Perry County Detention Center Overview
Perry County Detention Center is operated by the Perry County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Ricky Don Jones. The sheriff's office publishes the jail's street and mailing contact information, but the visible official website does not publish a dedicated detention page, live inmate roster, booking report, housing-unit description, or mugshot gallery. That absence matters because the right answer for many custody questions is a direct call to the jail or sheriff's office, followed by Arkansas VINE, Search ARCourts, or the Arkansas Department of Corrections locator when the person is no longer in ordinary county custody.
The facility serves a rural county-seat setting in Perryville. The official sheriff homepage describes Perry County as a central Arkansas county of about 10,500 residents, 556 square miles, national forests, and lakes. Arrests may come through the Perry County Sheriff's Office, Perryville Police Department, Arkansas State Police, or another agency operating in the county. Once a person is booked locally, the custody path may involve first appearance, bond review, court hearings, release, transfer to another agency, or later movement into state custody after sentencing.
The county did not publish a rated capacity, current jail count, pod layout, medical-unit detail, work-release program page, or male and female housing split in the official sources reviewed. Treat those as documented gaps rather than facts to fill from third-party directories. The sheriff employment page refers to part-time jailer openings, which confirms the jail function, but it does not replace an official inmate roster or policy page.
Perry County Detention Center Capacity and Population
Perry County does not publish a live jail population, rated capacity, average daily population, annual bookings, or demographic split on the sheriff's visible website. The best county-specific population context available from the official sheriff site is general county context: Perry County has about 10,500 residents and covers 556 square miles. For an individual custody check, a live population number is less useful than confirming whether the person is still in local custody, has posted bond, has been transferred, or is now listed in a state or federal system.
Arkansas VINE is the most practical population-status fallback for a named person because the Arkansas VINE page says county jail data transfers every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. VINE is not a public demographic dashboard, but it can help confirm custody status, location, scheduled release information, and court-event details when the person is in a covered system.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Perry County Detention Center
No official Perry County jail roster, recent-arrests page, booking report, or online mugshot gallery was found in the visible navigation of the sheriff's website. Start with the sheriff's direct contact channels, then use statewide and federal fallbacks according to the person's custody status.
- Call the Perry County Sheriff's Office general line at (501) 889-2333 for current custody, bond, release, booking, or visitation questions.
- Use the 24-hour hotline at (501) 889-5708 outside administrative hours or when a non-emergency issue cannot wait. Call 911 for emergencies.
- Search Arkansas VINE or call VINE at 1-800-510-0415 for custody notifications and current status where the person is in a covered county jail, DOC, or court system.
- Use Search ARCourts after charges are filed to check case numbers, hearings, filed charges, and docket events. A court case does not prove the person is still jailed.
- Search the Arkansas DOC inmate population locator if the person has been sentenced, transferred, is state-ready, or may be listed under Perry County Waiting List or Perry Co.309/Work.
- For federal sentenced custody, use the BOP inmate locator. For federal pretrial custody, Perry County is in the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Arkansas. For immigration custody, use the ICE detainee locator.
The custody distinction is important. Perry County Detention Center is the county jail path for local adult detention, booking, pretrial holds, short local sentences, and temporary holds. The Arkansas DOC locator is for sentenced state prisoners, state-ready inmates, and certain county/state work or waiting-list arrangements. BOP and ICE systems are separate and should not be treated as county roster substitutes.
Perry County Detention Center Address and Contact
The sheriff's official contact page is the local source for the jail address, phone lines, fax number, administrative hours, and the general message form.
The contact page screenshot is useful because it shows why a Perry County custody search usually starts with direct sheriff contact instead of a public online roster.
Use the street address for in-person visits and map directions. Use the post office box for mailed correspondence unless jail staff give a different inmate-mail format.
Perry County Detention Center
511 Aplin Avenue
Perryville, AR 72126
Mailing: P.O. Box 146, Perryville, AR 72126
(501) 889-2333
24-hour hotline: (501) 889-5708
Fax: (501) 889-5212
Admin hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Visiting Someone at Perry County Detention Center
Perry County does not publish a detailed visitation schedule, mail policy, or commissary vendor on the sheriff's visible website. Call the jail at (501) 889-2333 before visiting, mailing, depositing money, or trying to schedule video visitation. Bring government photo ID, confirm whether visitors must be preapproved, and ask about day-of restrictions before driving to Perryville.
| Item | Official Perry County Detail Found | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Schedule not published | Call (501) 889-2333 before arrival. |
| Video visitation | Vendor not published | Do not use a third-party vendor unless the jail confirms it. |
| Visitor ID | Rule not published | Bring government photo ID and ask whether minors need an approved adult. |
| Dress code and property | Rules not published | Confirm dress, phone, bag, and contraband restrictions by phone. |
| Attorney visits | Procedure not published | Attorneys should call ahead for the current access process. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Perry County Detention Center
The sheriff's website gives the official office mailing address, but it does not publish an inmate-mail format, phone vendor, commissary vendor, deposit method, deposit fee, book policy, or legal-mail procedure. Do not assume that a vendor page or directory entry is valid for Perry County Detention Center unless the jail confirms it.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | P.O. Box 146, Perryville, AR 72126 is the sheriff's mailing address. Call for inmate name and ID formatting before mailing. |
| Legal mail | Procedure not published. Attorneys and legal senders should call before mailing documents. |
| Phone / video | Vendor and rates not published. Ask the jail before setting up an account. |
| Money deposit | Accepted methods and fees not published. Confirm cash, kiosk, money order, online, and card rules by phone. |
| Commissary | Vendor not published. Do not send packages or funds until the jail confirms the process. |
State DOC money and video rules are different. Arkansas DOC publishes statewide deposit, phone, eMessaging, package, tablet, and video-visitation services for state prisoners. Those rules do not automatically apply to a county detainee at Perry County Detention Center.
Booking, Bond, and Court Path
A local arrest may begin with the Perry County Sheriff's Office, Perryville Police Department, Arkansas State Police, or another agency working in the county. Jail intake normally includes identity confirmation, warrant and hold checks, search and property inventory, fingerprints, a booking photo, medical or security screening, and creation of a jail log or booking record. Perry County does not publish a step-by-step intake policy online, so timing questions should be directed to the sheriff's office.
Bond information may come from a warrant, a judge, a first appearance, or later court order. Call the jail to ask whether bond is listed, what type of bond is allowed, where payment is accepted, and whether another hold would prevent release. Search ARCourts can help after the prosecutor files a case, but filed court charges may differ from booking charges. Perry County criminal cases are prosecuted in the Sixth Judicial District, which serves Pulaski and Perry counties.
For a booking sheet, jail log entry, release date, charge list, bond entry, or booking photograph, ask the sheriff's office for the specific record by name and date. Arkansas FOIA generally allows public-record inspection and copying by Arkansas citizens unless an exemption applies. Juvenile, sealed, medical, security, active-investigation, and other protected material may be withheld or redacted.
About Perry County Detention Center
The available official record points to a small rural jail function connected to the sheriff's office rather than a large multi-facility jail system. The county did not publish facility history, construction date, renovation history, program lists, PREA pages, grievance procedures, or an annual jail report in the sources reviewed. The county and city contacts page lists Perryville Police Department at (501) 889-2862, which helps explain why a city arrest may still need a county jail or court follow-up after booking.
The Perry County Sheriff's Office also has an official Apple app listing that describes crime reporting, tips, interactive features, and public safety news. The listing does not verify an inmate roster, warrant search, most-wanted list, or mugshot feature, so it should be treated as a public-safety communication channel rather than the main custody lookup tool.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, money, and release status with the sheriff's office before traveling or sending funds.