Maverick County Sheriff’s Department Implements New Visitors Guidelines

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced the implementation of new guidelines for people visiting Tom Bowles Detention Center inmates effective immediately.

Sheriff Schmerber stated that the main change of policies is that all visitors to the Tom Bowles Detention Center will now have to register with the front lobby receptionist and provide a Texas driver’s license or Texas identification card for review through a computer software program.  If the individual’s name comes out clear without any pending warrants of arrest or charges, they will be allowed to proceed to meet with the inmate requested after recording their personal information and identification in the computer.  If the individual’s name comes out with any pending warrant of arrest or criminal charges, the individual will be denied visitation of inmates and will be arrested on the spot for any warrants of arrest.

The purpose of the changes for Tom Bowles Detention Center are being made for the safety and security of all citizens in the community, including inmates, detention center guards and officers, and Maverick County Sheriff’s Department personnel who work at the County detention center.