Atascosa County Sheriff's Office

Deputies and staff at the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office in Texas work at all hours, all year, and a recorded phone menu routes callers to dispatch, reports, criminal investigations, jail records, civil process status, evidence release and open records requests. The office also conducts VTR-68-A vehicle and trailer inspections, local background checks and inquiries about estray livestock, and it recruits new law enforcement staff. Inmates are released at 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. Visitation runs in afternoon and early evening blocks, with women visited on Tuesdays and Saturdays and men on Thursdays and Sundays; visitors 16 and older need a valid state or school ID and must appear on the inmate's list, and the office suggests checking the dress code ahead of time. Money orders made out to the inmate trust fund can be mailed, while lobby kiosks accept cash or cards for commissary and phone accounts, and no cash or money orders are taken at the jail itself. Surety bonds carry a state fee of $15 each, capped at $30, ink fingerprints are taken on weekdays, and sex offender registration changes are handled in person by appointment on set weekday mornings and afternoons.