVE ROUTE
EL PASO JAIL ROSTER CURRENT
HOUSING VERIFIED DOWNTOWN / ANNEX BOND → COURT → RELEASE
CURRENT INMATE + FACILITY MATCHED
Important: this is not a historical booking archive. El Paso County describes its public Jail Records option as a search of current jailings only. If someone has already been released, use criminal court records or the appropriate records office rather than assuming no arrest occurred.
Current roster

Use El Paso County Jail Records for current jailings.

Inmate information

915-273-3770

Downtown jail

601 E. Overland Ave., El Paso.

Jail Annex

12501 E. Montana Ave., El Paso.

Verified

Official pages checked August 12, 2026.

Start with your situation

What do you need from the El Paso County booking list?

ARRESTED RECENTLY Check current custody first

Open Jail Records and search the live roster. If the person appears, save the identifiers and facility information before leaving the page.

Follow the roster search
WHICH JAIL? Verify Downtown or Annex

Do not drive to 601 E. Overland or 12501 E. Montana until the current housing location is confirmed.

Compare the two facilities
BOND / RELEASE Check every active case

Use Jail Bond Records, then call Bonding or Releasing when a displayed amount or release status is unclear.

Check bond and release
NO LONGER LISTED Switch from jail to court records

Because the roster covers current jailings, a released inmate may need to be researched through the County Clerk or District Clerk.

Find an older case
VISITING Get the floor or pod first

Downtown visitation depends on odd or even floors. Annex visitation depends on odd or even pod numbers.

Check the correct schedule
HELPING AN INMATE Use the current provider and mail route

Phone, messaging, personal mail, commissary packages and special meals follow separate county procedures.

Mail, calls, messages and money

Go directly to the El Paso County task

Start with the roster if the arrest is recent. Use the later sections only when you need the facility, court case, report or family-support information.

Official current-jail search

How to search the El Paso County jail roster

El Paso County has enabled CAPTCHA protection for criminal, civil and jail-record searches. The county also warns that the search can respond slowly during periods of high volume and that network interruptions may occur.
Open the county Jail Records page Start on the county wrapper rather than an old bookmarked third-party page.
Open El Paso County Jail Records
Complete the CAPTCHA The security check is intentional. If it repeatedly fails, use another browser or device rather than entering personal information on an unofficial inmate-search site.
Select “Continue to Online Records Search” The county currently routes users into its online Tyler records environment.
Search the current jail record Use the inmate’s legal name and any additional identifier the live portal makes available. Do not guess a date of birth simply to reduce the result list.
Open every plausible result Similar names are common. Compare the available name, age or birth information, booking information and case details before deciding you found the correct person.
Save the inmate identifier When the portal supplies an inmate or booking identifier, keep it. You may need it for mail, records, facility questions or family services.
Confirm the facility Determine whether the person is at the Downtown Detention Facility, Jail Annex or another location before travelling.
Check bond separately El Paso County provides a separate Jail Bond Records search. Do not assume the roster itself answers every release question.
Use court records for the legal outcome A jail record answers custody questions. The court record is the better source for the filed criminal case and later disposition.
Before closing the result: save the person’s booked name, inmate or booking identifier, booking date, current facility, cause or case number, charge information and bond information when those fields are displayed.
Do not keep refreshing a slow portal. The county itself warns that jail and criminal searches can be slow under heavy volume. If the current custody question is urgent, call inmate information at 915-273-3770.
Search current jailings Open all county record searches
Roster result decoder

Know what to save—and what the jail result cannot prove

Fields may vary with the live portal; use this as a verification checklist
Information
Why it matters
What it does not prove
Next step
Booked name
Shows the name under which the person is currently indexed.
Identity by itself when several people share the same name.
Match another identifier.
Inmate / booking identifier
Helps distinguish the person or custody event.
The final court outcome.
Save it for jail and mail questions.
Booking date
Helps connect the current custody event to the arrest.
The exact date or time of the alleged offense.
Compare it with the report and court filing.
Facility / housing
Tells you where to call or visit.
The person will remain there.
Recheck immediately before visiting.
Charge
Identifies the allegation associated with custody or a case.
Guilt, conviction or the final filed charge.
Verify through the criminal court case.
Cause / case number
Gives you a more precise route into court records.
That every other charge was resolved the same way.
Search each cause separately.
Bond
May identify a monetary release condition on a case.
That payment will produce release.
Check every case, warrant and hold.
Release / no longer listed
May indicate that the person is no longer in the current county roster.
Dismissal, acquittal or innocence.
Verify release and then check the court case.
Identity rule: never rely on a name alone when sending money, publishing an allegation or making another consequential decision. Match at least one additional identifier.
No-result troubleshooting

