Lubbock County Mugshots Search | Recent Booking Photos

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Lubbock County, Texas · Official jail roster, booking photos, SO numbers and recent custody records

Find the Lubbock Booking First—Then Decide Whether the Photo Tells the Whole Story

If you are trying to find a recent Lubbock County mugshot, start with the Sheriff’s Active Jail Search, not a copied booking-photo page. Search by name, booking number or Sheriff’s Office number, then open the matching record and confirm that you have the right person before relying on the photograph or charge.

A booking photo answers only one small part of the question. This guide shows you how to confirm current custody, check bond after initial appearance, obtain a jail card or Sheriff record, follow the criminal case in court, visit the inmate, send mail or money, and deal with an incorrect or old booking record.

Search the official active jail roster Open the interactive jail search Photo or inmate missing?
Full or last name Booking number SO number Approximate arrest date Date of birth if known
LUBBOCK BOOKING PHOTO CHECK LIVE ROSTER
RECENT BOOKING CONTACT SHEET VERIFY
OFFICIAL JAIL RECORD
SO NUMBER + BOOKING MATCH
PHOTO IS NOT THE FINAL COURT RESULT
A mugshot records a booking event—not a conviction. A person can be arrested and later released without charges being filed, have a charge reduced or dismissed, receive deferred adjudication, be acquitted, or have another court outcome. Use the court record when the outcome matters.
Official search

Name, booking number or SO number.

Roster timing

County roster is described as real-time.

Sheriff app

Jail Search refreshes every half hour.

Detention Center

3502 N. Holly Avenue, Lubbock.

Records desk

806-775-7015 for jail records questions.

Start here

Choose the answer you need instead of searching every database

If the arrest happened recently

Your fastest route is the Sheriff’s active roster. Do these four things before calling anyone:

  1. Search the booked name.
  2. Open the possible inmate match.
  3. Save the booking number and SO number.
  4. Read every charge and bond entry.

Show me exactly how to search →

I only want the current booking photo Use the interactive roster and verify the booking details around the image.
The person is no longer showing Check court records or request the jail record rather than assuming the arrest disappeared.
I need an official copy Ask Detention Records for the jail card or submit a written open-records request.
I want to know what happened in court Search the Lubbock County Public Access portal after identifying the correct booking.
I need bond, visitation or inmate services Keep the SO number handy; it is used throughout the jail process.

Go directly to the Lubbock County task

You do not need to read the entire page if you are dealing with an urgent booking.

Mugshot reality check

What a Lubbock booking photo can—and cannot—tell you

It can help confirm identity

A booking image can be a useful supporting identifier when it matches the name, booking number, SO number and known arrest.

It may not always be displayed

Do not interpret a missing image as proof that no booking occurred. Photo availability can differ by record, processing stage or public interface.

It cannot show guilt

The photograph records custody processing. It does not tell you whether prosecutors filed the same charge or how the case ended.

Before you identify someone from a mugshot

Full or booked name matches
Booking number matches another source
SO number is consistent
Arrest date fits the known event
Charges fit the same booking
Court case follows the same person
Do not publish an accusation based on facial resemblance. Common names, old photographs, copied third-party records and similar-looking people make photo-only identification unreliable.
Recent booking strategy

Use the live roster differently from the downloadable roster

Interactive Active Jail Search

Best when you know who you are looking for and need an individual inmate record.

  • Search by name
  • Search by booking number
  • Search by SO number
  • Open the individual result
  • Recheck current custody and bond data
PDF or Excel jail roster

Lubbock County also publishes its jail roster in read-only PDF and downloadable Excel formats and labels the information real-time.

This route is more useful when you need a broader roster view rather than one known name.

Open the official roster page
Mobile option: The Sheriff’s Office says the Jail Search inside its mobile app updates every half hour. The web roster is still the better place to begin when you need a shareable browser result.
No photo or no inmate

