Fannin County Release Outcomes
“Released” describes the end of one custody event, not always the end of all custody. At Fannin County Jail, the event might be release on bond, a personal-recognizance bond, time served, dismissal, probation, or another court order. It might instead be a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, another jail, the U.S. Marshals Service, or immigration custody. Cole and Choice Moore are state prisons, so their departures follow TDCJ rules. The agency and destination fields decide what the event means.
A current roster, when one exists, is built to show who is held now. Once staff close or transfer a booking, the name can drop from that view. Fannin County's official pages did not expose a public roster or release archive during the August 2026 research sweep. Missing data is therefore a prompt to check the custody trail, not proof that a person walked free.
- Time served
- A sentence satisfied by time already spent in custody.
- Discharge
- The completion of a sentence or supervision term, not merely departure from one building.
- Parole
- Release from prison while the person remains under TDCJ supervision.
- Detainer
- A notice or request tied to another authority that may take custody.
Fannin County Release Types
The label on the release log should be read with its authority and destination. A bond order can permit release before the jail completes its work. A dismissal may end the case, yet another hold can remain. Likewise, departure for TDCJ is a transfer, even if the county system records an exit. These distinctions keep a valid local event from becoming an overbroad claim.
| Outcome | What it means | Best next record |
|---|---|---|
| Bond or personal recognizance | The court authorized release while the case continues. | Bond order, docket, and jail release time |
| Dismissal or court order | A judge or prosecutor action changed the legal basis for custody. | Signed order and jail transaction |
| Sentence or time served | The county term was completed or credited. | Judgment, jail credit, and discharge notation |
| Probation | The court placed the person on local community supervision. | Court judgment and Adult Probation confirmation |
| TDCJ transfer | The person left county custody for state prison custody. | County destination field and later TDCJ result |
| Federal or immigration transfer | Another authority may have assumed custody. | Release log, federal docket, BOP or ICE source |
Does a bond posting prove the exact release time? No. It shows legal authority for release. The jail log supplies the time processing ended and can reveal whether another hold changed the result.
Fannin County Release Record Fields
A sound Fannin County release record answers who was held, which agency held the person, why custody existed, when that custody ended, and where the person went. The booking photo only documents appearance at admission. It cannot prove the case result or a later release. Ask for the code legend when a disposition term is unclear.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | Full name, aliases, date of birth, and other available identifiers used to match the correct person |
| Booking or inmate number | The agency's link to the exact custody episode |
| Facility and custodian | The building and agency that controlled the record |
| Admission date and time | When the custody episode began |
| Charge or sentence authority | The case, order, sentence, or hold supporting custody |
| Release date and time | When the listed agency ended that episode |
| Release type and authority | Bond, order, time served, discharge, transfer, or another coded reason |
| Destination or receiving agency | Whether the person entered the community or another custody system |
No official source states how long a Fannin County booking stays visible online. Web display and government retention are separate matters. A historic booking/release record can still be requested after a transient page disappears, subject to lawful withholding and the agency's retention rules.
Request Fannin County Release Records
Fannin County requires its public-information form. The official Public Information Request page links the mandatory PDF. Send the completed form to piarequest@fanninco.net or mail it to the Fannin County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 800 E. 2nd Street, Suite 200, Bonham, TX 75418. No verified local fee for a jail release record or booking photo was found, so request an estimate instead of assuming a price.
- Give the full legal name, aliases, date of birth if known, approximate booking date, and booking number if available.
- Ask for the booking sheet and exact release or transfer date and time. Name the release type, authority, destination, receiving agency, and booking photo as separate record fields.
- Request existing electronic copies. State a cost ceiling that requires an estimate before the office incurs more expense.
- If the response has only a booking sheet, request the final transaction log. If it says transfer, seek the destination field or transport document.
- Keep the response, code definitions, request date, and source office together so the conclusion remains traceable.
The county page visible in this official request-source image explains the designated channel.
Using that form helps route a jail release request to the county process and creates a durable request trail.
Note: Ask for an existing record and code definition, not an opinion about whether the person is free.
