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 October 2, 2026.
Cleburne County, Arkansas, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cleburne County is held at the county jail, run by the Cleburne 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: Cleburne County public records, Cleburne County arrest records, Cleburne County warrants, Cleburne County criminal records, Cleburne County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cleburne County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cleburne County is held at the county jail, run by the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office at cleburnearso.gov/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1 (page title: Inmate Roster | Cleburne County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Cleburne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 47 people, down from about 68 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 70 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cleburne County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cleburne County Jail
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Heber Springs, Greers Ferry and Quitman make the arrests that end in a booking in Cleburne County.
The Fairfield Bay Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Cleburne County, so its arrests are not broken out for Cleburne County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Heber Springs's 239 for 2025, the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office's 99 for 2025 and Quitman's 51 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Cleburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 398 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne County?
Look on the custody page of the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office at cleburnearso.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Cleburne County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 70 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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.