This is a private reference site, not a Refugio County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person from jail, post bond, retrieve official booking records, schedule visitation, or change a court date. For those actions, contact the agency that holds or created the record.
Official Refugio County Record Contacts
Use the published Refugio County contacts below for custody, booking, court, and prosecution questions. The county research did not locate public lobby hours for the jail or Sheriff's Office, so call before visiting. Official pages include the Sheriff's Office, County Jail, District Clerk, and County Clerk.
Refugio County Jail
405 Mesquite St., Refugio, TX 78377
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1025, Refugio, TX 78377
Jail and booking information: 361-526-1698, extension 1
Refugio County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Matthew Tuttle
Administrative mailing address: P.O. Box 1022, Refugio, TX 78377
Phone: 361-526-2352
Fax: 361-526-1668
Courthouse and Court Records
Refugio County Courthouse: 808 Commerce St., Refugio, TX 78377
District Clerk Sylvia M. Lopez: 361-526-2721
County Clerk Margie A. Castellano: 361-526-2233 or 361-526-2727
Prosecution Offices
County Attorney Simon McCloud III handles county-level legal matters. District Attorney Brian M. Cromeens is the district-level prosecutor for felony cases and related district-court matters.
For a public-information request, ask for existing records under Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act. Be specific about the record type, such as a booking sheet, arrest report, bond entry, jail release record, or booking photograph.
- For a person believed to be in Refugio County Jail, start with jail inmate records and call 361-526-1698 extension 1.
- For booking photos, use the limits explained on jail roster mugshots; Refugio County does not publish an official mugshot gallery.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the clerk that handles the case level.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Refugio County Jail page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, search the Texas Department of Criminal Justice locator rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.