Carroll County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Eureka Springs and Berryville arrests: the Carroll County Detention Center

Carroll County mixes tourist traffic in Eureka Springs with farm towns like Berryville and Green Forest. It's one of the few Arkansas counties with two county seats. All adult bookings go to the Carroll County Detention Center in Berryville, which holds about 100 people. Search Carroll County Inmate Search or call 870-423-2901.

Where do people go after arrest?

To the Carroll County Detention Center at 205 Hailey Road in Berryville, AR 72616. An arrest in Eureka Springs means a roughly 15-mile drive east for booking.

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Checking the roster

Carroll County Inmate Search shows the sheriff's current list with names, booking dates and charges. Bond amounts appear once a judge sets them.

There's also a Carroll sheriff app for phones, on the Carroll app for iPhone and Carroll app for Android.

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When will they see a judge?

A no-warrant arrest has to be reviewed by a judge in 48 hours under Arkansas rules, and the first appearance must come without needless delay. In Carroll County it's usually the next court morning.

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Two court districts

Carroll County District Court sits in both Berryville and Eureka Springs. Circuit court for felonies also uses both courthouses, the eastern district in Berryville and the western district in Eureka Springs. Read the Carroll court steps.

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Bonds in Carroll County

A judge may release on a signed promise or set a money bond. Pay all of it at the jail or let a licensed bondsman post it for a nonrefundable fee of ten percent. Phone the jail for the amount and see Carroll bail info.

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Lawyer if they can't pay

The person asks at first appearance, and the court decides whether to appoint the public defender.

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Visiting in Berryville

Visits are short and scheduled by the jail. Photo ID is required. Call 870-423-2901 or check online for current days. More: visits, video from home.

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Calls and e-messages

People in the Berryville jail can't receive calls, so family sets up a prepaid account to accept theirs. Calls are recorded, so don't talk about the case. Inmates call out on prepaid accounts. See phone accounts, e-messages and tablets.

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Commissary money

Carroll County deposits pay for food from commissary, hygiene items, writing paper and phone credit. Money arrested people had on them when booked usually goes onto the same account. Deposits buy food and hygiene items. See deposits and commissary.

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Writing to someone in Berryville

Carroll County jail staff open and inspect every letter, and items like stickers, staples, Polaroids or cash are refused. A return address on the outside is required in Berryville, and anything that looks altered goes back to the sender. Use their full name and the Hailey Road address. Our mail guide lists banned items.

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A teen from Carroll County

Juvenile court decides on detention, and youth are held at a regional juvenile center rather than this jail. Call the sheriff for details.

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Health and medicine

Ask jail staff on the phone to notify medical personnel about any serious condition.

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Ring the jail before the drive

Call 870-423-2901 to confirm they're still booked, the bond amount and the next visit time.

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What happens after a federal arrest in Berryville?

These cases start with officers from the ATF, IRS agents, the Secret Service, or the Marshals Service, often alongside city police. Cases out of this county belong to the Western District of Arkansas, Harrison Division. No Harrison office appears on the court's website, even though the law names Harrison as the division's meeting place. Call the clerk on 833-853-0345 to learn where hearings happen. The listed northwest courthouse is in Fayetteville, 35 East Mountain Street, Room 510, Fayetteville, AR 72701. The judge also gets a report from a pretrial officer. Within a day or so, they go before a magistrate judge for a first hearing. A dollar figure isn't the starting point on a federal case. A judge looks at risk to others and to the case during a detention hearing per federal bail law.

Check the sheriff's jail list right away; there the hold may show. Meanwhile, the Marshals Service may place them in a county jail. The U.S. Marshals branch covering this area is at 30 South 6th Street, Room 243, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Call 479-289-7470 and 479-424-5000 (call either line) to find a federal prisoner. A conviction with prison time shifts them out of the local jail into the BOP. Use the BOP locator to see the prison once they arrive.

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ICE detainer: how it works for families

  • ICE finds out about an arrest through booking prints deputies share. ICE may then place a detainer.
  • Forty-eight hours is the most: the detainer only asks jail staff to delay the release while a pickup is set up. A holiday does not freeze the clock.
  • Posting bond will not remove this hold. The hold simply begins then.
  • During those hours, ICE often sends officers to collect them. No pickup by the deadline? Then the hold ends and the sheriff must let them leave.
  • The detainee locator looks up people by the A-number and birth country. Missing the A-number? Type in birth date, native country, and the exact name instead.
  • Arkansas reports to ICE's New Orleans enforcement office: 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.
  • ICE alone chooses the next facility.
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Bound for state prison from Berryville? How the transfer works

Prison sentences are handled by the ADC. At first, the person stays in the Berryville jail until the ADC schedules the move. Reception comes first: paperwork, photos and tests. Classification staff classify them by how much security they need, gang links and physical and mental health. Their next move is a prison that suits those results.

You can find them by ADC number with the state inmate lookup. For prison details, open Arkansas prison pages.

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Can I find Carroll County jail mugshots online?

Yes. Look the person up in the Carroll County roster; Carroll mugshots are there. If the photo is missing, ask the Carroll jail.

Journalists can ask for a mugshot that isn't public by phoning the sheriff's office at 870-423-2901. Federal booking photos stay private. The federal system keeps mugshots back; the U.S. Marshals release one only for an escapee or fugitive, when release would help catch them or alert neighbors, or for urgent community safety. Need an ICE mugshot? Send a FOIA request to ICE. ICE decides whether to release it.

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Carroll County police and sheriff

Holiday Island, Oak Grove and rural Carroll County rely on deputies.

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Carroll County contacts

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Carroll County Inmate Search
Detention center
Carroll County Detention Center, 205 Hailey Road, Berryville, 870-423-2901
Sheriff app
Carroll app for iPhone · Carroll app for Android

Court can be in either town. Check the paperwork.

Carroll County Detention Center Inmate Services Information

Phone: 870-423-2901

Physical Address:
205 Hailey Road
Berryville, AR 72616-5147

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Smart Communications
Carroll County Detention Center
P.O. Box 9119
Seminole, FL 33775-9119

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Carroll County Detention Center
205 Hailey Road
Berryville, AR 72616

Every year Carroll County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 2,000 offenders, and maintain an average of 100 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Carroll County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Carroll County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Arkansas and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Carroll County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/27/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 42 61.76%
Black 1 1.47%
Hispanic or Latino 21 30.88%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 1 1.47%
Asian 1 1.47%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 1 1.47%
Other 1 1.47%
Total 68 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Carroll County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/27/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 15 22.06%
Felony (2rd Degree) 16 23.53%
Felony (1st Degree) 4 5.88%
State Jail Felony 4 5.88%
Felony (Uncategorized) 14 20.59%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 15 22.06%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Carroll County Inmate Sex - 10/27/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 59 86.76%
Female 9 13.24%
Total 68 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Carroll County Inmate Age - 10/27/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 2.94%
18-20 3 4.41%
21-24 7 10.29%
25-30 13 19.12%
31-35 12 17.65%
36-40 9 13.24%
41-45 7 10.29%
46-50 5 7.35%
51-55 4 5.88%
56-60 3 4.41%
61-65 1 1.47%
66-75 1 1.47%
76-85 1 1.47%
Total 68 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Carroll County Detention Center serves the following cities and towns of Carroll County: Alpena, Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest.