Randolph County Inmate Population
The Randolph County inmate population is centered on the Randolph County Detention Center roster gateway, which separates current inmates from people released during the prior 48 hours. The jail is operated by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office in Pocahontas and serves the county's local arrest, warrant, court-order, and short-term detention needs. The roster is a point-in-time public custody list. It is not the same as an average daily population report, a current certified bed-capacity report, or a complete criminal-history file.
Randolph County's local custody count changes as arrests, releases, court appearances, body attachments, bench warrants, bond decisions, holds, and transfers occur. The sheriff's roster can show ordinary arrest charges, contempt, body attachments, bench warrants, 309 or state-status language, and holds for other counties. That range matters because the public inmate population is not made up only of people arrested the same day. Some entries begin with a city police arrest, some begin with sheriff action, and some begin with a court order.
Randolph County Inmate Population Statistics
Official Randolph County sources publish a live jail roster, but they do not publish a current rated-capacity figure, average daily population dashboard, annual booking total, or average length-of-stay report. The most reliable current public count is therefore the roster count shown on the sheriff site at the time it is checked. On May 28, 2026, the booking-date view and name-sort view returned different counts, which is a useful warning about live roster timing and cache behavior.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster, booking-date view | 62 entries | Sheriff current roster, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| Current roster, name view | 67 entries | Sheriff name-sort roster, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| 48-hour release roster | 6 entries observed | Sheriff release roster, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| Historical rated capacity | 32 beds | Vera Incarceration Trends county data, 2019, historical only |
| Historical jail population | 51 people | Vera Incarceration Trends county data, 2019 |
| Current official rated capacity | Not published | Official Randolph County sheriff pages checked |
The county context around those numbers is also local. The sheriff's home page describes Randolph County as a northeastern Arkansas county of 17,557 people across 656.2 square miles, with Pocahontas as the county seat. U.S. Census QuickFacts later listed an estimated county population of 18,565. These figures do not measure jail population, but they explain the scale of the local sheriff and detention system.
Randolph County Jail Population Trends
Historical trend data should be labeled with care. Vera's county data gives a useful view of Randolph County jail population from prior years, while the sheriff roster gives a current public roster count. Those two sources are not identical measures. The sheriff roster is a live list of public entries. Vera's figures are historical county jail measures. Current average daily population and current certified capacity were not found on the official sheriff site during the research pass.
| Year or Date | Jail Population / Roster Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | 62 | Current roster count on booking-date view |
| May 28, 2026 | 67 | Current roster count on name-sort view |
| 2019 | 51 | Vera historical county jail population, with 32-bed historical capacity |
| 2018 | 41 | Vera historical county jail population |
| 2017 | 22 | Vera historical county jail population |
| 2016 | 25 | Vera historical county jail population |
| 2015 | 40 | Vera historical county jail population |
That pattern shows why current Arkansas data should not be borrowed from search snippets or another Randolph County in another state. The research found wrong-county capacity material for Randolph County, North Carolina. For Randolph County, Arkansas, the current official bed count remains a gap. The live roster count is still useful for a custody search, but it should not be recast as a current capacity report.
Who Is in Randolph County Custody
The Randolph County inmate population includes adults held through the county detention system. Public roster entries can reflect local police arrests, sheriff arrests, court commitments, body attachments, bench warrants, holds for other counties, and state-related 309 or waiting-list statuses when those statuses are listed. The roster sample inspected during research showed Pocahontas Police Department as an arresting agency, which supports the practical point that city arrests may route into the county jail roster.
- Current detainees: People presently listed at the Randolph County Detention Center.
- Recent releases: People shown on the sheriff's 48-hour release roster after leaving the detention center.
- Court-order custody: Bench warrants, body attachments, contempt, and similar court actions may appear as charge text.
- State-status entries: Roster entries can include 309 or sentenced-to-ADC language before a person fully shifts to state correctional lookup.
- Other-agency holds: A Randolph County bond may not clear a hold for another county or agency.
Aggregate demographics are limited. Public profiles show age, gender, race code, arresting agency, city/state address, booking date, charges, and bond, but the sheriff site does not publish a current aggregate breakdown by sex, race, age band, arresting agency, charge class, or pretrial status. Vera's 2019 fields listed a historical county jail population of 51 and should be treated as historical trend material, not a current roster breakdown.
