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.
Howard County, Arkansas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Howard County is held at the county jail, run by the Howard 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: Howard County public records, Howard County arrest records, Howard County warrants, Howard County criminal records, Howard County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Howard County
The county jail, run by the Howard County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Howard County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Howard County Sheriff's Office at howardcountysheriffar.com/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Howard County Sheriff AR), phone 870.845.2626, 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 Howard County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 28 people, down from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 36 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Howard County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Howard County Jail
The Howard County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Nashville and Mineral Springs make the arrests that end in a booking in Howard County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Howard County: the State Park at Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Nashville's 411 for 2025, the Howard County Sheriff's Office's 91 for 2025 and Mineral Springs's 61 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Howard County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 563 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 Howard 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 Howard County?
Look on the custody page of the Howard County Sheriff's Office at howardcountysheriffar.com/roster.php, or call 870.845.2626. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Howard County jail?
About 28 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
What is the phone number for the Howard County jail?
870.845.2626, the number on the page of the Howard County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Howard 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 Howard 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.