Midland County, Texas · Mugshots, current detainees, charges, bonds and booking-photo requests
Find the Booking First—Then Check Whether the Photo Can Actually Be Released
If you are looking for a recent Midland County mugshot, there is an important local detail to know before you start: the Sheriff’s public detainee database is not a public mugshot gallery. It is a live custody list showing people currently held and the case information attached to their detention.
Start there anyway. Search the person’s last name, confirm the arrest date, charge, court and bond, and then decide whether you actually need the booking photograph. Midland County has a separate photo-request process, and its current rules limit which photos the Sheriff will release.
Full booked nameDate of birthArrest dateSPN if knownCriminal chargeCause or warrant number
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BOOKING → CHARGE → COURT OUTCOME
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CASE
PHOTO IS NOT PROOF OF GUILT
A mugshot is not a conviction.
A booking photograph records a person’s appearance during the booking process. It does not prove that the allegation was true, that prosecutors filed the same charge, or that the person was convicted. Always check the court outcome before treating a booking photo as a complete criminal record.
No public photo gallery
The official detainee roster focuses on custody and case data.
Search current inmates
Use a partial or complete last name, or view everyone currently held.
Photo requests
The dedicated online request form is specifically labeled for media.
Detention help
Call 432-688-4745 or 432-688-4746.
Verified
Official Midland County information reviewed August 25, 2026.
Start with the reason you came here
What are you actually trying to find?
RECENT ARRESTIs the person in Midland County Jail now?
Search the current detainee list first. A recent arrest may appear there even though no photo is displayed.
What the official tool is good at:
confirming that someone is currently held, finding the arrest date, seeing each listed offense, checking the assigned court or county, reviewing bond, and identifying the case or warrant number.
Use a partial or complete last name
You do not need the full first and last name to begin. This is useful when the spelling is uncertain.
Or choose “view all detainees”
This is more useful for a very recent booking when you are unsure how the person’s name was entered.
Check the timestamp at the top of the roster
The page identifies when the displayed current-detainee information was generated. Custody can change after that time.
Match the arrest date and charge
Do not use a name match by itself when the name is common.
Save the warrant or case number
You will need it if you continue to the court portal or call a clerk.
Read every charge
A detainee can have several cases from Midland County or another jurisdiction.
Check the listed attorney
The public roster can show an attorney name, “NONE,” “UNKNOWN,” or another status.
Read the disposition column carefully
“Pending disposition” means the case is not showing a final outcome in that entry.
Do not expect the mugshot to appear
The current-detainee database is not designed as a public booking-photo gallery.
The booked identity displayed in the current jail system.
That a same-name person elsewhere is the same individual.
Compare arrest date, case number and other known details.
Attorney
A lawyer currently associated with the entry, when one is listed.
That counsel remains appointed or retained for every charge.
Verify through the court record.
Offense
The charge currently connected to the detention entry.
Guilt or final prosecution.
Search the filed criminal case.
Class
The displayed offense classification.
That the charge will remain at that level.
Check the prosecutor and court filing.
Court
The court or processing location attached to that entry.
That the case will stay in the same court.
Use the current clerk portal.
County
Whether the case is Midland County or another jurisdiction.
That Midland County owns the underlying police report.
Contact the agency or county shown.
Warrant / case number
A useful identifier for the criminal matter.
The final disposition.
Save it for the clerk or records request.
Arrest date
The arrest date attached to the entry.
When every alleged act occurred.
Use it to distinguish different arrests.
Bond
The displayed bond for that charge.
That paying one bond clears all holds.
Check every listed case and call detention if unclear.
Fines
A displayed fine balance when applicable.
That paying the amount is the only release requirement.
Confirm with the court or jail.
Disposition
The status recorded in that detention entry.
A complete final legal history.
Read the clerk’s court record.
Do not use a booking photograph as your identity check.
Hairstyles, facial hair, age, lighting and image quality can make visual identification unreliable. Match the name, arrest date, cause or warrant number and court record.
The part most mugshot pages miss
How Midland County actually handles booking-photo requests
Midland County has a dedicated Booking Photos Request form, but the county explicitly describes it as a form for media to request booking photos.
Verify the person through the detainee list first
Write down the correct booked name, arrest date, criminal charge and any case information available.
Confirm whether MCSO made the arrest
This matters because the county’s published photo-release rule distinguishes people arrested by MCSO from people arrested by another agency.
Have the defendant’s name ready
The photo-request form requires it.
Have the date of birth or SPN
The county requires DOB and/or SPN to identify the requested defendant.
Identify the criminal charge
The request must state the criminal charge associated with the photograph.
Use the media form only when it actually applies to you
The form requires requester name, news-organization name, phone and email.
