The Sheriff's Office runs the roster, and anyone can use it free. Here's how:

1. Open the detention center roster.
2. Pick a tab: by name, by booking date, current inmates or recent releases.
3. Scroll or search for the last name, then check the first name and photo.
4. Tap View Profile to see the booking number, booking date and time, each charge and its bond.
5. Write down the booking number. Staff and clerks will ask for it.

On November 2, 2026, the roster listed 63 people in custody. The Sheriff's Office notes it cannot certify that every roster detail is accurate, so confirm key facts with the jail at 806-637-2212.

Usually there's an ordinary explanation:

• Booking takes time. Paperwork, a photo and a records check come first, so a brand-new arrest may lag behind.
• They already left. Check the 48-hour release list for anyone bonded out or freed.
• Spelling. Try part of the surname, a hyphenated or double surname, or a nickname.
• Another agency has them. A Texas DPS trooper, a federal agent or a nearby county may have taken them somewhere else.

Still stuck? Call the jail at 806-637-2212 and ask for Booking. Statewide, Texas IVSS-Counties also lets you search for someone in a Texas county jail.

Adults arrested here are held in a single jail on Tahoka Road: the Terry County Jail, 1311 Tahoka Road, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-2212. It holds people waiting for trial, people picked up on warrants, people serving sentences, and people kept for other agencies. A June 2022 state report put its capacity at 174 beds.

If they aren't there, try a nearby county jail:

• Yoakum County Jail, 1405 State Highway 214, Plains, TX 79355, 806-456-2377. Yoakum shares the 121st District Court with this county.
• Hockley County Jail, 1310 Avenue H, Levelland, TX 79336, 806-894-9334.
• Lynn County Jail, 810 Lockwood Street, Tahoka, TX 79373, 806-561-4505.
• Lubbock County Detention Center, 3502 N. Holly Ave., Lubbock, TX 79403, 806-775-7009.

Anyone under 17 goes to a juvenile center instead, never the adult jail.

Yes, there are mugshots. The Sheriff's online detention roster shows a small booking photo beside most names. Some entries show a blank stand-in picture instead. Click View Profile to see the full entry.

Want your own copy of a booking photo? Under the Public Information Act, a written request can go by mail to P.O. Box 1106, Brownfield, TX 79316. Texas law makes agencies release basic arrest facts promptly (Gov't Code § 552.108).

Private mugshot sites that charge $150 or more to remove a photo must, at no cost, correct a mistaken listing or take down one that leaves out key facts. They also may not publish anything expunged or sealed by a nondisclosure order. The law does not outlaw every removal fee, though (Bus. & Com. Code ch. 109).

For a booking picture taken by ICE, file a formal ICE records request. Most federal booking pictures stay private, but the Marshals do sometimes put out a photo of a wanted fugitive.

Yes, through Texas IVSS-Counties, which sends free updates about people in county jails. Its 24-hour line is 866-268-8959. Type all or part of a name, pick the right person, and register for updates. An account is optional.

• Alerts cover booking and release, new or changed court settings, and custody changes like a transfer to state prison.
• It works in English or Spanish and is free.
• Your sign-up is never revealed to the inmate.

An older county Sheriff's page still points to VINELink. Texas IVSS-Counties has replaced that service.

Two days at most pass between an adult's arrest and a magistrate visit; the person hears the legal warnings and gets a bail amount. The Justice of the Peace is one of the local officials who does this. Texas uses three main kinds of bond: cash, a bondsman's surety bond, and a personal bond, where no money is paid at the start.

The roster shows the bond on each charge, or "No Bond." Before paying, have the jail at 806-637-2212 check for other holds, such as a parole warrant, a warrant from elsewhere in Texas, or an ICE request. Payment methods, bondsmen, refunds and the 2025 bail changes are covered on our bail page.

Start with the roster's View Profile screen, which lists each charge. To understand the level, use this quick guide:

• Class C: a fine only, decided by the JP or, inside Brownfield, the municipal judge.
• Class A and B: possible county jail time, handled by the County Court.
• Felonies: state jail or prison time, handled by the 121st District Court.

For filing details, call the clerk. Felony files: District Clerk, 500 West Main Street, Room 209E, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4202. Misdemeanor files: County Clerk, 500 West Main Street, Room 105, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-8551. Charges are filed by the County and District Attorney's office, 500 West Main Street, Room 208E, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4984.

Say so at the magistrate hearing, or fill out a request form kept at the jail and give it to a jailer or a court coordinator. Once the form is in, the judge has three working days to name counsel.

• Misdemeanors: the County Judge appoints. Room 102, 500 West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-6421.
• Felonies: the 121st District Judge appoints. Room 302W, 500 West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-7742.
• Many felony clients are assigned to the regional public defender office for the High Plains, based in Plainview, 806-598-6886.

The full rules are in the Terry and Yoakum appointment plan.

Call 806-637-2212 for the current visiting days, sign-up steps and dress code before you go. State jail standards give a baseline:

• Each person inside is owed two or more noncontact visits weekly, lasting at least 20 minutes.
• At least one visit time falls on an evening or weekend.
• Visitors under 18 may be required to bring a parent or guardian.
• Some jails offer video visits, and a few are exempt from in-person visits under state law.
• Veterans, once verified, get added visits with a veterans services worker that don't use up the usual allowance.

Bring a photo ID. Our visitation page explains video and lobby visits in general.

Call the jail at 806-637-2212 and ask how deposits work right now, whether in the lobby, online or by mail, and what fees apply.

