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 September 28, 2026.
Cass County, Texas, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cass County is held at the county jail, run by the Cass 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: Cass County public records, Cass County arrest records, Cass County warrants, Cass County criminal records, Cass County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cass County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cass County is held at the county jail, run by the Cass County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cass County Sheriff's Office at co.cass.tx.us/page/cass.Sheriff (page title: Cass County, Texas), phone 903-756-7511, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 903-756-7511.
The Cass County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 62 people on an average day, up from about 56 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 65 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cass County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cass County Jail
The Cass County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs and Queen City make the arrests that end in a booking in Cass County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies in Cass County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Cass County Sheriff's Office's 123 for 2025, Atlanta's 47 for 2025 and Linden's 16 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 192 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 Cass 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 Cass County?
Ask the Cass County Sheriff's Office at 903-756-7511; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.cass.tx.us/page/cass.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Cass County jail?
About 62 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Cass County jail?
903-756-7511, the number on the page of the Cass County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cass 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 Cass 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.