Why an El Paso County inmate may not appear in the roster

The booking may still be processing Intake and record entry can occur before the public portal shows the person.
The person may already be released The county labels Jail Records as a search of current jailings only.
The name may be indexed differently Check spelling, middle names, hyphenated names, suffixes and legal-name variations.
The arrest may have happened elsewhere Search the county where the person was actually booked, not simply where the incident occurred.
The person may be in another custody system Federal custody, state-prison custody and municipal matters do not always follow the county-jail route.
The website may be the problem El Paso County warns of high-volume slowdown and intermittent network disruptions.
The record may not be publicly available Juvenile, restricted and legally confidential information may not appear through a normal public search.
You may need the court case instead A released person can have a pending criminal case even after disappearing from the current jail list.
Call script when the roster shows nothing
I am trying to confirm the current custody or release status of [full legal name]. The arrest may have occurred on [date]. Can you tell me whether this person is currently booked, still processing, released, transferred, or listed under another identifier?
Downtown Detention Facility inmate information: 915-273-3770
Two county detention facilities

Confirm Downtown Detention Facility or Jail Annex

Downtown Detention Facility

601 E. Overland Ave.
El Paso, TX 79901

The downtown facility has a published capacity of 1,010, including 10 medical beds, and contains nine housing floors.

Open official Downtown facility page

Jail Annex

12501 E. Montana Ave.
El Paso, TX 79938

The Jail Annex is a pod-style facility. El Paso County publishes capacity for 1,872 general housing inmates plus 24 ward and isolation beds, for a total of 1,896.

Administration: 915-273-3790

Open official Jail Annex page
Together, the two county detention facilities have a published combined capacity of 2,906. Capacity does not tell you where a particular inmate is housed—always verify the current record.
Do not use address alone as proof of housing. Classification, court movement, medical needs and facility operations can change where a person is located after the first booking.
Bond and release

Check the jail bond record before paying anyone

Open El Paso County Records Search Choose the official Jail Bond Records option.
Open county Records Search
Match the correct inmate and case Use the same identifying information you saved from the roster.
List every active cause Do not assume a bond amount on one charge resolves every other case.
Ask whether another hold exists Another warrant, court order or jurisdiction can affect release.
Confirm the amount before payment Call the Downtown Bonding Section when the online information is unclear.
Verify any private bondsman Use the El Paso County Bail Bond Board rather than selecting a company solely from an advertisement or unsolicited telephone call.
Keep the receipt and written agreement Preserve the inmate identifier, cause number, payment amount, premium, collateral terms and company information.
Confirm release separately Bond payment and physical release are different events.
Bonding

915-273-3767

Releasing

915-273-3768

Inmate information

915-273-3770

Checking a bail-bond company

The El Paso County Bail Bond Board licenses and regulates bail bondsmen under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1704.

Bail Bond Board Administrator: 915-273-3743, ext. 5216
Physical location: 601 E. Overland, Detention Facility, El Paso, TX 79901
Verify through Bail Bond Board Open Jail Bond Records
Bond call script
I am calling about [full legal name], inmate or booking identifier [number]. Please confirm every active case, the current bond requirement on each case, whether there are any holds or warrants that affect release, and what must happen before this person can actually be released.
After the booking

Use the court case to see what happened to the charge

Booking charge ≠ final case result. The jail roster tells you about detention. Prosecutor review and court proceedings determine what charge is filed and how the case is resolved.

Adult misdemeanor case

Start with the El Paso County Clerk Criminal Division. The County Clerk states that its Criminal Division preserves and manages adult misdemeanor records.

500 E. San Antonio
Suite 105
El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-273-3532

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Open County Clerk

District-court criminal case

Use the El Paso County District Clerk for criminal matters filed in the district courts and related district-court records.

