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.
Leon County, Texas, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Leon County is held at the county jail, run by the Leon 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: Leon County public records, Leon County arrest records, Leon County warrants, Leon County criminal records, Leon County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Leon County
The county jail, run by the Leon County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Leon County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Leon County Sheriff's Office at co.leon.tx.us/page/leon.sheriff (page title: Leon County, Texas), phone 903-536-2749, 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 903-536-2749.
The Leon County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 41 people on an average day, down from about 43 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 53 beds, and it is running at 77 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Leon County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Leon County Jail
The Leon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Buffalo, Jewett, Normangee and Oakwood make the arrests that end in a booking in Leon County.
The FBI's agency list also places five other agencies in Leon County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Leon County Sheriff's Office's 66 for 2025, Buffalo's 17 for 2025 and Normangee's 8 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Leon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 92 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 Leon County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Leon County?
Ask the Leon County Sheriff's Office at 903-536-2749; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.leon.tx.us/page/leon.sheriff.
How many people are in the Leon County jail?
About 41 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 53 beds.
What is the phone number for the Leon County jail?
903-536-2749, the number on the page of the Leon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Leon 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 Leon 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.