Sevier County Inmate Population Snapshot
The Sevier County inmate population is centered on one local jail, the Sevier County Jail in De Queen. The facility is operated by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Robert Gentry. County materials place Jail Operations inside the sheriff's division structure and list the office as serving unincorporated Sevier County plus De Queen, Horatio, and Lockesburg. No official source in the research located a separate city jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center within Sevier County.
That means most local arrests enter one county custody path. A person may be arrested by the Sheriff's Office, DeQueen Police Department, Arkansas State Police Troop G, or another agency, then booked into the jail. The public roster is useful for a current or listed jail booking, but it is not a full population dashboard. It does not publish a current average daily population, annual booking count, length of stay, or complete demographic summary. For sourced Sevier County inmate population numbers, the strongest county-level series in the research is the Vera Institute Incarceration Trends page for Sevier County, which reports jail population and capacity through 2019.
Sevier County Inmate Population Statistics
Sevier County has live roster data but no official public count that can be treated as a current daily population or average daily population. The roster feed includes entries from more than one year and does not state whether every listed person is in custody at the moment of viewing. For that reason, the research did not count feed entries as a population statistic. The better path is to separate live lookup from sourced population history.
The table below keeps each figure tied to its source and date. Vera's 2019 jail population was 65 people, with 50 pretrial and 15 sentenced in local jail custody. The 87.8 percent occupancy figure is calculated from Vera's 65 people divided by 74 reported beds. It is historical context, not a claim that the jail has the same count today.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jail population | 65 people | Vera Incarceration Trends, June 30, 2019 |
| Rated capacity | 74 beds | Vera Incarceration Trends, June 30, 2019 |
| Occupancy | 87.8 percent | Calculated from Vera 65 / 74, June 30, 2019 |
| Pretrial population | 50 people | Vera Incarceration Trends, June 30, 2019 |
| Sentenced jail population | 15 people | Vera Incarceration Trends, June 30, 2019 |
| Current official daily population | Not published in county sources reviewed | Sheriff and county pages reviewed in May 2026 research |
The Census QuickFacts profile for Sevier County gives county population context rather than jail population. It estimated 15,758 county residents as of July 1, 2025, after 15,839 residents in the 2020 Census and 17,058 in the 2010 Census. A stable jail count can feel different in a county whose total resident base has declined, so the resident count matters when reading long-term jail trends.
Sevier County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's series shows a small jail count at the start of the period, then a rise after 2014. The Sevier County inmate population was 41 in both 2013 and 2014, climbed to 60 in 2015, and stayed in the mid to high 60s from 2016 through 2019. Capacity was reported at 68 beds in 2012 and 74 beds from 2013 through 2019. The research did not locate an official Sevier County overcrowding declaration, new jail project, consent decree, or current construction plan.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Pretrial | Sentenced | Rated Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 68 |
| 2013 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 74 |
| 2014 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 74 |
| 2015 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 74 |
| 2016 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 74 |
| 2017 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 74 |
| 2018 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 74 |
| 2019 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 74 |
Those figures are point-in-time trend data, not a current Sevier County inmate population count. The 2016 through 2018 counts were about 90.5 percent of the Vera capacity figure, and 2019 was about 87.8 percent. That is a high use level, but the research did not find a local official statement calling the jail overcrowded. The careful statement is that the historical Vera series placed the jail near capacity in the late 2010s.
Who Is in the Sevier County Inmate Population
The best sourced breakdown in the research is custody status, not race, sex, age, or charge class for the current jail. Vera reported that 50 of 65 people in the Sevier County jail count on June 30, 2019 were pretrial, while 15 were sentenced. That works out to about 76.9 percent pretrial and 23.1 percent sentenced. A pretrial person has been charged or is waiting for court action and has not been convicted in that case. A sentenced jail inmate is serving a local jail term or waiting on movement tied to a sentence.
