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.
Kaufman County, Texas, has about 198,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kaufman County is held at the county jail, run by the Kaufman 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Kaufman County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kaufman County is held at the county jail, run by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office at kaufmanso.com/jail-info/inmate-records (page title: Inmate Records | Kaufman CO. Sheriff), phone 972-932-4337, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 972-932-4337.
The Kaufman County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 400 people on an average day, down from about 450 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 531 beds, and it is running at 74 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kaufman County has about 198,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kaufman County Jail
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Forney, Terrell, Kaufman, Mabank, Crandall, Oak Ridge and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Kaufman County.
The FBI's agency list also places nine other agencies and one campus police department in Kaufman County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Seagoville Police Department, the Mesquite Police Department, the Heath Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Kaufman County, so their arrests are not broken out for Kaufman County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office's 766 for 2025, Kaufman's 692 for 2025 and Forney's 463 for 2025.
Together, the eight agencies in Kaufman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,953 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 Kaufman 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 Kaufman 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 Kaufman County?
Ask the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office at 972-932-4337; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kaufmanso.com/jail-info/inmate-records.
How many people are in the Kaufman County jail?
About 400 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 531 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kaufman County jail?
972-932-4337, the number on the page of the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kaufman 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 Kaufman 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.