• Have the booking number handy, along with the inmate's full legal name.
• Never mail cash.
• Keep every receipt.

Deposit options in general are on our inmate money page; for snacks and supplies sold inside, read our commissary page.

State standards say people still being booked must have access to a telephone. For calling rates, prepaid accounts, tablets or messaging, ask the jail at 806-637-2212.

Remind your loved one to keep talk about the case for their lawyer. For background, read about calling plans on our jail phone page and about e-messages on our inmate messaging page.

Ask the jail at 806-637-2212 which address to use for inmate mail. The Sheriff's Office mailing address is P.O. Box 1106, Brownfield, TX 79316, and the jail's street address is 1311 Tahoka Road, Brownfield, TX 79316. On the envelope, write the booking number next to their full name, plus your return address.

Texas jail standards say:

• The jail can't set a ceiling on the count of letters.
• Legal correspondence is checked for contraband, and only with the recipient looking on.
• Someone who is broke is still given postage, paper and envelopes, enough to write three times each week.

Our mail page has more tips.

The jail bags up personal items at booking and keeps them until the day of release. Call 806-637-2212 to ask about pickup times at 1311 Tahoka Road, Brownfield, TX 79316. The office is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Bring a photo ID.
• Picking up another person's things? Ask whether you'll need their signed release.
• Ask how a remaining account balance is refunded.

Call the jail at 806-637-2212 and ask for the shift supervisor. Share any medicines, doses and doctor names.

If staff see signs of mental illness, the jail must tell a magistrate within 12 hours. Every Texas jail must also give inmates a written grievance process, posted where they can see it.

Still not solved? The state oversight body is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Reach it through the jail complaint form, by phone at 512-463-5505, through info@tcjs.state.tx.us, or by letter to P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711-2985.

Sheriff's deputies serve warrants countywide, and city officers may serve them in Brownfield. The 24-hour Sheriff's line takes warrant questions at 806-637-2212. For statewide fugitives, the state police keep a DPS Texas 10 Most Wanted list. For a felony warrant, the District Clerk, 500 West Main Street, Room 209E, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4202, can check. The Justice of the Peace, 507B West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4757, issues warrants for skipped tickets. Before clearing one, get legal advice. Options include a planned surrender at 1311 Tahoka Road, Brownfield, TX 79316, or a motion that requests a new date.

Each court's clerk keeps its own calendar:

• Felony: District Clerk, 500 West Main Street, Room 209E, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4202. Its web page posts court schedules and criminal dockets.
• Class A or B: County Clerk, 500 West Main Street, Room 105, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-8551.
• Class C in the county: Justice of the Peace, 507B West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-4757.
• Class C in the city: municipal court, 218 West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-7776.

Texas IVSS-Counties can also send court date alerts. Our court page explains each step from arrest to sentence.

Cases filed by federal prosecutors land at the U.S. District Court building in Lubbock, 1205 Texas Avenue, Room 209, Lubbock, TX 79401, 806-472-1900. A U.S. magistrate judge there decides on release conditions or orders the person held (18 U.S.C. 3142).

• Federal detainees are in the Marshals' charge until trial. The Lubbock office, 1205 Texas Avenue, Room C-126, Lubbock, TX 79401, 806-472-7655, knows where each federal prisoner is housed.
• The jail on Tahoka Road has held federal prisoners before, so check its roster too.
• After sentencing, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator by name or register number.

1. The first step is usually an immigration detainer (Form I-247A) sent to the Brownfield jail.
2. Staff can then keep the person for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Texas law obliges every jail to honor such a detainer. Proving lawful status is the only way out of it (CCP art. 2A.060).
4. Under a 2025 Texas statute, any sheriff in charge of a jail faces a cutoff, December 1, 2026, to seek a spot in ICE's 287(g) program. Call 806-637-2212 to learn the status locally.
5. After the transfer to ICE, try the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Enter the name and birth country, with an A-number or birth date when known. If there's no match, ICE advises contacting its field office.

A felony sentence means a transfer from the county jail. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice first sends the person to an intake unit, then on to a regular unit.

• Enter a surname and a first initial, a SID, or a TDCJ number in the state's TDCJ inmate search.
• Updates post on business days and run a day or more behind.
• For units and how the system works, browse our Texas state prisons page.

Ages 10 through 16, measured on the day of the alleged offense, make it a juvenile case, kept apart from the jail on Tahoka Road. Arresting officers must reach a parent promptly. A judge reviews the hold at a detention hearing, two working days out at most.

• Terry County Juvenile Probation, Room 301E, 500 West Main Street, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-6941.
• Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center, 2025 N. Akron Ave, Lubbock, TX 79415, 806-775-1800.
• Garza County Regional Juvenile Center in Post, 806-495-0266.

Juvenile probation knows which of these centers has the child.

Its 11,720 residents (per the Census Bureau's mid-2025 figure, dated July 1) are served by three kinds of officers. Arrests come from:

• Sheriff's Office, 1311 Tahoka Road, Brownfield, TX 79316, 806-637-2212. Covers the county outside city limits and also operates the jail.
• Brownfield city officers may make arrests inside city limits. Call the Sheriff's Office for the city police non-emergency line.
• Texas DPS Highway Patrol troopers patrol the state and U.S. highways. Call the Sheriff's Office to learn which DPS office covers this area.

Unsure who made the arrest? Deputies at the Sheriff's Office can usually tell you which agency booked the person.