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 October 1, 2026.
Hereford, Texas, in Deaf Smith County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hereford is held at the county jail, run by the Deaf Smith 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 Hereford
The county jail, run by the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hereford, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office at dscso.org (page title: Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Deaf Smith County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 86 people on an average day, up from about 73 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 196 beds, and it is running at 44 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Deaf Smith County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 46 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Deaf Smith County Jail
The Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hereford (filed by the FBI as Hereford Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Hereford.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Deaf Smith County: the Deaf Smith County Constable (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hereford's 351 for 2025 and the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office's 26 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Deaf Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 377 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 Hereford 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 Hereford?
Ask the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dscso.org.
How many people are in the Deaf Smith County jail?
About 86 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 196 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Deaf Smith 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 Hereford 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.