Arkansas County Inmate Population Snapshot
The most direct live measure of the Arkansas County inmate population is the Arkansas County Sheriff's Office current inmate roster. The roster inspected for the research showed a current count of 76 people, while the separate 48-hour release list showed 4 recently released people. Those figures are not an average daily population. They are public snapshots that change as new arrests, court orders, releases, and transfers move through the Arkansas County Detention Center.
For trend work, the strongest county-level source in the research is the Vera Incarceration Trends dataset. Vera reported an Arkansas County jail population of 75 in 2017, a rated capacity estimate of 105.33, and 433 jail admissions for that year. The live 2026 roster count was close to the 2017 Vera population number, but the two measures should not be treated as identical. One is a sheriff roster count on a specific day. The other is a historical dataset value used for county jail population analysis.
Arkansas County Inmate Population Statistics
Arkansas County's official sheriff pages reviewed for the research did not publish a formal bed rating, average daily population, annual booking total, or demographic dashboard. The available local statistics therefore come from two different kinds of sources: the sheriff's current roster and Vera's historical county dataset. That split matters. The roster is the best source for who appears to be in jail now. Vera is better for policy questions, long-term capacity comparison, admissions, and rate analysis.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster count | 76 | Arkansas County Sheriff roster, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| 48-hour release count | 4 | Arkansas County Sheriff release roster, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| Vera jail population | 75 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2017 |
| Vera rated capacity | 105.33 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2017 |
| Vera jail admissions | 433 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2017 |
| Official sheriff bed count | Not published | Sheriff pages reviewed May 28, 2026 |
Secondary directories report a capacity around 134 to 136 beds, but the research did not locate that number in an official Arkansas County source. For a legal filing, policy report, or budget use, the safer course is to call the jail or county custodian and ask for the current official rated capacity.
Arkansas County Jail Population Trends
Vera's 2010 through 2017 rows show a small rural jail population that moved within a fairly narrow range, from 58 people in 2011 to 92 people in 2012. The dataset also shows the county's age 15 to 64 population falling during those years, which affects the jail population rate. A jail count near 75 can create a high rate when the county denominator is small.
| Year | Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Pretrial | Sentenced | Admissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81 | 134.5 | 31.45 | 49.55 | 9.75 |
| 2011 | 58 | 135 | 22.52 | 35.48 | 363.75 |
| 2012 | 92 | 135.5 | 35.72 | 56.28 | 228.12 |
| 2013 | 85 | 136 | 33 | 52 | 92.5 |
| 2014 | 84 | 128.33 | 73.5 | 10.5 | 126.75 |
| 2015 | 64 | 120.67 | 56 | 8 | 371.75 |
| 2016 | 80 | 113 | 70 | 10 | 195 |
| 2017 | 75 | 105.33 | 65.62 | 9.38 | 433 |
Vera's admissions figures vary widely, including a very low 2010 value, so they should be cited as dataset values instead of current sheriff booking totals. The sheriff's live roster does not publish annual admissions or average length of stay.
Who Is in Arkansas County Jail
The Arkansas County inmate population includes more than one custody group. Roster examples in the research included new criminal charges, failure to appear, court orders, probation violations, parole violations, holds for other agencies, and ADC commitment entries. That mix shows why a jail record is not just a new-arrest record. Some people are held before trial, some are held because a court ordered custody, and some may be waiting for state correctional processing.
Vera estimated that most of the 2017 jail population was pretrial custody. Its 2017 row listed 65.62 pretrial and 9.38 sentenced custody out of a total jail population of 75. Vera also listed 57 male and 18 female jail population figures, with Black and White population estimates of 37.5 each. Those are rounded or fractional dataset estimates, not a sheriff-published demographic report.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before final case disposition or sentencing.
- ADC commitment
- A roster status suggesting state correctional custody or transfer may be involved.
- Hold
- A release block from another court, agency, parole office, probation office, or jurisdiction.
- Admissions
- The number of people booked into jail during a period, not the number held at one time.
Arkansas County Jail Access Rules
Public access to Arkansas County jail and court information depends on the record type. The sheriff roster is public and free, but it is not a certified criminal-history file. Arkansas public-record law provides a fallback when a booking record, release record, or booking photo is not online, while court rules can limit online access to sealed, juvenile, or confidential case information.
Key access rules:
Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 controls public court-record access and explains why some case information is not available online.
A.C.A. 12-26-101 et seq. and 12 CAR Part 50 provide the state minimum standards framework for adult criminal detention facilities.
Ark. Code 12-12-315(b) is cited in Arkansas's death-in-custody reporting plan.
Ark. Code 16-90-1401 et seq. supports Arkansas record sealing processes handled through courts and ACIC.
The roster disclaimer matters in day-to-day searches. The Arkansas County Detention Center says the information is collected and maintained for convenience and that the jail cannot certify accuracy or authenticity. Charges and bond amounts can change after court.
Search Arkansas County Inmate Records
The Arkansas County inmate population lookup starts at the sheriff's roster chooser. The chooser sends readers to the current inmate list or the 48-hour release list. The current list does not provide a text search box. It uses sorting, pagination, profile links, and visible roster fields, so a practical search often means using the browser find command on each page and moving through the page numbers.
- Open the roster chooser and select the current inmate list for active custody.
- Use the Name or Date sorting links, then use browser find for the last name.
- Move through all numbered pages because the first page is not the full list.
