The Val Verde County Inmate Population
The Val Verde County inmate population is unusual because the main detention address serves more than one role. The official GEO facility page describes the Val Verde County Detention Facility as a contract detention complex in Del Rio and lists the U.S. Marshals Service as the client. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports list Val Verde as "Val Verde (P)," which means the county jail count is reported as a private facility row. Those two sources count different slices of custody. GEO and PREA data describe the whole complex, while TCJS county-jail reports show a narrower county-reporting population.
For a reader, that split matters. A person arrested by a local agency may be booked into the same detention complex as a person held for federal pretrial custody, yet each lookup path is different. Current county custody is checked through the facility or sheriff, not through a public Val Verde jail roster. Sentenced state prisoners move into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. Federal prisoners in Bureau of Prisons custody use BOP's locator, while immigration custody is searched through ICE's detainee locator.
Val Verde County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful way to read Val Verde County inmate population figures is to keep the source and date attached to every number. GEO posts a whole-facility capacity. The 2023 PREA audit gives a separate designed capacity and audit-period population. TCJS publishes monthly county-jail reporting rows. These should not be averaged together because they answer different questions about the Val Verde County inmate population.
The TCJS population report page is the source for monthly county-jail reporting. Its June 1, 2026 Val Verde (P) row reported 128 total jail inmates against a 193-bed county-jail reporting capacity. The GEO facility page reports a 1,407-bed detention complex. The PREA audit reported designed capacity of 1,440 or 1,444, depending on the audit field, and an average daily population of 1,424 for the prior twelve months.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| GEO posted facility capacity | 1,407 | GEO Val Verde County Detention Facility page, inspected 2026 |
| PREA designed facility capacity | 1,440/1,444 | GEO-hosted PREA final audit, 2023 |
| PREA average daily population | 1,424 | PREA final audit, prior 12 months in 2023 |
| TCJS county-jail reporting capacity | 193 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| TCJS total jail population | 128 | TCJS PopRptCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
| TCJS ADP | 131 | TCJS IncarcerationRateCurrent.xlsx, June 1, 2026 |
The TCJS population landing page is the main public starting point for those spreadsheets. The image below shows that official report index, where county population, paper-ready, immigration detainer, and incarceration-rate reports are grouped.
Use that TCJS page for county-jail reporting trends, not for real-time custody confirmation on a single person.
Val Verde County Inmate Population Trends
The TCJS trend rows show the Val Verde County inmate population moving down in average daily population between early 2024 and mid-2026. The incarceration-rate report listed ADP at 155 on January 1, 2024, then 145 by June 1, 2024, and 131 by June 1, 2026. The countywide population used by TCJS in the June 2026 row was 47,999, with an incarceration rate of 2.73 per 1,000 residents.
| Date | ADP | Incarceration Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 155 | 3.22 | TCJS countywide population 48,098. |
| 2024-06-01 | 145 | 3.01 | Mid-2024 downward movement. |
| 2024-12-01 | 141 | 2.93 | End-2024 ADP lower than January. |
| 2025-06-01 | 137 | 2.85 | Continued decline. |
| 2025-12-01 | 133 | 2.77 | Later rows use countywide population 47,999. |
| 2026-06-01 | 131 | 2.73 | Current June 2026 row. |
The county-jail subset changed differently month to month. In July 2025, the TCJS population row showed 92 total jail inmates against capacity of 193. By December 2025 it showed 140, then settled at 128 in February, May, and June 2026. That pattern supports careful wording: the county-jail reporting subset was below listed capacity in the 2026 rows, while the larger PREA-reported facility had a different capacity and population profile in 2023.
Who Makes Up the Val Verde Inmate Population
The public research did not provide a full current demographic table for the Val Verde County inmate population. It did provide useful dated audit facts for the full Val Verde County Detention Facility. The 2023 PREA audit described an adult population, both male and female, at a medium custody level. It also stated that no youthful inmates were present during the onsite audit and listed nine housing units.
- Adults only in the PREA audit: the audit described adults 18 and older and no youthful inmates during the onsite review.
- Male and female custody: the facility held both females and males in the 2023 audit record.
- Medium security: the PREA audit identified the custody/security level as medium.
