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 on September 23, 2026.
Harrison County, Texas, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harrison County is held at the county jail, run by the Harrison 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: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County police reports, Harrison County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Harrison County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harrison County is held at the county jail, run by the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office at harrisoncountytexas.gov/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Harrison County, Texas), phone (903) 923-4000, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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) 923-4000.
The Harrison County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, up from about 230 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 364 beds, and it is running at 72 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Harrison County has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 37 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Harrison County Jail
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Marshall, Hallsville and Waskom make the arrests that end in a booking in Harrison County.
The FBI's agency list also places six other agencies in Harrison County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Longview Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Harrison County, so its arrests are not broken out for Harrison County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Marshall's 623 for 2025, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office's 363 for 2025 and Waskom's 27 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,039 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County?
Ask the Harrison County Sheriff's Office at (903) 923-4000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at harrisoncountytexas.gov/page/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Harrison County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 364 beds.
What is the phone number for the Harrison County jail?
(903) 923-4000, the number on the page of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Harrison 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 Harrison 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.