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 9, 2026.
Lindale, Texas, in Smith County, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lindale is held at the county jail, run by the 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 Lindale
The county jail, run by the Smith County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lindale, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Smith County Sheriff's Office at smith-county.com/m/directory/department?did=94 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Office), phone 903-590-2661, 227 N Spring Avenue Tyler, TX 75702, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 903-590-2661.
The Smith County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 880 people on an average day, up from about 860 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,149 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Smith County has about 249,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Smith County Jail
The Smith County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lindale (filed by the FBI as Lindale Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Lindale.
The FBI's agency list also places nine other agencies and two campus police departments in Smith County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Overton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Smith County, so its arrests are not broken out for Smith County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tyler's 3,677 for 2025, the Smith County Sheriff's Office's 1,516 for 2025 and Lindale's 105 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,493 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 Lindale arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Smith County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lindale?
Ask the Smith County Sheriff's Office at 903-590-2661; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at smith-county.com.
How many people are in the Smith County jail?
About 880 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,149 beds.
What is the phone number for the Smith County jail?
903-590-2661, the number on the page of the Smith County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in 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 Lindale 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.