Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Dickens County, Texas, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dickens County is held at the county jail, run by the Dickens 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: Dickens County public records, Dickens County arrest records, Dickens County warrants, Dickens County criminal records, Dickens County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dickens County
The county jail, run by the Dickens County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dickens County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dickens County Sheriff's Office at co.dickens.tx.us/page/dickens.Sheriff (page title: Dickens County, Texas), phone (806) 623-5533, 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 (806) 623-5533.
The Dickens County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 2 people on an average day, down from about 6 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 8 beds, and it is running at 25 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dickens County has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dickens County Jail
The Dickens County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Spur make the arrests that end in a booking in Dickens County.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Dickens 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 Dickens 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 Dickens County?
Ask the Dickens County Sheriff's Office at (806) 623-5533; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.dickens.tx.us/page/dickens.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Dickens County jail?
About 2 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dickens County jail?
(806) 623-5533, the number on the page of the Dickens County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dickens 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 Dickens 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.