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.
Drew County, Arkansas, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Drew County is held at the county jail, run by the Drew 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: Drew County public records, Drew County arrest records, Drew County warrants, Drew County criminal records, Drew County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Drew County
The county jail, run by the Drew County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Drew County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Drew County Sheriff's Office at drewcountysheriff.com/jail (page title: Drew County Sheriff’s Office AR), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Drew County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 41 people, down from about 42 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 43 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Drew County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Drew County Jail
The Drew County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monticello make the arrests that end in a booking in Drew County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Drew County: the University of Arkansas at Monticello (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Monticello's 214 for 2025 and the Drew County Sheriff's Office's 70 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Drew County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 284 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 Drew 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 Drew 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 Drew County?
Ask the Drew County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at drewcountysheriff.com/jail.
How many people are in the Drew County jail?
About 41 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 43 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Drew 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 Drew 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.