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 28, 2026.
Lynn County, Texas, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lynn County is held at the county jail, run by the Lynn 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: Lynn County public records, Lynn County arrest records, Lynn County warrants, Lynn County criminal records, Lynn County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lynn County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lynn County is held at the county jail, run by the Lynn County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lynn County Sheriff's Office at co.lynn.tx.us/page/lynn.sheriff (page title: Lynn County, Texas), phone 806-561-4505, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 806-561-4505.
The Lynn County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 41 people on an average day, up from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 54 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lynn County has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 69 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lynn County Jail
The Lynn County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tahoka and O'Donnell make the arrests that end in a booking in Lynn County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lynn County: the New Home Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tahoka's 26 for 2025 and the Lynn County Sheriff's Office's 22 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Lynn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 48 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 Lynn 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 Lynn 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 Lynn County?
Ask the Lynn County Sheriff's Office at 806-561-4505; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.lynn.tx.us/page/lynn.sheriff.
How many people are in the Lynn County jail?
About 41 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 54 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lynn County jail?
806-561-4505, the number on the page of the Lynn County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lynn 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 Lynn 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.