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 9, 2026.
Austin County, Texas, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Austin County is held at the county jail, run by the Austin 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.
Related guides: Austin County public records, Austin County arrest records, Austin County warrants, Austin County police reports, Austin County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Austin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Austin County is held at the county jail, run by the Austin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Austin County Sheriff's Office at austincounty.com/page/austin.sheriff (page title: Austin County, Texas), phone 979-865-3112, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 979-865-3112.
The Austin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 62 people on an average day, up from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 89 beds, and it is running at 70 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Austin County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Austin County Jail
The Austin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sealy, Bellville, Wallis and San Felipe make the arrests that end in a booking in Austin County.
The FBI's agency list also places five other agencies in Austin County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Austin County Sheriff's Office's 210 for 2025, Sealy's 87 for 2025 and Bellville's 80 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Austin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 399 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 Austin County 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 Austin 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 Austin County?
Ask the Austin County Sheriff's Office at 979-865-3112; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at austincounty.com/page/austin.sheriff.
How many people are in the Austin County jail?
About 62 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 89 beds.
What is the phone number for the Austin County jail?
979-865-3112, the number on the page of the Austin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Austin 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 Austin County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.