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.
Freestone County, Texas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Freestone County is held at the county jail, run by the Freestone 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Freestone County
The county jail, run by the Freestone County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Freestone County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Freestone County Sheriff's Office at co.freestone.tx.us/page/freestone.sheriff (page title: Freestone County, Texas), phone 903-389-3236, 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 903-389-3236.
The Freestone County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 30 people on an average day, up from about 11 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 44 beds, and it is running at 68 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Freestone County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Freestone County Jail
The Freestone County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Teague, Fairfield and Wortham make the arrests that end in a booking in Freestone County.
The Oakwood Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Freestone County, so its arrests are not broken out for Freestone County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Wortham's 154 for 2025, the Freestone County Sheriff's Office's 125 for 2025 and Teague's 40 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Freestone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 324 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 Freestone 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County?
Ask the Freestone County Sheriff's Office at 903-389-3236; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.freestone.tx.us/page/freestone.sheriff.
How many people are in the Freestone County jail?
About 30 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 44 beds.
What is the phone number for the Freestone County jail?
903-389-3236, the number on the page of the Freestone County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Freestone 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 Freestone 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.