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 9, 2026.
Jones County, Texas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County is held at the county jail, run by the Jones 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: Jones County public records, Jones County arrest records, Jones County warrants, Jones County criminal records, Jones County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jones County
The county jail, run by the Jones County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office at co.jones.tx.us/page/jones.Sheriff (page title: Jones County, Texas), phone 325-823-3201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 325-823-3201.
The Jones County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 66 people on an average day, down from about 72 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 69 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jones County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jones County Jail
The Jones County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Stamford, Anson, Hamlin and Hawley make the arrests that end in a booking in Jones County.
The Abilene Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jones County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jones County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Stamford's 52 for 2025, Hamlin's 30 for 2025 and the Jones County Sheriff's Office's 27 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Jones County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 130 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 Jones 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 Jones 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 Jones County?
Ask the Jones County Sheriff's Office at 325-823-3201; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.jones.tx.us/page/jones.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Jones County jail?
About 66 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jones County jail?
325-823-3201, the number on the page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jones 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 Jones 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.