Understanding Real County Releases
“Released” describes the end of one agency’s custody, not always a return to the community. A person may leave Real County control after posting bond, receiving a personal bond, completing a county sentence, or receiving a court order. The same person may instead be transferred to a receiving county jail, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the United States Marshals Service, or immigration custody. The release entry must be read with its disposition and destination.
That distinction matters in Real County because the official Sheriff page has no public roster, release archive, or booking search. A missing name proves little. The Real County Sheriff holds the local booking and disposition record, the physical custodian records the gate or transfer time, and the clerk preserves the legal order. TDCJ, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and ICE each cover only their own custody systems. Reliable confirmation follows the person across that handoff.
- Discharge
- The end of a sentence or supervision term, not the erasure of the underlying case.
- Time served
- A release after credited jail time satisfies the custodial term ordered by the court.
- Parole
- Conditional release from state prison while the sentence remains under TDCJ supervision.
- Probation
- Court-ordered community supervision that may occur without a TDCJ prison term.
Real County Release Types
The release reason determines the next source to check. An unfamiliar disposition code should never be translated without the agency’s code legend. In particular, “released to other agency” is a transfer. It does not mean the person is free of custody.
| Release type | Meaning | Best next record |
|---|---|---|
| Bond or personal bond | Local custody ends while the case continues. | Sheriff release entry and court bond event |
| Time served or sentence complete | Credited time satisfies the custodial term. | Judgment, credit ledger, and actual release entry |
| Probation ordered | The court places the person on community supervision. | Judgment and Uvalde County CSCD verification |
| Transfer to TDCJ | County custody ends and state prison custody begins. | TDCJ admission and offender information |
| Other jail or federal transfer | A receiving agency takes physical control. | Transport record and receiving-agency status |
| ICE hold or pickup | Immigration custody may begin after county custody. | County disposition plus ICE ODLS or ERO |
Real County Release Record Fields
A complete Real County release record answers when the Sheriff or physical jail stopped holding the person, what authority caused that event, and where the person went. The timestamp alone does not answer all three questions. Request the full entry and its code legend, then match it to the court cause and any receiving-agency record.
| Field | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Full name, aliases, DOB or age | Identity and separation from same-name records |
| Sheriff and booking numbers | The local custody event and its file key |
| Booking and release timestamps | When the agency accepted and relinquished custody |
| Custody Placement facility | Which jail physically held the person |
| Disposition and releasing authority | Bond, order, sentence completion, or transfer basis |
| Destination or receiving agency | Community return or continued custody elsewhere |
| Charges and cause numbers | The link to the clerk’s durable court file |
| Bond and hold information | Whether another warrant or detainer affected release |
The Sheriff record documents custody administration. A signed bond, dismissal, judgment, or discharge order comes from the court. When the person was housed elsewhere, the receiving jail may use a different booking number. Keep both records and the transport link between them.
Request Real County Release Records
The official Real County public-information channel accepts mail at P.O. Box 446, Leakey, Texas 78873, fax at 830-232-6040, or hand delivery to the County Judge’s office at 146 Highway 83 South. The Sheriff can be contacted at 830-232-5201 or P.O. Box 445. Address the request to the office that holds the record.
- Identify the person with a full name, date of birth if known, and a narrow booking-date range.
- Request the booking and release record, exact timestamps, disposition, code legend, custody placement agency, destination, charges, cause numbers, bond data, and booking photo.
- Ask for custody-location and transfer history when Real County used an outside jail.
- Request segregable public portions and the legal basis for any withheld field.
- Match the response to the clerk’s judgment, bond order, dismissal, or other release authority.
Real County posts a charge of $0.10 per standard paper page and allowable labor of $15 per hour, with no labor charge for 50 or fewer paper pages. An estimate above $100 may require a deposit, bond, or prepayment. A requester who receives an estimate must respond within ten days or the request may be treated as withdrawn. These terms can change, so verify them on the live county page.
