Find El Paso Booking Records

El Paso booking releases are managed by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, which operates the detention facility where all city police and county sheriff bookings are processed. These records are public under Texas law and searchable online. This page explains how to find El Paso booking releases, how to use the county's online inmate search system, how to contact the detention bureau directly, and what the Texas Public Information Act allows you to request from the Sheriff's Office.

Which Jail Handles El Paso Bookings

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Detention Bureau manages the county jail facilities. The main facility is the El Paso County Jail Annex at 12501 E. Montana, El Paso, TX 79938, phone (915) 856-4802. It opened in the late 1990s as part of the Leo Samaniego Law Enforcement Complex. The facility uses a campus-style podular design with twelve pods, each consisting of cells surrounding a central control area.

When El Paso Police Department makes an arrest for a Class B misdemeanor or higher, the person is processed and booked into the county jail system. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office also provides an inmate search tool and accepts records requests from the public.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office main website at epcsheriffsoffice.com provides access to inmate services, records and video request forms, an inmate search tool, and a sex offender search. The office address is 2755 E. Texas Ave., El Paso, TX 79903.

View El Paso County Booking Releases

How to Search El Paso Booking Releases Online

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office provides an inmate search through their website at epcsheriffsoffice.com. Use the "Search for Inmates" tool to look up current custody status. The El Paso County Jail information page at epcounty.com/sheriff/jail.htm also provides jail information and access to records requests.

Court records for El Paso County criminal cases are searchable through the Odyssey Public Access system at portal-txelpaso.tylertech.cloud. That portal covers criminal case records, civil and family records, jail records, and jail bond records. Information is provided as a public service and is searchable by name or case number.

El Paso Police Department Arrest Records

The El Paso Police Department Records Division is at 911 N. Raynor Street, El Paso, TX 79903. Background checks can be requested by mail. The service costs $6 payable by cash, money order, or check. Processing takes about 10 business days. Include a return mailing address with your request. For email-based requests, use the Background Check Request Form and send it to the County Clerk's Criminal Division at clkcrimmail@epcounty.com.

For statewide criminal history, the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division provides name-based and fingerprint-based searches. The DPS Crime Records phone number is (512) 424-2474.

What El Paso Booking Records Contain

El Paso County booking releases are public records under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552). A standard booking record includes the person's full name, booking number, arrest date and time, charges, bond amounts, arresting agency, and custody status. Physical description, sex, race, and date of birth are also included.

The Odyssey court portal gives access to jail bond records in addition to case records. Bond records are useful if you want to know whether bail has been set and in what amount. Release information is added to the record once the person leaves custody.

Records may be withheld if they relate to active investigations, juvenile cases, or certain protected identifiers. The fact of an arrest and booking does not establish guilt. A booking entry means only that someone was processed into the El Paso County system on that date.

State Resources for El Paso Inmate Searches

For people transferred to state prison, use the TDCJ Offender Search. You can search by name or TDCJ number. The TDCJ general line is (936) 295-6371. Email inquiries go to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Federal inmates can be located through the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator at bop.gov.

The Texas DPS Crime Records Division provides name-based searches for $10 and fingerprint searches for $25. Court records for El Paso cases can be searched through reSearchTX as well as the local Odyssey portal. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards oversees El Paso County jail operations.

Texas Public Information Act and El Paso Records

Under Texas Government Code Chapter 552, any person can request booking and arrest records. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office accepts Public Information Act requests via mail, email, or in person. The office has 10 business days to respond. Basic inmate status is available through the online search tool at no charge.

You do not need to explain why you want the records. Fees may apply for printed copies. If charges will be assessed, the office will notify you before processing the request. Records and Video Request forms are available through the Sheriff's website. Court records for El Paso criminal cases are maintained separately by the District Clerk and County Clerk.

El Paso Booking Records

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Jail is one of the key resources for El Paso booking release records and inmate information.

This screenshot shows the official El Paso County Sheriff's Office Jail portal for searching El Paso booking releases and current inmates.

The El Paso County Case Records Search is one of the key resources for El Paso booking release records and inmate information.

This screenshot shows the official El Paso County Case Records Search portal for searching El Paso booking releases and current inmates.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Main is one of the key resources for El Paso booking release records and inmate information.

This screenshot shows the official El Paso County Sheriff's Office Main portal for searching El Paso booking releases and current inmates.

Nearby Cities

El Paso is the westernmost city in Texas. Other qualifying Texas cities are further east.