# Prisons and Jails in Arkansas: All 103 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Arkansas has 103 prisons and jails (2.1% of the US), #24 by count and #11 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Arkansas

Arkansas has **103 prisons and jails**: 2.1% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#24 by count** and **#11 per person** (3.34 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Arkansas has 103 prisons and jails, 2.1% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #24 of 51 by count and #11 per person (3.34 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 28 state prisons, 70 county jails, 3 federal, 2 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#11

national rank (per capita)

103

prisons and jails

3.34

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Arkansas: 103 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/arkansas.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 103 prisons and jails in Arkansas

| #   | Name                                              | Details                |
| --- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| 1   | Arkansas County Jail                              | County · Dewitt        |
| 2   | Arkansas State Hospital                           | State · Little Rock    |
| 3   | Ashley County Detention Center                    | County · Hamburg       |
| 4   | Barbara Ester Unit                                | State · Pine Bluff     |
| 5   | Baxter County Jail / Sheriff                      | County · Mountain Home |
| 6   | Benton County Jail                                | County · Bentonville   |
| 7   | Benton Unit                                       | State · Benton         |
| 8   | Boone County Jail                                 | County · Harrison      |
| 9   | Calhoun County Jail                               | County · Hampton       |
| 10  | Carrol County Detention Center                    | County · Berryville    |
| 11  | Central Arkansas Community Correction Center      | State · Little Rock    |
| 12  | Clark County Jail                                 | County · Arkadelphia   |
| 13  | Clay County Detention Center                      | County · Piggott       |
| 14  | Cleburne County Detention Center                  | County · Heber Springs |
| 15  | Columbia County Detention Center                  | County · Magnolia      |
| 16  | Conway County Detention Facility                  | County · Morrilton     |
| 17  | Craighead County Detention Center                 | County · Jonesboro     |
| 18  | Crawford County Detention Center                  | County · Van Buren     |
| 19  | Crittenden County Detention Center                | County · West Memphis  |
| 20  | Cross County Jail                                 | County · Wynne         |
| 21  | Cummins Unit                                      | State · Grady          |
| 22  | Dallas County Jail                                | County · Fordyce       |
| 23  | Delta Regional Unit                               | State · Dermott        |
| 24  | Drew County Detention Facility                    | County · Monticello    |
| 25  | East Arkansas Regional Unit                       | State · Brickeys       |
| 26  | East Central Arkansas Community Correction Center | State · West Memphis   |
| 27  | Faulkner County Detention Center Unit I           | County · Conway        |
| 28  | Faulkner County Detention Facility Unit II        | County · Conway        |
| 29  | FCI Forrest City Low                              | Federal · Forrest City |
| 30  | FCI Forrest City Low Camp                         | Federal · Forrest City |
| 31  | FCI Forrest City Medium                           | Federal · Forrest City |
| 32  | Franklin County Jail                              | County · Ozark         |
| 33  | Fulton County Jail                                | County · Salem         |
| 34  | Garland County Detention Center                   | County · Hot Springs   |
| 35  | Greene County Detention Center                    | County · Paragould     |
| 36  | Grimes Unit                                       | State · Newport        |
| 37  | Hempstead County Jail                             | County · Hope          |
| 38  | Hot Spring County Jail                            | County · Malvern       |
| 39  | Howard County Detention Facility                  | County · Nashville     |
| 40  | Independence County Detention Facility            | County · Batesville    |
| 41  | Izard County Detention Center                     | County · Melbourne     |
| 42  | J. Aaron Hawkins Sr. Center                       | State · Wrightsville   |
| 43  | Jackson County Jail                               | County · Newport       |
| 44  | Jefferson County Jail                             | County · Pine Bluff    |
| 45  | Johnson County Detention Center                   | County · Clarksville   |
| 46  | Lafayette County Jail                             | County · Lewisville    |
| 47  | Lawrence County Jail / Sheriff                    | County · Walnut Ridge  |
| 48  | Lee County Jail                                   | County · Marianna      |
| 49  | Lincoln County Jail                               | County · Star City     |
| 50  | Little River County Detention Center              | County · Ashdown       |
| 51  | Logan County Jail                                 | County · Paris         |
| 52  | Lonoke County Jail                                | County · Lonoke        |
| 53  | Madison County Jail                               | County · Huntsville    |
| 54  | Marion County Jail / Sheriff                      | County · Yellville     |
| 55  | Maximum Security Unit                             | State · Tucker         |
| 56  | Mcpherson Unit                                    | State · Newport        |
| 57  | Miller County Jail                                | County · Texarkana     |
| 58  | Mississippi County Detention Center               | County · Luxora        |
| 59  | Mississippi County Work Release Center            | State · Luxora         |
| 60  | Monroe County Jail                                | County · Clarendon     |
| 61  | Montgomery County Jail                            | County · Mount Ida     |
| 62  | Nevada County Jail                                | County · Prescott      |
| 63  | Newton County Jail                                | County · Jasper        |
| 64  | North Central Unit                                | State · Calico Rock    |
| 65  | Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center    | State · Osceola        |
| 66  | Northwest Arkansas Community Correction Center    | State · Fayetteville   |
| 67  | Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center            | State · Springdale     |
| 68  | Omega Supervision Sanction Center                 | State · Malvern        |
| 69  | Ouachita County Jail                              | County · Camden        |
| 70  | Ouachita River Unit                               | State · Malvern        |
| 71  | Perry County Detention Center                     | County · Perryville    |
| 72  | Phillips County Detention Center                  | County · Helena        |
| 73  | Pike County Jail                                  | County · Murfreesboro  |
| 74  | Pine Bluff Re-Entry Center                        | State · Pine Bluff     |
| 75  | Pine Bluff Unit                                   | State · Pine Bluff     |
| 76  | Poinsett County Detention Center                  | County · Harrisburg    |
| 77  | Polk County Jail                                  | County · Mena          |
| 78  | Pope County Jail                                  | County · Russellville  |
| 79  | Prairie County Detention Center                   | County · Des Arc       |
| 80  | Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility        | County · Little Rock   |
| 81  | Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility         | State · Pine Bluff     |
| 82  | Randolph County Jail                              | County · Pocahontas    |
| 83  | Saint Francis County Detention Center             | County · Forrest City  |
| 84  | Saline County Detention Center                    | County · Benton        |
| 85  | Scott County Detention Center                     | County · Waldron       |
| 86  | Searcy County Jail                                | County · Marshall      |
| 87  | Sevier County Detention Center                    | County · De Queen      |
| 88  | Sharp County Detention Center                     | County · Ash Flat      |
| 89  | Sheridan Detention Center                         | Local · Sheridan       |
| 90  | Southwest Arkansas Community Correction Center    | State · Texarkana      |
| 91  | Springdale City Jail                              | Local · Springdale     |
| 92  | Stone County Jail                                 | County · Mountain View |
| 93  | Texarkana Regional Correction Center              | State · Texarkana      |
| 94  | Tucker Unit                                       | State · Tucker         |
| 95  | Union County Detention Center                     | County · El Dorado     |
| 96  | Van Buren County Detention Center                 | County · Clinton       |
| 97  | Varner Unit                                       | State · Grady          |
| 98  | Washington County Detention Center                | County · Fayetteville  |
| 99  | White County Detention Center                     | County · Searcy        |
| 100 | Woodruff County Jail                              | County · Augusta       |
| 101 | Wrightsville Hawkins Unit                         | State · Wrightsville   |
| 102 | Wrightsville Unit                                 | State · Wrightsville   |
| 103 | Yell County Detention Facility                    | County · Danville      |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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