This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, accept records requests, or retrieve official booking records for you. Those questions must go to the office or agency that holds the person or maintains the record.
Where to Ask
For local jail custody in Gaines County, the official sheriff and jail route is the Gaines County Law Enforcement Center / Gaines County Jail. The sheriff page lists Sheriff J.A. Vest, Chief Deputy Victor Montes, and Chief Jailer Alicia Pena for the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
Gaines County Sheriff's Office / Jail
Gaines County Law Enforcement Center
305 E Avenue A
Seminole, Texas 79360
Jail and 24-hour dispatch: (432) 758-9871
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fax: (432) 955-1010
Crime Line/Tips: (432) 758-4025
Official sheriff page: Gaines County Sheriff's Office
Use the list below to choose the right record path. A Gaines County jail booking, a court case, a sentenced state-prison record, and a federal or immigration custody record are different systems.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records, the sheriff phone line, and the county-linked VINELink custody-status portal.
- For a booking photo or booking-sheet request, review jail roster mugshots and use the sheriff or Gaines County public-information route.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, re:SearchTX, and the proper Gaines County clerk or court office.
- For the local detention facility, use the Gaines County Law Enforcement Center / Gaines County Jail page and confirm details before traveling.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, search the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate Information Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.