Frio County Jail Roster Overview
The Frio County Sheriff's Office page lists Sheriff Peter Salinas, the sheriff and jail address at 502 South Cedar Street in Pearsall, and the main phone number, 830-505-7153. It also links the public to VINELink to check offender custody status. No official Frio County-hosted inmate roster, recent-bookings page, mugshot gallery, or searchable booking report was located in the official materials reviewed for this build.
That absence changes how Frio County inmate records should be searched. VINELink is the online starting point for current custody status, while the sheriff/jail phone and the Texas Public Information Act request process are the fallback for booking sheets, bond sheets, arrest reports, historical jail records, or booking photographs. Sentenced state prisoners at Dolph Briscoe Unit are searched through TDCJ, and immigration detainees at Dilley Immigration Processing Center are searched through ICE ODLS.
Search Frio County Inmate Records
Start with the official local route: open the Frio sheriff page and follow its VINELink custody-status link, or open the Texas VINELink person search directly. Use the person's full legal name if known, but begin with the last name when spelling, first name, or middle initial are uncertain. A new arrest may not appear immediately, so urgent custody, bond, or release questions should go to the jail by phone.
- Open the Frio County Sheriff's Office page or the Texas VINELink person search.
- Search by last name first, then add a first name to narrow the results.
- Try alternate spellings or remove middle initials if no match appears.
- Call Frio County Jail at 830-505-7153 when the arrest is recent, urgent, or not showing online.
- Use TDCJ, BOP, or ICE if the person is in state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
VINELink may also support custody-status notification registration. Treat it as a status and notification tool, not as a complete public record archive. For a released or transferred person, the better path is a specific records request to the office that holds the booking or case file.
Frio County VINELink Fields
The research captured the Texas VINELink person-search path and the field types a reader is likely to use. Exact app labels can change with VINELink releases, and agency filters depend on the Texas feed. Still, the search method is clear enough for Frio County inmate records: look by name, narrow when possible, then use the jail phone if the result is missing or incomplete.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Selection/path | Yes | Use the Texas person-search path |
| Search type / Person | Tab or path | Yes | Person/offender search labels may vary |
| First Name | Text | Usually optional | Add it to narrow common names |
| Last Name | Text | Usually primary | Most searches should start here |
| ID / offender identifier | Text | Optional where exposed | Use if known and accepted by the feed |
| Facility or agency | Filter | Optional | Availability depends on the Texas VINELink feed |
What Frio County Inmate Records Show
Frio County's online custody-status path may show less than a typical local jail roster. Do not assume that VINELink displays a booking photo, full charge table, bond amount, housing unit, or release timer for Frio. The public-facing custody result is useful, but it is not the same thing as the complete booking file that the jail or sheriff may hold.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person matched in the custody-status system. |
| Custody status | Whether the feed shows custody, release, transfer, or another available status. |
| Facility or agency | The agency or facility tied to the record if supplied by the feed. |
| Offender or booking identifier | May appear if supplied, but was not confirmed for Frio. |
| Notification controls | VINELink commonly supports custody-status notifications. |
| Mugshot, charges, bond, housing | Not confirmed online for Frio; use jail, court, or records-request channels. |
For a fuller record, request the specific jail document needed. Useful request terms include booking sheet, jail roster entry, arrest report, bond sheet, release status, and booking photograph if releasable. Include full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest or booking date, and arresting agency.
Frio County Custody Screens
The Frio County Sheriff's Office page is the local official source that identifies the sheriff, address, phone number, and VINELink custody-status route.
This source matters because it confirms that Frio points the public to VINELink rather than publishing a separate jail roster page.
The Texas VINELink person search is the public online route documented for custody-status checks.
When VINELink does not return enough detail, use the sheriff/jail phone or a written records request rather than guessing from unofficial sites.