Randolph County Inmate Record Laws
Arkansas law and state court rules set the boundaries for the Randolph County inmate population records that are visible online. The sheriff roster is the fastest public custody source, while internal jail logs, court files, and state correctional records are governed by different rules. The sheriff FAQ applies Arkansas FOIA locally and says certain Sheriff's Office records may be provided unless an exemption applies.
Key Arkansas authorities:
Arkansas FOIA, Ark. Code Ann. 25-19-105 supports inspection and copying of public records unless a specific exemption applies.
Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 explains why some court case information is not available online.
Arkansas minimum detention standards require jail logs or detention records with intake and population information.
Ark. Code Ann. 12-27-113 covers state Division of Correction records for committed inmates.
Local exceptions also matter. The sheriff FAQ lists active or ongoing investigations, some personnel records, sealed or expunged records, and juvenile offender or suspect records as limits. It also says the Sheriff's Office cannot provide ACIC or NCIC criminal-history background information. A jail booking record is not the same as a statewide background check.
Search Randolph County Jail Roster
The Randolph County inmate population search starts at the official roster gateway. The gateway gives two choices: current inmates and 48-hour releases. The roster has no visible free-text search box for typing a name. Instead, readers use the current or released view, switch between Name and Date, use A-Z letter links on the name view, page through results, and open full profiles with the View Profile link.
The booking-date roster is useful when the booking may be recent. The name-sort roster is useful when the spelling is known. The 48-hour release roster is the short-term fallback for a person who recently left custody.
| Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sort option | No | Sorts the roster alphabetically and exposes A-Z letter filters. |
| Date | Sort option | No | Sorts by booking date, newest or oldest first. |
| Current | Roster view | No | Shows people currently at the Randolph County Detention Center. |
| Released | Roster view | No | Shows people released within the last 48 hours. |
| A-Z letters | Alphabet links | No | Used on the name view to jump by surname letter. |
| View Profile | Profile link | No | Opens the detailed public inmate profile. |
The official roster gateway is shown on the Randolph County roster selection page.
The gateway is important because it separates current custody from recent release records before a reader reaches the roster cards.
Lookup Randolph County Inmates
A roster search works best when the name spelling, booking date, or booking number is known. If spelling is uncertain, the name-sort view and A-Z links are safer than assuming the person is not in custody. Similar names should be checked by opening profiles and comparing age, city/state address, arresting agency, booking date, charges, and bond.
- Open the official Randolph County Detention Center roster gateway.
- Choose Current Inmates for present county jail custody.
- Choose 48 Hour Release for people released during the prior 48 hours.
- Use Date for booking-date order or Name for alphabetical order.
- On the name view, select the first letter of the surname and use pagination.
- Open View Profile for the mugshot, booking number, arresting agency, charges, and bond.
- Call 870-892-8888 before relying on bond, case number, or release information.
Phone confirmation is not a minor detail. The public profile note says charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current. Bond companies and people who want to post bail are told to contact Detention Center staff for the correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers.
Randolph County Inmate Record Fields
Randolph County public profiles show enough detail to identify a booking, but they do not show every internal jail field. The inspected profile included a mugshot, booking number, age, gender, race, city/state address, arresting agency, booking date, charges, bond, and the official warning about bail and charge changes. It did not show a full date of birth, street address, housing unit, court date, case number, medical detail, classification status, or projected release date.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | One public booking image on roster cards and profiles. |
| Booking # | Numeric booking identifier used in the public profile URL. |
| Age, gender, race | Basic identifying fields, with abbreviated race and gender codes. |
| Address | City and state in the inspected sample, not a street address. |
| Arresting agency | The agency that brought or booked the person into custody. |
| Charges | Booking, warrant, court-order, hold, felony, misdemeanor, or status text. |
| Bond | Total public bond field, which must be verified by phone. |
A sample profile screenshot from the official sheriff site shows the public profile layout and the fields described above.
The profile is a custody and booking record. Court charges, future court dates, dispositions, and certified copies belong with Search ARCourts or the court clerk.