What to check before assuming the booking does not exist

Common reasons a recent Lubbock arrest is hard to locate
What you see
What may be happening
What to try
No matching name
The booked spelling, suffix or full name may differ from what you entered.
Reduce the search to the most reliable name information.
Arrest was very recent
The person may still be going through intake, identification or magistrate processing.
Recheck later or call 806-775-7009 when the status is urgent.
Name existed earlier but disappeared
The person may have been released or transferred.
Search court records or request the booking record.
Record appears without a photo
Public photo availability may differ from the availability of the underlying jail record.
Use the booking/SO number and contact Detention Records if an official copy is needed.
Nothing appears in Lubbock County
The person may have been booked in another county or into another custody system.
Verify the arresting location and agency before expanding the search.
Police contact but no jail entry
The event may have resulted in a citation or another process that did not produce continued county-jail custody.
Check the relevant court or police report.
What to say when calling about a missing booking
I am trying to confirm the custody status of [full legal name]. The arrest may have occurred on [date] through [agency]. I do not yet have the SO number or booking number. Can you tell me whether the person is currently being processed, in custody, released, transferred, or listed under another booking identifier?
Lubbock County Detention Center
Automated / main inmate information: 806-775-7009
Alternate Detention Center number: 806-775-7048
Sergeant Desk: 806-775-7036
Official booking documentation

Need more than an online mugshot? Ask for the jail card

The Sheriff’s current inmate FAQ gives a particularly useful option that many third-party mugshot pages never mention: the jail card.

Requesting your own jail card

The Sheriff states that you can obtain a copy of your jail card from the Records Department located at the Lubbock County Detention Center.

Requesting another person’s jail card

The Sheriff states that an open records request is required when requesting a jail card for someone other than yourself.

Detention Center Records: 806-775-7015
Why this matters: If a public-facing mugshot has disappeared but you need official documentation of the booking, the underlying jail record may still be obtainable even though the current public roster looks different.
Sheriff open records

How to request a Lubbock County Sheriff booking or arrest record

The Sheriff’s Office asks that open-records requests be made in writing. Requests may be sent by email, fax, mail or delivered in person.

Send the request

Email: LCDCRecords@LubbockCounty.gov

Fax: 806-775-7991

Mail:
PO Box 10536
Lubbock, TX 79408

In person:
712 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401

Include enough to locate the record
  • Full booked name
  • SO number
  • Booking number
  • Approximate arrest or booking date
  • Incident/report number when known
  • The exact record you want
  • Your valid response email, fax or mailing address
Open Sheriff records instructions
Copy-ready mugshot / booking-record request
I request the releasable booking and jail records for [full legal name] concerning the booking on or about [date]. Known identifiers are SO number [number] and booking number [number]. Please include the jail card and any releasable booking photograph associated with that booking if maintained and publicly releasable. Please contact me at [email/address] if clarification or a cost estimate is required.
Do not call the wrong office

The mugshot may be from the county jail even when Lubbock Police made the arrest

The agency that arrests a person and the agency that houses that person can be different. That matters when you need the narrative explaining what allegedly happened.

Lubbock County Sheriff

Use the Sheriff for:

  • County jail custody
  • Active jail roster
  • SO and booking information
  • Jail cards
  • Detention records
  • County Sheriff-created incident records
  • Bond-window questions

Sheriff main: 806-775-1400

Lubbock Police Department

Use LPD when Lubbock Police created the underlying police report.

  • LPD incident reports
  • City police records
  • Crash reports
  • LPD investigative records
  • City police public-information requests

LPD Records: 806-775-2803

Records public requests: 806-775-2809

Current LPD location: Lubbock Police Headquarters is at 1205 15th Street, Lubbock, TX 79401. Avoid older articles that still direct readers to the former Texas Avenue address.
Open LPD reports and forms Open City public-record request options
What happened after the mugshot?

Match the booking to the Lubbock County criminal case

The photograph is the beginning of the timeline—not the end. Once you have the booking identity, search the county court system for the charge that was actually filed.
Open Lubbock County Public Access The county provides online access to certain County Clerk and District Clerk cases. Open Public Access
Create the free registered-user account The county says registered users can access the case index, general case details, parties, attorneys and scheduling information.
Validate your email promptly The county states that the registration email must be validated within three days.
Skip an unnecessary elevated-access request If the system prompts an ordinary public user to request elevated access, the county instructs users to bypass it by clicking the Home button.
Search the correct criminal court level District Clerk records generally cover district-court criminal cases such as felony matters. County Clerk criminal records cover County Court at Law misdemeanor cases.
Read beyond the original charge Look for prosecutor filings, hearings, plea entries, dismissal, judgment, sentence or another disposition.

Useful Lubbock case-number detail

Felony-level District Clerk case

The District Clerk currently gives this example format:

DC-2023-CR-XXXX

Hyphens are required when using the current format.

Criminal magistrate case

The District Clerk gives this example format:

PFF-2023-MAG-XXXX

Use the criminal District Clerk search.

