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 1, 2026.
Sabine County, Texas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sabine County is held at the county jail, run by the Sabine 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: Sabine County public records, Sabine County arrest records, Sabine County warrants, Sabine County criminal records, Sabine County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sabine County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sabine County is held at the county jail, run by the Sabine County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sabine County Sheriff's Office at co.sabine.tx.us/page/sabine.Sheriff (page title: Sabine County, Texas), phone 409-787-2266, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 409-787-2266.
The Sabine County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 16 people on an average day, up from about 13 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 21 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sabine County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sabine County Jail
The Sabine County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hemphill and Pineland make the arrests that end in a booking in Sabine County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Sabine County: the Hemphill Independent School District and the Sabine County Constable's Precinct 2 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Sabine County Sheriff's Office's 132 for 2025, Hemphill's 16 for 2025 and Pineland's 4 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Sabine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 152 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 Sabine 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 Sabine County?
Ask the Sabine County Sheriff's Office at 409-787-2266; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.sabine.tx.us/page/sabine.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Sabine County jail?
About 16 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sabine County jail?
409-787-2266, the number on the page of the Sabine County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sabine 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 Sabine 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.