Franklin County Jail Overview
Franklin County Jail is operated by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The current county page lists Sheriff Johnny Crocker, Chief Deputy Jonathon Little, and Jail Administrator Kateessa McClain. The jail and sheriff's office use the same Airport Road location in Ozark, and the same non-emergency number is the central custody fallback for local jail questions.
The facility is a county jail, not a state prison or federal detention center. Its public roster shows people arrested by the sheriff, Ozark Police Department, Arkansas Probation Parole, and other agencies. Roster phrases found in research include "SENTENCED TO DAYS," "Sentenced to ADC," and "HOLD FOR ANOTHER AGENCIES." Those labels show that a single county jail list can include pretrial custody, short local sentences, agency holds, and transition cases.
The Franklin County sheriff page is the official county contact source for the jail address, phone, sheriff, and jail administrator.
The sheriff page image supports the facility contact details used for Franklin County Jail lookup and records routing.
Franklin County Jail Address
The jail's physical address is the address to use for maps, in-person questions, and visitor routing. The county page did not publish public lobby hours, a separate visitor entrance, parking instructions, or transit information. Call before traveling, especially when trying to confirm a visit, bond issue, property release, or jail-record question.
Franklin County Jail
248 Airport Rd
Ozark, AR 72949
479-667-4127
Mailing address: P.O. Box 233, Ozark, AR 72949
Official local hours were not located. The jail roster and VINE custody channels operate as lookup tools, but that does not mean the public counter has posted 24-hour records service.
Franklin County Jail Population
The Franklin County Jail population should be described with dated source labels. The live roster showed 72 current inmates on May 29, 2026. Vera/BJS-derived data listed 40 people and a rated capacity of 40 in 2019, with 25 pretrial and 15 sentenced. It also listed 73 people in 2021. An Arkansas legislative exhibit says Franklin County added 104 beds through a new jail during 2015-2021, but it does not publish the resulting current rated capacity.
Those figures should not be merged into a single capacity claim. The roster count is a live custody snapshot. The 2019 data is historical. The bed-addition exhibit confirms a jail capacity project but not the current operating limit.
Who Franklin County Jail Holds
Franklin County Jail holds more than sheriff patrol arrests. It may house people arrested by local police, people waiting for first appearance or felony bond hearing, people serving short county sentences, probation or parole holds, holds for other agencies, and people tied to state custody or ADC transfer. The roster's "Arrested By" field is useful for spotting whether the arrest came from the sheriff, a city agency, or a supervision authority.
| Custody Group | How It Appears | Lookup Path |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial detainees | Arrest date, arresting agency, and booking charges | County jail roster and Search ARCourts after filing |
| Short local sentences | Charge/status text such as sentenced to days | County jail roster and jail phone line |
| Probation/parole holds | Arresting agency may show Arkansas Probation Parole | Roster, jail, and supervision/court records |
| State transfer cases | May show Sentenced to ADC or state-backup context | County roster first, then Arkansas DOC locator |
| Other agency holds | Hold for another agency wording | Jail phone line and the holding agency |
Look Up Franklin County Jail Inmates
The correct online lookup for this county jail is the Franklin County Sheriff's Office roster. It has separate tabs for current inmates, new inmates booked in the last 48 hours, and recent releases in the last 48 hours. It does not work like a normal keyword search page. Use sorting, the name dropdown, and page-size controls to scan the list.
- Open the current inmate roster when the person may still be in the jail.
- Switch to New Inmates if the arrest was recent and the person is not easy to find.
- Use Recent Releases if a transfer or release may have occurred in the last 48 hours.
- Sort by Name or Arrested Date and increase page size to 20 or 30.
- Call 479-667-4127 when a bond amount, court date, booking number, or hold status is not shown.
The current roster source shows mugshot cards, charge text, arrest date, arresting agency, and the controls used for Franklin County Jail roster search.
The screenshot is especially useful because it shows the roster as a scroll-and-filter list rather than a blank name-search form.
Franklin County Jail Roster Fields
Roster entries are strong for booking detail but limited for court and bond detail. Sampled public entries displayed a mugshot, name, race/sex/age, city and state address field, arrest date and time, arresting agency, charges, and a release timestamp when applicable. Bond amounts, court dates, booking numbers, and housing units were not visibly populated in sampled public records.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo beside the jail roster entry. |
| Name | Full name as the roster heading. |
| Race / sex / age | Combined demographic field. |
| Arrested | Date and time of arrest or booking entry. |
| Arrested By | Agency that brought or booked the person. |
| Charges | Booking charge text, hold language, or sentence status. |
| Released | Release time when listed on new or release tabs. |
Visit Franklin County Jail
Franklin County did not publish a complete official visitation schedule in the sources located during research. Do not rely on a third-party schedule without checking the jail. Public visits, attorney visits, holiday schedules, lockdown rules, dress code, child visitor rules, and video visitation vendor details were not posted on the current county sheriff page.
| Visit Type | Published Schedule | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| In-person public visitation | Not published in official county source located | Call 479-667-4127 before traveling. |
| Video visitation | Not published in official county source located | No official video vendor was confirmed. |
| Attorney visits | Not published in official county source located | Attorney access may follow separate rules. |
| Holiday or lockdown visits | Not published in official county source located | Confirm the same day if possible. |
Bring government photo ID, expect screening, and ask whether the inmate is eligible for a visit before making the trip. Those are preparation points, not a substitute for Franklin County's current rules.
Mail and Money at Franklin County Jail
The county page gives a mailing address for the sheriff's office, but no local inmate-mail policy was found. The roster samples did not show a booking number or housing unit, so a sender should call the jail before mailing letters, legal mail, books, photos, or money orders. Ask whether the envelope must include the full booking name, an ID number, housing unit, return address, or legal-mail marking.
| Service | Source Found | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | Mailing address only | Envelope format, allowed items, return-address rules. |
| Legal mail | No local rule posted | Marking, address, and attorney access rules. |
| Commissary deposit | CommissaryDeposit facility list includes Franklin County Jail | Fees, accepted payments, and inmate eligibility. |
| Phone or tablet account | No official county vendor found | Vendor, setup timing, and blocked-number rules. |
The CommissaryDeposit facility-list source includes Arkansas Franklin County Jail, but the captured research did not inspect payment pages or fee schedules.
That vendor listing supports a deposit path, while the jail remains the source for current eligibility, restrictions, and fee confirmation.
Franklin County Jail Bond Questions
Official Franklin County bond-payment instructions were not located. The district-court plan references felony bond hearings and jail arraignment, and audit material references sheriff bond and fine accounts, but those sources do not publish a public payment workflow. The practical route is to check the roster for custody and charge wording, call the jail for current bond information, and use Search ARCourts after formal charges appear.
Bond is not the same as release. A hold for another agency, probation/parole matter, ADC sentence, warrant, or no-bond order can keep a person in custody even if a local charge seems bondable. Court records after booking are covered through the court pathway, while the jail roster remains the custody status source.
Note: Roster charges are booking data. A judge or prosecutor may change bond and charge status after the jail entry appears.
Franklin County Jail Transfers
When a person leaves Franklin County Jail because of a state sentence, the next search is usually the Arkansas DOC inmate locator. There may be a processing delay between the county release or transfer and a state profile. Arkansas VINE can help with notifications during that transition, and the state VINE phone number is 1-800-510-0415.
Federal and immigration custody are separate. Search sentenced federal prisoners through the BOP Inmate Locator. Search adult immigration detention through ICE ODLS. No BOP, ICE, or dedicated U.S. Marshals detention facility was found in Franklin County.