Online does not mean every document is viewable. The county says a normal registered Public Access account shows case-index information but not document images. Public-access computers at the Lubbock County Courthouse can be used to search records and view documents, including some material that may not be available for online viewing.
District Clerk Archives
904 Broadway, Room 105
Lubbock, TX 79401

806-775-1322

dcarchives@lubbockcounty.gov

County Clerk criminal records
904 Broadway, Room 207
Lubbock, TX 79401

Criminal division: 806-775-1046

The County Clerk states that staff do not conduct criminal searches over the phone.

After booking

Bond information usually makes more sense after initial appearance

The Sheriff’s Office says inmates can typically bond out after they have seen a magistrate. Initial Appearance is conducted at least twice each day and sometimes more often. Once bond is set, the information is updated on the online jail roster.

1 · BOOKING Person enters the jail process

Save the SO and booking numbers.

2 · MAGISTRATE Initial Appearance occurs

The magistrate addresses the initial legal and bond process.

3 · ROSTER UPDATE Bond setting appears

Reopen the inmate result instead of relying on an earlier screenshot.

4 · RELEASE ROUTE Post the eligible bond

Use the Detention Center Bond Window or an appropriate licensed surety company.

One of Lubbock County’s most useful features: The Sheriff provides a link to live Initial Appearance hearings from its Active Jail Search page. The Sheriff states that hearings may occur up to three times per day as needed.
Do not record the live Initial Appearance stream. The Sheriff expressly states that recording the streamed hearings is prohibited. The streams are not archived and are deleted at the completion of the hearing.
Check roster and Initial Appearance link

How to post bond

Pay the bond in full

The Sheriff states that an eligible bond can be posted in full at the Lubbock County Detention Center Bond Window.

Use a surety company

You may also contact a local surety company. The Sheriff notes that surety companies charge a percentage and may impose additional requirements.

A list of local bonding agencies is available through the Sheriff’s mobile app.

Do not assume one displayed bond amount clears every case or hold. Ask the Bond Window to confirm all active matters before paying.
Visitation

Set up the visitor account before driving to North Holly Avenue

Create a SmartInmate public-user account Registration can be completed using a smartphone, computer or jail kiosk. Open SmartInmate
Receive the activation code You need access to an active phone number or email account to complete registration.
Send the inmate a connection request The inmate must accept that connection.
Complete the visitor application Upload both a valid photo ID and a recent photograph of yourself for comparison.
Wait for facility approval The Sheriff says approval is typically completed within 24 hours.
Schedule at least one day ahead Visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.
Current Lubbock County Detention Center visitation rules
Rule
What the Sheriff currently publishes
Visitation hours
8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Final visit
Must begin no later than 9:30 p.m.
Adult visitors
One adult visitor per inmate visit.
Children
Up to two children may accompany the adult visitor when adequately controlled.
Daily limit
A visitor may visit the inmate once per day on site.
Remote visits
Unlimited for general-population inmates when scheduled in advance; fees apply.
Special Housing Unit
Scheduled through jail staff. Call 806-775-7019.

Do not get turned away at the visitor room

Visitors over 17 need acceptable government-issued identification
No cell phones inside the visitation room
No purses, backpacks or bags
No food, gum, candy or drinks
No pens or pencils
No tank tops, halter tops or see-through clothing
Shorts, skirts and dresses must meet the published length standard
Gang-affiliated or offensive clothing is prohibited
Very local detail: The Sheriff’s visitation page says lockers are provided for personal items and require a solid quarter. The quarter is returned when you retrieve the locker key.
The Sheriff’s official pages reviewed for this guide do not publish a detailed public visitor-parking map. If parking, accessibility or entrance location matters, call Visitation at 806-775-7018 before travelling rather than relying on an unofficial parking instruction.
Mail and messaging

Regular inmate letters go to Florida—not directly to the jail

Do not mail an ordinary personal letter to 3502 N. Holly. Lubbock County uses Smart Communications MailGuard for regular inmate postal mail.
Regular personal mail
Lubbock County Detention Center
Inmate’s Name and SO#
PO Box 9136
Seminole, FL 33775

The inmate’s name and SO number must be clearly printed on the envelope or postcard.

Regular letters, postcards and greeting cards are scanned and made available through inmate tablets or wall kiosks.

Legal mail and specified direct material
Lubbock County Detention Center
Inmate’s Name and SO#
PO Box 10535
Lubbock, TX 79408

The Sheriff lists this route for legal mail, court documents, bank statements and publications.

