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 September 30, 2026.
Plainview, Texas, in Hale County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Plainview is held at the county jail, run by the Hale 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 Plainview
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Plainview is held at the county jail, run by the Hale County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hale County Sheriff's Office at halecounty.org/county_offices/jail/jail_roster.php (page title: Welcome to Halecounty), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Hale County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 110 people on an average day, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 190 beds, and it is running at 58 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hale County has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hale County Jail
The Hale County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Plainview (filed by the FBI as Plainview Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Plainview.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hale County: the Hale County Constable's Precinct 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Plainview's 340 for 2025, the Hale County Sheriff's Office's 262 for 2020 and Abernathy's 13 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Hale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 363 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 Plainview 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 Plainview?
Look on the custody page of the Hale County Sheriff's Office at halecounty.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hale County jail?
About 110 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 190 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hale 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 Plainview 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.