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.
Martin County, Texas, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County criminal records, Martin County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Martin County
The county jail, run by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office at co.martin.tx.us/164/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Martin County), phone 432-756-3336, 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 432-756-3336.
The Martin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 18 people on an average day, up from about 14 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 54 beds, and it is running at 33 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Martin County has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Martin County Jail
The Martin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Stanton make the arrests that end in a booking in Martin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Martin County: the Stanton Independent School District (other agency).
The Midland Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Martin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Martin County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Stanton's 68 for 2025 and the Martin County Sheriff's Office's 23 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 91 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin County?
Ask the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 432-756-3336; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.martin.tx.us/164/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Martin County jail?
About 18 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 54 beds.
What is the phone number for the Martin County jail?
432-756-3336, the number on the page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Martin 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 Martin 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.