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.
Decatur, Texas, in Wise County, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Decatur is held at the county jail, run by the Wise 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 Decatur
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Decatur is held at the county jail, run by the Wise County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wise County Sheriff's Office at co.wise.tx.us/276/Detention (page title: Detention | Wise County, TX), phone 877-618-3516, 200 Rook Ramsey Drive Decatur, TX 76234, 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 877-618-3516.
The Wise County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, down from about 200 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 338 beds, and it is running at 54 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wise County has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wise County Jail
The Wise County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Decatur (filed by the FBI as Decatur Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Decatur.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Wise County: the Wise County Constable's Precincts 1 and 4 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Wise County Sheriff's Office's 340 for 2025, Decatur's 254 for 2025 and Bridgeport's 104 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Wise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 751 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 Decatur 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 Decatur?
Ask the Wise County Sheriff's Office at 877-618-3516; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.wise.tx.us/276/Detention.
How many people are in the Wise County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 338 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wise County jail?
877-618-3516, the number on the page of the Wise County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wise 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 Decatur 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.