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.
Red River County, Texas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Red River County is held at the county jail, run by the Red River 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: Red River County public records, Red River County arrest records, Red River County warrants, Red River County criminal records, Red River County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Red River County
The county jail, run by the Red River County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Red River County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Red River County Sheriff's Office at co.red-river.tx.us/page/redriver.Sheriff (page title: Red River County, Texas), phone 903-427-3838, 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 903-427-3838.
The Red River County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 51 people on an average day, up from about 41 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 95 beds, and it is running at 54 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Red River County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 44 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Red River County Jail
The Red River County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Clarksville and Bogata make the arrests that end in a booking in Red River County.
The FBI's agency list also places four other agencies in Red River County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Red River County Sheriff's Office's 99 for 2025, Clarksville's 1 for 2025 and Bogata's 0 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Red River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 100 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 Red River 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 Red River County?
Ask the Red River County Sheriff's Office at 903-427-3838; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.red-river.tx.us/page/redriver.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Red River County jail?
About 51 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 95 beds.
What is the phone number for the Red River County jail?
903-427-3838, the number on the page of the Red River County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Red River 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 Red River 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.