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.
Canyon, Texas, in Randall County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Canyon is held at the county jail, run by the Randall 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.
Related guides: Canyon public records, Randall County inmate search, Canyon arrest records, Canyon warrants, Canyon criminal records, Canyon court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Canyon
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Canyon is held at the county jail, run by the Randall County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Randall County Sheriff's Office at randallso.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Jail Roster | Randall County Sheriff's Office, TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Randall County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 370 people on an average day, down from about 420 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 550 beds, and it is running at 67 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randall County has about 151,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randall County Jail
The Randall County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Canyon (filed by the FBI as Canyon Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Canyon.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Randall County: West Texas A&M University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Amarillo's 4,824 for 2025, Canyon's 202 for 2025 and the Randall County Sheriff's Office's 198 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Randall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,224 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 Canyon 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 Canyon?
Look on the custody page of the Randall County Sheriff's Office at randallso.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Randall County jail?
About 370 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 550 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randall 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 Canyon 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.