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.
Tom Green County, Texas, has about 120,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tom Green County is held at the county jail, run by the Tom Green 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: Tom Green County public records, Tom Green County arrest records, Tom Green County warrants, Tom Green County criminal records, Tom Green County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tom Green County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tom Green County is held at the county jail, run by the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office at tomgreencountysheriff.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_tim... (page title: Inmate Roster | Tom Green County TX Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Tom Green County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 490 people on an average day, up from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 552 beds, and it is running at 89 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tom Green County has about 120,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 41 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tom Green County Jail
The Tom Green County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for San Angelo make the arrests that end in a booking in Tom Green County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies and one campus police department in Tom Green County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were San Angelo's 2,103 for 2025 and the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office's 355 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Tom Green County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,458 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 Tom Green 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 Tom Green 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 Tom Green County?
Look on the custody page of the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office at tomgreencountysheriff.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Tom Green County jail?
About 490 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 552 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tom Green 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 Tom Green 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.