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.
Hale County, Texas, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hale County is held at the county jail, run by the Hale 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: Hale County public records, Hale County arrest records, Hale County warrants, Hale County criminal records, Hale County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hale County
The county jail, run by the Hale County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hale County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hale County Sheriff's Office at halecounty.org/county_offices/jail/jail_roster.php (page title: Welcome to Halecounty), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Hale County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 110 people on an average day, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 190 beds, and it is running at 58 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hale County has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hale County Jail
The Hale County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Plainview, Abernathy, Hale Center and Petersburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Hale County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hale County: the Hale County Constable's Precinct 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Plainview's 340 for 2025, the Hale County Sheriff's Office's 262 for 2020 and Abernathy's 13 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Hale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 363 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 Hale 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 Hale 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 Hale County?
Look on the custody page of the Hale County Sheriff's Office at halecounty.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hale County jail?
About 110 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 190 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hale 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 Hale 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.