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 September 30, 2026.
Mississippi County, Arkansas, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mississippi County is held at the county jail, run by the Mississippi 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: Mississippi County public records, Mississippi County arrest records, Mississippi County warrants, Mississippi County criminal records, Mississippi County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Mississippi County
The county jail, run by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Mississippi County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office at mississippicountysheriffar.org/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Mississippi County AR Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Mississippi County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 140 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 322 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mississippi County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mississippi County Jail
The Mississippi County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Blytheville, Osceola, Manila, Gosnell, Leachville, Luxora and three more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Mississippi County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Mississippi County: the State Park at Hampson Archeological Museum State Park and the State Park at Herman Davis State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Osceola's 1,326 for 2023, the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office's 600 for 2025 and Blytheville's 492 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Mississippi County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,307 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi County?
Look on the custody page of the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office at mississippicountysheriffar.org/roster.php. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Mississippi County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 322 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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.