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.
Bailey County, Texas, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bailey County is held at the county jail, run by the Bailey 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: Bailey County public records, Bailey County arrest records, Bailey County warrants, Bailey County criminal records, Bailey County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bailey County
The county jail, run by the Bailey County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bailey County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bailey County Sheriff's Office at co.bailey.tx.us/page/bailey.Sheriff (page title: Bailey County, Texas), phone 806-272-4268, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 806-272-4268.
The Bailey County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 44 people on an average day, down from about 75 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 46 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bailey County has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 63 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bailey County Jail
The Bailey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Muleshoe make the arrests that end in a booking in Bailey County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Muleshoe's 81 for 2025 and the Bailey County Sheriff's Office's 9 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Bailey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 90 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 Bailey 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 Bailey 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 Bailey County?
Ask the Bailey County Sheriff's Office at 806-272-4268; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.bailey.tx.us/page/bailey.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Bailey County jail?
About 44 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bailey County jail?
806-272-4268, the number on the page of the Bailey County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bailey 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 Bailey 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.