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 25, 2026.
Sweetwater, Texas, in Nolan County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sweetwater is held at the county jail, run by the Nolan 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 Sweetwater
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sweetwater is held at the county jail, run by the Nolan County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Nolan County Sheriff's Office at co.nolan.tx.us/page/nolan.Sheriff (page title: Nolan County, Texas), phone 325-235-5471, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 325-235-5471.
The Nolan County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 72 people on an average day, down from about 86 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 75 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nolan County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 51 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nolan County Jail
The Nolan County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sweetwater (filed by the FBI as Sweetwater Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Sweetwater.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Nolan County: Texas State Technical College at Sweetwater (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Nolan County Sheriff's Office's 191 for 2025, Sweetwater's 121 for 2025 and Roscoe's 4 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Nolan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 316 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater?
Ask the Nolan County Sheriff's Office at 325-235-5471; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.nolan.tx.us/page/nolan.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Nolan County jail?
About 72 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Nolan County jail?
325-235-5471, the number on the page of the Nolan County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nolan 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 Sweetwater 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.