Cochran County Jail Roster Overview
The Cochran County Sheriff's Office is the local agency tied to jail custody and booking records. Its official page lists Sheriff Joseph Guerra, the courthouse administrative office, phone 806-266-5211, and the open-records email Sheriff@co.cochran.tx.us. The same page links to the Cochran County Jail Report, which is the official online roster found in the research. The portal is vendor-hosted by Synergistic Software, but it is treated as official because it is linked from the county Sheriff's page.
The roster has more than a single current list. It includes Current Inmates, 24 Hours Arrests, and Inmates by Arrest Date. That makes it useful for a person believed to be in custody now and for a recent arrest that may have ended in release. The roster does not publish its refresh rate or a fixed rule for how long released entries remain visible. If a booking is very new or a name is missing, use the Sheriff's phone line, VINELink, or a public-information request instead of assuming the person was never booked.
Search Cochran County Inmates
Use the county roster for pretrial detainees, local misdemeanor or felony defendants, and short county custody. The search starts with the person's name and the likely custody status. A blank optional name search may display visible rows, but a last name is better when the roster contains several entries.
- Open the Cochran County Sheriff's page and follow the jail report link, or go directly to the roster portal.
- Select Current Inmates if the person may be held now.
- Use 24 Hours Arrests for a very recent booking or release.
- Use Inmates by Arrest Date when the approximate arrest date matters.
- Enter last name and first name if known, then press Search Inmates.
- Read the status, arrest date, arresting agency, charges, bond, and photo field on the public card.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred, search TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink based on the custody type.
Cochran County Roster Search Fields
The search fields documented in the research are narrow and practical. The name filter is labeled optional on the current and 24-hour tabs. The arrest-date tab adds begin and end date controls, using calendar buttons with Today and Clear options.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Tab/link | No | Captioned Currently Booked Inmates. |
| 24 Hours Arrests | Tab/link | No | Recent bookings and releases can appear. |
| Inmates by Arrest Date | Tab/link | No | Searches with name and date range fields. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Placeholder text is last name. |
| First Name | Text | No | Placeholder text is first name. |
| Begin Date | Date/calendar | Not specified | Observed format was M/D/YYYY with date-picker controls. |
| End Date | Date/calendar | Not specified | Used with the begin date on the arrest-date tab. |
| Search Inmates | Button | n/a | Runs the roster search. |
Cochran County Inmate Profile Fields
A Cochran County inmate record is a booking card, not a full criminal-history report. It can show enough to confirm a local jail record, but it does not replace the court file or a clerk search. The inspected cards did not expose housing unit, court date, case number, warrant number, booking number, release date, full date of birth, address, phone, or bond type.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Photo | Booking image when available, or a placeholder image. |
| Name | Public name in LAST, FIRST/MIDDLE order. |
| Status | Current or release status, including CURRENTLY BOOKED and RELEASED. |
| Sex | Single-letter M or F value. |
| Height / Weight | Raw roster descriptors, not always normalized with punctuation. |
| DOB | The label appears, but the public value is redacted. |
| Arrest date and agency | Date plus agency text, such as Cochran County Sheriff's Office. |
| Charges | Charge entry or count/description area depending on row. |
| Bond | Money amount or text such as NOT SET, DENIED, or REDACTED. |
Cochran County Roster Images
The Cochran County Jail Report landing page is the public entry point linked from the Sheriff page.
The roster page confirms that Cochran County uses a public jail report portal rather than a hidden or login-only jail lookup.
The Inmates by Arrest Date tab adds a date range for users who know when the arrest likely occurred.
That date-range screen is the better county roster tab when a current-inmate search misses a released or older recent booking.
