The Cleburne County Inmate Population
The local jail count centers on the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office Detention Center in Heber Springs. The sheriff operates the jail for local arrests, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, probation or parole holds, warrant arrests, court-ordered holds, and people waiting for transfer after sentencing. Official sweeps in the research found no Arkansas Department of Corrections prison, federal Bureau of Prisons facility, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals-owned jail physically inside Cleburne County.
The Cleburne County inmate population changes as arrests are booked, bond is set or changed, cases move to court, and sentenced people leave the county jail for state custody. The public count is not a single permanent number. A sheriff roster count is a live snapshot. A Jail Data Initiative or Vera figure is a dataset measure. A state Department of Corrections record follows sentenced custody. Keeping those sources separate makes the Cleburne County inmate population easier to read without mixing jail custody with prison custody.
Cleburne County Inmate Population Statistics
The most current county source inspected for the jail listed a published capacity of 70 inmates, while the sheriff's current roster heading showed 65 current inmates on May 28, 2026. That same-day roster count equals about 92.9 percent of the current published capacity. The research also preserves older operating figures because Cleburne County's jail capacity has changed by source: the 2019 sheriff housing plan discussed 82 physical beds, 63 secure spaces, and up to six trustees, and the 2020 Association of Arkansas Counties report listed 63 beds.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current sheriff capacity | 70 inmates | Cleburne Sheriff Detention Center page, inspected 2026 |
| Current roster count | 65 current inmates | Sheriff roster heading, May 28, 2026 |
| 2020 total inmate days | 13,640 | Association of Arkansas Counties report, 2020 |
| 2020 state inmate days | 2,225, or 16.31% | Association of Arkansas Counties report, 2020 |
| 2023 jail population | 47, with 35 pretrial and 12 sentenced | Vera county data, 2023 |
The official county population estimate was 25,672 people in the U.S. Census QuickFacts July 1, 2025 estimate. That local context matters because a small county jail can feel crowded even when the raw count looks modest. Cleburne County's detention story is mostly about operating capacity, classification, and state-transfer timing, not only the number of beds inside the building.
Cleburne County Inmate Population Trends
Cleburne County's recent jail trend is not flat. The 2019 sheriff condition release described a jail operating near its limits, with a 2018 average daily population of 67 and a 2019 year-to-date population of 74. The 2020 Association of Arkansas Counties report then showed 13,640 inmate days, which equals about 37.4 people per day. Later high-authority datasets show the count rising again, with Jail Data Initiative data moving from the mid-40s in 2023 to the mid-60s in early 2025.
| Year or Period | ADP / Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 67 ADP | Sheriff release reported 49 male and 18 female inmates. |
| 2019 YTD through April 11 | 74 | Sheriff release tied the count to classification and housing changes. |
| 2020 | About 37.4 ADP | Derived from 13,640 inmate days in the AAC report. |
| 2023 | 44.69 JDI ADP / 47 Vera | Dataset figures, not a sheriff annual report. |
| 2024 | 55.26 JDI ADP | JDI listed a low of 38 and high of 73. |
| 2025 YTD Jan. 1-Feb. 25 | 65.59 JDI ADP | Near the current published capacity of 70. |
Those figures should be read as trend evidence, not as one merged official series. Sheriff releases, AAC cost reports, Vera, and JDI each measure the Cleburne County inmate population in a different way. Still, they point to the same local issue: a small jail can move from routine operation to a tight classification problem with only a small rise in the daily count.
Cleburne County Inmate Demographics
Official county-published race, age, and charge-level dashboards were not located. The available demographic detail comes from the sheriff's 2019 release and outside jail datasets. The 2019 sheriff source reported a 2018 average daily population of 49 male and 18 female inmates, then a 2019 year-to-date count of 53 male and 21 female inmates. The same local plan described the jail population as about 75 percent felony inmates and 25 percent misdemeanor inmates at that time.
- Pretrial and sentenced: Vera listed 35 pretrial and 12 sentenced people in the 2023 Cleburne County jail population.
- Sex distribution: JDI's 2025 year-to-date profile averaged 64 male inmates and 1 female inmate.
- Race fields: JDI's 2025 year-to-date profile averaged 61 White, 2 Black, and 3 unknown-race inmates.
- Age bands: JDI's 2025 year-to-date averages were 6 people ages 15-24, 33 ages 25-44, 22 ages 45-64, and 5 ages 65 or older.
Long-term female housing is a key Cleburne County detail. The current detention-center page says the facility can house male and female inmates, but long-term female inmates are currently held at the White County Jail in Searcy. The 2019 plan treated temporary female holding as a short-term function while transfer was arranged.
