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.
Dumas, Texas, in Moore County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dumas is held at the county jail, run by the Moore 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 Dumas
The county jail, run by the Moore County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dumas, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Moore County Sheriff's Office at co.moore.tx.us/page/moore.sheriff (page title: Moore County, Texas), phone 806-935-4145, 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 806-935-4145.
The Moore County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 43 people on an average day, down from about 44 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 62 beds, and it is running at 69 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Moore County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Moore County Jail
The Moore County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dumas (filed by the FBI as Dumas Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Dumas.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Moore County: the Dumas Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Dumas's 374 for 2025, Cactus's 118 for 2025 and the Moore County Sheriff's Office's 92 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Moore County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 586 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 Dumas 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 Dumas?
Ask the Moore County Sheriff's Office at 806-935-4145; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.moore.tx.us/page/moore.sheriff.
How many people are in the Moore County jail?
About 43 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 62 beds.
What is the phone number for the Moore County jail?
806-935-4145, the number on the page of the Moore County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Moore 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 Dumas 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.