Submit during the published request window
Midland County states that booking-photo requests must be made in writing Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Not a journalist or news organization?
Do not enter a fake organization to get through a media form. Call the Sheriff’s Records Section at
432-688-4660
or use the general Open Records Request procedure to ask whether the photograph you need is releasable.
Photo-release rules
Two situations where the county says the booking photo will not be released
The arrest was not made by MCSO
Midland County’s current booking-photo request instructions state that booking photos for defendants not arrested by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office will not be released through that process.
If Midland Police Department, DPS or another agency made the arrest, identify the agency that created the booking or arrest record before sending a request.
The defendant is out of custody and there was no conviction
The county also says it will not release a requested photo when the defendant is no longer in custody and the matter did not result in a criminal conviction.
That makes the court disposition important when you are searching for an older photo.
This is why searching the court case first can save time.
If the person has already been released, determine how the case ended before repeatedly trying to locate a mugshot.
No longer on the jail roster
How to find a recent booking after release
Midland County’s public inmate page is titled Currently Held Detainees. If someone was arrested and released, their absence from that list does not establish that the arrest never happened.
You know the cause or warrant number
Search the court portal using that number before doing a broad name search.
You know the arrest date but not the case number
Search court records by party name and compare the filing date and charge.
You need the arrest narrative
Request the releasable incident or arrest record from the agency that created it.
You specifically need an older mugshot
Check the Midland County photo-release limitations before submitting a request.
The arrest occurred in the City of Midland
Confirm whether Midland Police rather than MCSO created the underlying arrest report.
The record is from another county
Use the county where the arrest or booking occurred instead of Midland County’s detainee portal.
Copy-ready call when a booking disappeared from the live list
I am trying to verify a prior Midland County booking for [full legal name], date of birth [DOB], from approximately [arrest date]. The person is no longer on the current-detainee list. Can you tell me which record identifier or request process I should use to obtain the releasable booking or arrest information?
Sheriff public-information request
Request a releasable Midland County Sheriff record in writing
Midland County Sheriff’s Office publishes an Open Records Request process for public information. The county notes that charges may apply.
Describe one identifiable record
State whether you need an arrest report, offense or incident report, booking record, releasable booking photograph, or another specific document.
Give the person’s identifying information
Include full name, DOB, arrest date and SPN or case number when known.
Add the incident details
Include the location, approximate time, charge and report number if available.
Ask for electronic copies when practical
This can avoid an unnecessary trip when the record can be delivered electronically.
Ask for a cost estimate
Midland County states that charges may apply.
Do not interpret “10 business days” as guaranteed delivery
The county explains that within the applicable period it may release information, seek additional time, or request an Attorney General ruling regarding disclosure.
Midland County Sheriff’s Office — Open Records
Attn: Open Record
1703 E. County Road 120, Building A
Midland, TX 79706
I request the releasable booking and arrest information concerning [full legal name], date of birth [DOB], for the arrest on or about [date]. Known identifiers are SPN [number], cause/warrant number [number] and charge [charge]. I specifically request [booking photograph / arrest record / offense report / booking record]. Please provide electronic copies when available and advise me of any applicable charge before processing if the cost exceeds $[amount].
Do not stop at the mugshot
Verify the Midland County criminal case and final outcome
A photograph cannot tell you what happened in court.
The charge may have been changed, rejected, dismissed, resolved through a plea, tried, or otherwise disposed of after the booking image was created.
Class A and Class B misdemeanors
The Midland County Clerk handles Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases filed in the County Courts at Law, along with certain municipal and Justice Court appeals.
Create an account for the Tyler Odyssey portal
The county says registration is required to search its online court records.
Allow JavaScript and cookies
The court portal specifically requires both. If the screen appears blank or loops, check the browser settings before assuming no record exists.
Use the cause number first
A cause number is safer than a broad name search.
Read the charge and docket activity
Compare the filed charge with what appeared on the jail roster.
Locate the disposition
Look for the actual result rather than assuming that release from jail means dismissal.
Fast identity check:
Match the defendant name, cause number, arrest date and charge between the jail roster and the court case before assuming the two records describe the same event.
Bond and release
If someone is still in jail, the bond may matter more than the photo
Open the current-detainee record
Review every listed charge and its bond amount.
Check for multiple cases
One charge may show a bond while another charge, warrant or hold keeps the person in custody.
Call the Detention Division if the release condition is unclear
Use 432-688-4745 or 432-688-4746.
Ask whether Pretrial Services is involved
Midland County Pretrial Services evaluates qualifying defendants for possible personal-bond release.
Verify the payment route before sending money
Midland County’s current deposit page allows eligible bail payments through the detention-facility kiosk or TouchPay.
