Find Released Inmates in Craighead County
Craighead County sits in the northeast corner of Arkansas with two county seats, Jonesboro and Lake City. The Craighead County Sheriff's Office runs a detention center on Willett Road with 62 beds and posts a live roster through the myr2m portal. Craighead County released inmates records show up on the sheriff's site, the state ADC tool, and VINELink. This page covers the search links, jail contact info, visit rules, commissary rules, and the FOIA steps for records in the Jonesboro area.
Craighead County Released Inmates Facts
Craighead County Released Inmates Search Tools
The main roster for Craighead County released inmates lives at the Craighead County Inmate Roster portal. The site shows name, age, race, sex, city, arrest date, charges, and bond amount for each person booked. New inmates and 48-hour releases are tracked on their own screens. Click a name for the charge detail, bond type, and bond amount.
The roster data updates after each booking and release. If a name drops off, the person may have been released, moved to state prison, or sent to a federal facility.
For statewide prison data, use the ADC inmate search. For custody alerts, sign up on VINELink. For court filings, use CourtConnect.
Craighead County Detention Center
The Craighead County Detention Center sits at 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Phone (870) 933-4556. The facility holds up to 62 people: 32 males, 28 females, and 2 isolation cells. The main sheriff's phone is (870) 933-4551. For non-emergency calls, dial (870) 935-5555. The Craighead County Sheriff's Office website has current contact info and links to all department services.
The sheriff's office also runs a juvenile detention center with 62 beds. That facility has a full-time education program under Jonesboro Public Schools, with four certified teachers and year-round classes.
Arrests in Craighead County come from the Jonesboro Police, Lake City Police, Arkansas State Police, and sheriff's deputies. All get booked through the same detention center on Willett Road.
Mail, Commissary, and Visits
Mail for inmates goes through Smart Communications. Send personal mail to Smart Communications - Craighead County, Arkansas, INMATE NAME + ID NUMBER, PO Box 16367, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Mail is opened, scanned, and uploaded to the inmate kiosk. The original is destroyed. Legal mail follows a separate path.
Commissary runs through Tiger Commissary at tigercommissary.com. Online deposits start at $20.00 with a $200.00 max per transaction. The fee is $3.50. Orders go in on Monday and Thursday. Delivery is Tuesday and Friday. Spending caps at $75.00 per week.
Visits are video-only through JailATM. Create a free account, verify email, add funds, and search for the inmate. Onsite visits run $0.35 per minute. A 15-minute package costs $5.25. A 30-minute package is $10.50.
Note: Craighead County released inmates mail is scanned, so original letters never reach the person; the inmate sees a digital copy only.
Sheriff's Office and Two County Seats
Craighead County is one of the few Arkansas counties with two county seats. Jonesboro is the Western District seat. Lake City is the Eastern District seat. The sheriff's eastern office is at 107 Cobble Lane, Lake City, AR 72437. The main office in Jonesboro is at 901 Willett Road. Both offices feed the same jail.
The county covers 717 square miles. Population is 102,518. The county sits on the Missouri border, with the St. Francis River and the Cache River running through. Eight cities and two towns fall under the sheriff's reach. The Records Division at 901 Willett Road processes written records requests.
Craighead County Court Records
The Craighead County Circuit Clerk sits at 511 Union Street, Suite 107, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Phone (870) 933-4530. The clerk keeps civil, criminal, probate, and domestic case files. Online, search CourtConnect by name, case ID, or business name. The tool covers all circuit court filings since January 1, 2009.
Felonies, civil suits over $25,000, and probate go through Circuit Court. Misdemeanors and traffic run through District Court. The Jonesboro District Court is the biggest district court in the county. Records before 2009 may have details redacted online under Administrative Order 19.
Background Checks in Craighead County
Two state tools cover Craighead County released inmates. The ARCH system is $24.00 per search, no consent needed. ARCH was created under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq. Payment is debit or credit card only. The other tool is the Arkansas State Police CBC system at $22.00 per name for consent-based checks. Volunteer rate is $11.00.
National fingerprint checks run $13.00. For a paper mail-in check, use form ASP-122 with a $25 check or money order. The ASP FAQ tells you what shows in a check and what does not.
FOIA Requests for Craighead County
The Arkansas FOIA is at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Agencies have three working days to respond. In Craighead County, send written FOIA requests to the Records Division, 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Phone (870) 933-4551. Include the name of the person, dates, and the kind of record you want.
Copy fees run $0.25 to $0.50 per page. Arkansas VINE at 1-800-510-0415 is another option for inmate locator questions. Booking photos, arrest reports, 911 logs, and release dates are all common Craighead County FOIA items.
Parole, ADC, and Craighead County Released Inmates
When a Craighead County inmate is sentenced to state prison, the record moves to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Look them up in the ADC inmate search. The tool covers state prisoners released or deceased in custody since 1982. It does not include out-of-state inmates held in Arkansas under the Interstate Compact.
Parolees report to the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. The DCC page posts supervision data under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-145. That data covers aliases, latest photo, and programs completed. The main DCC number is (501) 682-9510.
Jonesboro Area Records Tips
Jonesboro is the biggest city in Craighead County and the biggest feeder of inmates into the detention center. Arkansas State University is also in Jonesboro, which adds student and campus-related bookings to the jail population. Lake City is a smaller feeder out of the Eastern District.
Start your search with the myr2m roster for current inmates. Add VINELink for alerts. Use CourtConnect for case data. For older state prison records, pull the state judiciary page or the ADC search. Each tool covers a different part of the Craighead County released inmates picture.
Tip: If a Craighead County inmate was booked in the Eastern District, check both Jonesboro and Lake City contact points for records.
Booking Process at the Craighead County Jail
Any arrest in Jonesboro or the rest of the county moves through the intake bay at 901 Willett Road. Deputies log the person in the myr2m system, take a booking photo, run fingerprints through AFIS, and pull up prior cases. The process takes a few hours. Medical screening is done by jail staff on duty.
Fresh names hit the 48-hour release screen on the roster right after booking. If the person posts bond fast, the name may jump from the active list to the 48-hour list before the next refresh. Judges at the Jonesboro District Court set bonds on misdemeanors the next business day. Felony bonds wait for a Second Judicial Circuit judge.
Arkansas State University Police, Jonesboro Police, and sheriff's deputies make up most of the arresting agencies. All those cases feed the same booking line. The myr2m portal is the best place to catch a Craighead County Released Inmate within the first 48 hours.
Nearby Counties and Re-Entry Help
Craighead County shares borders with Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Cross County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, and Greene County. Warrants transfer between these jails often because the Second Judicial Circuit groups many of them together. Check the myr2m roster plus VINELink to cover more ground.
Ex-inmates returning to Jonesboro can tap into the DCC field office on East Matthews Avenue. The office handles parole, drug court, and transitional housing intake. Sex offender registrants need to update the sheriff's office within three business days of a move, under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-909. The state offender search tracks Craighead County addresses. To seal an old case, file a petition with the Craighead County Circuit Clerk under the 2013 record sealing act.