This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, obtain an official booking record, release anyone, post bond, or change a record. Contact the government office that holds the information.
Choose the Brewster County Record Custodian
The right contact depends on the custody system and the record needed. Brewster County Jail handles immediate local custody questions. The County Public Information Officer receives written county requests. Courts hold the orders and case filings that may explain why custody ended. TDCJ, federal agencies, and ICE each cover different forms of continued custody.
Brewster County Jail
Administrator: Jose Gutierrez
307 W. Sul Ross Ave.
Alpine, TX 79830
Phone: 432-837-6200 ext. 5541
Fax: 432-837-5213
Email: jose.gutierrez@co.brewster.tx.us
Hours: No public jail-record or release-processing hours are published.
Sheriff Ronny Dodson:
201 W. Avenue E, Alpine, TX 79830
432-837-6200 ext. 5541
Fax 432-837-5960
sheriff.dodson@co.brewster.tx.us
Brewster County Public Information Officer
County Judge: Greg P. Henington
201 W. Avenue E
Alpine, TX 79830
Mail: P.O. Box 1630, Alpine, TX 79831
Phone: 432-837-6200 ext. 200
Email: county.judge@co.brewster.tx.us
Fees and hours: No special jail-record or photo price and no dedicated jail-record hours are published. Request an estimate under Texas public-information cost rules.
Brewster County Courts
394th District Clerk, Sarah Fellows Martinez:
203 N. 7th St., Alpine, TX 79830
P.O. Box 1024, Alpine, TX 79831
432-837-6200 ext. 203
sarah.martinez@co.brewster.tx.us
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
County Clerk, Sarah Lujan:
201 W. Avenue E, Alpine, TX 79830
P.O. Drawer 119, Alpine, TX 79831
432-837-6200 ext. 202
svasquez@co.brewster.tx.us
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Texas Prison and Parole Contacts
TDCJ information and records: pia@tdcj.texas.gov
Parole Division: 512-406-5250
Parole Status Line: 844-512-0461
Records-office address and hours: Not supplied in the project research; use the published email route.
Monahans District Parole Office, Region V:
401 S. Allen Ave.
Monahans, TX 79756
432-943-7254
Fax 432-943-7397
Use these routes according to the record or status being sought:
- For a released person or release document, the home page lays out the county request, court, TDCJ, and transfer paths.
- For supervision after release, use parole and probation. Brewster's local community-supervision contact is Shaun Barak at 201 W. Avenue E, 432-837-6200 ext. 223, shaun.barak@co.brewster.tx.us.
- For a same-day county jail inquiry, use the 24-hour release process. Brewster County publishes no online recent-release feed.
- For an expected prison date or custody alert, compare the projected release date with the VINELink check. TDCJ and county notifications are separate systems.
- For the county facility itself, use the Brewster County Jail details above and the facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the official TDCJ inmate search and TDCJ records route. A county jail call cannot confirm state-prison status.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator when the person has entered BOP custody or the U.S. Marshals and federal court route for pretrial custody. For possible immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator and ICE follow-up.