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.
Sutton County, Texas, has about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sutton County is held at the county jail, run by the Sutton 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: Sutton County public records, Sutton County arrest records, Sutton County warrants, Sutton County criminal records, Sutton County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sutton County
The county jail, run by the Sutton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Sutton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sutton County Sheriff's Office at co.sutton.tx.us/page/sutton.Sheriff (page title: Sutton County, TX | Sheriff), phone 325-387-2288, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 325-387-2288.
The Sutton County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 8 people on an average day, down from about 18 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 28 beds, and it is running at 29 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sutton County has about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sutton County Jail
The Sutton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sonora make the arrests that end in a booking in Sutton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sonora's 11 for 2025 and the Sutton County Sheriff's Office's 7 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Sutton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18 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 Sutton 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 Sutton 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 Sutton County?
Ask the Sutton County Sheriff's Office at 325-387-2288; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.sutton.tx.us/page/sutton.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Sutton County jail?
About 8 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 28 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sutton County jail?
325-387-2288, the number on the page of the Sutton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sutton 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 Sutton 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.