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.
Hood County, Texas, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hood County is held at the county jail, run by the Hood 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: Hood County public records, Hood County arrest records, Hood County warrants, Hood County criminal records, Hood County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hood County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hood County is held at the county jail, run by the Hood County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hood County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.hoodcounty.texas.gov (page title: Hood County Sheriff, TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Hood County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 170 people on an average day, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 192 beds, and it is running at 90 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hood County has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hood County Jail
The Hood County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Granbury and Tolar make the arrests that end in a booking in Hood County.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Hood County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hood County Sheriff's Office's 962 for 2025, Granbury's 713 for 2025 and Tolar's 1 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Hood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,676 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 Hood 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 Hood 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 Hood County?
Ask the Hood County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.hoodcounty.texas.gov.
How many people are in the Hood County jail?
About 170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 192 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hood 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 Hood 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.