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.
Brooks County, Texas, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brooks County is held at the county jail, run by the Brooks 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: Brooks County public records, Brooks County arrest records, Brooks County warrants, Brooks County criminal records, Brooks County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brooks County
The county jail, run by the Brooks County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Brooks County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brooks County Sheriff's Office at brookssheriff.com (page title: Brooks Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Brooks County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 600 people on an average day, down from about 850 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 683 beds, and it is running at 88 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brooks County has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 896 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brooks County Jail
The Brooks County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Falfurrias make the arrests that end in a booking in Brooks County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Brooks County Sheriff's Office's 77 for 2025 and Falfurrias's 66 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Brooks County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 143 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 Brooks County 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 Brooks County?
Ask the Brooks County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brookssheriff.com.
How many people are in the Brooks County jail?
About 600 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 683 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brooks 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 Brooks 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.