Little River County Inmate Population
The official Little River County pages reviewed in the research identify one active local detention facility: the sheriff-operated Little River County Jail / Little River County Detention Center in Ashdown. The Little River County Sheriff page names Sheriff Bobby Walraven, gives the jail and sheriff contact point, and states that the sheriff has custody of the county jail and prisoners committed in the county. That makes the sheriff's office the first local source for the Little River County inmate population when the person is in fresh county custody, on a warrant, waiting for court, or serving a local commitment.
The same research also found a key limit. Little River County did not publish an official online jail roster, current-inmate list, recent-booking report, or vendor jail portal in the county sources reviewed. That means the Little River County inmate population cannot be checked from a county search box in the way some Arkansas counties allow. The practical path is a chain: call or visit the jail for current custody, use Arkansas FOIA for existing jail records, check Arkansas Judiciary Case Search for filed charges, use Arkansas DOC after sentencing or transfer, and use VINELink, BOP, or ICE when those systems fit the custody type.
Little River County Inmate Statistics
Current county jail headcount, current rated capacity, annual county jail bookings, length of stay, housing-unit counts, and a current demographic split were not published in the official Little River County sheriff or county pages reviewed. The safest current county-wide numbers are population measures from the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, while the most useful jail-specific trend rows in the research are historical Vera Institute county data through 2016. Those Vera rows are background, not a present-day jail count.
The Census table gives the local scale: Little River County had an estimated 11,763 residents on July 1, 2025, 11,626 on July 1, 2024, 12,026 in the 2020 Census, and 13,171 in the 2010 Census. A small rural county can show sharp rate swings when only a few people move into or out of jail custody, so rate figures should be read with the underlying headcount in mind.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County population estimate | 11,763 | U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 |
| County population estimate | 11,626 | U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 |
| 2020 county population | 12,026 | U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, 2020 Census |
| Current county jail ADP | Not published | Sheriff and county pages reviewed |
| Historical jail population | 24 | Vera county data, 2016 row |
| ADC admissions by conviction county | 47 total | Arkansas DOC FY2022 annual report |
Little River County Jail Trends
Historical Vera rows show the Little River County jail population moving from 25 in 2013 to 23 in 2014, 18 in 2015, and 24 in 2016. The rated capacity shown in those same rows was 24 for each year. In 2013 the listed population was one person above that historical capacity, while 2016 matched it. Those figures should not be rewritten as current jail facts because the official county pages reviewed in 2026 did not publish a current capacity or a current count.
The trend still matters. A six-person rise from 2015 to 2016 may sound small, but in Little River County it moved the jail population rate from 235.08 to 317.8 per 100,000 in the Vera data. That is why the Little River County inmate population should be read as both a headcount and a rate. The county's total population fell from the 2010 Census to the 2025 estimate, so even a stable jail count can look larger when measured per resident.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Jail Population Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | 24 | 312.93 | Historical Vera row, slightly above capacity |
| 2014 | 23 | 24 | 296.39 | Historical Vera row |
| 2015 | 18 | 24 | 235.08 | Historical Vera row |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | 317.8 | Latest Little River row found in the research |
Little River County Jail Makeup
No official Little River County web page located in the research published a current jail demographic report. The available detail is historical. Vera's 2016 Little River row listed 24 total jail population, with 24 male and 0 female entries. Race fields in that row listed 8 Black and 16 White entries, with Latinx, Native, AAPI, and Other fields at 0 in the inspected row. Custody-status estimates in that same row showed 18.29 pretrial and 5.71 sentenced, which should be treated as dataset estimates rather than exact people at a booking desk.
The county population context is broader. QuickFacts reports local measures such as residents under age 18, households, education, labor force participation, and health-insurance status. Those are county demographics, not jail demographics. They help show the small scale of Little River County, but they do not identify who is in custody today.
- Pretrial custody
- A person is held before final case disposition, often while bond, first appearance, or court scheduling is pending.
- Sentenced local custody
- A person serves a local jail sentence or waits for transfer under a court order.
- Detainer
- Another agency asks the jail to hold a person, so local bond may not end custody.
- DOC custody
- Arkansas state-prison custody after sentencing or under an ADC status, searched through the DOC locator.
Little River County Jail Capacity
Capacity is one of the most important gaps in the current official record. Vera's historical rows list rated capacity at 24 for 2013 through 2016, but the official Little River County pages reviewed did not publish whether the current jail still has that rated capacity. The research also noted local news about a new courtroom opening next to a recently constructed county jail in October 2024, but that was not an official county capacity table. The proper wording is that the current capacity was not located in official sources.
