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 26, 2026.
Pocahontas, Arkansas, in Randolph County, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pocahontas is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph 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.
Related guides: Pocahontas public records, Randolph County inmate search, Pocahontas arrest records, Pocahontas warrants, Pocahontas criminal records, Pocahontas court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pocahontas
The county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pocahontas, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountysheriff.org/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Randolph County Sheriff AR), phone 870-892-8888, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Randolph County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 51 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 32 beds, and it ran at 159 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randolph County Jail
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pocahontas (filed by the FBI as Pocahontas Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Pocahontas.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Randolph County: the State Park at Davidsonville Historic State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Randolph County Sheriff's Office's 167 for 2024 and Pocahontas's 138 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 312 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas?
Look on the custody page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountysheriff.org/roster.php, or call 870-892-8888. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Randolph County jail?
About 51 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 32 beds.
What is the phone number for the Randolph County jail?
870-892-8888, the number on the page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph 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 Pocahontas 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.