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.
Jim Wells County, Texas, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jim Wells County is held at the county jail, run by the Jim Wells 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: Jim Wells County public records, Jim Wells County arrest records, Jim Wells County warrants, Jim Wells County criminal records, Jim Wells County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jim Wells County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jim Wells County is held at the county jail, run by the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office at jimwellscounty-tx.gov/jail.html (page title: Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Jim Wells County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 50 people on an average day, down from about 64 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 88 beds, and it is running at 57 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jim Wells County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jim Wells County Jail
The Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Alice, Premont and Orange Grove make the arrests that end in a booking in Jim Wells County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Jim Wells County: the Jim Wells County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency).
The San Diego Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jim Wells County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jim Wells County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Alice's 611 for 2025, the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office's 170 for 2025 and Premont's 31 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Jim Wells County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 843 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 Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County?
Ask the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jimwellscounty-tx.gov/jail.html.
How many people are in the Jim Wells County jail?
About 50 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 88 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells 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.