Galveston County
Jimmy Fullen, Sheriff
646 FTE (2022)
$60.9M budget (Adopted FY2025 (Sheriff's Dept, single General Fund dept covering patrol + jail; from official Approved Budget Raw-Format spreadsheet; excl. Courthouse Security Fund). FY2026 PDF Wayback-truncated; FY2025 raw XLS used.)
$174/resident
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Staffing breakdown
source: census_cog_e_2022 2022
| Sworn officers | 257 | (40%) |
|---|---|---|
| Custody officers | 334 | (52%) |
| Civilian staff | 55 | (9%) |
| Total | 646 |
Jail facilities
source: jail facility data 2026
| Facility | Beds |
|---|---|
| Galveston | 1,207 |