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 October 9, 2026.
Medina County, Texas, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Medina County is held at the county jail, run by the Medina 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: Medina County public records, Medina County arrest records, Medina County warrants, Medina County criminal records, Medina County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Medina County
The county jail, run by the Medina County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Medina County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Medina County Sheriff's Office at medinatx.gov/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Medina County TX), phone 830-741-6150, Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 830-741-6150.
The Medina County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 140 people on an average day, up from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 193 beds, and it is running at 74 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Medina County has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Medina County Jail
The Medina County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hondo, Devine, Castroville, Natalia and LaCoste make the arrests that end in a booking in Medina County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Medina County: the Medina Valley Independent School District (other agency).
The San Antonio Police Department and the Lytle Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Medina County, so their arrests are not broken out for Medina County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Medina County Sheriff's Office's 302 for 2025, Devine's 268 for 2025 and Hondo's 188 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Medina County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 879 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 Medina 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 Medina 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 Medina County?
Ask the Medina County Sheriff's Office at 830-741-6150; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at medinatx.gov/page/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Medina County jail?
About 140 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 193 beds.
What is the phone number for the Medina County jail?
830-741-6150, the number on the page of the Medina County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Medina 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 Medina 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.