The public roster gives individual demographics such as age, race, sex, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, but the research file does not use that feed to build a demographic table. That would require a current scrape and would still be risky because the feed includes older entries and does not define current custody scope. The stronger use of the roster is record lookup, not population analysis. It can help identify one person, booking date, arresting agency, and charge label.
Population reading: Treat Vera data as historical population context, the sheriff roster as a lookup tool, and court records as the source for case outcome.
Laws Governing Sevier County Jail Data
Arkansas law explains why many Sevier County inmate population records exist, even when the public roster does not show every field. Ark. Code section 25-19-105 generally opens public records to Arkansas citizens during regular business hours, subject to exemptions. The county's own FOIA instruction page tells requesters to contact the county office that houses the record. For jail logs, booking records, and mugshots, that points to the Sheriff's Office or Jail Operations.
Arkansas detention standards add more detail. 12 CAR section 50-501 requires written procedures for receiving detainees into a criminal detention facility. 12 CAR section 50-503 requires jail logs or detention records with intake, release, demographic, confinement, warrant, and charge data. The same rule addresses fingerprints, DNA samples, and photographs where required by law. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 26 creates the criminal detention facility standards framework.
Public access still has limits. Undisclosed law-enforcement investigations can be exempt under Ark. Code section 25-19-105(b)(6). Medical details, juvenile records, sealed records, and court confidentiality rules can also limit what is released. Federal death-in-custody reporting rules provide statewide governance context, but the research did not locate a Sevier County-specific death-in-custody dashboard.
Sevier County and State Prison Custody
People sentenced from Sevier County to state prison move into a different system. The local roster is for county jail entries. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate locator is the correct tool for sentenced state prisoners, DOC transfers, ADC numbers, state facility assignments, detainers, and state sentence history. The official DOC facilities list did not show a state prison physically located in Sevier County.
The DOC locator may still matter while a person is in or near county custody. The research notes that the DOC facility dropdown includes a Sevier County Waiting List category, which appears to be a status or transfer category rather than a separate prison. Arkansas DOC's FY 2024-2025 County Jail Fiscal Summary also showed Sevier County in county-jail backup billing categories. Those invoice records are not a headcount. They show that county jail custody can intersect with state correctional administration.
| Question | Use Sevier County Roster | Use Arkansas DOC Locator |
|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest | Yes, if listed by the jail | No, unless sentenced or transferred |
| ADC number or prison unit | No | Yes |
| Booking photo from local jail | Often, when published in the roster feed | No, DOC photos are separate state profiles |
| Sentence history | No | Yes, if public on the DOC profile |
| Bond and court date | Not shown in inspected Sevier entries | No, use court and jail channels |
Search Sevier County Inmate Population Records
The official Sevier County inmate search route is the sheriff's Inmate Search feature. The inspected OCV feed behind it is a list search, not a formal first-name, last-name, booking-number form. It is free, and no login was observed in the research. Entries display the inmate's name as a title and include an inmate information block plus charges when present.
The public roster can include current and historical or long-running entries. The sheriff page did not publish a refresh schedule, release-removal rule, export function, or current-custody-only disclaimer. If a person is not found, try fewer name parts, check spelling, call the Sheriff's Office, check VINELink, and use the DOC locator if a sentence or transfer may have occurred.
- Open the Sevier County sheriff inmate-search route or the official OCV roster feature.
- Use the visible text search to search by the name shown on roster entries.
- Try the last name alone if a full name does not return a match.
- Open the matching entry and compare booking date, arresting agency, and charge description.
- For a sentenced prisoner, switch to the Arkansas DOC locator instead of relying on the county roster.
Sevier County Roster Search Fields
The roster's search control is simple. It is best described as a list search because the research did not find separate first-name, last-name, booking-number, date, or facility inputs on the public Sevier County jail roster. The search may match visible text in the feed. The record itself carries more structured fields after a person is opened.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type to Search / list search | Text | No, unspecified | OCV feed-list search. Search by visible name or text. |
| Inmate list item title | Display | Not applicable | Name generally appears as LAST, FIRST MIDDLE or LAST, FIRST. |
| Mugshot image | Image | Not applicable | Small and large image URLs appear when a photo is present. |
| Booking Date | Display | Not applicable | Format observed as MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS. |
| Charge(s) | Repeating display block | Not applicable | May include booking ID, statute number, and description. |
The public OCV roster feed screenshot in the project manifest shows the JSON/public feed used for inmate entries.