Real County SheriffP.O. Box 445
Leakey, TX 78873-0445
830-232-5201
Hours not published
Real County Record Access Laws
Texas Government Code chapter 552 governs access to county and TDCJ records, subject to confidentiality laws and exceptions. It calls for prompt production within a reasonable time. The ten-business-day rule often discussed under section 552.301 concerns an agency seeking an Attorney General decision to withhold material, not a fixed delivery promise for every request.
Online absence is not a destruction schedule. Texas local retention schedules set minimum periods by record series, while adopted schedules, litigation, or audits may extend them. Chapter 55A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs expunction, which can require covered records to be returned, destroyed, or deleted. A Government Code chapter 411 nondisclosure order limits public access in a different way. Neither process should be guessed from a blank search result.
Find Released Real County Inmates
Begin with identity, not a name alone. Gather spelling variants, date of birth, arrest range, and any booking, SID, TDCJ, federal, or immigration identifier. Then follow the custody type. Real County’s official site has no recent-release feed, so the local path starts with the Sheriff and the actual custody placement jail.
- Ask the Real County Sheriff whether the person was booked, where the person was physically housed, and what the final disposition says.
- Search Texas VINELink and compare the source agency, age or birth date, and identifier before relying on a result.
- For a state-prison transfer, search TDCJ and distinguish current location, parole office, projected date, and actual discharge.
- Request the clerk’s docket, judgment, bond event, jail credit, dismissal, supervision order, or discharge document.
- Use BOP for sentenced federal custody, federal court and USMS for pretrial custody, or ICE ODLS and ERO for immigration custody.
- Obtain the Sheriff release entry and receiving-agency record before making a firm conclusion.
A person who leaves a custody roster may have transferred. Only a disposition and destination distinguish community release from continued detention.
Real County TDCJ Offender Search
The TDCJ Online Inmate Search applies only after a person enters Texas state prison. It is not the right source for someone who bonded out of a Real County booking and never entered TDCJ. A TDCJ number or SID gives the strongest match. Otherwise, compare name, age, conviction county, offense, and sentence dates.
| Search field | Use | Matching note |
|---|---|---|
| TDCJ number | Direct state identifier | Best when known |
| SID | Texas criminal-justice identifier | Reduces same-name errors |
| Last and first name | Broad person search | Try supported spelling variants |
| Gender and race | Result refiners | Never rely on these alone |
The detail can show a current unit or parole office, conviction county, sentence, parole eligibility, projected release, and maximum date. A future date is not proof of an exit. If an old discharged record no longer appears, use TDCJ’s e-mail or phone channels and request actual release date, type, supervision status, and incarceration history.
The official TDCJ form shows the identifiers available for a state-prison search.
Those fields should be matched to the Real County court judgment before a result is accepted as the same person.
Real County Recent Release Checks
Real County publishes no official current roster, 24-hour list, 72-hour list, archive, photo gallery, or refresh schedule. No verified Sheriff mobile inmate app fills that gap. The correct same-day route is to define an exact Central Time range and request the existing release log or export. Ask that transfer rows and the disposition field remain in the response.
A current-custody list would not answer who was released. A requested list may also be delayed and should carry its response date. For the county-specific fallback and field request, use the Real County 24-Hour Release List process. Underlying records may remain available after live status vanishes.
Real County Release Supervision
State parole and county probation follow different records. TDCJ and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles handle parole and mandatory supervision after state prison. Real County is mapped to the Del Rio District Parole Office, but the individual’s TDCJ record controls the actual assignment. A parole-office listing normally supports that the person left an ordinary prison unit, though it does not show completion of the sentence.
Probation comes from a court order and may follow a local jail stay without any TDCJ term. The Uvalde County CSCD serves the Real County community-supervision path shown in the state directory. Confirm probation through the judgment and CSCD, not the parole office. An absconder label means the agency alleges lost contact or noncompliance; it does not erase the earlier release.
