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 26, 2026.
Bowie, Texas, in Montague County, has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bowie is held at the county jail, run by the Montague 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 Bowie
The county jail, run by the Montague County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bowie, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Montague County Sheriff's Office at montaguesheriff.com/detention-center.html (page title: County Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Montague County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 57 people on an average day, up from about 47 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 101 beds, and it is running at 56 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montague County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montague County Jail
The Montague County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bowie (filed by the FBI as Bowie Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bowie.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were St. Jo's 1,188 for 2025, Bowie's 74 for 2025 and Nocona's 43 for 2020.
Together, the three agencies in Montague County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,303 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 Bowie 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 Montague 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 Bowie?
Ask the Montague County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at montaguesheriff.com/detention-center.html.
How many people are in the Montague County jail?
About 57 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 101 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montague 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 Bowie 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.