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 1, 2026.
Coryell County, Texas, has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coryell County is held at the county jail, run by the Coryell 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: Coryell County public records, Coryell County arrest records, Coryell County warrants, Coryell County criminal records, Coryell County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Coryell County
The county jail, run by the Coryell County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Coryell County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Coryell County Sheriff's Office at coryellcountysheriff.com/information (page title: Information | Coryell County Sheriff), phone 254-865-7201, 510 Leon Street, Gatesville, TX 76528, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 254-865-7201.
The Coryell County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 100 people on an average day, up from about 81 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 139 beds, and it is running at 74 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Coryell County has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Coryell County Jail
The Coryell County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Copperas Cove and Gatesville make the arrests that end in a booking in Coryell County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Coryell County: the Coryell County Constable's Precincts 4 and 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Copperas Cove's 1,173 for 2025, the Coryell County Sheriff's Office's 658 for 2025 and Gatesville's 258 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Coryell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,089 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 Coryell 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 Coryell County?
Ask the Coryell County Sheriff's Office at 254-865-7201; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at coryellcountysheriff.com/information.
How many people are in the Coryell County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 139 beds.
What is the phone number for the Coryell County jail?
254-865-7201, the number on the page of the Coryell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Coryell 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 Coryell 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.