Cleburne County Jail Capacity
The Cleburne County jail's capacity story is unusually specific. The sheriff's 2019 condition and operational plan said the jail was made from three building phases: one from 1979, one from the early 1990s, and one from the early 2000s. It also said 82 physical beds did not equal safe operating capacity because classification, staffing, plumbing, lighting, medical needs, and separation needs reduced how the space could be used. The plan named 63 secure operational spaces plus up to six trustees, while the current sheriff page lists a capacity of 70 inmates.
Classification is the reason the Cleburne County inmate population can strain the jail before every physical bed is filled. The 2019 plan gave examples tied to sex offenders, violent offenders, women, medical needs, short-term cells, and protective separation. It also said the jail becomes effectively full when the population or long-term holding blocks exceed about 80 percent because small groups cannot always be safely mixed.
Cleburne County Jail Records Laws
Arkansas law and court rules shape how Cleburne County inmate population records are viewed. Sheriff booking records and warrant records are agency records. Court dockets and filed charges are court records. Jail standards govern detention operations, while death-in-custody rules trigger required notification after a correctional death. Those systems overlap, but they are not the same public-record channel.
Key Arkansas Rules:
Arkansas FOIA, Ark. Code Ann. 25-19-105 lets Arkansas citizens inspect and copy public records unless an exemption applies.
Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 controls public court-record access and explains why some online case details may be restricted.
Arkansas detention facility standards govern county jail operations, inspections, classification, and minimum detention expectations.
Arkansas death-in-custody reporting materials describe required notifications when a person dies while under arrest or in correctional custody.
Cleburne County State Prison Search
Sentenced state prisoners from Cleburne County leave the local roster path when they enter the Arkansas Department of Corrections system or a state waiting-list status. The official Arkansas DOC inmate locator searches by ADC number, name, county, facility, gender, offense category, age, and race after the user accepts the disclaimer. The DOC facility dropdown may show "Cleburne County Waiting List," but that is a status or location option, not a separate prison campus inside the county.
The county jail roster remains the best first source for pretrial Cleburne County custody. The state DOC locator is better after sentencing, transfer, or a state sentence. DOC profiles can show sentence history, custody classification, parole or transfer eligibility, detainers, facility, and state service links. Those fields are much broader than the county roster, which is tied to a booking event.
Search the Cleburne County Inmate Population
The official sheriff roster starts at the Cleburne County inmate roster disclaimer page. It routes users to the current roster and the 48-hour release list. Sheriff Chris Brown announced in February 2025 that roster access moved from the older RPS Inmate/InmateInfo path to the sheriff website and sheriff app after a software-provider change. That change matters because local users may still search for the old roster path.
Use the person's full name, then check both status views if the first search fails. The current roster was sorted newest to oldest at the inspected URL, and the current page had pagination. A missing name on page one does not prove that the person is absent. The roster itself warns that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances, so the Detention Center phone line is the best source before posting bond or relying on a case number.
- Open the sheriff roster disclaimer page and choose current inmates for active county custody.
- Search by name or use the sort controls for name, date, current status, released status, newest, or oldest.
- Check the 48-hour release list if the person may have left the jail recently.
- Open the profile for booking number, booking date, charges, bond, original court date, and photo status.
- Call 501-362-2596 when bond, charges, custody status, or case numbers need confirmation.
- Search Arkansas DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE if the person is not in county jail custody.
Cleburne County Current Inmate Lookup
The current Cleburne County roster is free and does not require a login. It shows list entries with thumbnail or image-not-available areas, names, booking numbers, ages, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and profile links. A profile may add gender, race, city or address field, arresting agency, release date when applicable, original court date, and a warning that charges and bail can change.
The current roster screenshot source captured in the manifest shows the live roster interface, search controls, thumbnails, charges, bonds, and sorting controls. That image fits the roster-search section because it displays how Cleburne County current-inmate records are arranged before a user opens an individual profile.
The roster image shows why users should search beyond the first visible item and open profiles for detail. The list is useful for screening, but the jail phone line remains the confirmation channel for active bond and charge questions.
| Roster Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Link/filter | No | Opens people currently held at the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office Detention Center. |
| 48 Hour Release | Link/filter | No | Shows people released from the detention center within the last 48 hours. |
| Name | Sort/filter | No | Sorts or lists roster entries by name. |
| Date | Sort/filter | No | Sorts by booking or release date depending on the roster view. |
| Search By Name | Text | Optional | Use full or partial name details, then compare age, booking date, and charges. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | The current roster showed multiple pages at inspection. |
Cleburne County Released Inmate Records
The sheriff publishes a 48-hour release roster for people recently released from the detention center. That page can show release date, booking date, charges, bond, thumbnails, and profile links while the entry remains in the release window. It is the first official place to check when a person was in Cleburne County jail custody but no longer appears in the current roster.
