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 on September 23, 2026.
Randall County, Texas, has about 151,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randall County is held at the county jail, run by the Randall 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: Randall County public records, Randall County arrest records, Randall County warrants, Randall County criminal records, Randall County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Randall County
The county jail, run by the Randall County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Randall County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Randall County Sheriff's Office at randallso.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Jail Roster | Randall County Sheriff's Office, TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Randall County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 370 people on an average day, down from about 420 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 550 beds, and it is running at 67 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randall County has about 151,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randall County Jail
The Randall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Amarillo and Canyon make the arrests that end in a booking in Randall County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Randall County: West Texas A&M University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Amarillo's 4,824 for 2025, Canyon's 202 for 2025 and the Randall County Sheriff's Office's 198 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Randall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,224 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 Randall 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 Randall 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 Randall County?
Look on the custody page of the Randall County Sheriff's Office at randallso.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Randall County jail?
About 370 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 550 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randall 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 Randall 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.