Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 2, 2026.
Alpine, Texas, in Brewster County, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alpine is held at the county jail, run by the Brewster 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 Alpine
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alpine is held at the county jail, run by the Brewster County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brewster County Sheriff's Office at brewstercounty.gov/page/sheriff (page title: Brewster County, Texas), phone 432-837-6200, 201 West Avenue E, Alpine, TX 79830, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 432-837-6200.
The Brewster County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 23 people on an average day, down from about 48 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 56 beds, and it is running at 41 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brewster County has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brewster County Jail
The Brewster County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Alpine (filed by the FBI as Alpine Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Alpine.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Brewster County: Sul Ross State University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Alpine's 141 for 2025 and the Brewster County Sheriff's Office's 35 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Brewster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 176 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 Alpine arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Brewster County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Alpine?
Ask the Brewster County Sheriff's Office at 432-837-6200; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brewstercounty.gov/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the Brewster County jail?
About 23 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brewster County jail?
432-837-6200, the number on the page of the Brewster County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brewster 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 Alpine 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.