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.
Kinney County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kinney County is held at the county jail, run by the Kinney 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 Kinney County
The county jail, run by the Kinney County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kinney County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kinney County Sheriff's Office at co.kinney.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Kinney County, Texas), phone 830-563-2788, 109 North Street Brackettville, TX 78832, 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 830-563-2788.
The Kinney County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 2 people, down from about 16 in 2016. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 28 beds, and it ran at 9 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kinney County has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kinney County Jail
The Kinney County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Kinney County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kinney County: the Kinney County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency).
The Kinney County Sheriff's Office reported 182 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Kinney 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 Kinney 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 Kinney County?
Ask the Kinney County Sheriff's Office at 830-563-2788; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.kinney.tx.us/page/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Kinney County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 28 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kinney County jail?
830-563-2788, the number on the page of the Kinney County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kinney 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 Kinney 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.