500 E. San Antonio
Suite 103
El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-273-3534

Open District Clerk

Fast court-check workflow

Open Criminal Cases from Records Search Open county criminal records
Use the cause number when available It is normally safer than searching a common name.
Match the person and arrest timeline Confirm that the case logically follows the booking you found.
Read the filed charge Do not assume it is identical to the original jail description.
Review each count separately Different counts can end in different ways.
Locate the disposition Look for dismissal, plea, judgment, conviction, acquittal, deferred disposition or another controlling court entry.
The Jail Records page itself tells users who cannot access the CAPTCHA-enabled search to contact the District Clerk at 915-273-3534 or County Clerk at 915-273-3532 for extensive record and case details.
Facility-specific visitation

Check the floor or pod before planning an El Paso County jail visit

Downtown visitation is based on odd or even floors. Jail Annex visitation is based on odd or even pod numbers. Confirm the inmate’s current housing before using either table.

Downtown Detention Facility schedule

601 E. Overland Ave. visitation schedule
Housing
Saturday
Sunday
Last approval
Odd floors: 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
30 minutes before closing
Even floors: 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
30 minutes before closing

Jail Annex schedule

12501 E. Montana Ave. visitation schedule
Housing
Saturday
Sunday
Last approval
Odd pods: 100, 300, 500, 700, 900, 1100, 1300, 1500
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
30 minutes before closing
Even pods: 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
30 minutes before closing

Visitor rules that are easy to overlook

General visitors must be 17 years of age or older.
Arrive before the final 30-minute cutoff.
A group receives one 20-minute visit total—not 20 minutes per visitor.
Children 16 and under require an accompanying adult age 17 or older.
Children’s regular visits are limited to the first Saturday morning and first Sunday morning of the month.
Children’s holiday visitation is also allowed on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter and Christmas.
Downtown visitation Jail Annex visitation
Parking: the county’s jail visitation pages do not publish a separate guaranteed visitor-parking instruction. Follow posted facility signs and leave time to locate permitted parking rather than relying on an unofficial parking tip.
Mail, telephone, messages and packages

Use the current El Paso County inmate communication routes

Telephone, messaging and video

El Paso County’s current Inmate Telephone Service page directs friends and family to ViaPath for inmate telephone services, messaging, video visitation and tablet content.

Open the current county provider page
Older county program content still contains older OffenderConnect terminology. Use the county’s current Telephone Service page before creating or funding an account.

Gift packages

The current county provider page links families to iCare for eligible commissary gift packages.

Start from the county page so you can confirm the correct provider before paying.

Special meals and gift baskets

El Paso County also lists Outside Inside Connection for eligible special meals and gift baskets.

Availability can depend on facility rules and inmate eligibility.

Custody notifications

El Paso County’s detention program page lists Texas Statewide VINE for custody-status information and notifications.

VINE: 877-894-8463

Personal mail now uses electronic scanning

Friends and family send physical correspondence to the county’s designated mail-processing address. The mail is scanned to PDF, reviewed by facility staff and, if approved, delivered electronically through the inmate’s tablet messaging application.
Use this format for personal correspondence
El Paso County, Texas
[Inmate Full Name] #[Inmate Identifier]
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Mail support: info@TextBehind.com

Do not guess the inmate identifier. Verify it through the current roster or facility before mailing because the processing address needs the inmate’s full name and identifier.

Common reasons correspondence can be rejected

Plastic-coated cards or other plastic-coated items
Tape or stickers on letters
Glue, paste or unknown residue
Loose stamps, envelopes, stationery or writing paper
More than five photographs
Polaroid photographs
Photographs larger than 5 × 7 inches
Prohibited sexual or other restricted material
Newspapers, soft-cover books and magazines may be subject to separate rules and should come directly from an authorised publisher or bookstore where required.
Verify current inmate mail rules Open current phone & package providers

Commissary timing

The Downtown Detention Facility’s current Programs and Services page says commissary is distributed on Friday and money must be received by 4:00 p.m. Thursday for the inmate to purchase commissary items for that distribution.
The county’s older program page and newer provider page use different vendor branding. For an online or telephone account, start from the current county provider page instead of using a vendor bookmark saved from an older article.
Health and special needs

What to do when an inmate has a medical or mental-health concern

Medical care

El Paso County detention programs publish 24-hour medical services for inmates. Family members should not send unapproved medicine directly to the jail.

Serious mental-health needs

The Sheriff’s Special Needs Section manages individuals with serious mental-health issues and works with University Medical Center and Emergence Health Network for medical and mental-health care.

