Jonesboro Jail Roster: Start With Craighead County, Not a Separate City Jail List
If someone was arrested in Jonesboro, the public jail search you normally need is the Craighead County Sheriff inmate roster. Jonesboro Police may make the arrest or maintain the incident report, but adult detention, inmate services and the public jail roster are handled through the Craighead County Detention Center at 901 Willett Road.
Quick Answer: Jonesboro Adult Jail Custody Is a Craighead County Search
For an adult arrested in Jonesboro who may still be in local jail custody, start with the Craighead County Sheriff inmate roster. The adult detention center is at 901 Willett Road in Jonesboro.
For a very recent arrest or a roster problem, call the Booking Department at 870-933-7719. The Sheriff also publishes an automated jail service at 870-933-4556 and jail administration at 870-933-4526.
Jonesboro Police Arrests and Craighead County Jail Records Are Different
The Jonesboro Police Department is a city law-enforcement agency. Its officers patrol the city, investigate crimes, serve warrants and make arrests. JPD maintains its own police reports and records at 1001 S. Caraway Road.
The Craighead County Sheriff operates the county detention system. That is why a person arrested by Jonesboro Police can appear in the Craighead County jail roster rather than in a separate JPD inmate database.
| Question | Correct starting source | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Is this person in jail now? | Craighead County Sheriff roster / Booking Department | Current adult detention is a county custody question. |
| Who arrested the person? | Booking record / arresting agency | The arresting agency can be JPD, Sheriff, State Police or another agency. |
| I need the Jonesboro police incident report. | Jonesboro Police Records | JPD maintains reports generated by its officers. |
| I need the criminal court case. | Search ARCourts / correct clerk | The jail record is not the filed court case. |
| I need a Jonesboro misdemeanor warrant contact. | JPD Warrants / District Court | Jonesboro Police has a Warrant Division associated with District Court processes. |
Official Jonesboro and Craighead County Source Router
Use this for the public adult jail roster.
Open rosterCall when an arrest is new, a name is missing or online custody needs immediate confirmation.
870-933-7719Use for reports generated by JPD rather than county jail records.
Request JPD recordsUse to review published police activity. A police report does not prove present jail custody.
View JPD reportsUse for District Court case information, payments and applicable misdemeanor matters.
Search ARCourtsUse for Second Judicial Circuit records and applicable felony-level court files.
Arkansas court directoryUse for supported custody and court notifications after locating the correct person.
Open VINELinkUse only after transfer into state correctional custody.
Arkansas DOC servicesHow to Search for a Jonesboro Inmate
- Confirm that the arrest is in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Do not confuse it with another Jonesboro in another state.
- Open the Craighead County Sheriff roster. Adult local jail custody in Jonesboro is searched through the county detention system.
- Search the complete legal name. Try reasonable name variants if the person uses a middle name, suffix, hyphenated surname or former surname.
- Compare more than the name or mugshot. Use age, city, arrest date, arresting agency, charge and bond fields when the live roster provides them.
- Call Booking for a time-sensitive result. Use 870-933-7719 when a recent arrest is missing or release/transfer may have just occurred.
- Move to the correct record owner. Use JPD for a Jonesboro Police report, District/Circuit Court for the legal case and Arkansas DOC only after state transfer.
Jail-Roster.org already has a separate county-level guide covering the Craighead current-inmate, recent-booking, recent-release, bond and jail-service workflow in more depth. Use Craighead County Jail Roster 2026: Bookings & Inmates rather than duplicating the same county instructions here.
If a Jonesboro Arrest Is Not Showing on the Jail Roster
Next action → call Craighead Booking at 870-933-7719. Do not invent a fixed online-update delay.
Next action → check county custody and JPD’s police-report route separately.
Next action → retry appropriate name variants and match additional identifiers.
Next action → call Booking and use Arkansas VINE when ongoing notification is useful.
Next action → search Arkansas DOC after the transfer is confirmed.
Next action → verify with the county jail first.
Next action → use Search ARCourts or the correct court clerk.
Next action → do not use the adult roster to identify minors; contact the appropriate juvenile authority when legally appropriate.
Jonesboro Bookings, Mugshots and Arresting Agencies
A person arrested inside Jonesboro can be booked into Craighead County Detention Center even when the arrest was made by Jonesboro Police rather than a Sheriff’s deputy. Other agencies in the area can include Arkansas State Police, Arkansas State University Police and other law-enforcement agencies.