- Language access need: the audit counted 850 limited-English-proficient detainees on day one.
- County subset: TCJS June 2026 county reporting showed 128 total jail inmates, with three contract inmates in that row.
Those audit figures are not a live roster. They are still useful for understanding the broader detention mix in Del Rio, especially because the same complex has local, USMS, and documented immigration-custody history.
Val Verde Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
The Val Verde County inmate population has two capacity frames. The GEO page lists a whole-facility capacity of 1,407. The PREA audit lists designed capacity at 1,440 or 1,444 and notes that the facility had been over capacity at some point during the prior twelve months. The TCJS county-jail row is much smaller, with a June 2026 reporting capacity of 193 and 128 total jail inmates, or 66.3 percent of that TCJS capacity.
Those figures can seem inconsistent, but they are not interchangeable. The GEO/PREA figures describe the contract detention complex. The TCJS county-jail population row tracks Val Verde's county-jail reporting subset. A current custody search for one person should not rely on either population table. It should start with the detention facility or sheriff because the public research did not locate an official real-time Val Verde County jail roster.
Laws Governing Val Verde Jail Data
Texas law gives public access to many existing government records, but it also allows limits for active law-enforcement matters, confidential juvenile information, medical information, victim privacy, court orders, expunctions, and nondisclosure orders. Jail population reporting is also shaped by Texas jail standards and TCJS reporting rules. The result is practical: aggregate Val Verde County inmate population data is public through TCJS, while person-level booking records may require a phone call or a written public-information request.
Key statutes and rules:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives the public a right to inspect or copy existing public information unless an exception applies.
Texas Government Code Section 552.108(c) preserves access to basic information about an arrested person, an arrest, or a crime.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 sets county jail responsibilities and standards.
Texas Minimum Jail Standards include reporting requirements for monthly population and paper-ready data.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 49.18 governs death-in-custody notification and reporting.
Val Verde County and State Prison
The Val Verde County inmate population does not include a TDCJ prison physically located in the county. The official TDCJ unit directory reviewed in the research did not list a Val Verde County unit. When a defendant from Val Verde County is sentenced to prison, the person leaves the local jail reporting path and enters TDCJ custody after transfer. That is when the TDCJ online inmate search becomes the better lookup tool.
TDCJ is a conviction and sentence system, not a new-arrest roster. It may show state identifiers, name, current unit, offense details, projected release information, parole context, and sometimes a photo. For a person arrested last night in Del Rio, TDCJ is usually the wrong first search. For a person who has a prison sentence after a Val Verde case, TDCJ is the correct state channel.
How to Search Val Verde County Inmates
No official public, real-time Val Verde County jail roster was located on the county site, the Sheriff's Office page, the staff directory, or GEO's Val Verde facility page. That changes the search order. A Val Verde County inmate search should begin with current custody confirmation by phone, then move to a written request or the right state, federal, or immigration locator if the person is not in local custody.
- Call Val Verde County Detention Facility at 830-778-0096 for current custody at the GEO facility.
- Call the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office at 830-774-7513 for local arrest, warrant, jail, or bail context.
- Use the Val Verde County open-records request form for written booking records, incident reports, arrest records, or booking-photo requests.
- Search TDCJ if the person has been sentenced and transferred to state prison.
- Search the BOP inmate locator for federal Bureau of Prisons custody from 1982 to the present.
- Use ICE ODLS through the ICE detainee-locator fact sheet when immigration detention may be involved.
- Check Texas VINELink for custody-status notification.
The sheriff page visually references a sheriff app, but the research did not verify a live Val Verde-specific app-store listing or an app-only inmate roster. Use the official phone and records channels unless the county verifies that app feature.
Current Val Verde Inmate Lookup
A current Val Verde County inmate lookup needs enough identifying detail to separate common names and custody types. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or booking number before calling. Also say whether the matter may be local, USMS/federal, or immigration-related. Staff may not be able to release every detail, but those facts help route the call.
| Local roster field | Type | Required | Val Verde finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official public county roster located | N/A | N/A | The inspected county, sheriff, and GEO pages did not provide a public search form. |
| Full legal name | Phone/request detail | Useful | Needed for custody confirmation or a records request. |
| Date of birth | Phone/request detail | Useful | Helps distinguish people with similar names. |
| Approximate arrest date | Phone/request detail | Useful | Helps locate the booking event. |
Past Val Verde Inmate Records
Released or past Val Verde County inmate records are not exposed through an official public archive in the research. For older booking records, use the county open-records form and describe the record sought with as much detail as possible. The form requires the request date, requester name, email address, record request text, and reCAPTCHA. Optional address and phone fields can help the county respond.
