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Who is in Faulkner County jail: roster and inmate search

See whether a person is held in the Faulkner County Detention Center now, when they were booked and on what charges, from the Faulkner County Detention Center roster, with Arkansas prison records and federal custody in one name search. The county seat is Conway.

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Faulkner County’s own roster: fcso.ar.gov. Looking for the arrest itself or how the case ended? Faulkner County arrest records · Faulkner County court records.

Who is in Faulkner County jail right now. One name, one answer: held here, held elsewhere, or not in custody that we can see.

Faulkner County, AR street plan with a one-mile ring around an address
Faulkner County, AR: the one-mile ring a search draws around an address. An illustration of scale, not a record or a location.

Faulkner County is home to about 129,951 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), up 5.2% since the 2020 census: 4% of Arkansas’s residents, the 4th most populous of its 75 counties. People arrested anywhere in Faulkner County are, with few exceptions, booked into the Faulkner County Detention Center, which is run by the Faulkner County sheriff's office, and Faulkner County publishes who is held there on its own roster at fcso.ar.gov. A search here reads that roster together with Arkansas's state prison records and federal custody, so one search says whether the person is in the Faulkner County jail, in a Arkansas prison, or in a federal facility, and names the one that holds them.

A roster is a picture of custody at a moment. Most jails list only the people held right now, so someone released this morning usually drops off the official list today, while the booking itself stays in the records a search can reach. If the person you are looking for was released, the result will say so where the jail published a release date; if they were moved to a state prison after sentencing, the Arkansas prison record takes over.

· shares are over the jail records we index for this county; approximate, not an official figure

Faulkner County inmate search: how to find out if someone is in the Faulkner County jail.

Start with the full name and add an age or a date of birth: a county the size of Faulkner County has many people who share a first and last name, and the second detail is what moves the right one to the top. A middle name or initial helps when the jail publishes it. If you only know a nickname, try the formal name too, since booking records use the name on the identification the person carried.

The official roster at fcso.ar.gov is the place to confirm current custody before you act on anything, whether that is arranging bond or simply knowing someone is safe. A search here gets you to the same record together with the other record types, and tells you when the person is held somewhere other than Faulkner County.

Three ways to check Faulkner County jail custody

  1. Search the name here with an age or date of birth: the Faulkner County Detention Center roster, Arkansas prisons and federal custody in one result.
  2. Open the official roster at fcso.ar.gov, published by Faulkner County.
  3. Check the court: a person who was booked and released has a case in the Circuit Court or the District Court; see Faulkner County court records.

What a Faulkner County jail record shows.

A jail record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Faulkner County Detention Center. It says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It is an arrest-stage record and never says the person was convicted: the charge filed by a prosecutor can differ from the charge at booking, and the outcome lives in the court file kept by the Circuit Clerk.

Jails publish different amounts. Some give a full date of birth, others an age; some give the bond amount and type, others only that a hold exists; some list the arresting agency and the court date, others neither. The record you see is what Faulkner County chose to publish, and a blank field means the jail left it blank, not that the fact does not exist.

Fields on a Faulkner County jail record

Whoname, age or date of birth, sexWhenbooking date and time; release date once releasedChargeseach charge at booking, often with its statute and levelBondamount and type, where the jail publishes itStatusin custody, released, or transferredWhereFaulkner County Detention CenterNext stepthe court the case goes to: the Circuit Court or the District Court
By the numbers

Inside the Faulkner County jail roster: custody, charges and how recent the records are. About 3,300 records from the Faulkner County Detention Center roster, read as a whole; approximate, not an official figure.

