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.
Bandera County, Texas, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bandera County is held at the county jail, run by the Bandera 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: Bandera County public records, Bandera County arrest records, Bandera County warrants, Bandera County criminal records, Bandera County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bandera County
The county jail, run by the Bandera County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bandera County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bandera County Sheriff's Office at banderacounty.gov/page/sheriff (page title: Bandera County, Texas), phone 830-796-3771, 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 830-796-3771.
The Bandera County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 56 people on an average day, down from about 57 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 58 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bandera County has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bandera County Jail
The Bandera County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bandera make the arrests that end in a booking in Bandera County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Bandera County Sheriff's Office's 296 for 2024 and Bandera's 22 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Bandera County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 310 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 Bandera 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 Bandera 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 Bandera County?
Ask the Bandera County Sheriff's Office at 830-796-3771; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at banderacounty.gov/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the Bandera County jail?
About 56 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bandera County jail?
830-796-3771, the number on the page of the Bandera County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bandera 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 Bandera 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.