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.
Lipscomb County, Texas, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lipscomb County is held at the county jail, run by the Lipscomb 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: Lipscomb County public records, Lipscomb County arrest records, Lipscomb County warrants, Lipscomb County police reports, Lipscomb County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lipscomb County
The county jail, run by the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lipscomb County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office at co.lipscomb.tx.us/page/lipscomb.Sheriff (page title: Lipscomb County, Texas), phone 806-862-2611, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 806-862-2611.
The Lipscomb County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1 people on an average day, down from about 3 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 13 beds, and it is running at 8 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lipscomb County has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 3 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lipscomb County Jail
The Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Booker make the arrests that end in a booking in Lipscomb County.
The Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office reported 8 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 Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb County?
Ask the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office at 806-862-2611; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.lipscomb.tx.us/page/lipscomb.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Lipscomb County jail?
About 1 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 13 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lipscomb County jail?
806-862-2611, the number on the page of the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb 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.