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.
Ward County, Texas, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ward County is held at the county jail, run by the Ward 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: Ward County public records, Ward County arrest records, Ward County warrants, Ward County police reports, Ward County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ward County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ward County is held at the county jail, run by the Ward County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ward County Sheriff's Office at co.ward.tx.us/page/ward.sheriff (page title: Ward County, Texas), phone 432-943-6703, 415 E. Monahans Parkway Monahans, TX 79756, 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 432-943-6703.
The Ward County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 32 people on an average day, down from about 56 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 118 beds, and it is running at 27 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ward County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ward County Jail
The Ward County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monahans make the arrests that end in a booking in Ward County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Monahans's 215 for 2025 and the Ward County Sheriff's Office's 166 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Ward County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 381 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 Ward 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 Ward 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 Ward County?
Ask the Ward County Sheriff's Office at 432-943-6703; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.ward.tx.us/page/ward.sheriff.
How many people are in the Ward County jail?
About 32 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 118 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ward County jail?
432-943-6703, the number on the page of the Ward County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ward 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 Ward 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.