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.
Randolph County, Arkansas, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County criminal records, Randolph County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Randolph County
The county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountysheriff.org/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Randolph County Sheriff AR), phone 870-892-8888, 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 Randolph County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 51 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 32 beds, and it ran at 159 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randolph County Jail
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pocahontas make the arrests that end in a booking in Randolph County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Randolph County: the State Park at Davidsonville Historic State Park (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Randolph County Sheriff's Office's 167 for 2024 and Pocahontas's 138 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 312 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County?
Look on the custody page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountysheriff.org/roster.php, or call 870-892-8888. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Randolph County jail?
About 51 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 32 beds.
What is the phone number for the Randolph County jail?
870-892-8888, the number on the page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph 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 Randolph 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.