This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, remove records, or retrieve official booking files. Use the official agency contacts below for those tasks.
Denton County Jail Contacts
The Denton County Sheriff's Office is the official contact for Denton County Jail custody, jail records, booking-record questions, and public-information requests tied to sheriff records.
Denton County Sheriff's Office
127 N. Woodrow Lane
Denton, TX 76205
Main: 940-349-1600 or 972-434-5500
Jail information: 940-349-1700 or 972-434-5502
Jail records: 940-349-1630 or 972-434-5507
DCSO lists four approved public-information request channels: mail to the Records Division, email to so.orr@dentoncounty.gov, hand delivery to the Records Division at 127 N. Woodrow Lane, or electronic submission through the county GovQA portal.
- For current county custody, start with jail inmate records and then call jail information if the booking is recent.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the DCSO records-request path.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Denton County Records portal.
- For facility-specific rules, use Denton County Jail or City of Denton Jail.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, search the TDCJ inmate locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator.