Perry County Inmate Population Overview
The local custody map is simple. Perry County has one identified local detention facility, the Perry County Detention Center, operated by the Perry County Sheriff's Office in Perryville. It serves people arrested by the sheriff, Perryville Police Department, Arkansas State Police, and other agencies working inside the county. It can hold pretrial detainees, people waiting for bond or court, short-sentence county inmates, and people waiting for transfer.
The hard part is public measurement. The sheriff's researched pages did not publish a daily jail count, average daily population, bed capacity, annual booking total, demographic table, or overcrowding notice. That means the Perry County inmate population must be described from the official facility map, the sheriff's local contact data, the Arkansas VINE update rules, statewide jail context, and the state DOC locator. Figures should not be inferred from third-party jail pages.
The Perry County Sheriff's Office homepage gives useful county context: Perry County is a rural central Arkansas county of 556 square miles with about 10,500 residents. That small-county setting matters. Family members may need to call, visit during office hours, or use statewide systems instead of expecting the kind of public roster offered by larger counties.
The sheriff homepage shown in the research is an official county source. The Perry County Sheriff's Office homepage identifies the local agency and county setting.
That county site is the right starting point for agency contact information, but it does not replace the custody fallback chain when a roster is not posted.
Perry County Inmate Population Statistics
Official Perry County jail statistics were limited in the research. The table below separates located facts from gaps. This keeps the Perry County inmate population page tied to verifiable sources rather than made-up capacity, booking, or daily-count numbers.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County population context | About 10,500 residents; 556 square miles | Perry County Sheriff's homepage, crawled 2026 |
| Local detention facilities identified | 1 | Research facility map, 2026 |
| Jail rated capacity | Not published in official sources found | Sheriff and state pages inspected May 29, 2026 |
| Current jail population | Not published on the official county site | Sheriff site inspected May 29, 2026 |
| Average daily population | Not published in located official county source | BJS/Vera may require manual data extraction |
| Arkansas statewide jail admissions | 251,394 jail admissions reported by Vera | Vera Arkansas page, updated Feb. 9, 2026 |
| Arkansas incarceration rate | 912 per 100,000 people | Prison Policy Initiative Arkansas profile, accessed 2026 |
Perry County Inmate Population Trends
The county did not publish a trend chart for its jail. No official annual jail report, jail construction notice, consent decree, current jail litigation item, facility closure, or recent capacity report was located in the researched official sources. Statewide sources still help frame why the Perry County inmate population may shift over time: bond decisions, court backlogs, transfers to Arkansas DOC, and state or federal holds can all change who is physically in a local jail on a given day.
| Year | Perry County ADP / Population | Research Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not extracted | BJS Census of Jails collects ADP and capacity nationally, but no usable Perry table was located in this pass. |
| 2023 | Not published by county | No official Perry County annual jail report found. |
| 2024 | Not published by county | No official county jail count found. |
| 2025 | Not published by county | No county capacity or overcrowding notice located. |
| 2026 | Not published by county | The sheriff's site does not publish a live count. |
Perry County Inmate Population Makeup
The research did not locate an official sex, race, age, charge-level, pretrial, or sentenced breakdown for the Perry County Detention Center. That absence should be stated plainly. VINE can return individual custody and court-event information when a person is in a monitored system, but it is not a public demographic dashboard for Perry County.
Known custody groups include local adult detainees waiting for first appearance, bond, hearings, sentencing, release, or transfer. The DOC locator also includes Perry-related facility/status options, including Perry Co.309/Work and Perry County Waiting List. Those options mean some people connected to Perry County may be state-ready, work-release related, or waiting for DOC placement even though no state prison sits inside the county.
Perry County Jail Capacity
Official Perry County capacity was not found. The sheriff site confirms the jail function through contact information and a jailer hiring notice, but it does not publish bed count, pod count, housing-unit layout, medical-unit details, male/female split, or overcrowding numbers. The Arkansas DOC facilities list did not identify a state prison in Perry County.
Statewide Arkansas jail pressure remains relevant. Prison Policy Initiative and Vera data describe Arkansas jail and prison use at the state level, including admissions, pretrial shares, and state or federal holds. Those numbers can explain the environment around Perry County detention, but they do not provide a verified daily Perry County jail population.
Perry County Inmate Population Laws
Public access in Perry County depends on Arkansas law and the record custodian. The sheriff is the logical custodian for jail booking records and jail-log entries. Court clerks handle filed court cases. Arkansas DOC handles state-custody records. Federal and immigration agencies handle their own locator data.
Key statutes and rules:
Ark. Code § 25-19-105 generally opens public records to inspection and copying by Arkansas citizens unless an exemption applies.
Arkansas adult detention standards require a jail log or detention record with accurate intake and population information for detainees.
Arkansas Criminal Detention Facility Standards govern county and municipal detention facilities under the state standards system.
Arkansas DOC's disclaimer says DOC inmate-search data is disclosed under FOIA and the Public Safety Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015.
Perry County and State Prison
The Arkansas DOC facilities list did not show a state prison in Perry County. Still, the Arkansas DOC inmate population search is essential after a Perry County case results in a state sentence or state-ready status. A person may leave the local jail and later appear under DOC custody, a county waiting list, or Perry Co.309/Work in the state system.
