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.
Ashley County, Arkansas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ashley County is held at the county jail, run by the Ashley 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: Ashley County public records, Ashley County arrest records, Ashley County warrants, Ashley County criminal records, Ashley County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ashley County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ashley County is held at the county jail, run by the Ashley County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ashley County Sheriff's Office at ashleycountysheriff.com/acso_004.htm (page title: Contact Us), phone (870) 853-2040, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 (870) 853-2040.
The Ashley County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 45 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 120 beds, and it ran at 38 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ashley County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ashley County Jail
The Ashley County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Crossett and Hamburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Ashley County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crossett's 113 for 2025, the Ashley County Sheriff's Office's 70 for 2025 and Hamburg's 4 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Ashley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 187 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 Ashley County 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 Ashley County?
Ask the Ashley County Sheriff's Office at (870) 853-2040; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ashleycountysheriff.com/acso_004.htm.
How many people are in the Ashley County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ashley County jail?
(870) 853-2040, the number on the page of the Ashley County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ashley 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 Ashley County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.