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 October 1, 2026.
Irion County, Texas, has about 1,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Irion County is held at the county jail, run by the Irion 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: Irion County public records, Irion County arrest records, Irion County warrants, Irion County police reports, Irion County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Irion County
The county jail, run by the Irion County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Irion County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Irion County Sheriff's Office at co.irion.tx.us/m/directory/department?did=10 (page title: Sheriff | Directory | Irion County), phone 325-835-2551, 209 N Park View St, Mertzon, TX 76941, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
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 325-835-2551.
The Irion County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 5 people, up from about 5 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 7 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Irion County has about 1,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Irion County Jail
The Irion County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Irion County.
The Irion County Sheriff's Office reported 4 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 Irion 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 Irion 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 Irion County?
Ask the Irion County Sheriff's Office at 325-835-2551; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.irion.tx.us/m/directory/department?did=10.
How many people are in the Irion County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 7 beds.
What is the phone number for the Irion County jail?
325-835-2551, the number on the page of the Irion County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Irion 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 Irion 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.