A return address is required.

Send an electronic message

SmartInmate messaging

Friends and family can create a SmartInmate account and send electronic messages that are delivered through the inmate tablet system.

The service has associated charges. Inmates may also send some messages collect/COD, with the recipient paying when the message is read.

Open SmartInmate
Keep case strategy off normal jail communications. Treat ordinary inmate calls, electronic messages and social visits as non-private. Attorney-client communication follows separate procedures.
Money, phone and care packages

Know which account you are funding before paying

Commissary, tablet and general inmate account

Access Corrections is the online/card route currently identified by the Sheriff.

Phone: 866-345-1884

Facility number: 20172

Open Access Corrections
Phone-only account

Money placed through IC Solutions using the phone-specific route cannot be used for ordinary commissary purchases.

Phone funding: 888-506-8407

Open IC Solutions
Approved care package

The Sheriff states that friends and family may purchase an inmate care package using Access Securepak.

Open Access Securepak

Cash deposit kiosks

Main lobby of the Lubbock County Detention Center
Sheriff’s downtown Property Room lobby
Before submitting money, confirm the inmate’s booked name and SO number. A correct name with the wrong inmate identifier can create a much harder problem than simply waiting a few minutes to verify the record.

Blocked inmate phone number?

IC Solutions blocked-number assistance: 866-228-4031
Lubbock County blocked-number questions: 806-775-7166 or 806-775-7167
Inmate property

Picking up property starts at the Detention Center Bond Window

Go to the Bond Window Tell staff you are there to request release of property from a current inmate.
Bring valid photo identification Staff provide a form to complete.
The inmate decides whether to release it The inmate is shown the presented ID and must authorise the property release.
Expect the valuables bag as a whole The Sheriff says property in the inmate’s valuable-property bag is typically released on an all-or-nothing basis.
Old, incorrect or unwanted mugshot

First decide whether the record is wrong or simply old

The correct response depends on where the problem exists
Problem
Start here
Helpful proof
Wrong identity or wrong booking data in Sheriff record
Lubbock County Detention Records
Government ID, booking/SO number and the document showing the correct information.
Court disposition is incorrect or missing
County Clerk or District Clerk depending on the case
Cause number and filed court documents.
Accurate old mugshot appears on a private site
Private website’s correction/removal process
Certified dismissal, expunction order or other relevant court documentation when applicable.
Need legal record clearing
Texas expunction or nondisclosure guidance
Complete criminal disposition and arrest/case information.
The Sheriff cannot directly delete a photograph hosted by an unrelated private website. Correct the government source when it is wrong. When the source is accurate but you believe the record qualifies for legal relief, investigate expunction or nondisclosure separately.
Lubbock County expunction contact

District Clerk Expunctions: 806-775-1373

Open Lubbock County expunction information
Texas legal explanation

Expunction removes eligible criminal records under Texas law. An order of nondisclosure generally restricts eligible records from public view instead of completely destroying them.

Read Texas State Law Library guidance
Keep these contacts

Lubbock County jail, Sheriff, police and court contacts

Lubbock County Detention Center
3502 N. Holly Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79403

806-775-7009
806-775-7048

Detention Center Records

806-775-7015

Jail card and Detention Records questions.

Detention Visitation

806-775-7018

Special Housing Unit visits: 806-775-7019

Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office
712 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401

806-775-1400

Sheriff non-emergency

806-775-1600

Sheriff warrants

806-775-1422

Lubbock Police Headquarters
1205 15th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401

806-775-2816

LPD Records

806-775-2803

Public requests: 806-775-2809

Lubbock County District Clerk
904 Broadway
Lubbock, TX

Main: 806-775-1585

Criminal: 806-775-1578

Lubbock County Clerk
904 Broadway, Room 207
Lubbock, TX 79401

Main: 806-775-1076

Criminal: 806-775-1046

Detention Center map

Lubbock County Courthouse map

Lubbock Police Headquarters map

Local shortcuts

Six Lubbock details worth knowing before you start

Save the SO number

It is useful for far more than the mugshot search—mail, records and jail services also use it.

The county publishes two roster styles

Use interactive Jail View for one person; use the real-time PDF/Excel roster for a broader list.

Initial Appearance is viewable live

Check the Sheriff’s Active Jail Search page for the current stream. Do not record it.

Bring a quarter to visitation

The visitor lockers require a solid quarter, which is returned when the key is returned.

