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.
Colorado County, Texas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colorado County is held at the county jail, run by the Colorado 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: Colorado County public records, Colorado County arrest records, Colorado County warrants, Colorado County criminal records, Colorado County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Colorado County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colorado County is held at the county jail, run by the Colorado County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Colorado County Sheriff's Office at co.colorado.tx.us/page/colorado.sheriff (page title: Colorado County Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Colorado County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 60 people on an average day, up from about 51 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 99 beds, and it is running at 61 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Colorado County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Colorado County Jail
The Colorado County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Columbus, Eagle Lake and Weimar make the arrests that end in a booking in Colorado County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Colorado County Sheriff's Office's 110 for 2024, Columbus's 106 for 2025 and Weimar's 23 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Colorado County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 144 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 Colorado 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 Colorado County?
Ask the Colorado County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.colorado.tx.us/page/colorado.sheriff.
How many people are in the Colorado County jail?
About 60 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 99 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Colorado 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 Colorado 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.