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.
Tyler County, Texas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tyler County is held at the county jail, run by the Tyler 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: Tyler County public records, Tyler County arrest records, Tyler County warrants, Tyler County criminal records, Tyler County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tyler County
The county jail, run by the Tyler County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Tyler County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tyler County Sheriff's Office at co.tyler.tx.us/page/tyler.Sheriff-Jail (page title: Tyler County Sheriff | Jail), phone (409) 283-2172, 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 (409) 283-2172.
The Tyler County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 37 people on an average day, up from about 16 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 43 beds, and it is running at 86 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tyler County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tyler County Jail
The Tyler County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Woodville and Ivanhoe make the arrests that end in a booking in Tyler County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tyler County: the Tyler County Constable's Precincts 4 and 1 and the Warren Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Tyler County Sheriff's Office's 118 for 2025 and Woodville's 47 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Tyler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 165 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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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 Tyler County?
Ask the Tyler County Sheriff's Office at (409) 283-2172; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.tyler.tx.us/page/tyler.Sheriff-Jail.
How many people are in the Tyler County jail?
About 37 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 43 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tyler County jail?
(409) 283-2172, the number on the page of the Tyler County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tyler 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 Tyler 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.