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.
Poinsett County, Arkansas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Poinsett County is held at the county jail, run by the Poinsett 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Poinsett County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Poinsett County is held at the county jail, run by the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office at poinsettsheriffar.gov/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=de... (page title: Inmate Roster | Poinsett County Sheriff AR | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 870-578-2116, 1500 Justice Drive Harrisburg, AR 72432, 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 Poinsett County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 65 people, down from about 80 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 136 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Poinsett County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Poinsett County Jail
The Poinsett County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Trumann, Harrisburg, Marked Tree, Lepanto, Tyronza and Weiner make the arrests that end in a booking in Poinsett County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Poinsett County: the State Park at Lake Poinsett State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Trumann's 453 for 2025, Marked Tree's 122 for 2024 and the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office's 115 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Poinsett County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 652 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 Poinsett 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 Poinsett County?
Look on the custody page of the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office at poinsettsheriffar.gov, or call 870-578-2116. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Poinsett County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 136 beds.
What is the phone number for the Poinsett County jail?
870-578-2116, the number on the page of the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Poinsett 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 Poinsett 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.