Hale County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, arrange release or bond, or obtain an official booking record. Direct those matters to the public office that holds the record.
Hale County Jail and Sheriff Routing
The published Sheriff/Jail contacts are the practical starting point for a current-custody question or for asking where a written Texas Public Information Act request should be sent. The county has not published a separate records-unit name, records email, office hours, booking-photo fee, or public booking-photo policy. Call first to confirm the current custodian and accepted request method.
Hale County Sheriff's Office / Hale County Jail
1900 S. Columbia Street
Plainview, TX 79072
Sheriff main line: (806) 296-2724
Sheriff fax: (806) 296-5725
Jail/book-in: (806) 293-5377
Jail fax: (806) 291-8029
Official Sheriff/Jail page
Use the jail/book-in number for current-custody routing. For an existing booking sheet, release record, photograph, or incident record, ask which office is the current custodian and make a focused written request under Texas Government Code Chapter 552.
Other Official Record Routes
The right destination depends on the type of record and the stage of the case.
- Hale County court status: Tyler Civil and Criminal Public Access, then County Clerk at (806) 291-5261 or District Clerk at (806) 291-5226 when needed.
- Plainview incident reports: Plainview Police Department, 901 Broadway Street, Plainview, TX 79072, main line (806) 296-1182; Records (806) 296-1179. The published police-report copy fee is $6.
- Abernathy police records: Abernathy Police Department, 811 Avenue D, Abernathy, TX 79311, (806) 298-2541. Use the city's written open-records process.
- Hale Center municipal routing: 702 Main Street, Hale Center, TX 79041, (806) 839-2411. Published hours are Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, with lunch noon to 1 p.m.
- Sentenced state-custody records: use the official TDCJ Inmate Search, which is separate from Hale County jail booking information.
- Federal or immigration custody: use the federal BOP or ICE locator for that distinct system, not a county-jail source.
The countywide record and request paths are summarized on the Hale County home page. For active-warrant routing, see Most Wanted and confirm status with the issuing office.