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 1, 2026.
Alvarado, Texas, in Johnson County, has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alvarado is held at the county jail, run by the Johnson 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 Alvarado
The county jail, run by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Alvarado, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office at jcportal.johnsoncountytx.org/jail (page title: Inmate Listing), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Johnson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 860 people on an average day, up from about 800 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,100 beds, and it is running at 78 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Johnson County has about 211,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Johnson County Jail
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Alvarado (filed by the FBI as Alvarado Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Alvarado.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies in Johnson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Crowley Police Department and the Mansfield Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Johnson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Johnson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Burleson's 1,555 for 2025, Cleburne's 1,042 for 2025 and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office's 777 for 2025.
Together, the eight agencies in Johnson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,935 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 Alvarado 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 Alvarado?
Look on the custody page of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office at jcportal.johnsoncountytx.org/jail. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Johnson County jail?
About 860 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,100 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Johnson 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 Alvarado 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.