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 30, 2026.
Childress County, Texas, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Childress County is held at the county jail, run by the Childress 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 Childress County
The county jail, run by the Childress County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Childress County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Childress County Sheriff's Office at childresstx.us/pages/county-sheriff (page title: Childress County Texas), phone (940) 937-2535, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 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 (940) 937-2535.
The Childress County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 44 people on an average day, down from about 66 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 94 beds, and it is running at 47 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Childress County has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 66 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Childress County Jail
The Childress County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Childress make the arrests that end in a booking in Childress County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Childress County: the Childress County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Childress's 192 for 2025 and the Childress County Sheriff's Office's 86 for 2021.
Childress reported 192 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Childress 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 Childress County?
Ask the Childress County Sheriff's Office at (940) 937-2535; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at childresstx.us/pages/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Childress County jail?
About 44 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 94 beds.
What is the phone number for the Childress County jail?
(940) 937-2535, the number on the page of the Childress County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Childress 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 Childress 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.