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 September 25, 2026.
Bonham, Texas, in Fannin County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bonham is held at the county jail, run by the Fannin 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 Bonham
The county jail, run by the Fannin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bonham, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Fannin County Sheriff's Office at co.fannin.tx.us/page/fannin.sheriff (page title: Fannin County, Texas), phone 903.583.2143, 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 903.583.2143.
The Fannin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 540 people on an average day, down from about 960 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 657 beds, and it is running at 83 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fannin County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 140 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fannin County Jail
The Fannin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bonham (filed by the FBI as Bonham Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bonham.
The FBI's agency list also places nine other agencies in Fannin County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Whitewright Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fannin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fannin County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Fannin County Sheriff's Office's 141 for 2025, Bonham's 134 for 2025 and Trenton's 59 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Fannin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 359 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 Bonham 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 Bonham?
Ask the Fannin County Sheriff's Office at 903.583.2143; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.fannin.tx.us/page/fannin.sheriff.
How many people are in the Fannin County jail?
About 540 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 657 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fannin County jail?
903.583.2143, the number on the page of the Fannin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fannin 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 Bonham 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.