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 September 25, 2026.
Rains County, Texas, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rains County is held at the county jail, run by the Rains 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: Rains County public records, Rains County arrest records, Rains County warrants, Rains County criminal records, Rains County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Rains County
The county jail, run by the Rains County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Rains County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Rains County Sheriff's Office at co.rains.tx.us/page/rains.sheriff (page title: Rains County, Texas), phone 903-473-3181, 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 903-473-3181.
The Rains County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 23 people on an average day, up from about 20 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 47 beds, and it is running at 49 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Rains County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Rains County Jail
The Rains County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Emory and East Tawakoni make the arrests that end in a booking in Rains County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Rains County: the Rains Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Rains County Sheriff's Office's 50 for 2025 and Emory's 23 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Rains County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73 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 Rains County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Rains County?
Ask the Rains County Sheriff's Office at 903-473-3181; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.rains.tx.us/page/rains.sheriff.
How many people are in the Rains County jail?
About 23 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 47 beds.
What is the phone number for the Rains County jail?
903-473-3181, the number on the page of the Rains County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Rains 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 Rains 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.