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 on September 23, 2026.
Bastrop County, Texas, has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bastrop County is held at the county jail, run by the Bastrop 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 Bastrop County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bastrop County is held at the county jail, run by the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office at bastropcounty.gov/page/lec.faq (page title: Jail Frequently Asked Questions | Sheriff's Office | Bastrop County), phone (512) 549-5100, 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 (512) 549-5100.
The Bastrop County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, down from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 372 beds, and it is running at 69 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bastrop County has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bastrop County Jail
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville make the arrests that end in a booking in Bastrop County.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Bastrop County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office's 875 for 2025, Bastrop's 658 for 2025 and Elgin's 306 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Bastrop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,971 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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop County?
Ask the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office at (512) 549-5100; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bastropcounty.gov/page/lec.faq.
How many people are in the Bastrop County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 372 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bastrop County jail?
(512) 549-5100, the number on the page of the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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.