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Transitional Center South Departures

El Paso Transitional Center South is a TDCJ-contracted residential reentry center at 1650 Horizon Boulevard. It is not an El Paso County Sheriff's Office jail. The placement follows release from prison and operates under the TDCJ Parole Division. A resident therefore may be released from incarceration while still subject to reporting rules, residence conditions, movement limits, and direction from a district parole officer.

Leaving the center can reflect an approved move to a home address, a transfer between programs, return to custody, or another supervision decision. Final discharge is different. It normally means the sentence and state supervision have ended. Parole and mandatory supervision are forms of release with conditions. Confirm which label applies before describing the event.

Verify a South Center Release

Search the TDCJ Offender Information Search by TDCJ number, SID number, or identifying name details. Open the full record and compare the status, unit or district-office information, and release fields. A projected date is an estimate. It can change after sentence calculations, credit changes, or parole action, so it does not establish physical departure.

1. Match the state number and date of birth, not just the name.
2. Record the exact status and the label attached to each date.
3. Check whether a district parole office or residential placement appears.
4. Contact the responsible parole officer or center for current placement facts that can be disclosed.
5. Request a TDCJ record when a durable release or discharge entry is needed.

The El Paso County released-inmate search covers county, state, and federal routes. Its county current-jailings channel cannot establish who is living at this center.

South Center Contact and Records

The South and North residential reentry locations share the published number. Call with a full name and state identifier, but expect limits on personal supervision details. The research does not publish a separate resident roster, routine departure hour, or facility-specific release-record form.

For an official state record, use the TDCJ Public Information Act process. Ask for a named person's actual prison release or discharge date and type, incarceration history, and releasable placement information. Requests can go through the online form, PIA@tdcj.texas.gov, or TDCJ Public Information Request, P.O. Box 4017, Huntsville, TX 77342. State law and parole-file confidentiality may restrict portions of the response.

South Center Placement Context

The center belongs to the state supervision system even though it sits in El Paso County. EPCSO's Downtown Detention Facility and Jail Annex handle county bookings. Rogelio Sanchez Unit is a TDCJ prison or state-jail unit. The Horizon Boulevard centers occupy a different stage: their residents have left prison and entered structured reentry.

This difference controls which record to trust. A county booking-out event can show that EPCSO authority ended. It cannot show arrival at, departure from, or completion of a TDCJ residential placement unless a transfer record specifically says so. TDCJ status and the parole office follow the state case. The Post-Release Supervision guide explains the roles of the Parole Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Read TDCJ Dates Carefully

A TDCJ detail may contain several dates with different meanings. An actual prison release date documents exit from confinement. A projected release date remains subject to change. A parole eligibility date is part of the review framework and is not a promise of release. A discharge date carries a different implication because it marks completion rather than continued conditional supervision.

If a public result is unclear, TDCJ's email information service can answer limited status questions. It is not a formal Public Information Act request and expressly does not provide photos. Use Classification and Records or the written PIA channel when the exact event and record matter. Keep a copy of the response, the search date, and the identifiers used.

ICE Detainers and El Paso Transfers

El Paso's mix of county, state, and ICE facilities makes transfer language important. An ICE detainer is notice and a request sent to another agency about an impending release so ICE may assume custody. It can turn the end of criminal custody into a direct immigration transfer rather than a release to the community.

Do not infer an ICE transfer merely from disappearance or a changed TDCJ location. Look for a documented destination. If the facts point to immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. A county release, prison release, move from this center, and immigration release are separate events. State each one with its owning agency and date.

Resolve Mixed El Paso Results

Build a timeline when the systems appear to disagree. List the county booking-out date, state prison release date, residential placement, supervision office, and any later court or federal event. Match each fact to its source. EPCSO creates county booking records. TDCJ creates prison and supervision records. Courts create sentence and order records. ICE creates immigration-custody records.

For a local criminal case, consult the El Paso County Criminal Case Records. A court disposition can explain why custody changed but may not contain the physical exit time. Likewise, bond information identifies a legal release mechanism but cannot rule out another hold. Ask “released to what destination?” whenever a transfer remains possible.

Next Steps After South

After confirming departure, identify the office responsible for continued reporting. Save the TDCJ number, actual status wording, record date, and contact name. Texas IVSS can provide state custody or parole notifications, but a notification service is not an official release certificate. County notification moved to IVSS-Counties in 2025 and covers a separate county workflow.

If no clear result appears, repeat the TDCJ search with verified identifiers, call the center, contact the assigned DPO, review the court file, and submit a narrow TDCJ request. Use Release Date Lookup for date definitions and VINE Inmate Check for alert limits. An official discharge entry, not silence from a roster, is the sound basis for saying state supervision ended.

Do not treat a move from the South center as an automatic change to every condition. The parole officer can explain where reporting continues, whether the approved residence changed, and which office now manages the case. Family members seeking to reconnect should confirm the preferred contact route instead of relying on a former facility address. If a later arrest or hold appears, create a new timeline entry rather than changing the meaning of the earlier prison release. That preserves the record of what happened at each stage.