About the Prairie County Jail
Prairie County Jail, officially known as Prairie County Detention Center, is a county jail in Des Arc, Arkansas, operated by the Prairie County Sheriff's Office. The facility is located beside the county courthouse at 200 Court House Sq. #101, Des Arc, AR 72040, and the newer jail building opened in 2015. Sheriff Rick Parson oversees the agency, and Brook Cole is listed as the jail administrator.
Prairie County Jail has a confirmed capacity of 64 people. The facility houses pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, weekend commitments, felony warrant arrests, state waitlist inmates, and Act 309 work program inmates. The jail is used by the Prairie County Sheriff's Office, Hazen Police Department, and Arkansas State Police for Prairie County detention matters.
The Prairie County Sheriff's Office lists its address as 200 Court House Sq #101, Des Arc, Arkansas 72040. The Sheriff's Office also lists a 24-hour office phone at (870) 256-4137, while the detention line for Prairie County Jail is (870) 256-4138.
- Facility
- Prairie County Detention Center / Prairie County Jail
- Address
- 200 Court House Sq. #101, Des Arc, AR 72040
- Main Phone
- (870) 256-4138
- Sheriff's Office Hours
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
- Operated By
- Prairie County Sheriff's Office
How the Prairie County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Prairie County inmate search tool. It lets users review current inmate records on the same county page without leaving for a separate roster lookup. The roster supports search and navigation by inmate name, listed charge, current inmates, new inmates, recent releases, name sorting, arrest date sorting, a "Select Name" dropdown, and page-size controls.
Prairie County Jail roster records may show a mugshot photograph, full name, race, sex, age, residential city and state, arrest timestamp, arresting agency, holding charges, bond amount, scheduled court date, and court name. Released inmate profiles may also show a release timestamp, and the Recent Releases tab displays detailed booking profiles for people released from custody within the last 48 hours. Users can select "View Details" or expanded profile details when those fields are available in the roster.
The Prairie County jail roster is not the court docket and is not a court records search. Roster records track immediate physical custody, booking timestamps, and provisional law enforcement charges, while court records are managed by clerks and document formal filings, dockets, judicial motions, hearings, judgments, and final dispositions. Arkansas court-record access is confirmed through Search ARCourts for courts using the Contexte Case Management System, with records subject to Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 19.
Some booking records may not display every charge, bond, court date, or case detail. Before acting on bail, charges, case numbers, custody status, or release information, confirm the current record with Prairie County Jail at (870) 256-4138.
Posting Bail at Prairie County Jail
Bail is set by the court, not by Prairie County Jail. The jail may display a bond amount on the inmate roster when that field is available, but users should confirm the current bail amount and case number before coming to the facility. Call Prairie County Jail at (870) 256-4138 before attempting to post bail.
Confirmed source data does not specify accepted bail payment methods, a bail payment location, after-hours bail procedures, online bail payment, or surety bond acceptance. Call the jail at (870) 256-4138 to confirm accepted payment methods before coming to the facility. Do not rely only on a roster bond field if a court order, new charge, hold, warrant, or case update may affect release.
A confirmed statewide booking and administration fee of $40 may be assessed upon conviction for felonies and Class A misdemeanors and included in the judgment. This fee is separate from any bail amount set by the court.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Prairie County Jail deposit information references Tiger Commissary services, including historical Prairie County Sheriff's Office references to TigerDeposits.com and TigerSnack.com from an announcement dated April 19, 2017. Because that announcement is dated and some operational details may have changed, call Prairie County Jail at (870) 256-4138 to confirm current approved deposit methods before sending funds.
The confirmed 2017 sheriff announcement also referenced money deposits inside the jail, approved commissary items, a rule against outside food, and remaining balances being returned by check after release. Current operating policy for each of those details is not separately confirmed in the county data block, so users should verify current rules with Prairie County Jail before making a deposit. Confirmed commissary information also states that commissary orders of $50.00 or more qualify for free shipping.
Inmate Communication
Confirmed county data does not identify a current inmate phone provider for Prairie County Jail. Call the jail at (870) 256-4138 to confirm the current phone service provider and account setup instructions. Users should also confirm current inmate phone rules, including whether inmates can receive messages or only place outgoing calls.
Prairie County Jail's confirmed physical address is 200 Court House Sq. #101, Des Arc, AR 72040. No separate inmate mailing address is confirmed in the county data block, so users should call the jail before mailing letters, photos, money orders, or documents to an inmate. Inmate calls and mail may be monitored except confidential legal communication, and legal mail should follow the jail's current procedures.
Visitation at Prairie County Jail
Visitation schedules and formats at Prairie County Jail can change based on facility operations, staffing, and inmate classification. Call (870) 256-4138 before planning a visit to confirm the current schedule, whether your visit will be in-person or video, and whether the inmate is cleared to receive visitors.
Visitor rules to confirm before arriving:
No confirmed video visitation platform, visit duration, visitor limit, or visitation schedule is provided in the county data block. Do not assume a visit is approved until Prairie County Jail confirms the inmate's eligibility and the current visiting process.
- Bring a valid government-issued photo ID.
- Minors may need a parent or legal guardian present.
- Follow jail dress code and conduct rules.
- Confirm whether court, transport, discipline, or classification issues affect visitation.
Prairie County Court Information
Prairie County criminal cases may involve both circuit and district court proceedings depending on the charge. Felony matters are handled in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Prairie and White Counties, with Prairie County criminal matters assigned to Judge Daniel Brock, Division 1. Misdemeanor and traffic matters are handled through Prairie County District Court, with Division 1 in Des Arc before Judge Justin Mercer and Division 2 for Biscoe, DeValls Bluff, and Hazen before Judge Eric Kennedy.
The court handles arraignments, bail hearings, pretrial proceedings, trials, sentencing, and other case proceedings. A hearing notice controls the date, time, location, and format of a court appearance, even when roster information shows a scheduled court date. Public court calendar information may be available through Arkansas Judiciary Calendar or future events schedules in Search ARCourts when the court record is public.
Search ARCourts can provide public case details such as party names, charges, docket filings, dispositions, scheduled hearings, judgments, and public PDF filings. Search methods may include case number, citation number, participant name, organization name, or case description, with additional filters such as date range, case type, county, court location, date of birth, and driver's license number. Some records, including sealed, juvenile, and non-public filings, are restricted under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 19.
- Court
- Prairie County Circuit Court / Prairie County District Court
- Address
- Des Arc Courthouse Circuit, 200 W Courthouse Square #104, Des Arc, AR 72040
- Phone
- Circuit Clerk, (870) 256-4434
- Judicial District / Circuit
- Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Prairie and White Counties
- Clerk
- Gaylon Hale, Prairie County Circuit Clerk
- Court
- Prairie County District Court, Des Arc
- Address
- 107 3rd Street, Des Arc, AR 72040
- Phone
- (870) 256-9217
- Clerk
- Freida Eldridge, Chief District Court Clerk
- Court
- DeValls Bluff District Court
- Address
- 977 Cypress, De Valls Bluff, AR 72041
- Phone
- (870) 998-2301
- Clerk
- Leah Woodall, Chief Clerk
- Court
- Biscoe District Court
- Address
- 274 W Sportsman Dr, Biscoe, AR 72017
- Phone
- (870) 998-2226
- Clerk
- Carolyn Prince, Chief Clerk
- Court
- Hazen District Court
- Address
- 96 West North Front, Hazen, AR 72064
- Phone
- (870) 255-4514
- Clerk
- Annette Felts, Chief Clerk