Find DDF Release Records

Where a DDF Release Leads

El Paso County Downtown Detention Facility is the county intake and release hub. An adult may leave DDF after bond, personal bond, time served, sentence completion, a court order, or another authorized disposition. Some of those outcomes lead into the community. Others lead to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, another county jail, the United States Marshals Service or Bureau of Prisons, ICE, a hospital, or another institution. The booking-out event ends DDF custody, but it does not by itself say that all custody ended.

The most useful question is therefore not only whether the person was released. Ask where the person went and which authority received the person, if any. A county booking-and-release record can contain the actual date and time, release type, authority, destination, and receiving agency. A court order or bond record can explain the legal basis but may not capture the moment the person physically left DDF.

Confirm an El Paso County DDF Release

Start with the official EPCSO Jail Records search. It accepts last, first, and middle name, date of birth, and booked-on-or-after and booked-on-or-before dates. The county labels this service “current jailings only.” A current match establishes county custody when searched; no match simply means another channel is needed.

1. Search exact identifying details and save the booking number if a current record appears.
2. Call DDF Releasing at 915-273-3768 with the full name, date of birth, and booking number when known.
3. Ask whether the outcome was community release, continued processing, or transfer, and request the destination or receiving agency.
4. Check Jail Bond Records for the bond mechanism and posted date.
5. Use the El Paso Criminal Case search for the order, disposition, sentence, or other durable court event.

A posted bond can support an explanation, but another case, warrant, detainer, or processing step may delay physical exit. Likewise, a dismissal does not resolve another hold. For a fuller named-person workflow and release-record field list, use the El Paso County released-inmate search.

DDF Releasing and Record Contacts

DDF separates its main operational lines, which helps route a time-sensitive question. The Releasing line is the strongest immediate human channel for an adult county booking. Inmate Information can address current custody, Bonding covers bond functions, and Administration handles facility matters. Staff can only provide information allowed by law.

For durable proof, EPCSO Crime Records is at 3850 Justice St., El Paso, TX 79938. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the phone is 915-273-3807 and the published email is DG-SO-Records@epcountytx.gov. Ask for a booking-and-release record rather than an undefined request for every record connected to the person.

Request a DDF Booking-Out Record

A focused Texas Public Information Act request should identify the person and the transaction sought. Include the full name and aliases, date of birth, booking or permanent booking number, arresting agency, approximate booking date, cause number, and a narrow date range. Then ask for the actual release date and time, release disposition or type, authority, and destination or receiving agency for any transfer. A booking photograph can be requested if it is public and retained.

Ask for electronic delivery and a cost estimate before charges exceed a limit you choose. No official EPCSO source reviewed for this project states a dedicated release-record fee, a specific public retention period, or a categorical booking-photo publication policy. The records custodian can quote any lawful cost and identify the authority for redaction or withholding. Request segregable public portions if part of a record is protected.

Note: A current roster result and a retained release record serve different purposes and may remain available for different lengths of time.

Inside the Downtown Detention Facility

DDF is an adult El Paso County jail operated by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The county publishes a capacity of 1,010 beds, including ten medical beds. Nine residential floors include one female floor. The building also contains two Jail Magistrate Courts, Warrants, Bond and Inmate Trust, and Criminal Justice Coordination operations.

The 2025 EPCSO annual report records those operational events, not necessarily unique people. It also records federal arrestees and an average federal population. That detail reinforces why a DDF booking can end in another custody system. The co-location of magistrate, warrant, bond, trust, and coordination functions also explains why one portal rarely tells the whole story.

DDF Releases and ICE Detainers

An immigration detainer can change the meaning of an El Paso County release. ICE describes a detainer as notice and a request concerning an impending release so immigration officers may assume custody. Its form requests continued custody for a limited period after the person otherwise would be released. Thus, an EPCSO record may truthfully show release from DDF while the person moves directly into ICE custody.

For that route, use the official ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Search by nine-digit A-number and country of birth, or by exact name and country with an optional birth date. ODLS can include a person booked out of ICE custody for roughly 60 days and may return “not in custody.” A no-result is inconclusive because exact matching, timing, exclusions, and agency discretion affect coverage.

El Paso’s local detention landscape makes this more than a remote possibility. The county has ICE facilities, and DDF handles federal arrestees. Describe the event as a release from county custody to ICE unless an official source confirms community release.

When the DDF Trail Changes Systems

A transfer to TDCJ calls for the statewide TDCJ Offender Information search, not repeated checks of the county roster. Prefer a TDCJ or SID number, then verify the name, sentencing county and court, offenses, current location or status, and release fields. A move between units is not a release. Parole or mandatory supervision means physical prison custody ended while supervision continues; a discharge indicates sentence completion.

For BOP custody, search by federal identifier or by name in the BOP Locator. A past release date and “Released” location mean the person left BOP custody, but do not rule out another custody or supervision system. For a USMS pretrial matter, the federal docket may show the detention or release order because no public historical USMS released-person locator was identified. The destination field in the DDF record is what directs the next search.