Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Navasota, Texas, in Grimes County, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Navasota is held at the county jail, run by the Grimes 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 Navasota
The county jail, run by the Grimes County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Navasota, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Grimes County Sheriff's Office at grimescountyso.org (page title: Grimes County Sheriff's Office | Anderson, TX), phone (936) 873-2151, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 (936) 873-2151.
The Grimes County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 81 people on an average day, up from about 53 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 111 beds, and it is running at 73 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grimes County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grimes County Jail
The Grimes County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Navasota (filed by the FBI as Navasota Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Navasota.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Grimes County: the Grimes County Constable's Precincts 1 and 2 and Grimes County Constable at Precinct 3 & 4 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Navasota's 272 for 2025, the Grimes County Sheriff's Office's 100 for 2025 and Todd Mission's 3 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Grimes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 375 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 Navasota 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 Grimes 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 Navasota?
Ask the Grimes County Sheriff's Office at (936) 873-2151; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at grimescountyso.org.
How many people are in the Grimes County jail?
About 81 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 111 beds.
What is the phone number for the Grimes County jail?
(936) 873-2151, the number on the page of the Grimes County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grimes 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 Navasota 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.