This is a private reference site, not a Sterling County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain an official booking record for you. Use the appropriate public office or custody locator below for those actions.
Where to Start for Custody or Records
For a recent Sterling County arrest, begin with the sheriff because Sterling has no official online jail roster and TCJS reports Sterling as a no-jail county. The sheriff page links VINELink for custody status, while court and clerk offices handle filed case records.
Sterling County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff Russell Irby
Phone: 325-378-4771
Email: russell.irby@co.sterling.tx.us
Mailing address: P.O. Box 928, Sterling City, TX 76951 Sterling County Courthouse / County Clerk
609 4th Avenue, Sterling City, TX 76951
Courthouse phone: 325-378-3481
Fax: 325-378-3111
County/District Clerk phone: 325-378-5191
County Clerk: Jerri McCutchen
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Justice of the Peace
Judge Melinda Martinez
Phone: 325-378-3761
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. District Attorney
Allison Palmer
Phone: 325-659-6584
Use this routing list to match the question to the office or locator most likely to hold the record.
- For a person just arrested locally, start with jail inmate records and the sheriff phone line, then check VINELink if the person may have been transferred.
- For booking-photo questions, read jail roster mugshots; Sterling does not publish an official local mugshot roster online.
- For filed charges, settings, or clerk-held case documents, use court records after a jail arrest and the County/District Clerk contact.
- For the local facility contact point, use the Sterling County Sheriff's Office and Jail Holding Facility page.
- For a sentenced Texas prisoner, search TDCJ or IVSS rather than the county roster because those systems cover state custody.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System as fallback systems.