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 4, 2026.
Mineral Wells, Texas, in Palo Pinto County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mineral Wells is held at the county jail, run by the Palo Pinto 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 Mineral Wells
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mineral Wells is held at the county jail, run by the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office at co.palo-pinto.tx.us/page/Sheriff.Home (page title: Sheriff's Department | Palo Pinto County, Texas), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Palo Pinto County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 73 people on an average day, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 142 beds, and it is running at 51 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Palo Pinto County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Palo Pinto County Jail
The Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mineral Wells (filed by the FBI as Mineral Wells Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Mineral Wells.
The FBI's agency list also places five other agencies in Palo Pinto County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Mineral Wells's 531 for 2025 and the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office's 107 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Palo Pinto County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 550 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 Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells?
Ask the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.palo-pinto.tx.us/page/Sheriff.Home.
How many people are in the Palo Pinto County jail?
About 73 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 142 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Palo Pinto 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 Mineral Wells 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.