- Open the profile link to check the booking number, charges, bond, and VINELink button.
- Use the 48-hour release list if the person was just released.
- Call 870-659-2064 when the profile needs bond, charge, or case-number confirmation.
| Roster Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sort link | No | Sorts or lists by name; it is not a text search field. |
| Date | Sort link | No | Sorts by booking date. |
| Current | Status link | No | Shows people currently listed in the detention center. |
| Released | Status link | No | Shows people released in the last 48 hours. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | The inspected roster used multiple pages. |
| View Profile | Profile link | No | Opens the booking profile and bond note. |
Arkansas County Inmate Record Fields
A public Arkansas County roster profile is useful but limited. It can show the booking photo, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, charge text, bond, and a VINELink button. It did not show housing unit, court date, warrant number, judge, statute citation, case number, home address, date of birth, or medical and classification data in the inspected sample.
| Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo shown on the roster and profile when published. |
| Booking number | Six-digit jail booking number in inspected examples. |
| Booking date | Date and time of jail intake in MM-DD-YYYY format. |
| Charges | Plain-language booking labels, not final court dispositions. |
| Bond | Dollar amount display that may change after court. |
| VINELink | Notification/search link tied to the custody profile. |
For booking photos, current roster photos, and the 48-hour release list, the Arkansas County jail mugshots page gives more detail about what is public and what happens when a photo drops from the sheriff site.
County Jail or State Prison
People often search the wrong system because Arkansas County jail custody and state prison custody overlap in public language. The county jail roster is the right first source for a recent arrest, bond question, court order, or 48-hour release. The Arkansas DOC inmate population search is separate. It covers sentenced state prisoners, ADC commitments, county waiting-list statuses, 309/work placements, and county in-jail labels that belong to state correctional tracking.
| Question | County Roster | Arkansas DOC Locator | Federal or ICE Locator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest | Best first source | Usually too early | Only if federal or immigration custody applies |
| ADC commitment | May show before transfer | Check after state processing | Not usually relevant |
| Sentenced prison term | May stop listing after transfer | Best source | Use BOP only for federal sentence |
| Immigration detention | May show a hold if locally housed | No | Use ICE ODLS |
VINELink is another channel. Arkansas DOC says VINE monitors county jails, Division of Correction custody, probation and parole supervision, post-release supervision, and some prosecutor court information.
Arkansas County State and Federal Search
The ADC locator has more search fields than the county roster. It allows searches by ADC number, county, first and last name, facility, gender, offense category, age, race, and a required disclaimer checkbox. Arkansas County-specific facility or status labels in the research included Arkansas Co.309/Work, Arkansas County Waiting List, and Arkansas Cty 309-In Jail. These labels do not mean the county has a separate state prison building.
Federal and immigration custody use different systems. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and searches by number or name. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is a browser-based immigration detainee search. Neither tool is a county booking-photo gallery. If a federal or immigration detainee is physically held in a county jail, the local roster may help, but federal case status and detention status often require federal channels.
The ADC online services page also describes state inmate deposits, Securus phone services, eMessaging, package programs, tablets, and video visitation. Those state services should not be assumed for the Arkansas County Detention Center unless jail staff confirm them.
Arkansas County Detention Facility
Research located one public county custody facility for this build. No official separate city jail page was found for Stuttgart, DeWitt, Gillett, St. Charles, Almyra, Humphrey, or other Arkansas County municipalities. No Arkansas DOC prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility was located inside Arkansas County.
- Arkansas County Detention Center - county jail and adult detention facility operated by the Arkansas County Sheriff's Office for pretrial detainees, court orders, local sentences, holds, and some ADC transition statuses.
The public facility record is tied to the sheriff's DeWitt office and the jail page. The county also has a northern district sheriff presence in Stuttgart, which matters because a roster profile can list Arkansas County SO Northern as the arresting agency.
Arkansas County Court Records After Arrest
Booking charges are not the final court record. After an arrest, the prosecutor may file, amend, reduce, dismiss, or add charges. The Arkansas Judiciary says Search ARCourts can be used for public case searches by name or case number, with public information that may include parties, judge, filings, charges, dispositions, future events, judgments, and some linked documents.
Arkansas County has Northern and Southern District Circuit Clerk contacts. The Circuit Clerk site lists Sarah Merchant in Stuttgart and DeWitt offices, and the county history notes the dual county-seat structure. For formal charges, court dates, dispositions, and older files, the clerk's office is the court-record custodian, while the jail remains the custody and booking source.
Arkansas County Record Portals
The official Arkansas Judiciary explanation page describes Search ARCourts and the kinds of public case data it can display for Arkansas County court records.
For sentenced state custody, the ADC locator is separate from the Arkansas County roster and includes county, facility, offense, age, race, and disclaimer fields.
Arkansas County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Arkansas County inmate population? The sheriff roster inspected May 28, 2026 listed 76 current inmates. Vera's 2017 county dataset listed a jail population of 75. The figures are close, but they measure different things.
How do I search the Arkansas County inmate population? Start with the sheriff's current roster, sort by name or date, use browser find, and check all pages. If the person was just released, use the 48-hour release list.
Does Arkansas County have a jail search box? The roster pages inspected did not show a text search box, booking-number search, date picker, facility filter, login, fee, or registration step.
What if the person is not on the roster? Call the detention center, check Search ARCourts, use VINELink, and search the ADC locator if the person may have been sentenced, transferred, or listed as an ADC commitment.
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