Tom Bowles Jail Overview
Tom Bowles Detention Center is the primary county jail for Maverick County. The Maverick County official contact directory lists the sheriff and jail contacts under the same public sheriff and jail phone line. The jail operator is the Maverick County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Tom Schmerber. The directory also names Chief Deputy Roberto De Leon, Jail TBDC contact Roberto Parra, and Jail LT Joshua Cruz, which gives families several official names to recognize when checking a custody or records issue.
The jail holds local and contract populations rather than a single type of inmate. Research from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards shows local pretrial felony detainees, contract pretrial felony detainees, TDCJ-sentenced transfer categories, and in-state contract inmates in the reported Maverick County jail row. That mix is important. A person can be physically held in Tom Bowles Detention Center while the legal authority behind the custody is a Maverick County charge, another Texas county, a TDCJ transfer status, a federal hold, or an immigration-related detainer.
Tom Bowles Inmate Population
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reports are the sourced population record for the county jail. The June 1, 2026 current population file reports Maverick County with a rated capacity of 250 and a total jail population of 66. That places the reported population at 26.4 percent of capacity. The same research does not give a separate daily public count for every housing unit, pod, or booking area, so those details should be confirmed with the jail before relying on them for a visit, transfer, or bond decision.
| Reported category | Figure | Source date |
|---|---|---|
| Local male pretrial felons | 32 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
| Local female pretrial felons | 3 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
| Contract male pretrial felons | 19 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
| Contract female pretrial felons | 3 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
| TDCJ-sentenced transfer categories | 9 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
| Contract inmates from in-state counties | 22 | TCJS, June 1, 2026 |
Lookup Tom Bowles Inmates
Maverick County did not publish an official online jail roster in the sources reviewed. The fastest Tom Bowles Detention Center inmate lookup starts with the jail phone line and then branches by custody type. The Maverick County Open Records Request page gives the public records email route for copies, while court records move through re:SearchTX or the local clerks after a prosecutor files a case. Sentenced state custody belongs in the TDCJ locator, and federal or immigration custody may need BOP, USMS, ICE, or facility contact.
- Gather the person's full name, date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number.
- Call 830-773-2321 and ask whether the person is in custody at Tom Bowles Detention Center.
- Ask whether the hold is local, contract, TDCJ transfer, federal, immigration, parole, or another agency's warrant.
- Email openrecords@co.maverick.tx.us when a booking record, release record, or other releasable copy is needed.
- Use re:SearchTX or the Maverick County clerks when the question is a filed court charge.
For deeper jail-record help, the countywide workflow is covered on the Maverick County jail inmate records page. That path matters because a quick release, bond posting, or transfer can make a phone check more useful than an online search that does not exist in county sources.
Tom Bowles Address Contact
The address below appears in U.S. Marshals Service public materials for Tom Bowles Detention Center. The county contact directory provides the jail phone but did not publish a separate public visitor-address page in the extracted sources, so travelers should verify the address, lobby entrance, parking, and visitor rules before leaving. County offices are listed with weekday office hours, but jail custody, booking, release, and emergency functions do not work like a normal counter service.
Tom Bowles Detention Center
1051 Balboa Jones Memorial HWY 57
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
830-773-2321
Call before travel to confirm visitor access, lobby rules, and records routing.
Maverick County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Tom Schmerber
sheriffschmerber@co.maverick.tx.us
830-773-2321
Jail TBDC: Roberto Parra, warden@co.maverick.tx.us
Tom Bowles Visitation Gaps
Maverick County official pages reviewed did not publish a Tom Bowles Detention Center visitation schedule, visitor approval form, video visitation vendor, dress code, child visitor rule, or attorney-visit policy. That gap should not be treated as permission to arrive without calling. A jail can change visits for court movement, lockdown, staffing, medical restrictions, holidays, or classification. The practical route is to call the jail, ask whether the person is eligible for visits, and confirm what identification is required for the visitor.
| Visit topic | Official research result | Action before travel |
|---|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not published in official sources located. | Call 830-773-2321 for the current schedule. |
| Video visitation | No vendor or schedule located. | Do not use a third-party vendor unless the jail confirms it. |
| Visitor ID | Not published. | Bring government photo ID unless the jail gives different rules. |
| Dress code | Not published. | Ask the jail before the visit and avoid items likely to be refused. |
| Attorney visits | Not published. | Attorneys should call for professional-visit procedures. |
Tom Bowles Mail Money
The county sources reviewed did not identify a mail format, mail scanning vendor, inmate phone vendor, commissary deposit vendor, kiosk rule, phone rate, or deposit fee schedule for Tom Bowles Detention Center. This is a real operational gap, not a reason to guess. Mail and money rules can be strict, and a wrong format can delay delivery or cause rejection. Call the facility before sending books, photos, funds, legal mail, or any item that is not a plain letter.
| Service | Official result | Safer Maverick County guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published for Tom Bowles in county pages. | Call for the required inmate name, booking ID, and address format. |
| Books or publications | No rule located. | Ask whether books must ship from a publisher or approved vendor. |
| Phone or video vendor | No vendor located. | Use only a vendor confirmed by the jail. |
| Money deposits | No kiosk, online vendor, or phone deposit route located. | Ask the jail for official deposit options and fees. |
| Commissary schedule | No schedule located. | Ask about order cycles, limits, and holds before sending funds. |
Tom Bowles Custody Types
Tom Bowles Detention Center is a county jail, but not every person there is held for the same reason. A local pretrial detainee is waiting for a Maverick County criminal case to move through magistrate and court steps. A TDCJ-sentenced transfer inmate has been sentenced to state custody but may still be in a county facility before transfer. A federal detainee can be held under U.S. Marshals Service authority. An immigration detainer can affect release even when a local bond issue seems resolved.
| Custody path | Where to check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Tom Bowles phone line and open records. | The county did not publish an official online roster. |
| Filed criminal charges | Maverick County courts, district court, clerks, and re:SearchTX. | Court charges can differ from booking charges. |
| Sentenced state prison custody | TDCJ inmate search. | TDCJ covers state prison custody, not local jail intake. |
| Federal post-sentence custody | BOP inmate locator. | BOP generally tracks sentenced federal inmates. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS. | ICE uses a separate detainee locator and rules. |
Tom Bowles Federal Holds
The U.S. Marshals Service intergovernmental agreement for Maverick County and Tom Bowles Detention Center adds important detail for federal custody questions. The agreement addresses secure detention services, federal inspections, record access for agreement oversight, transportation and escort services for medical care and U.S. courthouse appearances, and notice rules for communicable disease issues. It also states that federal detainees may not be moved between facilities without federal permission.
That federal layer can explain why a person is in a Maverick County building while the case or hold is not controlled by the county jail. A federal pretrial detainee may not appear in BOP because BOP is usually the post-sentence custody system. A person with an ICE issue may need the ICE detainee locator or agency contact. When the jail says another authority controls release, ask which agency controls the hold and what court or case number should be used next.
Note: Confirm custody authority before posting bond, because another agency hold can prevent release after a local bond is paid.
About Tom Bowles Detention
Official county sources did not publish a housing-unit map, public pod list, classification description, visitor parking guide, property-release rule, or program directory for Tom Bowles Detention Center. The public facts that can be sourced are the sheriff operation, contact route, TCJS capacity and population data, and the federal agreement terms. Texas Government Code Chapter 511 gives the Texas Commission on Jail Standards authority over county jail standards and inspections, which is why TCJS population and capacity reporting is the main source for local jail population numbers.
For booking and intake, use cautious language. A person normally passes through identification, property handling, charge entry, warrant checks, medical screening, and classification before housing, but Maverick County did not publish a local intake timeline. Do not assume a web roster will appear after a set number of hours. Call the jail for urgent status, use open records for copies, and use court channels when the question changes from custody to filed charges.