Winkler County
Darin Mitchell, Sheriff
41 FTE (2022)
$4.4M budget (Adopted FY2026 (Sheriff dept 404, bundled patrol+jail + Jail facility-overhead dept 505; no separate capital subtotal). Winkler budgets on a calendar fiscal year; Permian-Basin oil county.)
$574/resident
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Staffing breakdown
source: census_cog_e_2022 2022
| Sworn officers | 13 | (32%) |
|---|---|---|
| Custody officers | 28 | (68%) |
| Civilian staff | 0 | (0%) |
| Total | 41 |
Jail facilities
source: jail facility data 2026
| Facility | Beds |
|---|---|
| Winkler | 101 |