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.
DeWitt County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in DeWitt County is held at the county jail, run by the Dewitt 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: DeWitt County public records, DeWitt County arrest records, DeWitt County warrants, DeWitt County criminal records, DeWitt County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in DeWitt County
The county jail, run by the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in DeWitt County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office at co.dewitt.tx.us/page/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | DeWitt County, Texas), phone 361-275-5734, 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 361-275-5734.
The DeWitt County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 91 people on an average day, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 161 beds, and it is running at 57 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
DeWitt County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the DeWitt County Jail
The Dewitt County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cuero make the arrests that end in a booking in DeWitt County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in DeWitt County: the Yorktown Independent School District (other agency).
The Yoakum Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including DeWitt County, so its arrests are not broken out for DeWitt County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cuero's 308 for 2025 and the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office's 74 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in DeWitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 382 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 DeWitt 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 DeWitt County?
Ask the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office at 361-275-5734; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.dewitt.tx.us/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the DeWitt County jail?
About 91 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 161 beds.
What is the phone number for the DeWitt County jail?
361-275-5734, the number on the page of the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in DeWitt 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 DeWitt 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.