Faulkner County Inmate Population
The Faulkner County inmate population is held at the Faulkner County Detention Center at 801 Locust Street in Conway. The sheriff's office runs a searchable online roster for the current jail list plus a 48-hour release roster. The roster shows mugshots, charges, bond info, and booking dates. Search by name, booking number, age, or gender. This page lists the main contacts, FOIA steps, and state and federal search tools. Conway is the county seat and the main city in the county.
Faulkner County Inmate Population Overview
Faulkner County Inmate Roster Search
The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office runs a full online inmate roster. It is free to use. The tool lets you search by name, booking number, age, or gender. Results show mugshots, the full name, the charges filed, the bond for each charge, and the booking date. A 48-hour release page shows inmates let go in the last two days.
Open the Faulkner County inmate roster to start a search. The current roster shows the live jail list. Click a name for the detail card. The detail card lists the arresting agency, court dates, and any holds from other agencies. The 48-hour release page has its own link. Use that page if you think the person was bonded out over the weekend.
The sheriff's office has two housing units. Unit 1 is the maximum security side. Unit 2 holds booking and intake. Both units feed the same online roster.
Note: The Faulkner County inmate population tool updates often but it can lag real time by a few hours, so call the jail if the booking you need is not yet posted.
Faulkner County Detention Center
The Faulkner County Detention Center is at 801 Locust Street in Conway. The jail runs two units. Unit 1 is the maximum security side. Unit 2 handles booking. The main phone for the sheriff's office is (501) 450-4914. Unit 1 can be reached at (501) 450-4995. Unit 2 and booking run on (501) 328-4160.
The Criminal Investigations Division, or CID, can be reached at (501) 450-4917. The jail administrator is Captain Chris Watkins. Email him at chris.watkins@fcso.ar.gov. The Unit 2 email is Unit2@fcso.ar.gov. Admin hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The jail is staffed 24 hours a day.
Visit the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office main site for news, contact info, and links to the inmate roster. The site also has info on visits, bond rules, and commissary.
Faulkner County FOIA Requests
Arkansas law gives any state resident the right to file a FOIA request. The law is in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Faulkner County has three business days to respond to most FOIA requests. Most jail records are open to the public.
Send a written FOIA request to the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, 801 Locust Street, Conway, AR 72034. You can also email the request to a staff contact like chris.watkins@fcso.ar.gov or Unit2@fcso.ar.gov. Be specific. List names, dates, and the type of record you want. Copy fees may apply.
The Arkansas Attorney General puts out a free FOIA Handbook. Get a copy at the AG FOIA page. Call (501) 682-2007 for help with the rules. Records that are exempt include active case files, juvenile records sealed under Ark. Code § 9-27-309, and medical records.
Faulkner County Court Records
Every person in the Faulkner County inmate population has a court case tied to their booking. Faulkner County is a participating county in the state CourtConnect system. That means most circuit and district court cases are online.
Go to the CourtConnect portal to search by name or case number. Basic searches are free. Results list the docket, the judge, and the case status. Certified copies cost $5 to $10 each plus a copy fee.
The portal covers circuit courts and district courts. The Faulkner County district court data shows up in the system along with the circuit court records.
The Arkansas Judiciary website links to clerk contact info, the rules of court, and forms. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-330, circuit clerks keep the case files for the circuit court. Most records are open.
State Inmate Search and Parole
Faulkner County inmates sent to state prison are tracked by the Arkansas Department of Correction. The ADC runs the main state inmate population search. The tool is free.
Search the ADC inmate info search by name, ADC number, age, or county of conviction. The Arkansas Department of Correction main site has facility pages and parole info. Call (870) 267-6999 for the ADC main line.
The Arkansas Parole Board posts info on inmates up for parole review. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-93-202, the board has to publish the inmate's name, ADC number, hearing date, and photo online at least six months before the hearing. The state tool runs under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-113(e)(1).
Federal Inmates and VINE
Federal charges out of Faulkner County go to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Federal inmates are held at a federal facility, not the county jail. Use the BOP inmate locator to search by name or BOP number. The Federal Bureau of Prisons main site has facility info.
Faulkner County participates in VINE. Victims and family can sign up for free custody alerts. Register at VINELink or call the Arkansas VINE hotline at 1-800-510-0415. VINE sends alerts by phone, text, or email.
Note: The Faulkner County inmate population roster and VINE pull from the same booking data, so a release posted on the roster triggers a VINE alert to registered users.
Cities in Faulkner County
Conway is the county seat and the main city in Faulkner County. City police in Conway book their arrests into the county jail. Cabot sits mostly in Lonoke County but has a small slice in Faulkner. Mayflower and Greenbrier are smaller towns in Faulkner County that also send arrests to the county jail.
See the Conway page for city-level booking and police info. Cabot has its own page at Cabot. Mayflower and Greenbrier do not have their own pages on this site.
Sentencing and Transfer to State Prison
An inmate from the Faulkner County inmate population who gets a state prison sentence does not stay at the county jail forever. Once the case is final and a state prison commitment is signed, the Arkansas Department of Correction takes custody. The transfer can take weeks or months because of the ADC waiting list.
While waiting for transfer, the inmate stays at the county jail under a state hold. The county is reimbursed by the state for housing the inmate. Once transferred, the inmate is processed at an ADC intake unit, given an ADC number, and assigned to a state prison facility. From that point, the inmate shows up on the ADC inmate search portal.
Nearby Arkansas Counties
Faulkner County sits in central Arkansas just north of Little Rock. Neighboring counties run their own jails and post their own inmate population data. Pick a county below.