The feed image is useful because it shows the roster as a structured jail record source, while the public-facing search route remains the reader-friendly entry point.
What Sevier County Inmate Records Show
A Sevier County roster entry is a limited public extract from the booking system. It can help identify the person and connect the booking to an arresting agency and charge label. It is not a court docket, criminal-history report, bond sheet, or full jail file. Some entries show N/A for statute or charge description, so the court record or jail office may be needed for a complete answer.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Roster title, usually in LAST, FIRST format. |
| Mugshot | Public booking image when available. |
| Inmate ID | Numeric local jail identifier. |
| Age, race, sex | Basic identifying fields. |
| Height, weight, hair, eyes | Physical description fields. |
| Booking Date | Date and time the jail record shows for booking. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency listed with the booking, such as the Sheriff's Office, DeQueen Police Department, or Arkansas State Police Troop G. |
| Charge Statute and Description | Charge label and statute number when present. |
| Bond, housing, court date | Not visible in inspected Sevier roster entries. |
Sevier County Custody Search Fallbacks
A missing roster match does not always mean there is no custody record. A booking may not be complete. A person may have been released, transferred, sentenced, held by another county, or held under a federal or immigration process. The Sevier County inmate population lookup path should move from local to state to federal only as the facts require.
- County roster: Use the sheriff inmate search for local jail entries.
- Phone or in person: Call 870-642-2125 or 870-642-6100, or contact the Sheriff's Office during posted administrative hours.
- FOIA request: Use the county FOIA routing page and contact the office that houses the jail record.
- Arkansas DOC: Use the state locator for sentenced prisoners, ADC numbers, and DOC transfer status.
- VINE: Use VINELink or 1-800-510-0415 for custody and release notifications.
- BOP and ICE: Use the BOP inmate locator for federal custody and the ICE detainee locator for immigration custody.
Federal and immigration searches are separate from Sevier County jail records. The research found no BOP prison or ICE detention center physically located in Sevier County, but a federal hold, ICE detainer, or transfer can still affect release. County roster entries did not show all hold details.
Sevier County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolved to one local detention facility. No official source located a separate municipal jail in De Queen, Horatio, or Lockesburg. The De Queen Police Department exists as a city police agency, but the research did not find a city lockup or public city inmate roster. People arrested by city or state officers may still route to the county jail.
- Sevier County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, and some people connected to state or DOC backup status when applicable.
The official Sevier County Sheriff's Office site and app shell also link to Jail Info, Inmate Search, Visitation Info, Commissary, Inmate Phones, and Contact Us features. The Google Play listing for Sevier County Sheriff (AR) describes recent arrests and inmate roster access, but no app-only warrant search was found in the current official manifest.
Sevier County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Sevier County inmate population? The research did not locate a current official daily count. Vera reported 65 people in the county jail on June 30, 2019, with a rated capacity of 74 beds. Use that as historical context only.
Where should a current Sevier County inmate search start? Start with the sheriff's inmate-search route. It is the local roster channel for Sevier County Jail bookings. If the person has been sentenced or transferred, use Arkansas DOC instead.
Does the roster show bond? Inspected Sevier County roster entries did not show bond, bond type, total bond, court date, case number, housing unit, or release date. Call the jail or check the court record for those details.
Can a released person still have a court record? Yes. Jail custody and court case status are separate. A person can leave the roster while a criminal case remains searchable through Search ARCourts or the clerk.
Are mugshots part of the Sevier County inmate population records? The public OCV roster feed displays booking photos when available. Arkansas law does not require every sheriff to publish every booking photo online.
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