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.
Polk County, Texas, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Polk County is held at the county jail, run by the Polk 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: Polk County public records, Polk County arrest records, Polk County warrants, Polk County police reports, Polk County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Polk County
The county jail, run by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Polk County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Polk County Sheriff's Office at polktx.gov/349/Jail-Information (page title: Jail Information | Polk County, TX), phone 936-327-6810, 1733 North Washington Avenue Livingston, TX 77351, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
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 936-327-6810.
The Polk County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 190 people on an average day, down from about 330 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 362 beds, and it is running at 52 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Polk County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Polk County Jail
The Polk County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Livingston, Onalaska and Corrigan make the arrests that end in a booking in Polk County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Polk County Sheriff's Office's 703 for 2025, Livingston's 470 for 2025 and Onalaska's 136 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Polk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,396 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 Polk 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 Polk 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 Polk County?
Ask the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 936-327-6810; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at polktx.gov/349/Jail-Information.
How many people are in the Polk County jail?
About 190 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 362 beds.
What is the phone number for the Polk County jail?
936-327-6810, the number on the page of the Polk County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Polk 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 Polk 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.