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 on September 23, 2026.
Kenedy County, Texas, has 330 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kenedy County is held at the county jail, run by the Kenedy 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 Kenedy County
The county jail, run by the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kenedy County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office at kenedycountytx.gov/page/kenedy.Sheriff (page title: Kenedy County, Texas), phone 361-294-5205, 175 Cuellar Avenue Sarita, TX 78385, 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 361-294-5205.
The Kenedy County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1 people, up from about 1 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 2 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kenedy County has 330 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kenedy County Jail
The Kenedy County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Kenedy County.
The Kenedy County Sheriff's Office reported 3 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 Kenedy 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 Kenedy 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 Kenedy County?
Ask the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office at 361-294-5205; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kenedycountytx.gov/page/kenedy.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Kenedy County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kenedy County jail?
361-294-5205, the number on the page of the Kenedy County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kenedy 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 Kenedy 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.