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 9, 2026.
Clay County, Texas, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County is held at the county jail, run by the Clay 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: Clay County public records, Clay County arrest records, Clay County warrants, Clay County police reports, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clay County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County is held at the county jail, run by the Clay County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office at claycountysheriff.org/cur_inmates_sorted.html (page title: Clay County Jail | Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Clay County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 21 people on an average day, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 38 beds, and it is running at 55 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clay County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clay County Jail
The Clay County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Clay County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Clay County: the Clay County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency).
The Wichita Falls Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clay County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clay County here.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office reported 61 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 Clay County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Clay County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clay County?
Ask the Clay County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at claycountysheriff.org/cur_inmates_sorted.html.
How many people are in the Clay County jail?
About 21 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 38 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clay 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 Clay 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.