Brewster Parole and Probation
Parole is the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles' discretionary release of a state prisoner to serve the rest of a sentence in the community. Mandatory supervision also places an eligible state prisoner under community supervision, though it arises through a different legal process. Neither status means the sentence has ended. The TDCJ Parole Division supervises these cases, investigates release plans, and tracks parole-eligible cases. The Board, not the field office, decides release, revocation, and special conditions.
Probation is generally called community supervision in Texas. It is imposed by a court and administered through a local Community Supervision and Corrections Department, or CSCD. Brewster County belongs to a multi-county CSCD grouping with Crockett, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton counties. The statewide TDCJ inmate search is not a public probation search. A county-jail release on bond also is not automatically probation.
| Point | Parole | Probation |
|---|---|---|
| How it begins | State-prison release approved or authorized under Texas parole law | A court orders community supervision as part of a case disposition |
| Primary authority | Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and TDCJ Parole Division | Sentencing court and the serving CSCD |
| Best public proof | Board result, TDCJ record, release certificate, or agency response | Signed judgment, order, and court docket |
| Brewster contact | Monahans District Parole Office, Region V | Permian Basin community-supervision contacts in Alpine |
- Parole
- Supervised release while a state sentence continues.
- Probation
- Court-ordered community supervision, usually managed by a local CSCD.
- Discharge
- The formal end of a sentence or supervision term.
- Absconder
- A supervised person alleged to have stopped reporting or left supervision without permission.
Verify Brewster Post-Release Supervision
Begin with the custody path, not a guess. Someone released from Brewster County Jail may have bonded out, completed a county sentence, entered probation, transferred to TDCJ, or moved into federal custody. Someone leaving a TDCJ unit may be on parole, mandatory supervision, or discharged. Each path produces different records. The Brewster County released-inmate search and records route helps confirm the exit event before supervision is checked.
- Identify the case and custody system. Obtain the jail disposition or state-prison information. Ask whether the event was community release or transfer.
- Read the court record. Look for the signed judgment or supervision order. A calendar setting alone does not prove probation or release.
- Check parole information when TDCJ was involved. Use the TDCJ record while the person is incarcerated, or call the Board status line after release. Keep the TDCJ or SID number if known.
- Contact the correct office. Direct parole questions to TDCJ and probation questions to the serving CSCD. Do not ask one office to confirm the other system.
- Request a record when the public view is unclear. Ask for the exact status and effective date. TDCJ publishes records and email-information routes for state cases.
TDCJ's public inmate search covers only people currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. A discharged person may vanish from it, so a no-result response does not establish probation or parole. For state history, email TDCJ inmate information at pia@tdcj.texas.gov with the full name and TDCJ number. If the number is unknown, include the exact birth date or approximate age and county of conviction. Ask for incarceration history and the release or discharge information sought.
Brewster Probation Office Detail
Brewster County publishes a direct local route for community supervision. Shaun Barak is identified as the Permian Basin Community Supervision and Intensive Supervision Officer at the Alpine courthouse. Brandy Villarreal is listed as a Community Supervision Officer and support contact. This unusually specific local listing helps a caller reach the right office, but the county page does not provide a public client search, check-in directions, absconder list, or warrant list.
Shaun Barak
201 W. Avenue E
Alpine, TX 79830
432-837-6200 ext. 223
shaun.barak@co.brewster.tx.us
Brandy.Villarreal@co.brewster.tx.us
This office listing should be used for navigation and a case-specific inquiry. A public judgment or docket remains the documentary route for whether probation was imposed. Felony pleadings and judgments are held by the 394th Judicial District Clerk, while county-level matters route to the County Clerk. A supervision officer's name on a county directory is not proof that a particular person is under that officer's control.
Ask the clerk for the order tied to the correct cause number. Brewster County's large area is served by several courts, including justice courts in Alpine, Terlingua, and Marathon. A name-only inquiry at one counter can miss a matter held by another clerk. The District Clerk's Ruby or iDocket route may help locate filed documents in a district case, but the public calendar shows scheduling rather than supervision status. For county or lower-level cases, identify the court named on the citation, bond paper, or judgment before contacting community supervision. That extra match helps prevent a bond condition from being mislabeled as probation.
Brewster Parole Office Assignment
TDCJ's county directory assigns Brewster County parole cases to the Monahans District Parole Office in Region V. The directory is a service-area map, not a person lookup. An approved home plan, an interstate compact, or a later reassignment may place a supervised person elsewhere. Confirm the individual assignment before relying on the county listing.
401 South Allen Avenue
Monahans, TX 79756
432-943-7254
Fax
432-943-7397
For a particular parole status or location question, TDCJ publishes io@tdcj.texas.gov. Board review questions go to bpp-pio@tdcj.texas.gov, while Parole Division open-records requests go to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Include the full name plus a TDCJ number, SID, or date of birth. The Board's parole status line is 844-512-0461. These state routes serve state-prison parole matters, not probation ordered by a Brewster court.
The manifest image documents the county assignment. Open the official TDCJ county-to-office index before viewing the captured page.
The listing connects Brewster to Monahans, but the field office must confirm the actual reporting location for a named person.
Brewster Parole Review Records
Ordinary Texas parole consideration is not a public courtroom hearing. Board members review a file and vote individually. TDCJ says the Parole Division identifies a case before eligibility, an Institutional Parole Officer interviews the prisoner, and a three-member panel votes in sequence. Two matching votes make the result final. A denial can set another review date, while an approval can include special terms.
A vote is not the same as release. FI-1, FI-2, program-based FI votes, and RMS describe favorable or conditional outcomes. NR, SA, and DMS describe forms of denial or later review. The Board may withdraw approval when new information arrives. Keep three events separate: the vote, any scheduled release information, and the actual departure from custody. The status line or TDCJ record can show the Board result; a release certificate, completed history, or later agency response confirms the actual exit.
The official Parole Panel Review FAQ shows that the process is a file review rather than an ordinary public hearing.
That distinction prevents a tentative review event from being reported as a Brewster County release or completed parole term.
Brewster Parole Warrant Status
An active parole warrant can concern a new allegation, absconding, or an alleged rule violation. It does not prove revocation. TDCJ explains that a warrant stays active until it is withdrawn or the person is arrested. The Board later decides whether supervision continues, changes, or is revoked. “Wanted,” “detained,” and “revoked” describe different stages and should not be merged into one claim.
Conditions vary by the Board order and supervision plan. They may govern reporting, travel, residence, treatment, or other conduct, but no one condition should be assumed from a general status. County IVSS alerts may report a jail custody change, while separate TDCJ IVSS alerts can cover state-prison or parole events. An alert is a prompt to verify the event. It is not a warrant record or a final Board ruling.
Brewster Supervision Discharge Records
Supervision ends through a formal event, not merely because a name disappears online. Parole may end after completion or another authorized discharge. Probation ends under the court's order and case record. A maximum-expiration discharge, completed parole, county-jail release, and court-ordered probation term are distinct outcomes. A sentence can also end with no post-release supervision at all.
Record the agency's exact term and effective date. For parole, seek the TDCJ history, release certificate, supervision status, or discharge response. For probation, obtain the signed court order and docket, then ask the CSCD about confirmation that it may lawfully provide. Texas Government Code Chapter 552 allows requests for existing public records, though confidential or excepted details may be withheld. A focused request is stronger than asking an agency to infer status from a missing web result.
When the systems disagree, preserve each dated source and ask the originating office to resolve the conflict. A jail exit can precede a transfer, a favorable Board vote can precede actual release, and the end of custody can precede the end of supervision. Those dates serve different purposes and should remain separate.