Keep the receipt
Save the defendant name, case number, amount, transaction number and payment date.
TouchPay and kiosk transactions can include provider fees. Check the amount displayed immediately before paying rather than relying on an old screenshot or third-party fee table.
Where the person is held
Midland County Central Detention Center
The Midland County Sheriff’s Office Central Detention Center is at 400 S. Main Street in Midland, beside the William B. Ahders Law Enforcement Building.
Midland County’s official image of the Detention Center. Confirm the person is still in custody before driving to the facility.
Detention Division
400 S. Main Street
Midland, TX 79701
Parking:
The county’s jail-information pages do not publish a specific visitor parking fee or guaranteed visitor lot. If accessible parking or a special drop-off is important, call the Detention Division before travelling rather than relying on an unofficial parking description.
Video visitation
How to visit someone in Midland County Jail
Midland County uses video visitation for normal social visits. The inmate creates the authorized visitation list.
Current Midland County general visitation information
Item
Published rule
Saturday
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Monday
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Tuesday
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Visitors
Maximum two visitors per eligible inmate per visiting day.
Normal visit
Normally at least 20 minutes per visitor.
Frequency
Visitor may visit once per visitation day, on non-consecutive days; four total visits per week per inmate.
Contact visits
Prohibited for normal visitation.
Before you go
Confirm that the inmate has added you to the visitation list
Bring proper identification
Leave purses and backpacks out of the visitation area
Do not bring a cell phone into the visitation area
No photographs during visitation
Dress appropriately
Do not arrive intoxicated
Follow staff instructions and remain orderly
Children under 17
Midland County permits an inmate’s son, daughter, stepson or stepdaughter to visit during the first full visitation week of each month, defined by the county as the first Saturday through Tuesday occurring within the same month. Only one child visits at a time and the child must remain with a parent or guardian.
Use the digital-mail address, not the jail street address
Midland County Sheriff’s Office no longer accepts ordinary personal mail directly at the jail. Personal correspondence is routed through the Securus Digital Mail Center and scanned for the inmate to view.
Personal mail format
Inmate Full Name – Inmate ID
Midland County, TX Jail
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center
PO BOX 21227
Tampa, FL 33622
Put the inmate’s full name on the envelope
Include the inmate ID
Include your return name and address
Follow the current digital-mail rules before sending photos
Legal mail and authorized publications
Inmate Full Name – Inmate ID
C/O Midland County Sheriff’s Office – Detention Division
P.O. Box 11387
Midland, TX 79701
Midland County inmates cannot receive normal incoming calls
Collect calls
Inmates may place collect calls to telephone numbers where collect calls are not restricted.
Securus AdvancePay
The receiving party can establish a prepaid account. Securus customer service is available at 800-844-6591.
Assume ordinary inmate calls are recorded or monitored.
Midland County states that calls may be recorded and/or monitored. Attempted call transfers or conference calls can disconnect the call.
Attorneys should follow the county’s attorney-communication procedure rather than treating an ordinary inmate phone call as confidential.
The Sheriff’s jail FAQ says a prescription can be accepted only when it is current and not expired. Call before bringing medication to the facility.
Court clothing
The jail states that court clothing is the only outside clothing/property accepted for an inmate. Court clothes can be brought before trial and collected afterward.
Property release
The published jail FAQ states that inmate property is not released to another person before the inmate is released from custody.
Release notification:
If you need to know when someone leaves custody, Midland County directs users to VINE rather than repeatedly refreshing the inmate roster.
Open VINELink.
Finding a lawyer
How appointed and private counsel work after a Midland County arrest
Cannot afford a lawyer?
Midland County maintains an Indigent Defense Plan for eligible defendants charged with a jailable misdemeanor or felony.
The county’s plan states that an arrestee should be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay and no later than 48 hours after arrest. The defendant can request appointed counsel during the process.
Search a verified Texas lawyer directory, check the attorney’s licence status, ask about Midland County criminal experience, and get the fee arrangement in writing.
A bail-bond company is not your criminal-defense lawyer.
Bonding addresses release from custody. Legal representation addresses the criminal case.
Victim assistance
If you are searching because you were affected by the alleged crime
Midland County District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Division helps eligible crime victims understand the criminal-justice process and connect with services and Crime Victims’ Compensation resources.
Midland County District Attorney — Victim Assistance
Phone: 432-688-4411
Separate the court outcome from the website displaying the image
Save the exact page
Record the URL, website name, screenshot and date viewed.
Find the Midland County court case
Verify how every charge ended.
Obtain an official disposition when necessary
A dismissal, acquittal, completed deferred-adjudication matter or other outcome should be supported by the actual court record.
Identify whether the incorrect information is governmental or private
The Sheriff, a clerk and a private mugshot website are separate record holders.
