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.
Live Oak County, Texas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Live Oak County is held at the county jail, run by the Live Oak 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 Live Oak County
The county jail, run by the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Live Oak County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office at liveoaksheriff.com/countyjail.html (page title: Live Oak County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Live Oak County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 61 people on an average day, up from about 54 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 96 beds, and it is running at 64 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Live Oak County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 51 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Live Oak County Jail
The Live Oak County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for George West and Three Rivers make the arrests that end in a booking in Live Oak County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were George West's 37 for 2025, the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office's 25 for 2025 and Three Rivers's 2 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Live Oak County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County?
Ask the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at liveoaksheriff.com/countyjail.html.
How many people are in the Live Oak County jail?
About 61 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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.