Finding Frio County State and Federal Inmates
Frio County inmate records often require a custody-type check before a name search. Local pretrial custody belongs with the sheriff and VINELink. Sentenced adult male prisoners at Dolph Briscoe Unit belong with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator. Federal inmates belong with the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detainees at Dilley Immigration Processing Center belong with the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | VINELink and Frio County Jail | Local arrests, pretrial custody, local sentences, warrants, holds |
| State prison | TDCJ Inmate Information Search | Sentenced state prisoners, including Briscoe Unit assignments |
| Federal prison | BOP Find an Inmate | Federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Civil immigration detainees, including Dilley when searchable |
Frio County Jail Facilities
Only one facility in the map is the county jail. The other two are physically in Frio County but sit outside sheriff-operated jail custody. That distinction matters for records, visits, phone accounts, and the office that can confirm custody.
Frio County Jail
502 South Cedar Street
Pearsall, TX 78061
830-505-7153
County jail for local arrest and pretrial custody; call to confirm visitation and records procedures.
Dolph Briscoe Unit
1459 West Highway 85
Dilley, TX 78017
830-965-4444
TDCJ state prison for sentenced adult male prisoners.
Dilley Immigration Processing Center
300 El Rancho Way
Dilley, TX 78017
Use official ICE facility page and ODLS
ICE immigration detention and processing facility, not county jail custody.
Booking Process in Frio County
Frio County did not publish a local booking-process walkthrough in the located official material, so the safest description is a Texas local-jail process without invented Frio timing. After arrest, the person is normally taken to the Frio County Jail or another appropriate holding facility. Intake may include identity confirmation, warrant and hold checks, property inventory, safety search, fingerprints, booking photo, medical or mental-health screening, and housing classification.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 15 requires an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. That appearance is where the person is told the accusation and rights, and bail may be addressed. No official Frio roster refresh rate was located, so do not rely on a fixed posting time. If release logistics, bond, medication, or court timing are urgent, call the jail directly.
Frio County Bond and Release
Texas bond law is mainly governed by Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 17. Frio County did not publish an official local bond schedule, accepted payment list, or bond counter hours in the researched county pages. The practical process is to confirm custody and bond status through VINELink when available, then call 830-505-7153 before bringing payment or hiring a bondsman.
| Bond Type | Meaning | Frio Handling |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full amount paid directly | Confirm accepted payment method and location first |
| Surety bond | Licensed bail bond company posts bond for a fee | Texas allows commercial bail bonding |
| Personal or PR bond | Release by promise and conditions | Set by magistrate or judge where allowed |
| No-bond or hold | Release blocked by warrant, parole, ICE, court order, or another agency | Paying local bond may not clear another hold |
Frio County Jail Visits
No official Frio County Jail visitation schedule, video visitation vendor, dress code, mail format, commissary vendor, phone vendor, or deposit page was located. That is an important records fact. Do not copy TDCJ prison visitation rules onto the county jail. Instead, use the jail phone to confirm whether a person is in custody, whether visits are allowed, and what identification, schedule, visitor list, or dress rules apply.
| Item | Official Frio Detail Located | Reader Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not located | Call jail before travel |
| Video visitation | Not located | Do not assume a vendor |
| Visitor ID and dress code | Not located | Confirm with jail staff |
| Mail address format | Not located | Ask for required inmate name or ID format |
| Money deposits and commissary | Vendor not located | Ask jail for accepted methods |
Request Frio County Booking Records
When VINELink does not show the needed detail, use the public-records path. The research did not locate a sheriff-specific open-records form, so call the sheriff/jail and ask for the correct public-information submission channel under Texas Government Code Chapter 552. For District Clerk records only, the county page gives openrecords@friocounty.org, but that is not a general sheriff booking-record address.
A strong request should identify the record holder and record type. Use the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest or booking date, arresting agency, and the records requested. If the case has moved from booking to court, the court records after jail arrest path can show docket settings and prosecutor-filed charges, while the jail roster mugshots page explains booking-photo requests.
Note: Verify custody with Frio County Jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or relying on a bond status.