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 on September 24, 2026.
Carroll County, Arkansas, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carroll County is held at the county jail, run by the Carroll 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: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County criminal records, Carroll County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Carroll County
The county jail, run by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Carroll County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at carrollcountysheriffar.gov/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_ti... (page title: Inmate Roster | Carroll County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 870-423-2901, 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 Carroll County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 100 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 121 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Carroll County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Carroll County Jail
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs make the arrests that end in a booking in Carroll County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carroll County Sheriff's Office's 284 for 2025, Eureka Springs's 254 for 2025 and Berryville's 137 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 780 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 Carroll County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Carroll County serves the sentence in a facility of the Arkansas Division of Correction, whose inmate locator is at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Carroll County?
Look on the custody page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at carrollcountysheriffar.gov, or call 870-423-2901. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Carroll County jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 121 beds.
What is the phone number for the Carroll County jail?
870-423-2901, the number on the page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Carroll 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 Carroll 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.