Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Abilene, Texas, in Taylor County, has about 131,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Abilene is held at the county jail, run by the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Abilene
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Abilene is held at the county jail, run by the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office at taylorcounty.texas.gov/m/directory/department?did=7 (page title: Staff Directory, Jail), phone (325) 691-7423, 910 S. 27th St. Abilene, TX 79602, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (325) 691-7423.
The Taylor County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 680 people on an average day, down from about 710 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 874 beds, and it is running at 77 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Taylor County has about 149,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Taylor County Jail
The Taylor County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Abilene (filed by the FBI as Abilene Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Abilene.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Taylor County: Abilene Christian University and Hardin-Simmons University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Abilene's 3,184 for 2025, the Taylor County Sheriff's Office's 184 for 2025 and Merkel's 18 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Taylor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,399 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Abilene arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Abilene?
Ask the Taylor County Sheriff's Office at (325) 691-7423; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at taylorcounty.texas.gov.
How many people are in the Taylor County jail?
About 680 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 874 beds.
What is the phone number for the Taylor County jail?
(325) 691-7423, the number on the page of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Taylor County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Abilene website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.