Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit Inmate Search

Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit Overview

Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a Correctional Institutions Division state facility. TDCJ identifies it as a Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility and In-Prison Therapeutic Community location for male inmates assigned to substance-abuse treatment programming. It is physically in Duval County at 5100 South FM 1329, San Diego, TX 78384, but it is separate from local jail booking at Duval County Jail.

The facility map distinction matters for every search. A person recently arrested by a Duval County deputy will not appear in TDCJ just because the arrest happened in the same county. TDCJ applies after state custody, state-prison assignment, SAFPF placement, or transfer into a TDCJ facility. Conversely, a person listed at Glossbrenner is being tracked by the statewide TDCJ inmate search, not by a county jail roster, local bond desk, or sheriff booking page.

The TDCJ Glossbrenner Unit profile includes the official facility photo and core unit facts.

The unit profile reinforces the main lookup rule for this page: Glossbrenner questions begin with TDCJ records and TDCJ unit contact, not the local sheriff's booking desk.

Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit Capacity and Population

TDCJ listed Glossbrenner Unit capacity as 612 on the unit profile inspected for the research file. The profile identifies the inmate gender as male and the custody population as substance-abuse offenders. TDCJ also listed the unit as approximately 283 acres, with 123 total employees, including 88 security employees, 29 non-security employees, and contract medical staffing. These are state-facility figures, separate from the 33-bed Duval County adult jail reported by TCJS.

Research did not locate a daily public count for Glossbrenner comparable to the TCJS county jail population spreadsheet. Because the available official figure is capacity rather than a same-day population count, current custody should be confirmed through the TDCJ inmate locator and by calling the unit before traveling. TDCJ locator information is updated on working days only and is at least 24 hours old, so a recent transfer or release may not be visible immediately.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit

Use the TDCJ inmate search for Glossbrenner Unit. TDCJ searches people currently incarcerated in TDCJ, not Duval County pretrial jail detainees. The locator accepts a last name plus at least a first initial, a TDCJ number, or an SID number. Optional filters include gender and race. The inspected result list displayed name, TDCJ number, race, gender, projected release date, unit of assignment, and age.

1. Open the statewide TDCJ inmate search rather than a county roster.
2. Search by TDCJ number, SID number, or last name with at least the first initial.
3. Review the unit of assignment and confirm that it shows Glossbrenner or the relevant TDCJ unit.
4. Use the profile details for projected release date and unit assignment, then call the unit if travel, pickup, or visitation is planned.

TDCJ states that the online information covers only inmates currently incarcerated in TDCJ and that the information is at least 24 hours old. Search questions may need to go through TDCJ classification contacts, while unit-specific visit or pickup questions should go to the facility. A TDCJ result does not show a Duval County booking number, local arresting agency, county bond, county charge list, or county mugshot.

Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit Address and Contact

TDCJ lists Glossbrenner Unit three and one-half miles south of San Diego on FM 1329 in Duval County. The unit phone is the main facility contact for visitation confirmation, lockdown or cancellation checks, inmate pickup questions, and unit-specific mail or property questions. The research file identified Cirildo Puente as senior warden during inspection, Angela Chevalier as Region IV Regional Director, Lonnie "L.E." Townsend as Deputy Division Director, and Eric Guerrero as Division Director.

Visiting Someone at Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit

Glossbrenner visitation follows statewide TDCJ state-prison visitation rules, not Duval County jail visitation rules. The unit page did not provide a local weekly schedule in the excerpt inspected for the research file, so visitors should use TDCJ visitation resources and call the unit before traveling. TDCJ visitation generally requires approval and scheduling, current identification, compliance with dress and conduct rules, and confirmation that the inmate is assigned to the unit and eligible for visits.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit

TDCJ mail, phone, trust fund, and eCommDirect rules are separate from county jail commissary procedures. Research identified statewide TDCJ correspondence, trust fund, eCommDirect, and visitation pages as the proper sources for state-prison mail and money. Before mailing funds or ordering items, confirm the person's TDCJ number and current unit assignment through the locator. If an inmate moved from Glossbrenner to another TDCJ unit, use the receiving unit's current address and TDCJ instructions. Local Duval County context is available from the county sheriff page, but that page does not control TDCJ mail or trust fund rules.

Reception and Placement at Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit

Glossbrenner is not a street-arrest booking point for Duval County. A person assigned there has moved into TDCJ custody or a TDCJ treatment placement, so the process is better described as state reception, classification, transfer, and program assignment. TDCJ classifies people by sentence, custody needs, medical and treatment needs, and available placements. The unit of assignment in the TDCJ locator is the key field for family members because it tells whether the person is currently assigned to Glossbrenner or another TDCJ unit.

For readers following a case from local arrest to state placement, the timeline usually moves from jail booking and magistration, to prosecutor-filed court charges, to sentencing or state placement, and then to TDCJ classification. County bond questions belong with the sheriff, magistrate, or court while the case is still local. Once the person is in TDCJ, release-date, visitation, mail, trust fund, and unit-assignment questions belong to TDCJ.

About Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit

TDCJ lists Glossbrenner Unit as established in December 1994 and ACA accredited since April 2005. The facility's special treatment programs are Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility and In-Prison Therapeutic Community programming. Additional programs and services include adult education upon availability, chaplaincy services, a faith-based dormitory, the GO KIDS Initiative, substance-abuse education, and religious or faith-based volunteer activities. Medical capabilities are described as ambulatory medical and dental services managed by UTMB.

The unit also has local operational features that are not part of the county jail. TDCJ lists agricultural operations including contract grazing and a unit garden, facility operations including unit maintenance, and community work projects serving city and county agencies, area school districts, and the area food bank. Those details reflect a state-prison treatment and work setting, not a local pretrial jail. The unit's 283-acre footprint and FM 1329 location also make it distinct from the courthouse and sheriff's office area in San Diego.