Craighead County Sheriff's Department

Craighead County Sheriff's Department You can now make online payments! Craighead County is located in the northeast corner of Arkansas and touches Missouri on our northernmost border. officer.

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Booking: 870-933-7719
Juvenile Booking: 870-933-4578
Jail Main: 870-933-4526 Craighead County covers 717 square miles with a population of 96,443. Craighead County is one of the few in Arkansas that has dual county seats. We are divided into two districts by law, the western district (Jonesboro) and the eastern district (Lake City). The sheriff’s

office has thirty sworn deputies, five bailiffs, two transport officers, four school resource officers, and five secretaries. The sheriff’s office has two K-9’s, a DIVE team, special response team, and a full time D.A.R.E. The detention center has an adult capacity of 381 inmates and a juvenile capacity of 62 inmates. The detention center has a total of 68 employees. The juvenile detention center also has an in-house school with four full-time teachers assigned to it. The teachers are paid by the State of Arkansas and work a twelve-month schedule.

04/27/2026

JOHN 3:16
MINISTRIES
Supper with a PURPOSE!!!!!
Nettleton Baptist Church
April 28th 6pm-8pm

04/23/2026
We were honored to be part of the 16th annual Bowling for St Jude, hosted and organized by the Fast Glass Corvette Club...
02/22/2026

We were honored to be part of the 16th annual Bowling for St Jude, hosted and organized by the Fast Glass Corvette Club!!! Deputy Lloyd Norman and Deputy Aaron Chadwick from the Craighead County Sheriff's Office participated in this notable event. What a fantastic cause to back!!!! # Mark Turner Carrie Renee Turner

02/11/2026

Congratulations to the 5th grade class at Riverside East for earning a perfect score on their D.A.R.E. quiz! We’re proud to partner with Craighead County Sheriff's Department D.A.R.E. to celebrate these students’ hard work and dedication. Ice cream was well deserved — way to go! 🍦💚🧡

01/31/2026

*****PSA*******
*****SCAM SCAM SCAM***
REMINDER THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL NEVER CALL YOU ADVISING OF WARRANTS, ETC AND WILL NEVER ASK FOR MONEY, MONEY ORDERS, CASH APPS ETC OVER THE PHONE !!!!
New SCAM using Deputy Blake Drum name
SCAM SCAM!!!

The Sheriff's Office bids a heartfelt farewell to Bailiff Mark Ballard.Mark began his career with us over 12 years ago a...
01/30/2026

The Sheriff's Office bids a heartfelt farewell to Bailiff Mark Ballard.
Mark began his career with us over 12 years ago as a detention officer and later served as a dedicated court bailiff. His professionalism and commitment have made a lasting impact on our department.
We sincerely thank Mark for his years of service and dedication. We wish him nothing but success and happiness in his next chapter!
Thank you, Mark, for everything you’ve done for this department and community!

Assistant Chief Jason Allen

01/28/2026

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Tomorrow's DHS court hearing presided over by Judge Bibb is cancelled.

Address

901 Willett Road
Jonesboro, AR
72401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18709334551

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