Read official Special Needs information
Family medical-concern call script
I am calling about [inmate name and identifier]. I need to report a specific medical or mental-health concern: [brief factual description]. The person uses or needs [medication / treatment / accommodation if known]. Which staff member or medical process should I use to provide this information?
For an immediate life-threatening emergency involving someone outside custody, call 911. For a person already in custody, clearly identify the jail, inmate and specific concern when contacting facility staff.
Sheriff-created records

Request the arrest or incident report only from the agency that created it

Being housed in the El Paso County jail does not mean EPCSO made the arrest. If another police department created the offense report, request the narrative from that department.
El Paso County Sheriff’s Crime Records Section
3850 Justice St.
El Paso, TX 79938
Phone: 915-273-3807
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

For an EPCSO criminal or crash report

Confirm EPCSO generated the report The Sheriff’s Office specifically provides criminal and crash reports created by EPCSO.
Prepare identifying information Include the date, location, involved names and incident or report number when known.
Request in person, by mail or electronically EPCSO publishes several official request routes.
For email requests Send the Sheriff’s request form to DG-SO-Records@epcountytx.gov.
Check the current fee EPCSO currently lists criminal reports at $0.10 per page and crash reports at $6.
Sheriff Headquarters
3850 Justice Drive
El Paso, TX 79938
Northwest Patrol Station
435 Vinton Rd.
Suite D
Peter J. Herrera Patrol Station
190 San Elizario Rd.
EPCSO lists in-person report-request hours of Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at its three published request locations.
Open Sheriff report instructions Open Crime Records

Need an EPCSO background or clearance letter?

The Sheriff’s current background-check page lists a $13 fee. Only the person being checked can authorise the search; a second party needs notarised authorisation. The check covers arrest records generated by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, not a complete statewide history.
Read EPCSO background-check requirements
Court-appointed and private counsel

If the inmate needs a lawyer, the first question is whether counsel has already been appointed

Court-appointed lawyer

El Paso County says a person seeking appointed counsel must first apply. When the person is in jail, a Pretrial Services representative will contact the inmate and help complete the application.

If the applicant qualifies as indigent, the court may appoint either the Public Defender’s Office or an eligible private attorney.

Read the county appointment process

Public Defender

500 E. San Antonio
Suite 501
El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-273-3536

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Open El Paso County Public Defender
You cannot privately hire the Public Defender. El Paso County states that Public Defenders are county employees and cannot accept private criminal cases.
If someone is already represented, save the lawyer’s name and contact information from the court record rather than repeatedly discussing case facts on ordinary jail calls or messages.
Victim and survivor resources

Use a victim advocate when the concern is safety, notification or the court process

District Attorney Victim Assistance

915-273-3553

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sheriff Victim Services

915-273-3806

County Attorney Protective Orders

915-273-3242

El Paso Police Victim Assistance

915-212-4011

Open official Victim Services
After county custody

If the inmate disappears because of a state-prison transfer

A person sentenced to Texas state-prison custody may eventually move out of the El Paso County jail system. After a confirmed state transfer, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate-information system rather than continuing to search only the county roster.

Confirm that county custody ended Call inmate information or check the related court record first.
Search TDCJ TDCJ supports searches using the person’s name, SID number or TDCJ number.
Verify the state facility Once TDCJ lists the person, use the state facility’s own visitation and communication rules.
Search Texas state-prison custody
Keep these numbers together

El Paso County jail, court and records contacts

Downtown Inmate Information

915-273-3770

Downtown Administration

915-273-3763

Releasing

915-273-3768

Bonding

915-273-3767

Jail Annex Administration

915-273-3790

Sheriff Crime Records

915-273-3807

County Clerk

915-273-3532

Adult misdemeanor records

District Clerk

915-273-3534

Public Defender

915-273-3536

DA Victim Assistance

915-273-3553

Before you leave home

Maps for the jail facilities and courthouse

Downtown Detention Facility

El Paso County Jail Annex

El Paso County Courthouse

Verified courthouse parking tip: El Paso County states that a multi-level parking facility is directly behind the courthouse with its entrance at 500 E. Overland Avenue. The county currently lists a maximum daily garage rate of $5. Metered downtown parking is also available.
Courthouse parking information does not automatically apply to jail visitation. Check posted facility signs and confirm the inmate location before driving.
El Paso-specific shortcuts

Five mistakes that create unnecessary calls or trips

Searching the roster for an old arrest

The official jail search is for current jailings. Use court or records searches after release.

