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.
Garland County, Arkansas, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garland County is held at the county jail, run by the Garland 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: Garland County public records, Garland County arrest records, Garland County warrants, Garland County criminal records, Garland County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Garland County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garland County is held at the county jail, run by the Garland County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Garland County Sheriff's Office at garlandcounty.org/190/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Garland County, AR), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Garland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 350 people, down from about 370 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 495 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Garland County has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Garland County Jail
The Garland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hot Springs and Hot Springs (village) make the arrests that end in a booking in Garland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Garland County: the State Park at Lake Ouachita State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hot Springs's 3,930 for 2025, the Garland County Sheriff's Office's 971 for 2025 and Hot Springs (village)'s 79 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Garland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,980 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 Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland County?
Ask the Garland County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at garlandcounty.org/190/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the Garland County jail?
About 350 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 495 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Garland 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 Garland 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.