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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Conway, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Conway is held at the county jail, run by the Faulkner 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Conway
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Conway is held at the county jail, run by the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office at faulknercountyar.gov/government/departments-2/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Faulkner County GOV), phone 501-450-4914, 801 Locust Ave. 801 Locust Ave. Conway, AR 72034, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 501-450-4914.
The Faulkner County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 500 people, up from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 440 beds, and it ran at 113 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Faulkner County has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Faulkner County Jail
The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Conway (filed by the FBI as Conway Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Conway.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Faulkner County: the University of Central Arkansas (campus police); the State Park at Woolly Hollow State Park (state agency).
The Quitman Police Department and the Damascus Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Faulkner County, so their arrests are not broken out for Faulkner County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Conway's 4,183 for 2025, the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office's 625 for 2025 and Vilonia's 258 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Faulkner County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,290 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 Conway arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Arkansas Division of Correction lists its inmates at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Conway?
Ask the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office at 501-450-4914; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at faulknercountyar.gov.
How many people are in the Faulkner County jail?
About 500 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 440 beds.
What is the phone number for the Faulkner County jail?
501-450-4914, the number on the page of the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Faulkner County go?
To a facility of the Arkansas Division of Correction; its inmate locator is at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Is this the official Conway website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.