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.
Scurry County, Texas, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Scurry County is held at the county jail, run by the Scurry 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: Scurry County public records, Scurry County arrest records, Scurry County warrants, Scurry County criminal records, Scurry County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Scurry County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Scurry County is held at the county jail, run by the Scurry County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Scurry County Sheriff's Office at co.scurry.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Scurry County, Texas), phone 325-573-3551, 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 325-573-3551.
The Scurry County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 73 people on an average day, down from about 88 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 161 beds, and it is running at 45 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Scurry County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Scurry County Jail
The Scurry County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Snyder make the arrests that end in a booking in Scurry County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Snyder's 494 for 2025 and the Scurry County Sheriff's Office's 11 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Scurry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 505 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 Scurry 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 Scurry County?
Ask the Scurry County Sheriff's Office at 325-573-3551; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.scurry.tx.us/page/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Scurry County jail?
About 73 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 161 beds.
What is the phone number for the Scurry County jail?
325-573-3551, the number on the page of the Scurry County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Scurry 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 Scurry 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.