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.
Burleson County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burleson County is held at the county jail, run by the Burleson 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: Burleson County public records, Burleson County arrest records, Burleson County warrants, Burleson County criminal records, Burleson County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Burleson County
The county jail, run by the Burleson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Burleson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Burleson County Sheriff's Office at burlesoncountysherifftx.org/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Burleson County Texas Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Burleson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 53 people on an average day, up from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 55 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Burleson County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Burleson County Jail
The Burleson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Caldwell and Somerville make the arrests that end in a booking in Burleson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Burleson County: the Burleson County Constable's Precincts 3 and 2 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Caldwell's 81 for 2025, the Burleson County Sheriff's Office's 68 for 2025 and Somerville's 11 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Burleson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 160 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 Burleson 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 Burleson County?
Look on the custody page of the Burleson County Sheriff's Office at burlesoncountysherifftx.org/inmate-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Burleson County jail?
About 53 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Burleson 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 Burleson 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.