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 October 1, 2026.
Winkler County, Texas, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Winkler County is held at the county jail, run by the Winkler 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 Winkler County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Winkler County is held at the county jail, run by the Winkler County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Winkler County Sheriff's Office at co.winkler.tx.us/209/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Winkler County, TX), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Winkler County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 60 people on an average day, down from about 83 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 101 beds, and it is running at 59 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Winkler County has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 81 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Winkler County Jail
The Winkler County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kermit and Wink make the arrests that end in a booking in Winkler County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Winkler County: the Wink-Loving Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Kermit's 56 for 2025, the Winkler County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Wink's 11 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Winkler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 119 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 Winkler 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 Winkler County?
Ask the Winkler County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.winkler.tx.us/209/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Winkler County jail?
About 60 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 101 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Winkler 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 Winkler 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.