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 30, 2026.
Shackelford County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shackelford County is held at the county jail, run by the Shackelford 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Shackelford County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shackelford County is held at the county jail, run by the Shackelford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Shackelford County Sheriff's Office at shackelfordcounty.org/page/shackelford.Arrest.Jail.Report (page title: Shackelford County, Texas), Monday - to- Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Shackelford County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 13 people on an average day, down from about 14 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 27 beds, and it is running at 48 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Shackelford County has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Shackelford County Jail
The Shackelford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Albany make the arrests that end in a booking in Shackelford County.
The Shackelford County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford County?
Ask the Shackelford County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at shackelfordcounty.org.
How many people are in the Shackelford County jail?
About 13 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 27 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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.