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.
Port Lavaca, Texas, in Calhoun County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Port Lavaca is held at the county jail, run by the Calhoun 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 Port Lavaca
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Port Lavaca is held at the county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calhouncotx.org/adult-detention (page title: Adult Detention | Calhoun County Texas), phone 361-553-4475, 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 361-553-4475.
The Calhoun County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 86 people on an average day, up from about 72 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 144 beds, and it is running at 60 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calhoun County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port Lavaca (filed by the FBI as Port Lavaca Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Port Lavaca.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Calhoun County: the Calhoun County Independent School District and the Calhoun County Constable's Precincts 1 and 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Port Lavaca's 423 for 2025, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office's 216 for 2025 and Seadrift's 28 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 671 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 Port Lavaca 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 Port Lavaca?
Ask the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at 361-553-4475; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncotx.org/adult-detention.
How many people are in the Calhoun County jail?
About 86 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 144 beds.
What is the phone number for the Calhoun County jail?
361-553-4475, the number on the page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Calhoun 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 Port Lavaca 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.