No official county press release was found for a jail closure, federal consent decree, Department of Justice investigation, or current overcrowding order. The historical data show a small jail system where one or two people can change the capacity picture quickly. For present conditions, current custody count, classification, or housing questions, the sheriff/jail line is the official starting point.
Population caution: A historical Vera capacity row is not the same as a current jail bed rating. Do not treat the 2016 capacity as the present Little River County Detention Center capacity unless a current county or state source confirms it.
Little River County Jail Laws
The laws behind the Little River County inmate population explain why jail records may exist even when the county does not publish a roster. Arkansas Code § 25-19-105 generally gives Arkansas citizens access to inspect and copy public records during regular business hours unless an exemption applies. Arkansas Code § 12-41-502 places custody, rule, and charge of the county jail and committed prisoners with the sheriff, matching the duty described on the Little River County sheriff page.
The strongest jail-population record rule in the research is 12 CAR § 50-503, the Arkansas jail-log rule. It requires accurate facility intake and population records and names data such as arrest time, confinement time, release time, reason for confinement, offense class, arresting or confining officers, and warrant or commitment information. Federal Death in Custody Reporting Act materials and Arkansas reporting guidance add a separate accountability channel for deaths involving people under arrest, detained, transported, or incarcerated.
Key record rules:
Arkansas Code § 25-19-105 - Arkansas FOIA is the public-record inspection and copying route for non-exempt records.
Arkansas Code § 12-41-502 - the sheriff has custody of the county jail and committed prisoners.
12 CAR § 50-503 - jail logs must keep accurate intake and population records.
Death in Custody Reporting Act - deaths in jail, prison, arrest, transport, or detention can trigger state and federal reporting duties.
Little River County Prison Path
County jail custody and Arkansas prison custody are separate. The sheriff page states that the sheriff transports convicted prisoners and others ordered by the court to state penal or mental institutions. After that move, the Little River County jail is no longer the day-to-day source for prison housing, prison mail, deposits, visitation rules, or sentence-time fields. The Arkansas DOC inmate search becomes the official locator for sentenced state custody and ADC-related statuses.
DOC data also gives a prison-admission lens on Little River County. The Arkansas DOC FY2022 annual report listed 47 state-prison admissions from Little River County by county of conviction, with 34 male and 13 female admissions and a total per-100,000 rate of 391. That is not a jail booking number. It is a prison-admissions count after conviction, useful for understanding how local cases can later enter the state correctional system.
Search Little River County Inmates
No official Little River County online jail roster was located. The search process therefore starts with the sheriff's office rather than a public county search form. Use the jail phone for current local custody, the public counter for in-person questions during posted business hours, and a written Arkansas FOIA request when the need is an existing booking sheet, jail-log entry, booking photo, release entry, or arrest report.
The best search path depends on the custody stage. A person booked last night is a sheriff/jail question. A person with filed charges is also a court-record question. A sentenced person may be in Arkansas DOC. A federal defendant or immigration detainee belongs in a separate federal or ICE search channel.
- Call the Little River County Sheriff / jail at (870) 898-5115 for current county custody.
- Give the person's full legal name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask whether the person is held, released, transferred, or blocked by a hold or detainer.
- For copies, ask how to submit an Arkansas FOIA request for the existing booking or jail-log record.
- Search Arkansas Judiciary Case Search for filed charges, then contact the clerk for official copies.
- Use Arkansas DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE only when that system matches the person's custody stage.
Little River County Custody Lookup
The official county roster field table is short because no official public roster was located. Do not expect a county website result with a mugshot, bond field, housing unit, or booking number unless Little River County later launches an official roster or vendor portal. For current custody, the county-specific source is the sheriff/jail contact. For Arkansas state-prison custody, DOC has its own search form and fields.
| Lookup Source | Search Fields | Best Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River County jail | No official online roster located | Fresh local custody, booking, bond, holds, release status | Use phone, in person, or FOIA request |
| Arkansas DOC locator | ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense category, age, race, disclaimer checkbox | Sentenced state custody or ADC status | Not a county jail roster |
| Arkansas Case Search | Participant name, organization/case description, advanced filters | Filed charges and court events | Printed pages are not official clerk records |
| VINELink Arkansas | Name, offender or booking number, case number, ADC number, supervision PID where available | Custody and release notification | Supplemental notification channel |
Little River County Past Records
Released or past inmate records may not be visible online for Little River County because the county did not publish a jail roster or archive in the official sources reviewed. Start by deciding what record is needed. Custody dates, release time, reason for confinement, arresting officer, and warrant or commitment data are jail-log or booking-record questions. Formal charges, dispositions, and sealed-case status are court-record questions. State-prison location, sentence history, and release eligibility are DOC questions after transfer.
