Craighead County Detention Center

County Jail

Last Updated: July 14, 2023
Address
901 Willet Rd, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Beds
360
County
Craighead
Phone
870-933-4526
Fax
870-933-4595

Craighead County Detention Center is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Correct Solutions Group, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Craighead County Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at Craighead County Detention Center on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 870-933-4526.

The Craighead County Detention Center is a low/medium-security detention center located at 901 Willet Rd Jonesboro, AR which is operated locally by the Craighead County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Craighead County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Jonesboro Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Arkansas here.

The Craighead County Detention Center began housing inmates in 1989. The goal of the Craighead County Detention Center is to create a safe, secure and humane environment for both staff members and inmates.

The detention facility houses a maximum of 360 inmates, with a separation of felon status male, misdemeanor status male, special needs male inmates, female felony and misdemeanor status inmates.

There are supervising pods for each classification of inmates: Felony, Misdemeanor, Special Needs Housing and Juvenile Inmates. We have 73 officers supervising 4 shifts, assigned at 12 hours per shift.

The Craighead County Detention Center has medical staff under the direction of a supervising Medical Director to effectively control inmate’s emergency medical needs while housed at the detention facility.

Inmate meal services are under a contracted entity, Tiger Correctional Services, Inc. Tiger implements a suitable meal service program, under mandates of the Criminal Detention Facility Review Commission ensuring all inmates decided by their class receive the proper caloric intake, meeting nutritional and special dietary needs. Tiger Correctional also serves the inmate's commissary needs separate from meal services. Inmates are allowed to order hygiene and snack items from Tiger on Monday and Thursday of each week. Inmates will receive their orders on Tuesday and Friday of each week.

To post bond for an inmate you have a few options through the Sheriff's Office:

  • Online go to craigheadjail.com.
  • There is also a bond kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office. This kiosk only accepts denominations of $100, $20, $10, and $5, and it does not give change.
  • If you need to use a debit/credit card, we do have a terminal that will process your payment for a 7% service fee.
  • No personal checks will be accepted, Money Orders or Cashier's Checks are to be made to Craighead County

Inmate Locator

Craighead County Detention Center publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in Arkansas. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Craighead County Detention Center - Visitation

Male visitation: Friday (8:30 to 10:30 a.m.) Saturday and Sunday (1:00 to 3:00 p.m.)

Female visitation: Thursday (8:30 to 10:30 a.m.) Saturday (8:30 to 10:30 a.m.)

Inmates will be allowed one visit per week.
You will be asked the inmates first and last names.

Dress code for women: only conservatively-dressed ladies will be allowed to visit inmates.

Anyone 12 years old or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
You must leave a state-issued ID or another official form of identification in order to visit.

Only two people are allowed to visit an inmate at a time.

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