48%
of bookings that state a level are felonies (52% misdemeanors)
Charges on Faulkner County jail bookings83% state a charge
  • Probation/parole violations and failure to appear27%
  • Assault, battery and threats9%
  • Domestic violence7%
  • Drug possession7%
  • Theft, larceny and stolen property5%
  • DUI / DWI4%
  • Public order, trespass and property damage4%
  • Traffic offenses (not DUI)3%

Among the Faulkner County jail records we index that state a charge, the most common category of categorised charges is probation/parole violations and failure to appear (27%), followed by assault, battery and threats (9%) and domestic violence (7%). A booking can carry charges in several categories, so the shares of categorised charges can add to more than 100%. The categories are our grouping of the charge text the jail publishes; see criminal charge types for what each covers.

Level. Where a booking states the level (29% do), about 48% carry at least one felony and about 52% only misdemeanors.

Photos. About 8% of the Faulkner County jail records we index carry a booking photo on the official roster. None is shown here.

Every figure is a share of the records we index for Faulkner County, rounded; approximate, not an official figure. Cells with too few records behind them are left out rather than shown as zero.

How long people stay in the Faulkner County jail.

There is no county-wide answer, and this page does not state one for any person. In general, a jail stay has three shapes. The shortest is a booking followed by release within a day or two, once a judge sets bond or releases the person on their own recognizance at a first appearance. The second is pre-trial custody: someone held because bond was denied or could not be posted stays until the case is resolved, which can be weeks or months. The third is a sentence: a conviction with a term of up to about a year is usually served in the county jail rather than a state prison.

The jail record shows the booking date and, once it happens, the release date. It does not show why a person is still held, and a long stay is not evidence of anything about the case. For the status of the case itself, the court file at the Circuit Clerk is the authoritative record.

Faulkner County jail or Arkansas state prison: which one holds the person. Two systems, two record types, one search.

County jail

Faulkner County Detention Center

Holds people just arrested, waiting for court, or serving a short sentence. Searchable here through the Faulkner County Detention Center roster, with the booking date and charges.

State prison

Arkansas Department of Corrections

Holds people serving a Arkansas sentence after conviction. In the search, with facility and admission date.

Federal custody

Federal Bureau of Prisons

A separate system from every state. Someone facing a federal charge is held by the US Marshals or in a federal facility, which the search also reaches.

Searching beyond Faulkner County? The inmate search covers state prisons and county jails; the federal inmate search covers federal custody.

Faulkner County background check: search a person in the jail records by name.

  • Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
  • The check searches the Faulkner County Detention Center roster with the sex offender registries and the other criminal records of Arkansas.
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Faulkner County jail FAQ

How do I find out if someone is in Faulkner County jail right now?

Search the person's name here, or open the Faulkner County Detention Center roster at fcso.ar.gov. Our search covers that roster together with Arkansas state prisons and federal custody, and each result names the facility holding the person. Add an age or date of birth to tell people with the same name apart.

What does a Faulkner County jail roster entry show?

The person's name, an age or date of birth, the booking date, each charge recorded at booking and, where the jail publishes it, the bond amount and a release date. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked, not that they were convicted.

Does Faulkner County jail publish mugshots?

Where Faulkner County publishes a booking photo it stays on the official roster, usually only while the person is held. About 8% of the Faulkner County jail records we index carry a photo (approximate, not an official figure). This page shows none, and OffenderSearch never charges to remove one.

How long does someone stay in Faulkner County jail?

It depends on the case, not the county. Many people leave within a day or two after bond is set or they are released on their own recognizance; people held without bond, or who cannot post it, can stay until the case is resolved; and a sentence of up to about a year is usually served in a county jail rather than a state prison. Nothing on this page states a stay for any person.

Is Faulkner County jail the same as a Arkansas state prison?

No. The Faulkner County Detention Center holds people who were just arrested, are waiting for court or are serving a short sentence. A Arkansas state prison holds people serving a sentence after conviction. A search here checks both, plus federal custody.

Where is the official Faulkner County jail roster?

Faulkner County publishes it at fcso.ar.gov. The official roster is the place to confirm current custody before acting on anything; a search here reaches the same records together with the other record types.

Can I use the Faulkner County jail roster to screen a tenant or an employee?

No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.