Older booking records are not presented as a searchable public archive in the research. For historical booking records, jail booking records, warrant records, incident reports, citations, dispatch logs, or civil-process records, use the sheriff's Arkansas FOIA process. The sheriff FAQ says exceptions can apply for active investigations, juvenile offenders or suspects, sealed or expunged records, and some personnel records. Nominal processing fees may apply, but the research did not locate a published fee schedule.
Cleburne County Inmate Record Fields
A Cleburne County inmate record is a booking-level record. It is not a full criminal history and not the final court docket. The profile helps identify the person, booking event, arresting agency, charge labels, bond snapshot, and original court date when populated. Court charges, amended charges, dispositions, and certified documents belong with Search ARCourts and the Cleburne County Circuit Clerk.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full list or profile name, usually in all caps. |
| Mugshot | Booking image when available, or an image-not-available placeholder. |
| Booking Number | Local booking identifier, with observed format like 26-B-00303. |
| Age, Gender, Race | Basic profile fields, not full date of birth. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency tied to the arrest or booking record. |
| Charges | Plain-language booking charges, without a full statute table. |
| Bond | Total bond amount as a snapshot; $0.00 may reflect a hold, sentence, or non-bond status. |
| Original Court Date | Initial court date when populated, subject to later court changes. |
Cleburne County Jail vs Prison
The county roster and the state DOC locator answer different questions. The jail roster asks whether a person is in local Cleburne County jail custody or was released within 48 hours. The state locator asks whether a person is in the Arkansas Department of Corrections system after sentencing, transfer, or state custody processing. Federal and immigration custody require still other systems.
| Question | County Jail Roster | Arkansas DOC Locator |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Cleburne County Sheriff's Office | Arkansas Department of Corrections |
| Best for | Pretrial jail custody, recent bookings, local holds, and 48-hour releases | Sentenced state inmates, DOC transfers, waiting-list status, and state prison data |
| Record focus | Booking event, charges, bond, release date, photo | Sentence, facility, classification, eligibility dates, detainers, DOC history |
| Local quirk | Long-term female custody may be housed at White County Jail | "Cleburne County Waiting List" is a status, not a prison in the county |
Cleburne County State Federal Search
When a name is missing from the sheriff roster, the next search depends on the custody type. Arkansas DOC is the state-prison channel. VINELink is useful for custody status and notifications, and the Arkansas VINE fact sheet says county jail data updates every 15 minutes, DOC every 30 minutes, probation/parole every 60 minutes, AOC court information three times daily, and prosecutor court information once daily. VINE is a notification tool, not a certified court file.
Federal custody does not run through the Cleburne County roster unless the person was locally booked or held on a local record. Use the BOP inmate locator for sentenced federal inmates from 1982 to present. Use ICE ODLS for current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours, using an A-number with country of birth or full biographical details. No BOP or ICE detention facility was located inside Cleburne County.
Cleburne County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves one local detention facility for this project. State, federal, and immigration searches are still important, but they do not create extra Cleburne County facility pages because no Arkansas DOC prison, BOP facility, ICE facility, or USMS-owned facility was found physically inside the county.
- Cleburne County Sheriff's Office Detention Center - the county jail for local arrests, pretrial custody, local sentences, warrants, holds, and people waiting on court or transfer.
Cleburne County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Cleburne County inmate population?
The sheriff roster heading showed 65 current inmates during the May 28, 2026 inspection, while the current detention-center page listed capacity as 70 inmates. That is a live snapshot, not an annual average. JDI listed 65.59 ADP for early 2025, and Vera listed 47 people in 2023.
How do I search current Cleburne County inmates?
Start with the sheriff roster disclaimer page, then choose current inmates. Search by name and check pagination or sort controls. If the person may have just left custody, check the 48-hour release list. Call the Detention Center at 501-362-2596 before relying on a bond amount or case number.
Where are sentenced state prisoners listed?
Sentenced state prisoners are searched in the Arkansas DOC inmate locator. A person can move from the Cleburne County jail roster to DOC data after sentencing, transfer, or waiting-list processing. The DOC locator may show a Cleburne waiting-list status, but that is not a separate state prison in the county.
Are Cleburne County jail mugshots online?
The sheriff roster publishes booking images when available. Current roster entries and 48-hour release entries can show thumbnails and profile images. A missing image does not prove that no photo exists. It may be unavailable, delayed, restricted, or not loaded to the public roster.