When the current Sheriff roster provides a booking photograph, treat it as one identity clue—not proof of guilt. A matching photograph plus matching name still does not establish the final court charge or outcome.
| Booking information | Useful for | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Booking image / mugshot | Helping distinguish similar names when available. | The person was convicted. |
| Arrest date | Identifying the local arrest event. | It is the court hearing date. |
| Arresting agency | Identifying which agency made or recorded the arrest. | That agency operates the jail or controls the court case. |
| Charge | Understanding the allegations or holds shown by the jail. | The charge is a conviction or final prosecutorial filing. |
| Bond | Identifying a displayed financial release condition. | Paying one amount clears every hold or guarantees immediate release. |
How Craighead County Bond Payment Works
The Sheriff currently publishes several bond-payment methods for people housed at Craighead County Detention Center.
| Method | Current Sheriff instruction |
|---|---|
| Online | Use the online bond link supplied from the Sheriff jail page. |
| Lobby bond kiosk | Accepts $100, $20, $10 and $5 bills. It does not give change. |
| Debit / credit terminal | The Sheriff currently lists a 7% service fee. |
| Money order / cashier’s check | Make payable to Craighead County. |
| Personal check | Not accepted. |
A booking can involve multiple charges, warrants or outside holds. Bond payment does not guarantee an immediate physical release. Confirm the current total and release eligibility through the jail or court first.
Jonesboro District Court vs. Craighead Circuit Court
The criminal court is separate from the jail. Jonesboro and Craighead cases can route through District Court or Circuit Court depending on the charge and procedural stage.
Arkansas Judiciary lists the court at 603 S. Madison, Jonesboro, with main phone 870-933-4508.
County documents show the District Court has been operating through temporary/transition locations after problems at the former 410 W. Washington facility. Confirm the exact courtroom before appearing.
511 S. Main Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-933-4530
Craighead County is in Arkansas’s Second Judicial Circuit. Use the Clerk for Circuit Court records and case-file questions.
For online case information, use Arkansas Judiciary’s Search ARCourts. A jail charge can change before or after filing, so the court record is the better source for the legal case.
Visitation, Messaging and Inmate Phone Calls
Craighead County’s current Sheriff page says the detention center no longer offers in-person inmate visitation. Visitation is scheduled online through JailATM.
Current Sheriff-listed cost: $0.35 per minute, or $10.50 for a 30-minute visit. Create an account through the Sheriff-linked JailATM route and use the availability shown for the inmate.
The Sheriff currently lists messaging through JailATM at $0.50 per message.
The Sheriff says inmates can only make collect calls. For inmate-phone questions, the current jail page lists 1-877-618-3516 and links RegentPay.
Video, messaging, telephone, commissary and bond systems serve different purposes. Confirm the inmate and service type before funding an account.
Mail, Commissary and Property Release
Current personal-mail route
JailATM.com – Craighead County Detention Center
Resident Name
P.O. Box 16367
Jonesboro, AR 72401
The Sheriff currently says no packages are allowed through ordinary inmate mail and only letters may be sent. Include your full name in the return address. Inmates may send standard U.S. mail and legal mail daily except Sunday.
Commissary
The Sheriff identifies Tiger Correctional Services for commissary. Current published ordering days are Monday and Thursday, with inmate orders received Tuesday and Friday. Online deposits/ordering and a Sheriff-lobby commissary kiosk are available.
The Sheriff warns that the lobby kiosks perform different functions and do not issue returns. Do not use a commissary kiosk when you mean to post bond.
Small-property release
The jail releases small inmate property to an approved person Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The inmate must authorize the release, and the person collecting the property must present identification.
Jonesboro Police Reports Are Not Jail Booking Records
If Jonesboro Police handled the incident, JPD maintains the police report. Its Records Division is separate from Craighead County jail booking records.
Jonesboro Police says reports can be requested through its online records system, in person at 1001 S. Caraway Road, or by calling 870-935-5562.
JPD says immediate computer entry makes most incident reports available by the next business day and that no fee is charged for those incident reports.
JPD accepts Arkansas Freedom of Information Act requests through its online request portal. Some investigative, victim, juvenile and otherwise protected information can be withheld or redacted under applicable law.
JPD publishes daily police reports and spreadsheets. These help document police activity but are not a substitute for the Sheriff’s current jail roster.
Jonesboro Warrants: Use the Warrant or Court Source, Not the Jail Roster
The Jonesboro Police Department lists its Warrants contact at 870-933-4600. JPD’s Warrant Division provides District Court security and serves misdemeanor warrants, criminal summonses and subpoenas issued by the court.
A warrant does not prove that the person is presently incarcerated. If you need current custody, use the county roster or call Booking. If you need the court status of a case, use Search ARCourts or Craighead District/Circuit Court.
