Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Midland County, Texas, has about 184,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Midland County is held at the county jail, run by the Midland 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: Midland County public records, Midland County arrest records, Midland County warrants, Midland County criminal records, Midland County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Midland County
The county jail, run by the Midland County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Midland County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Midland County Sheriff's Office at co.midland.tx.us/1053/Detention (page title: Detention | Midland County, TX), phone (432)688-4600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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)688-4600.
The Midland County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 420 people on an average day, down from about 450 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 489 beds, and it is running at 87 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Midland County has about 184,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Midland County Jail
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Midland make the arrests that end in a booking in Midland County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies in Midland County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Odessa Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Midland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Midland County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Midland's 3,243 for 2025 and the Midland County Sheriff's Office's 749 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Midland County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,210 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 Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland County?
Ask the Midland County Sheriff's Office at (432)688-4600; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.midland.tx.us/1053/Detention.
How many people are in the Midland County jail?
About 420 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 489 beds.
What is the phone number for the Midland County jail?
(432)688-4600, the number on the page of the Midland County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Midland 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 Midland 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.