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.
Hartley County, Texas, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hartley County is held at the county jail, run by the Hartley 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: Hartley County public records, Hartley County arrest records, Hartley County warrants, Hartley County criminal records, Hartley County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hartley County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hartley County is held at the county jail, run by the Hartley County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hartley County Sheriff's Office at co.hartley.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Hartley County, Texas), phone (806) 235-3142, 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) 235-3142.
The Hartley County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 12 people, down from about 18 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 22 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hartley County has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hartley County Jail
The Hartley County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hartley County.
The Dalhart Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Hartley County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hartley County here.
The Hartley County Sheriff's Office reported 3 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Hartley 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 Hartley 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 Hartley County?
Ask the Hartley County Sheriff's Office at (806) 235-3142; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.hartley.tx.us/page/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Hartley County jail?
About 12 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 22 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hartley County jail?
(806) 235-3142, the number on the page of the Hartley County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hartley 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 Hartley 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.