Identify the Presidio Booking
Presidio County Jail can hold people for more than one arresting or charging authority. A release request should therefore name Jeff Davis County when that county owns the case and include the closest known booking date. This prevents a Presidio County matter or another agency’s hold from being mistaken for the Jeff Davis event. The arresting-agency field, booking number, and cause number are the strongest links between the Marfa jail stay and the Fort Davis court record.
Presidio County Jail Releases
Presidio County Jail in Marfa is the documented housing facility for Jeff Davis County prisoners. Its jail-management record is the key source for admission, custody, physical release time, disposition, and destination. A person can leave the jail for the community or move to TDCJ, USMS, ICE, another county, or another custodian. The latter is a transfer, not proof that all custody ended.
Ask the record to identify the arresting or charging county. A Presidio-held person may belong to Jeff Davis, Presidio, or another authority. Match the booking and cause identifiers to the Jeff Davis clerk file when the arrest arose there.
Confirm Presidio Jail Release Records
Use precise identity and an approximate admission date. Ask whether the existing jail record shows physical release, the recorded time, the release code, and the destination.
- Call the jail for a current event.
- Request the booking and release record when historical proof is needed.
- Ask for the code legend and all nonconfidential fields.
- Match Jeff Davis cases to the Sheriff handoff and local court cause.
- Follow any receiving agency until the final custody status is clear.
For a named-person overview, use the Jeff Davis County release search. No online Presidio roster or release feed was found, so a missing web result cannot settle the question.
Presidio Jail Records Contact
The official jail page lists the physical and mailing addresses but no release search. The Sheriff contact page publishes three 24-hour numbers. That description does not mean a records office is open around the clock.
320 N. Highland Avenue
Marfa, TX 79843
Mail: P.O. Drawer V, Marfa, TX 79843
Phones: 432-729-4308, 432-729-4911, 432-729-3002
Confirm current procedures before submitting a request. No fixed local fee, response time, or public release-code legend was found.
Presidio Jail Houses Jeff Davis
Presidio County Sheriff operates this county jail. The Presidio Commissioners Court minutes from June 2023 document renewal of the agreement to house Jeff Davis prisoners. This makes the Marfa jail the likely creator of the physical booking and release event, while Jeff Davis remains the arresting and prosecuting county for its own cases.
The web page provides facility and visitation information but no current roster or recent-release list. Direct contact and a narrow public-record request are therefore the proper routes. The official Presidio facility page can also be used to confirm the current address before a visit.
The official Presidio County Jail page shows the contract housing facility and does not display a public release search.

The image documents the facility source, while a live call or written jail record remains necessary to confirm a named person's departure and destination.
Why Jeff Davis Uses Marfa
Jeff Davis County's historic jail stopped operating in 1978, and prisoners were sent to Marfa. The current interlocal agreement continues the cross-county custody pattern. That history explains why the Jeff Davis Sheriff page has no local jail roster and why the Fort Davis address must not be presented as an active detention building.
Verification needs both sides. Jeff Davis holds the arrest and transport facts. Presidio holds the confinement and physical departure event. The combined Jeff Davis clerk holds the court cause that explains bond, dismissal, judgment, sentence, and later orders. A correct timeline preserves all three records.
Presidio Release or Transfer
A release code should be read with its destination. Bond, time served, or dismissal may lead to the community after all holds clear. TDCJ, USMS, ICE, or another jail means custody changed hands. The court's order date can come before Presidio completes processing, so the jail's timestamp is the stronger source for the actual door event.
If a code is unclear, request the legend. Then search the receiving system. TDCJ, BOP, and ICE each cover different custodians, and none replaces the Presidio jail record for the Marfa departure time. Record the receiving agency's intake time as a separate event instead of merging it with the jail departure.
Presidio Jail Record Fields
A narrow request can ask for the existing booking and release record. Include full name, date of birth, approximate admission date, and any booking or cause number.
| Field | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Booking number | Connects records from one jail stay. |
| Admission and departure | Defines the custody interval. |
| Arresting agency | Identifies Jeff Davis or another authority. |
| Hold and bond | Shows conditions affecting departure. |
| Release code | Records the disposition. |
| Destination | Separates release from transfer. |
Ask for the code legend and all segregable public portions if some details are confidential.
Request Presidio Release Proof
Government Code Chapter 552 reaches existing information, not answers staff must create. Ask for a record rather than a new last-day list. Electronic copies can reduce handling, and a request can seek an estimate before charges pass a chosen amount.
Section 552.221 requires prompt access within a reasonable time. It does not make ten business days a firm delivery promise. No Presidio release-record fee or fixed turnaround appeared in the sources, so confirm the method with the jail.
Jeff Davis holds its arrest and handoff record. The combined clerk holds the court cause. Presidio holds the physical jail event. The three-part trail can explain both legal authority and actual departure.
Presidio Arrest Archive Limits
Presidio Sheriff publishes annual arrest pages with linked photos. They can identify an arrest item, but they are not a roster or release list. A person shown there may have bonded out, remained confined, transferred, received a dismissal, or entered another custodian's control.
Match the archive name and date, then obtain the jail release entry and Jeff Davis court outcome. An arrest image does not prove guilt, present custody, or the reason for release.
No official Sheriff app, 24-hour release view, 72-hour view, or 48-hour equivalent was found. Avoid systems for similarly named places.
Presidio Records After Departure
A former inmate may disappear from a current-status service. That does not erase the jail record. Texas Local Schedule PS lists the County Jail Register as permanent, while other forms follow their own retention series.
IVSS-Counties can show current county data and notifications, but it is not a certified archive. A no-result can reflect release, transfer, delay, mismatch, or coverage. Confirm with Presidio.
If the destination is TDCJ, its current-inmate search and records channel apply. A federal destination calls for BOP or federal court and USMS records. An ICE transfer requires the ICE locator. Follow the custodian named in the Presidio record.
Match Presidio and Jeff Davis Records
A Marfa jail entry should be tied back to the Jeff Davis arrest and court cause when the person was held for Jeff Davis County. Start with the full legal name and date of birth, then compare arrest date, booking number, cause number, arresting agency, and charge description. A similar name without matching identifiers is not enough.
Build the timeline as separate events: Jeff Davis arrest, transport to Presidio, Presidio admission, any court order, physical departure, and receiving-agency intake when there is a transfer. A court order can authorize release before jail staff finish checks. Presidio can also close its booking because another agency assumes custody even though the person never enters the community.
When records conflict, ask each custodian to confirm its own field and request the legend for coded entries. The Jeff Davis Sheriff can clarify the first handoff; Presidio can clarify the jail-management departure; the combined clerk can clarify the docket and signed orders. One office should not be asked to certify another office’s system.
This division also improves historical research. The absence of a public roster or IVSS result may reflect the limits of a current-status display, while the permanent jail register and retained booking or release forms can still document the stay. Request a defined person and date range instead of asking staff to create a new list.
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