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.
Young County, Texas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Young County is held at the county jail, run by the Young 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: Young County public records, Young County arrest records, Young County warrants, Young County criminal records, Young County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Young County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Young County is held at the county jail, run by the Young County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Young County Sheriff's Office at co.young.tx.us/page/young.CountyJail (page title: Young County, Texas), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Young County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 85 people on an average day, up from about 59 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 144 beds, and it is running at 59 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Young County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 47 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Young County Jail
The Young County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Graham and Olney make the arrests that end in a booking in Young County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Young County: the Young County Constable's Precinct 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Graham's 271 for 2025, the Young County Sheriff's Office's 158 for 2025 and Olney's 55 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Young County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 484 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 Young 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 Young 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 Young County?
Ask the Young County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.young.tx.us/page/young.CountyJail.
How many people are in the Young County jail?
About 85 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 144 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Young 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 Young 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.