Use Arkansas VINE for Changes; Use DOC Only After State Transfer
Arkansas VINE is a free statewide custody-information and notification service. Arkansas documentation states that county-jail data transfers into VINE every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. DOC custody data transfers hourly.
VINE can search using information such as a name, offender/booking number, court case number or ADC number and can support notifications about qualifying custody changes.
Arkansas guidance says not to rely solely on VINE for personal safety. If there is an immediate threat, call 911.
Arkansas DOC transfer
Use the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search only after a person reaches state correctional custody. DOC’s family guide explicitly says people on the ADC waiting list do not appear in its inmate search until they are physically brought from the county jail into ADC custody.
Federal custody
When the case is federal or a federal transfer has occurred, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. County, state and federal searches are separate systems.
Jonesboro Jail, Police and Court Contacts
901 Willett Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Automated: 870-933-4556
Booking: 870-933-7719
Administration: 870-933-4526
Current jail custody, booking, bond and inmate-service questions.
1001 S. Caraway Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Non-emergency: 870-935-5551
Records: 870-935-5562
Warrants: 870-933-4600
Police reports, city-police records and JPD warrant routing.
Jonesboro, AR
Verify the exact current courtroom/location before appearing because the court has used temporary locations.
511 S. Main Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Circuit Court records and case-file questions.
Craighead County Detention Center in Jonesboro
The adult detention center used for the public Jonesboro-area jail search is at 901 Willett Road. Do not confuse it with Jonesboro Police headquarters at 1001 S. Caraway Road or a court address.
Need the Full Craighead County Jail Workflow?
This Jonesboro page focuses on the city-to-county custody distinction. For the full county roster interface, recent bookings, recent releases, bond verification, medical information, juvenile routing and detailed Craighead County checklist, use the existing Craighead County Jail Roster 2026 guide.
Use Jonesboro Booking and Mugshot Information Responsibly
- An arrest, booking entry, charge or mugshot is not proof of guilt.
- Jonesboro Police making an arrest does not mean JPD operates the detention facility.
- A police report is not proof that someone remains in jail.
- A warrant is not the same as present incarceration.
- A release from county jail does not mean the criminal case has ended.
- Old screenshots and copied mugshot pages should not be treated as current custody evidence.
- Do not use public jail information to harass, threaten, stalk, shame or impersonate another person.
- Use the court record when the legal disposition matters.
Jonesboro Jail Roster FAQs
Does Jonesboro, Arkansas have its own city jail roster?
For ordinary adult local custody searches, the official public jail route is the Craighead County Sheriff inmate roster. Jonesboro Police may be the arresting agency, but the adult detention center is operated through Craighead County.
Where is the jail used for Jonesboro inmate searches?
Craighead County Detention Center is located at 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401.
How do I confirm a very recent Jonesboro arrest?
Check the Craighead County Sheriff roster and call the Booking Department at 870-933-7719 when the arrest is too recent or the online result is unclear.
Can Jonesboro Police arrest someone who appears in the Craighead County roster?
Yes. Arresting agency and jail operator are different roles. A JPD arrest can result in detention at the county-operated Craighead County Detention Center.
Where can I get a Jonesboro Police incident report?
Use the Jonesboro Police Records process. JPD says reports may be requested online, in person at 1001 S. Caraway Road or by calling 870-935-5562.
Does Jonesboro Police publish daily reports?
Yes. JPD publishes daily police reports and spreadsheets. Those records describe police activity but should not be treated as proof that a person is still in county jail.
Does Craighead County Jail allow in-person visits?
The current Sheriff jail page says no. General inmate visitation is online through JailATM. The published rate is $0.35 per minute, or $10.50 for 30 minutes.
How can I post bond for someone jailed in Jonesboro?
The Sheriff currently lists online bond payment, a lobby cash kiosk, a debit/credit terminal, money orders and cashier’s checks. The current card-terminal fee is 7%, and personal checks are not accepted. Verify all charges and holds first.
How do I check a Jonesboro warrant?
Jonesboro Police lists its Warrant Division contact at 870-933-4600. A warrant does not prove current jail custody, so use the county roster separately if incarceration is the question.
Where should I search after someone transfers to Arkansas state prison?
Use the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search after the transfer occurs. ADC states that people waiting in county jail for state transfer do not appear in its inmate search until they are physically received into ADC custody.
Official Sources Used for This Jonesboro Guide
Independent publisher notice: Jail-Roster.org is an independent informational website. It does not operate or represent the Jonesboro Police Department, Craighead County Sheriff’s Office, Craighead County Detention Center, Arkansas courts, Arkansas Department of Corrections, VINE, JailATM, RegentPay, Tiger Correctional Services or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Current official information controls whenever custody, court, fee, provider or facility details change.