Regular inmate mail goes to Florida

Smart Communications scans the ordinary correspondence for electronic delivery to the inmate.

The mugshot does not answer the court question

After confirming identity, move to Public Access to see what happened to the criminal case.

10 practical questions

Lubbock County mugshot search FAQs

How do I search Lubbock County mugshots and recent bookings?

Start with the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office Active Jail Search. The official search allows you to look up a person by name, booking number or Sheriff’s Office number. Open the matching inmate record and compare identifying details before relying on any booking photo, charge or bond information. Lubbock County also publishes its jail roster in PDF and Excel formats and describes that roster information as real-time.

Does every Lubbock County inmate search result have a mugshot?

Do not assume that a booking photograph will be available for every search result or at every stage of processing. Use the official inmate record to verify the name, booking number, Sheriff’s Office number, charges and custody status. If you need a booking record or jail card that is not available through the public search, contact the Lubbock County Detention Center Records Department.

Can I search the Lubbock County jail by booking number or SO number?

Yes. The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office states that its Active Jail Search can locate an inmate by name, booking number or Sheriff’s Office number. A booking number is useful for a specific jail intake, while the SO number can help identify the person across jail services and records.

How current is the Lubbock County jail roster?

Lubbock County describes its downloadable jail roster information as real-time. The Sheriff’s inmate FAQ separately states that the Jail Search function in the Lubbock County Sheriff’s mobile app updates every half hour. Custody, bond and release information can still change after you view it, so recheck before visiting, posting bond or sending money.

Why is a recent Lubbock County arrest not showing in the jail search?

A person may still be going through intake, may have been released, may be listed under another spelling, may have received a citation instead of being held, or may have been booked in another county. Search again using fewer name details or the booking or SO number when known. For urgent custody questions call the Detention Center at 806-775-7009.

How do I get a Lubbock County jail card or booking record?

The Sheriff’s Office says a person can obtain a copy of their own jail card from the Records Department at the Lubbock County Detention Center. A request for another person’s jail card requires an open records request. Written Sheriff’s records requests can be submitted by email, fax, mail or in person.

How do I check what happened to a charge after a Lubbock County mugshot appeared?

Use the Lubbock County Public Access court portal after identifying the correct booking. The portal provides access to certain County Clerk and District Clerk criminal case information. Felony cases are generally maintained through the District Clerk, while County Court at Law misdemeanor cases are maintained through the County Clerk. A mugshot or booking charge does not show the final court outcome.

How do I visit someone in the Lubbock County Detention Center?

Register through SmartInmate, send a connection request to the inmate, complete the visitor registration with a valid photo ID and a recent photo, and wait for facility approval. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. The Sheriff’s current visitation rules list visiting hours from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with the final visit beginning no later than 9:30 p.m.

How do I send money or mail to a Lubbock County inmate?

Verify the SO number first. Regular inmate mail is processed through Smart Communications and should be addressed to the Lubbock County Detention Center, the inmate’s name and SO number, P.O. Box 9136, Seminole, Florida 33775. Commissary, tablet and general account deposits can be made through Access Corrections using facility number 20172, by telephone at 866-345-1884 or through an approved lobby kiosk.

How can I correct or remove a Lubbock County mugshot or arrest record?

First determine whether the government record itself is inaccurate or whether an accurate arrest record is being displayed by a private website. For a Sheriff’s booking-record error, contact Detention Center Records and provide identifying information and supporting documents. Expunction and nondisclosure are separate Texas legal remedies with eligibility rules. The Lubbock County District Clerk lists an Expunctions contact at 806-775-1373.

Official sources checked

Primary government and Sheriff resources used for this guide

Lubbock County Sheriff
Lubbock County Courts
Lubbock Police and Texas resources
Accuracy, identity and legal-use notice

Texas-arrest.org is an independent informational website. It is not affiliated with the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, Lubbock County, Lubbock Police Department, the District Clerk, County Clerk, District Attorney or any Texas government agency.

A booking photograph, jail roster entry or arrest record does not establish guilt. Verify identity using more than a photograph and check the court record before drawing a conclusion about the outcome of a criminal case.

Jail status, bond, visitation, providers, addresses, telephone numbers and online systems may change. Recheck the official source before travelling, posting bond, sending money, mailing an item or making a legal decision.

Official-source review completed August 17, 2026. No stable title-specific video was embedded because the Sheriff’s Initial Appearance video is a temporary live stream that is not archived and may not be recorded.

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