Fannin County Release Record Law
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 is the Public Information Act. Section 552.108 contains law-enforcement exceptions, while subsection (c) preserves basic information about an arrested person, arrest, or crime. State open-government guidance treats booking information, a notation of release or transfer, and bond as basic information. That rule does not make every line public. Active investigations, juvenile status, privacy law, confidentiality rules, expunction, nondisclosure, and court orders can affect access.
Release does not erase the arrest or court case. Expunction under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A depends on the case outcome and statutory conditions. An order of nondisclosure under Government Code Chapter 411 limits disclosure but is not the same as destroying every record. Use the signed order and agency response when tracing a correction.
Find Fannin County Released Inmates
Start with the last verified custodian. A Fannin County conviction does not tell which agency held the person last. The Fannin County Jail, TDCJ, the U.S. Marshals Service, BOP, and ICE each maintain different records. The search works best as a chain because one system's exit can be another system's intake.
- Identify the exact jail, prison, or authority from the last reliable record.
- Check the matching live source: call the county jail and check IVSS for local custody, use TDCJ for state prison, BOP for a federal sentence, or ODLS for supported immigration custody.
- Obtain the terminating record, such as the county release log, TDCJ discharge record, BOP result, ICE case information, or court order.
- Compare the event with the Fannin court docket and the proper clerk's signed document. Check local probation or TDCJ supervision if the disposition calls for it.
- Resolve conflicts by event date and agency. Treat projections, approvals, alerts, and completed releases as different facts.
Fannin County has no verified official 24-hour or 72-hour public feed. The Fannin County 24-Hour Releases route therefore begins with official fallbacks, while older named-person research belongs in the record chain above.
Fannin TDCJ Release Lookup
The TDCJ Online Inmate Search is for state prison custody and supervision. It is not Fannin County's jail roster. Search by TDCJ number or SID when possible. A name search should be checked against date of birth, county and court of conviction, offense, and unit. Transfers from the county jail can take time to appear after state intake.
| Search detail | Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| TDCJ number | Strong seven-digit identifier | Must match the correct person |
| SID | State identifier for a precise search | May not be known to the requester |
| Name and birth date | Fallback when no number is known | Similar names require added checks |
| Location and offense | Confirms the current record context | A unit departure may be a transfer |
| Projected Release Date | TDCJ's estimate under current facts | Not proof that release occurred |
The search interface is shown in this official TDCJ source image.
The form's state identifiers help avoid confusing a TDCJ record with a county jail booking.
If the online result is unclear, email pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Provide the full name and TDCJ number, or an exact birth date. Ask for location, offense, incarceration history, county and court, projected date, and any available actual release or discharge date. TDCJ says the basic inmate-information service is free. A formal release certificate or discharge record may require an open-records request.
Fannin County Recent Release Limits
The August 2026 official-domain sweep found no county roster, 24-hour list, 72-hour list, release-photo stream, update schedule, or retention statement. That is a dated negative finding, not a claim that the county holds no internal release data. Unaffiliated pages that use official-sounding labels are not substitutes for a county record.
The local fallback has four parts. Search or register in Texas IVSS-Counties for a custody-change alert. Call Fannin County Jail at 903-640-4171 and ask whether staff can confirm current custody or state a release or transfer event. File the mandatory county form for the booking/release log. Then compare the transaction with the court case. An alert may arrive fast, but the log is better proof of the actual custody event.
Note: A court bond or dismissal explains authority but may precede the jail's final processing time.
Getting Home After Fannin Release
Transportation needs planning because no official jail release schedule or public exit point was found. The TAPS Get-a-Ride service offers shared curb-to-curb trips in Fannin County. Its published instructions require at least 48 business hours of advance scheduling, and the call center operates Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 844-603-6048. A rider should confirm whether the jail is an eligible pickup point.
The service may fit a planned discharge, but it is poorly matched to a same-day release with uncertain timing. Confirm the release window with the jail before arranging a ride. The source is visible in this TAPS scheduling image.
Its advance-booking rule shows why a backup ride plan matters when custody timing remains uncertain.
Fannin Release IDs and Reentry
TDCJ Reentry Phase I can help eligible releasees seek a replacement Social Security card, certified birth certificate, and state identification. Later phases include assessment, planning, and individual case management. TCOOMMI, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, includes pre-release assessment and referral for people with special needs leaving correctional settings, including local jails.