Ask for existing records, not answers to general questions. A request for "booking record and basic arrest information for [name] for an arrest on or about [date]" is more useful than a broad request for every jail record about a person. If the case is active, the county may seek clarification or rely on law-enforcement exceptions. If the person was transferred, the county record may stop at release or transfer status, while TDCJ, BOP, or ICE becomes the custody source.
What a Val Verde Inmate Record Shows
Because no official Val Verde County public inmate profile was found, the fields below should be treated as phone-confirmation or written-request items. They are not promised public roster fields. Some may be withheld, redacted, or unavailable depending on the record, custody authority, and Texas public-information exceptions.
| Field | What It Shows or Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Full legal name | Primary identifier for phone confirmation or records requests. |
| Date of birth | Distinguishes people with the same or similar names. |
| Arresting agency | May identify sheriff, Del Rio Police, DPS, federal, or another authority. |
| Charges at booking | Initial arrest allegations, which may differ from filed court charges. |
| Bond amount or type | Release terms set by the magistrate or court, subject to holds. |
| Custody authority | Local county, USMS/federal, ICE/immigration, or post-sentence transfer status. |
| Booking photo | Not published in an official Val Verde gallery found in the research; request if needed. |
Val Verde Jail vs State Prison
County jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration detention are separate lookup systems. This distinction is critical in Val Verde County because the local detention complex has a USMS client relationship and documented immigration history, while TDCJ and BOP run separate statewide or national systems. One person's name may not appear in the first system checked.
| Custody type | Where to look | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest or short jail custody | Facility phone, sheriff phone, open-records form | County booking and custody at the Val Verde detention complex. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator | State prison custody after conviction and transfer. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | BOP inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Current ICE detention or qualifying CBP custody after more than 48 hours. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The TDCJ inmate information page links to online search, phone and email channels, visitation, digital mail, commissary, and unit-directory resources. TDCJ is the statewide prison system. It does not replace the local Val Verde facility phone line for a new county arrest.
The BOP inmate locator is for federal prison custody, not all federal pretrial detention. GEO's Val Verde page lists the U.S. Marshals Service as client, so a federal pretrial detainee may be housed locally even if the BOP result does not show current BOP custody. Immigration searches use ICE ODLS. The ICE fact sheet explains that ODLS is meant for family, legal representatives, and the public to locate people in ICE detention.
Val Verde County Detention Facilities
The Val Verde County inmate population map resolves to one local detention page. The facility is not a standard sheriff-operated jail page with a public roster counter. It is a GEO-operated detention complex that supports county jail reporting, local custody questions, USMS contract detention, and documented immigration-custody history.
- Val Verde County Detention Facility holds adult male and female local detainees, county-jail reporting population, USMS detainees, and historically or contractually possible immigration detainees.
Val Verde County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Val Verde County inmate population?
It depends on the reporting scope. TCJS reported 128 total jail inmates for Val Verde (P) on June 1, 2026, against a 193-bed county-jail reporting capacity. GEO lists a 1,407-bed facility, and the 2023 PREA audit reported a much larger whole-facility population. Keep those numbers separate.
Is there an official Val Verde County jail roster online?
No official real-time public roster was located in the county, sheriff, staff directory, or GEO pages reviewed in the research. Start with the detention facility phone number, then use the sheriff number and county open-records form when needed.
Where do sentenced Val Verde inmates show up?
After a state-prison transfer, search TDCJ rather than local jail channels. For federal prison custody, use BOP. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. Those systems cover different custody authorities.
Can a booking charge differ from a court charge?
Yes. A booking charge is an intake or arrest label. The court charge begins when the prosecutor files a complaint, information, or indictment. Use court records for formal case status after arrest.
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