Randolph County Jail vs Prison
County jail and state prison records answer different questions. The Randolph County roster is the local source for current and recent county detention records. The Arkansas DOC locator is the state source for sentenced prisoners, state custody, county waiting-list status, 309 or work-release status, and other DOC-related categories. Federal and immigration custody use still different systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph County jail | Sheriff current roster | Current county detainees, local bookings, warrants, holds, and short-term custody. |
| Recent county release | 48-hour release roster | People released from the detention center within the listed 48-hour window. |
| Arkansas state custody | Arkansas DOC inmate search | Sentenced state prisoners and DOC status options, including Randolph-related 309 and waiting-list categories. |
| Federal prison custody | BOP inmate locator | BOP custody and some federal release records from 1982 forward. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Current ICE detention and CBP custody over 48 hours, with age limits. |
VINELink Arkansas is a notification channel rather than a roster replacement. Arkansas VINE monitors county jails, DOC custody, supervision status, and certain court/prosecutor data. The state fact sheet says county jail data is checked every 15 minutes, while prosecutor court information is checked once per day.
Randolph County Detention Facility
One detention facility was confirmed for this county site: the Randolph County Detention Center. No separate county annex, city jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center physically located in Randolph County was confirmed in official sources. Pocahontas is the county seat, and the research indicates local arrests may route through the county detention center rather than a separate city jail roster.
Randolph County Detention Center
1510 Pace Road
Pocahontas, AR 72455
870-892-8888
Phone listed as 24-hour; administrative office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The facility holds adults booked into the county jail system, including current detainees, recent releases within the public 48-hour window, court-order cases, body attachments, local police bookings, sheriff bookings, and other-agency holds when shown. State or federal custody should be checked in the proper outside locator once the person leaves county jail control.
Randolph County Booking Records
When a person is no longer listed on the current roster or the 48-hour release roster, the sheriff's records process is the local fallback for jail booking records. The official FAQ says the Sheriff's Office may provide public disclosure information from its records management system, including jail booking records, warrant records, incident or offense reports, civil process records, citations, and dispatch logs. It also lists limits for active investigations, certain personnel files, sealed or expunged records, juvenile records, and records held by other agencies.
Older court case records follow a different route. Search ARCourts and the Randolph County Circuit Clerk handle court filings, charges, dispositions, and certified copies. The sheriff roster can help identify name spelling, booking date, arresting agency, and charge text, but it does not certify the final court outcome.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after an arrest or court commitment.
- Body attachment
- A court order, often tied to child support, directing law enforcement to take a person into custody.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency or jurisdiction that may block local release.
- 309 status
- Arkansas jail or state custody shorthand that should be verified with the jail or DOC locator.
Randolph County Jail Communications
The sheriff's Jail-Communications page hosts NCIC materials and inmate-mail rules for the Randolph County Detention Center. The ordinary mail route is not the same as the jail's physical address. Beginning May 28, 2025, the sheriff-hosted notice directs ordinary inmate mail to a processing address in Longview, Texas, while legal and medical mail remains directed to the physical detention center address in Pocahontas.
| Channel | Detail | Published Cost or Rule |
|---|---|---|
| NCIC messages | NCIC inmate messaging | $0.25 per message |
| Picture/document messages | NCIC picture or document messages | $0.35 each |
| Video visits | NCIC video visits | $0.30 per minute |
| U.S. calls | Local and long-distance calls | $0.20 per minute, no connection fee noted |
| Ordinary mail | PO BOX 591, Longview, Texas 75606 | Scanned and destroyed after electronic receipt |
| Legal mail | 1510 Pace Rd, Pocahontas, AR 72455 | Must go to the physical detention center |
The official communications screenshot shows the NCIC and mail-material channel published by the sheriff's office.
Money and commissary details were not located in official Randolph County sheriff text, so DOC prison deposit rules should not be applied to county jail inmates.
Randolph County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Randolph County inmate population? The sheriff roster showed 62 entries on the booking-date view and 67 entries on the name-sort view on May 28, 2026. Treat that as a live roster snapshot, not a fixed capacity or average daily population.
Can released inmates be searched? The sheriff publishes a 48-hour release roster. For older booking records, use the sheriff records process under Arkansas FOIA, subject to exemptions.
Are mugshots part of the roster? Yes. Current roster cards, release roster cards, and full profiles display public booking photos when the person is listed.
Where do sentenced state prisoners appear? Sentenced state custody belongs in the Arkansas DOC inmate search, not the county jail roster, though some state-status entries can appear while a person is still in county jail.