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.
Nederland, Texas, in Jefferson County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nederland is held at the county jail, run by the Jefferson 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 Nederland
The county jail, run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Nederland, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.jeffersoncountytx.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Jefferson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,240 people on an average day, up from about 1,080 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,764 beds, and it is running at 70 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jefferson County has about 254,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 49 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jefferson County Jail
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Nederland (filed by the FBI as Nederland Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Nederland.
The FBI's agency list also places eight other agencies and one campus police department in Jefferson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Beaumont's 2,930 for 2025, Port Arthur's 1,520 for 2025 and Groves's 391 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,743 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 Nederland 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 Nederland?
Look on the custody page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.jeffersoncountytx.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jefferson County jail?
About 1,240 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,764 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jefferson 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 Nederland 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.