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.
Conway County, Arkansas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Conway County is held at the county jail, run by the Conway 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: Conway County public records, Conway County arrest records, Conway County warrants, Conway County criminal records, Conway County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Conway County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Conway County is held at the county jail, run by the Conway County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Conway County Sheriff's Office at conwaycountyar.com/home/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Conway County, Arkansas), phone (501) 354-2411, 30 Southern Valley Dr. Morrilton, AR 72110, 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 (501) 354-2411.
The Conway County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 62 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 77 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Conway County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Conway County Jail
The Conway County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Morrilton, Plumerville and Menifee make the arrests that end in a booking in Conway County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Conway County: the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (campus police); the State Park at Petit Jean State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Morrilton's 450 for 2025, the Conway County Sheriff's Office's 174 for 2025 and Plumerville's 4 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Conway County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 629 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 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 Conway County?
Ask the Conway County Sheriff's Office at (501) 354-2411; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at conwaycountyar.com/home/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Conway County jail?
About 62 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 77 beds.
What is the phone number for the Conway County jail?
(501) 354-2411, the number on the page of the Conway County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Conway 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 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.