Driving downtown before checking housing

A person may be at the Jail Annex on E. Montana instead of the Downtown facility.

Using the wrong visitation schedule

Downtown uses floor numbers; the Annex uses pod numbers.

Mailing a letter directly to the jail

Personal correspondence uses the county’s electronic mail-processing address in Phoenix, Maryland.

Using an old communications provider link

Start from El Paso County’s current Inmate Telephone Service page because vendor branding has changed over time.

Assuming release means dismissal

Check the County Clerk or District Clerk case after custody ends.

10 roster questions

El Paso County jail roster questions answered

How do I search the El Paso County jail roster?

Open the official El Paso County Jail Records page, complete the CAPTCHA and continue to the county’s online records search. Use the person’s legal name and any other identifiers available in the portal. Verify the correct inmate before relying on booking, facility or case information. The county describes this jail-record search as a search of current jailings.

Does the El Paso County jail roster show current inmates only?

Yes. El Paso County’s Records Search page labels Jail Records as a search of current jailings only. A person who has already been released may therefore disappear from the current roster. For an older arrest or completed case, use the county criminal-case search or request the appropriate law-enforcement or court record.

What should I do if I cannot find someone in the El Paso County inmate search?

Check the spelling of the person’s name, consider whether booking is still being processed, and remember that a released person may no longer appear because the public jail roster is for current jailings. The county also warns that its online search can be slow during high volume. For current inmate information, call the Downtown Detention Facility inmate-information line at 915-273-3770.

How do I know whether an inmate is at the Downtown Detention Facility or Jail Annex?

Use the current jail record and verify the housing or facility information before visiting or sending anything. The Downtown Detention Facility is at 601 E. Overland Avenue in El Paso, while the Jail Annex is at 12501 E. Montana Avenue. When the online location is unclear, call inmate information at 915-273-3770.

How do I find an El Paso County inmate’s bond?

Use the Jail Bond Records option on El Paso County’s official Records Search page and compare the person and case carefully. Before paying, confirm all active cases, warrants and holds. The Downtown Detention Facility lists its Bonding Section at 915-273-3767 and Releasing at 915-273-3768.

How can I confirm that an El Paso County inmate was released?

Because the public jail roster is intended for current jailings, a person may stop appearing after release. If a recent inmate no longer appears, call the Downtown Detention Facility Releasing Section at 915-273-3768 or inmate information at 915-273-3770. A release does not mean that the criminal case was dismissed, so also check the court record.

What are the El Paso County jail visitation hours?

The schedule depends on the facility and housing location. At the Downtown Detention Facility, odd floors visit Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings, while even floors visit Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings. The Jail Annex uses the same time pattern based on odd and even pod numbers. The final visit is approved 30 minutes before closing.

What address should I use to mail an El Paso County inmate?

For the county’s electronic personal-mail process, use: El Paso County, Texas; the inmate’s full name and inmate identifier; P.O. Box 247; Phoenix, MD 21131. Mail is scanned and electronically delivered after review. Verify the current county mail instructions before sending anything.

How do I call, message or send a package to an El Paso County inmate?

El Paso County’s current Inmate Telephone Service page directs families to ViaPath for telephone services, messaging, video visitation and tablet content. The same county page links to iCare for commissary gift packages and Outside Inside Connection for eligible special meals or gift baskets.

How do I find an older El Paso County booking after the inmate leaves jail?

Do not rely on the current jail roster for historical research because El Paso County describes it as a current-jailings search. Use the county Criminal Cases search and determine whether the case belongs with the County Clerk for adult misdemeanors or the District Clerk for district-court criminal cases. Sheriff-generated arrest reports can also be requested from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Crime Records Section.

Official sources reviewed

Primary El Paso County resources used for this page

Roster and detention
Family and visitation
Records and court help
Accuracy, identity and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent informational resource. It is not the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Downtown Detention Facility, Jail Annex, County Clerk, District Clerk, Public Defender or a law firm.

Jail status, housing, visitation, bond, release, vendor, mail and court information can change. Recheck the live El Paso County source before travelling, paying money, mailing an item or making a legal or safety decision.

An arrest or jail booking is not proof of guilt. Use the related court record to determine what charge was filed and how the case was resolved.

Last official-source review: August 12, 2026. This page intentionally distinguishes the county’s current-jail roster from historical arrest and court records.

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