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 4, 2026.
Menard County, Texas, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Menard County is held at the county jail, run by the Menard 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: Menard County public records, Menard County arrest records, Menard County warrants, Menard County criminal records, Menard County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Menard County
The county jail, run by the Menard County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Menard County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Menard County Sheriff's Office at menardtexas.com/about-menard-county-jail-tx-inmate-search (page title: About Menard County Jail, TX, Inmate Search), phone 325-396-4705, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Menard County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 4 people on an average day, up from about 3 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 8 beds, and it is running at 50 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Menard County has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Menard County Jail
The Menard County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Menard County.
The Menard County Sheriff's Office reported 22 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 Menard 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 Menard 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 Menard County?
Look on the custody page of the Menard County Sheriff's Office at menardtexas.com, or call 325-396-4705. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Menard County jail?
About 4 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Menard County jail?
325-396-4705, the number on the page of the Menard County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Menard 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 Menard 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.