County State and Federal Inmates
Cochran County inmate records split by custody authority. The county roster covers local jail custody. The TDCJ inmate search covers people currently incarcerated in Texas state prison after transfer. TDCJ says name searches need last name plus at least a first initial, or a TDCJ number or SID number. The data is updated on working days and is at least 24 hours old.
| Custody | Where to Look | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local jail | Cochran County Jail Report | Recent arrest, current county custody, local bond, jail booking photo. |
| Sentenced state prison | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | The person has been transferred to TDCJ after sentencing. |
| Federal inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | The case is federal or the person is in BOP custody from 1982 forward. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | An immigration detention search is needed. |
| Custody notification | VINELink | Users want custody-status notifications or a second custody check. |
Cochran County Jail Contact
The single detention facility resolved for the county is the Cochran County Jail. The jail address and the Sheriff's courthouse administrative address are different, so records users should match the task to the right contact route. For custody confirmation and jail questions, the Sheriff's phone line is the practical starting point.
Cochran County Jail
216 W. Lafayette Avenue
Morton, TX 79346
806-266-5211
Confirm visitation, mail, money, and custody before travel.
Cochran County Sheriff's Office
Room B-7 Courthouse
100 North Main Street
Morton, TX 79346
806-266-5211
Open records: Sheriff@co.cochran.tx.us
Cochran County Booking Process
Official Cochran-specific booking prose was not located, so the safe description comes from the roster fields and Texas criminal procedure. A person arrested by the Sheriff's Office, Morton-area law enforcement, or another agency can be brought to the county jail for intake if local custody is required. Jail staff verify identity, record arrest details, inventory property under local policy, add a booking photo when appropriate, and enter charges and bond information.
The public roster supports that flow because it displays status, descriptors, redacted DOB, arrest date, arresting agency, charges, and bond. The timing from intake to online roster posting is not published. For a very recent arrest, search the roster first and then call 806-266-5211 if no record appears. For charges filed after jail intake, use the court record process rather than relying only on a roster charge line.
Note: A roster charge is a jail entry; a prosecutor or court can later change the formal charge record.
Cochran County Jail Visits
Cochran County did not publish a detailed online visitation page, video-visit vendor, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit rule, dress code, or holiday schedule in the located official materials. The correct content is therefore a confirmation table, not an invented schedule. Call the Sheriff's Office before traveling or sending a visitor to the jail.
| Visit Type | Published Schedule | Source Note |
|---|---|---|
| In-person public visitation | Not published in located official sources | Confirm with the Sheriff's Office before travel. |
| Remote/video visitation | Not published | No official vendor was located. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should confirm professional visit procedure directly. |
| Holiday or lockdown visits | Not published | No emergency or holiday schedule was located. |
Cochran County Inmate Mail
Official mail, phone, video, commissary, and deposit rules were not found on the Cochran County pages reviewed in the research. Do not assume a large vendor system applies. Because the jail is small, procedures may be handled directly by jail staff or may change without a full public web page.
| Service | Published Detail |
|---|---|
| Mailing address format | Not published in located official sources. |
| Inmate ID or book-in number requirement | Not published. |
| Phone or video provider | Not published. |
| Commissary provider | Not published. |
| Online deposit or lobby kiosk | Not published. |
| Deposit fees | Not published. |
Confirm custody before sending mail or funds. A released, transferred, or misidentified person may not receive the item, and the county did not publish an online refund or rejected-mail rule in the research.
Cochran County Records Requests
Use a written request when the jail report does not show the needed booking record, mugshot, bond note, or arrest-date detail. The Sheriff's page lists Sheriff@co.cochran.tx.us as the open-records request email, and the county navigation links an official open-records request form. A good request should include the person's full name, any known spelling variants, approximate arrest date, arresting agency if known, and the specific record sought. Ask for a booking record, jail card, booking photograph, bond entry, or custody-status record rather than a broad background check.
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 supplies the public-information framework, but exceptions can apply. Juvenile records, active investigation material, sealed court matters, expunged records, and confidential data may be withheld or redacted. If the request is really about charges filed after arrest, contact the District Clerk, County Clerk, Justice of the Peace, or re:SearchTX because the jail roster is not the court file or final case history.
Note: The county roster is the fastest path for visible records, while written requests help when a field is missing or no longer online.