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.
La Salle County, Texas, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in La Salle County is held at the county jail, run by the La Salle 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 La Salle County
The county jail, run by the La Salle County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in La Salle County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the La Salle County Sheriff's Office at lasalleso.com/inmateSearch (page title: LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The La Salle County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 31 people on an average day, up from about 24 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 47 beds, and it is running at 66 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
La Salle County has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 46 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the La Salle County Jail
The La Salle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Encinal make the arrests that end in a booking in La Salle County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the La Salle County Sheriff's Office's 118 for 2021 and Encinal's 5 for 2025.
The La Salle County Sheriff's Office reported 118 arrests to the FBI for 2021. 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 La Salle 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 La Salle 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 La Salle County?
Look on the custody page of the La Salle County Sheriff's Office at lasalleso.com/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the La Salle County jail?
About 31 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 47 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in La Salle 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 La Salle 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.