The DOC locator is a state-custody tool, not a county booking roster. The official Arkansas DOC inmate search page shows how state custody is searched by ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense category, age, and race.
Use that state locator for sentenced or state-ready custody, while current Perry County jail questions still start with the sheriff and VINE.
Search the Perry County Inmate Population
No official Perry County roster link was found in the sheriff site's visible navigation. The practical search process starts with direct jail contact and then expands to systems that capture custody, court, or transfer status. Keep the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, case number, booking number, or ADC number ready.
- Call the Perry County Sheriff's Office at (501) 889-2333 for current custody, bond, release, booking, and visitation questions.
- Use the 24-hour hotline at (501) 889-5708 for urgent non-emergency custody issues outside office hours.
- Search Arkansas VINE or call 1-800-510-0415 for custody status and notification data.
- Check Search ARCourts for filed charges, hearings, and public court events after the prosecutor opens a case.
- Search Arkansas DOC for sentenced inmates, state-ready holds, or Perry County waiting-list entries.
- Use BOP for federal sentenced inmates and ICE ODLS for adult immigration detainees.
Perry County Current Inmate Lookup
The county roster field table is a documented gap because no official county roster was located. The state locator field table is available and helps when the local search has moved beyond county booking. For current county detainees, the search fields are practical details given by phone or record request: name, booking date, agency, charge, bond, case number, and release status.
| System | Search Inputs | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Perry County Sheriff | Name, booking date, arresting agency, case or charge detail | Current county custody, bond, release, jail-log or booking-sheet questions. |
| Arkansas VINE | Name, offender or booking number, case number, ADC number, supervision PID | Custody status, location, release date, and court notifications. |
| Search ARCourts | Name or case number | Filed charges and court activity after prosecution begins. |
| Arkansas DOC | ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense, age, race | State custody, sentenced inmates, county waiting list, Act 309/work status. |
Perry County Inmate Record Details
A county jail record usually starts as a booking or jail-log entry. In Perry County, the visible official site did not show sample fields, so requests should be specific. Ask for the booking sheet, jail-log entry, custody status, charge and bond data, release date if any, and booking photograph if that is the record needed. Court records should be requested from the court custodian, not treated as a jail roster record.
- Booking
- Administrative entry into jail after arrest, with identification, property, screening, and charge information.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that may prevent release after local bond is posted.
- Act 309/work-release
- An Arkansas county work or state-inmate arrangement reflected in DOC facility options.
- Pretrial detainee
- A jailed person whose case has not been resolved.
- Sentenced inmate
- A person serving a sentence after conviction, often tracked through DOC rather than the county jail.
Perry County Jail vs State Prison
The Perry County inmate population can include people at several legal stages. County jail is for booking, pretrial custody, short local custody, and transfer holds. State prison is for sentenced state custody. Federal and immigration custody are separate. A single arrest can pass through more than one system as the case moves from street arrest to court filing, bond review, sentence, transfer, or release.
| County Jail | State Prison / DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, short local custody, local holds | Sentenced state prisoners and state-ready custody |
| Run by | Perry County Sheriff's Office | Arkansas Department of Corrections, Division of Correction |
| Where to look | Sheriff phone lines, VINE, records request | Arkansas DOC inmate locator |
| Perry-specific note | No public county roster found | Locator includes Perry Co.309/Work and Perry County Waiting List |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Federal and immigration searches should not be forced through the Perry County jail unless the person is physically held there or the sheriff confirms a hold. Perry County is in the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Arkansas. Federal pretrial custody may be handled by the Marshals and housed under contract, while federal sentenced custody is searched through BOP. ICE ODLS is the public immigration-detainee locator, and USAGov advises contacting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations if a detainee is not found online.
BOP search fields include number searches and name searches. ICE ODLS can search by A-Number or by name, date of birth, and country of birth. Neither tool is a Perry County jail roster.
Perry County Detention Facilities
The facility list has one Perry County detention facility. No state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, regional jail, separate work-release center, or municipal jail was located physically inside Perry County in the research.
- Perry County Detention Center - the local county jail for Perry County arrests, pretrial custody, short local sentences, and transfer or state-ready holds when the sheriff confirms them.
Perry County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Perry County inmate population?
The current jail population was not published on the official sheriff site reviewed for this project. The sheriff homepage gives county context, but not a live inmate count, bed capacity, or annual booking table.
How do I search the Perry County inmate population?
Start with the Perry County Sheriff's Office at (501) 889-2333, then use Arkansas VINE, Search ARCourts, Arkansas DOC, BOP, or ICE depending on whether the person is in county jail, court, state prison, federal custody, or immigration custody.
Does Perry County publish a jail roster?
No official public jail roster was found in the visible navigation of the Perry County Sheriff's Office pages inspected. Treat phone, in-person, VINE, court, and DOC searches as the reliable access channels.
Can a Perry County inmate appear in the DOC locator?
Yes. The Arkansas DOC locator includes Perry County as a county option and includes Perry Co.309/Work and Perry County Waiting List facility/status options.
Where are court charges after booking?
Use Search ARCourts after the prosecutor files a case. Jail booking charges and court-filed charges can differ.