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.
Lawrence County, Arkansas, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lawrence County is held at the county jail, run by the Lawrence 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: Lawrence County public records, Lawrence County arrest records, Lawrence County warrants, Lawrence County criminal records, Lawrence County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lawrence County
The county jail, run by the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lawrence County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at lawrencecountysheriffoffice.com/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office), phone (870) 886-2525, 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 Lawrence County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 46 people, down from about 98 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 100 beds, and it ran at 46 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lawrence County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lawrence County Jail
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock and Ravenden make the arrests that end in a booking in Lawrence County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lawrence County: the State Park at Lake Charles State Park and the State Park at Powhatan Historic State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Walnut Ridge's 108 for 2025, the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office's 95 for 2025 and Hoxie's 33 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 258 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
Look on the custody page of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at lawrencecountysheriffoffice.com/inmate-roster, or call (870) 886-2525. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lawrence County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 100 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lawrence County jail?
(870) 886-2525, the number on the page of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.