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 4, 2026.
Brown County, Texas, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brown County is held at the county jail, run by the Brown 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: Brown County public records, Brown County arrest records, Brown County warrants, Brown County criminal records, Brown County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brown County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brown County is held at the county jail, run by the Brown County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brown County Sheriff's Office at browncountytx.gov/page/brown.Sheriff (page title: Brown County, Texas), phone 325-646-5510, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 325-646-5510.
The Brown County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 160 people on an average day, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 196 beds, and it is running at 80 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brown County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brown County Jail
The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Brownwood, Early and Bangs make the arrests that end in a booking in Brown County.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Brown County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Brownwood's 723 for 2025, the Brown County Sheriff's Office's 143 for 2025 and Early's 98 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 965 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 Brown 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 Brown County?
Ask the Brown County Sheriff's Office at 325-646-5510; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at browncountytx.gov/page/brown.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Brown County jail?
About 160 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 196 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brown County jail?
325-646-5510, the number on the page of the Brown County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brown 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 Brown 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.