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 28, 2026.
Ennis, Texas, in Ellis County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ennis is held at the county jail, run by the Ellis 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 Ennis
The county jail, run by the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ennis, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office at elliscountysheriff.com/ecso-content (page title: Ellis County Sheriff's Office), phone (972) 825-4901, 300 S. Jackson St., Waxahachie, TX 75165, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 (972) 825-4901.
The Ellis County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 570 people on an average day, up from about 420 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 859 beds, and it is running at 67 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ellis County has about 232,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ellis County Jail
The Ellis County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ennis (filed by the FBI as Ennis Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ennis.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies in Ellis County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Glenn Heights Police Department, the Cedar Hill Police Department, the Venus Police Department and two more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ellis County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ellis County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Waxahachie's 816 for 2025, the Ellis County Sheriff's Office's 554 for 2025 and Midlothian's 478 for 2025.
Together, the 13 agencies in Ellis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,541 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 Ennis 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 Ennis?
Ask the Ellis County Sheriff's Office at (972) 825-4901; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at elliscountysheriff.com/ecso-content.
How many people are in the Ellis County jail?
About 570 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 859 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ellis County jail?
(972) 825-4901, the number on the page of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ellis 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 Ennis 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.