Real County Release Alerts
The Texas VINELink portal is the only custody-search service linked by the Real County Sheriff page. Search the correct person and source agency, then register for available phone, text, or e-mail alerts. A release alert corroborates departure from the feeding agency. It may not state whether the person posted bond, completed a sentence, or transferred, so the source record remains essential.
Texas IVSS is a separate TDCJ notification system for eligible registrants tracking people in state custody or on parole or mandatory supervision. Neither VINE nor IVSS covers every federal event. BOP’s locator covers sentenced federal custody from 1982 forward, while federal court records and the actual contract jail are needed for USMS pretrial detention.
Real County Custody Status Sources
Each system answers a limited question. Use the source that held the person, and do not turn a projected event or search absence into a completed release.
| Source | Still in custody | After release |
|---|---|---|
| Real County Sheriff | Confirms booking and custody placement location | Provides local disposition and transfer history |
| Receiving county jail | Confirms physical custody | Provides actual gate or transfer entry |
| VINELink | May show live status from a participating feed | May show released status and status date |
| TDCJ | Shows a state unit and prospective dates | May show parole office or discharge information |
| BOP | Shows federal location/status | May show Released or Not in BOP Custody |
| ICE ODLS | May locate a current or recent detainee | Requires ERO or case follow-up for an ICE exit |
Real County Release Facility Map
The Real County Jail page covers the Sheriff’s booking role and local disposition record. A named receiving jail controls the physical release log when Real County housed the person elsewhere. TDCJ becomes the source after state-prison transfer. BOP and USMS cover federal phases, while ICE handles civil immigration detention. No state prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention center was verified inside Real County.
Why Real County Uses Two Ledgers
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards once described Real County’s jail as the smallest in Texas, with a historical capacity of three. A March 2022 snapshot attributed ten pretrial people to Real County while showing none physically housed in its facility. County financial registers also document inmate-custody placement payments to Uvalde, Kerr, and Frio Counties in different years.
Those records prove a changing outside-custody placement pattern, not a permanent contract with one neighboring jail. For a named person and date, obtain Real County’s arrest and court ledger plus the receiving jail’s physical-custody ledger. The first explains why the person was held. The second records when that jail relinquished control.
When Real County Releases Occur
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 43.13 generally places sentence-discharge releases between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Exceptions include transfers to another state, a federal unit, TDCJ, or a contract facility. This statewide rule does not establish Real County bond-release hours, an exit door, property pickup steps, or weekend practice.
Ask the physical jail for the exact timestamp and its procedure. Bond approval may occur before processing ends, and another hold may prevent departure. Report the custodian’s completed release time rather than the time a payment, vote, or order first appeared.
Real County Court Release Proof
Real County provides no online criminal-case portal. County and District Clerk functions publish the same phone, fax, and official contact. A requester must identify the court and cause, then ask for the docket, judgment, bond event, sentence, jail credit, dismissal, modification, revocation, or discharge order that fits the case.
The County Clerk page’s posted real-property recording fee is not a criminal-file copy quote. Ask for the actual cost. A court order proves legal authority, but the jail release entry proves when physical custody ended. Both may be needed.
Real County Post-Release Resources
TDCJ’s residential-facility list identifies the Uvalde County Community Rehabilitation/Correction Center as a regional facility, and Southwest Texas College lists Real County among the areas served by adult education and re-entry programs. These sources can help a person seek voluntary support after release.
A regional program listing never proves that a named person lives there or has been assigned there. Confirm placement through the supervising court, CSCD, or parole record. Use service directories for navigation, not custody conclusions.
Real County ICE Release Transfers
A Real County disposition reading “released to ICE” marks the end of county custody and the start of immigration custody. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System using an exact A-number and country of birth when available, or use the biographical route. If no match appears, check the required fields and contact the relevant ERO office.
The county timestamp cannot establish an eventual ICE release. That requires an ICE event or case record. Keep the Sheriff or contract-jail disposition with the ODLS or ERO result so each agency handoff remains clear.