These programs are navigational aids, not proof of discharge. Eligibility and enrollment must be checked with the agency. The release or discharge record remains the source for when custody ended, while a reentry record can show planning that took place before or after that event.
Fannin Release Court Records
The Fannin public court portal can locate criminal cases and calendars, but the county warns that only court-approved internet material appears. Read the docket in date order. Bond action, dismissal, judgment, sentence, modification, or discharge-related entries may explain why custody changed. None necessarily gives the exact time jail processing ended.
Durable records split by court. The District Clerk handles district and felony files, including disposed cases and post-conviction matters. Many records are stored off-site. The County Clerk Criminal Department handles misdemeanor cases, searches, and dispositions. For a firm conclusion, obtain the signed bond order, dismissal, judgment, commitment, or discharge paper and compare it with the jail log.
What if the portal and jail alert differ? Keep both timestamps. A court order may come first, a jail exit later, and another agency's intake after that. Those records may describe separate steps rather than a contradiction.
Fannin Federal Release Transfers
Fannin County Jail has a documented history of county and federal-contract custody. A 2009 USMS agreement and 2018 county records establish mixed-custody history, while older evidence also references an ICE contract. These sources are historical. They do not prove a current federal or immigration population. Still, they show why the receiving agency must be read before a county-jail exit is called community release.
For a BOP sentence, the BOP Inmate Locator can show a register number, release date, and location or status. “Not in BOP Custody” means only that BOP no longer holds the person. Federal pretrial detainees controlled by USMS may be housed locally and may not appear in BOP. USMS has no public inmate locator, so the federal docket, housing-facility record, and later BOP result form the practical trail.
If the county record names ICE, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator with an A-number and country of birth, or exact name and country of birth. ODLS covers current custody and releases within roughly the prior 60 days, subject to exclusions and lag. A county exit to ICE is a transfer. If no match appears and other records support immigration custody, contact ICE's information line rather than declaring release.
Fannin County Post-Release Status
County probation and state parole are different systems. Fannin Adult Probation handles local court community supervision. A person can begin probation without first serving a TDCJ prison term. By contrast, parole and mandatory supervision follow release from TDCJ and remain under the TDCJ Parole Division. A favorable parole vote is not the same as completed release processing.
TDCJ's general locator numbers are 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283. The BPP review-status line is 844-512-0461, while post-approval release status is 512-406-5202. Use the exact line for the question. Broader definitions and verification steps appear on the Fannin County Post-Release Supervision page.
Fannin Released or Still Held
Each source answers a narrow custody question. Check the source tied to the last known agency, then seek a terminating record. A missing result from one system should never be stretched into a statement about every system.
| Source | Best use | What it cannot prove alone |
|---|---|---|
| Fannin jail call or IVSS | Current local custody or a reported custody change | That a jail exit was community release |
| County release log | Exact local transaction, authority, and destination | The end of later state or federal custody |
| TDCJ search and records | State prison location, projected date, supervision, or discharge | A county-only release or permanent archive of all discharges |
| Fannin court record | Legal authority and case disposition | The exact time jail processing ended |
| BOP locator | Federal sentence custody and BOP release data | Freedom from state, ICE, or USMS custody |
| ICE ODLS | Current ICE custody and recent releases in scope | A complete history beyond its limits |
Fannin County Release Facilities
Bonham contains three facilities with distinct release paths. Similar locations make exact facility names vital. Older county documents described 432-bed and 96-bed jail components, while a 2025 PREA audit reports a 664-person designed capacity. Those dated figures show an evolving detention footprint but do not establish an expansion date. Cole has a stated capacity of 900, and Choice Moore has 1,224.
- Fannin County Jail holds local and documented contract populations. Its record must distinguish community release from transfer.
- Buster Cole Unit is a TDCJ male prison. Verify parole, mandatory supervision, discharge, or transfer through TDCJ and BPP.
- Choice Moore Unit is a TDCJ male prison. The county jail cannot certify the end of its state sentence.
A departure from either state unit may be an institutional transfer. Match the facility, address, agency, and destination before treating a record as a completed Fannin County release.