A public-record request should be specific. Ask the likely custodian for an existing record, not a new report. For the sheriff, identify the arrestee, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, arresting agency, and record requested. For a felony court file, use the Circuit Clerk. For misdemeanor or traffic records, use District Court. If Arkansas Case Search returns a case number, include it in the request.
Little River County Record Fields
Because no county roster profile was verified, the fields below come from Arkansas jail-log requirements and local access research rather than a Little River County web profile. A booking sheet or jail-log entry may include these facts if the record exists and is not exempt, sealed, restricted, or held by another custodian. Court filings may use different charge wording than the jail intake record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | Relevant characteristic or demographic data recorded at intake. |
| Arrest date and time | When the person was taken into custody. |
| Confinement date and time | When the person was placed in jail custody. |
| Release date and time | When custody ended, if release has occurred. |
| Reason for confinement | Charge, warrant, commitment, sentence, hold, or other legal basis. |
| Offense classification | Felony or misdemeanor classification where recorded. |
| Warrant or commitment data | The court or legal authority supporting custody. |
Little River County Jail vs DOC
A county jail record answers a different question than a state-prison record. Little River County jail custody covers people arrested locally, remanded by a court, held on warrants, serving short local commitments, or waiting on another custody decision. Arkansas DOC custody covers sentenced state prisoners and ADC-related categories such as county waiting-list or Act 309/work statuses. A person can move from one system to the other, so a failed county lookup does not always mean the person has no record.
| County Jail | State Prison / DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, local commitments, warrant arrests, and local holds | Sentenced state prisoners and ADC-related statuses |
| Run by | Little River County Sheriff's Office | Arkansas Department of Corrections / Division of Correction |
| Where to look | Call or visit the sheriff/jail, or request records | Arkansas DOC inmate search |
| Common fields | Booking, confinement, release, charge, warrant, bond or hold data if releasable | ADC number, facility, sentence history, PE/TE date, custody classification, VINE link |
State Federal ICE Search
Arkansas DOC is the next search channel when the person has been sentenced, transferred, or placed in an ADC status. The DOC locator allows searches by ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense category, age, and race after the user accepts the disclaimer. The research found Little River-related options such as County "Little River," "Little River Cy Waiting List," and "Lt.River Co.309/Wrk." These labels do not mean the person is on a live county roster. They indicate ADC-related data.
Federal and immigration custody are separate. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for people in BOP custody or federal inmate records since 1982. Use ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detainees age 18 or older by A-number or biographical information. Use VINELink Arkansas for notification when a record is covered. None of those systems replaces the sheriff for a fresh local booking.
Little River County Facilities
The facility map for Little River County has one active local detention facility from the official sources reviewed. No separate Foreman city jail, state prison, BOP institution, ICE detention facility, work-release annex, or sheriff-published jail annex was located. The official Foreman police page routes local law-enforcement service through the Little River County Sheriff's Department, which supports using the county sheriff/jail path for Foreman custody questions.
- Little River County Jail / Little River County Detention Center - sheriff-operated county jail for people arrested in Little River County, pretrial detainees, court commitments, and local prisoners in sheriff custody.
The Association of Arkansas Counties profile places Little River County in far southwest Arkansas, with Ashdown as the county seat. That local geography matters because court, jail, and sheriff functions are not all at one address: the sheriff/jail and District Court courtroom building use North Constitution Avenue, while some county and Circuit Clerk functions use North Second Street.
Little River County Inmate FAQ
Is there an official online roster?
No official Little River County online jail roster was located in the county sources reviewed. Use the sheriff/jail number, in-person contact, and Arkansas FOIA requests for current local custody or booking records.
How large is the current jail population?
The current Little River County jail population was not published in official county pages reviewed. Historical Vera data listed 24 people in the 2016 row, but that is not a current count.
What number starts a custody check?
Call the Little River County Sheriff / jail at (870) 898-5115. Have the person's full name, birth date or age, arrest date, and arresting agency ready if known.
Where are filed charges found?
Search Arkansas Judiciary Case Search, then contact the clerk for official copies. Felony files route to the Circuit Clerk, while misdemeanor and traffic matters route to District Court.
Does DOC show county jail inmates?
Usually not for ordinary pretrial county custody. DOC is for sentenced state-prison custody and ADC-related statuses, although a Little River County-related waiting-list or Act 309 category may appear.
Was a sheriff app confirmed?
No official Little River County sheriff or police mobile app with an inmate roster or warrant lookup was confirmed in the App Store, Google Play, or county site during research.