Correct factual errors with the office that created them
Give the office the cause number and controlling court document.
Contact a private publisher directly when it hosts the image
Follow that service’s correction or removal procedure and provide the disposition when relevant.
Consider legal record clearing only when eligible
Expunction and nondisclosure are legal remedies, not ordinary website-removal requests.
Expunction
An eligible Texas expunction can require covered agencies to remove or destroy qualifying arrest records. Eligibility depends on the particular arrest and case outcome.
Order of nondisclosure
A qualifying nondisclosure order restricts public disclosure of certain criminal-history information but is different from destroying the record.
Do not use a mugshot to harass or threaten someone
Correct outdated information when a case outcome changes
Why this page does not republish a wall of current mugshots:
a gallery is easy to browse but poor at explaining whether the person is the correct match, whether the charge changed, whether the person was released, or how the case ended. The official custody and court records give you those answers.
Contacts worth saving
Midland County jail, Sheriff and court contacts
Midland County Sheriff’s Office
1703 E. County Road 120
Midland, TX 79706
Do not spend time clicking every inmate expecting a hidden photo. Midland County separates the detainee roster from its booking-photo request process.
The media form really is a media form
It asks for a news-organization name. Non-media requesters should contact Records instead of pretending to represent a newsroom.
Released person? Switch tools
The current-detainee list is the wrong place to search endlessly after a confirmed release. Move to court and records systems.
Check who made the arrest
Midland County’s booking-photo rule specifically matters when MCSO did not make the arrest.
One detainee may have many cases
Read every charge, county, warrant number and bond line before discussing release.
Call before carrying medication or property
Jail rules are narrow. Confirm an exception directly instead of arriving with an item staff cannot accept.
10 Midland County mugshot questions
Recent booking-photo questions answered
Does Midland County publish mugshots with its current inmate list?
The official Midland County Sheriff’s current-detainee list provides custody and case information but does not operate as a public mugshot gallery. The county maintains a separate Booking Photos Request form for media requests. Use the detainee list first to verify the person’s identity, arrest date, charge and case information before trying to obtain a booking photograph.
How do I search recent Midland County jail bookings?
Open the Midland County Sheriff’s Currently Held Detainees database. You can view all currently held detainees or search by a partial or complete last name. The roster shows information such as the person’s name, attorney, offense, offense class, court, county, warrant or case number, arrest date, bond, fines and disposition.
How can I request a Midland County booking photo?
Midland County has a written Booking Photos Request form labeled for media. Requests are accepted Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and must include the defendant’s name, date of birth or SPN, and the criminal charge associated with the requested photo. The form also requires requester and news-organization information.
Can anyone use the Midland County media booking-photo form?
The county specifically labels its online Booking Photos Request form as a form for media and requires the name of a news organization. A requester who is not media should not misrepresent themselves on that form. Instead, contact the Midland County Sheriff’s Records Section or use the Sheriff’s general Open Records Request process to ask whether the requested photograph can be released.
Why might Midland County refuse to release a booking photo?
The county’s current media booking-photo request instructions state that booking photos will not be released for defendants who were not arrested by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office. They also state that a photo will not be released when the defendant is no longer in custody and the case did not result in a criminal conviction.
Does a Midland County mugshot mean the person was convicted?
No. A booking photograph documents a person’s appearance during an arrest or booking process. It does not establish guilt or show how the criminal case ended. Verify the charge and final court disposition through Midland County court records before drawing conclusions from a booking photo.
How do I find a recent Midland County arrest after the person was released?
The Sheriff’s public inmate database focuses on people currently being held. If the person has already been released, use the arrest date, charge, warrant or cause number from other records to search Midland County court records. You can also contact the Sheriff’s Records Section or submit an Open Records Request for releasable arrest information.
How do I check a Midland County inmate’s bond?
The official current-detainee list displays bond information for individual charges. Review every listed case because one person can have multiple charges or holds. Midland County also accepts eligible bail payments through the detention-facility kiosk or TouchPay. Call the Detention Division at 432-688-4745 when the release requirement is unclear.
What are Midland County Jail visitation hours?
The Sheriff’s current visitation page lists general video-visitation hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Eligible inmates may have up to two visitors per visiting day, visits are normally at least 20 minutes per visitor, and the inmate controls the authorized visitation list.
Can a Midland County arrest or mugshot record be expunged or restricted?
Some Texas records may qualify for expunction or an order of nondisclosure, but eligibility depends on the arrest, charge, disposition and other case history. Obtain the correct Midland County court disposition first. The Midland County District Clerk publishes expunction and nondisclosure resources, and a qualified Texas attorney can advise whether a particular record is eligible.
Official sources
Primary Midland County resources used for this guide