Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Kent County, Texas, has 703 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kent County is held at the county jail, run by the Kent 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County criminal records, Kent County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Kent County
The county jail, run by the Kent County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kent County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kent County Sheriff's Office at co.kent.tx.us/page/kent.Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Kent County, Texas), phone (806) 237-3801, 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 (806) 237-3801.
The Kent County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 63 people, up from about 8 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 70 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kent County has 703 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 903 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kent County Jail
The Kent County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Kent County.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent County?
Ask the Kent County Sheriff's Office at (806) 237-3801; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.kent.tx.us/page/kent.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Kent County jail?
About 63 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 70 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kent County jail?
(806) 237-3801, the number on the page of the Kent County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kent 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 Kent 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.