Hempstead County Jail Overview
The Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center is operated by the Hempstead County Sheriff's Office. Official county material places the facility at the same South Washington Street address as the sheriff's office in Hope. The jail is the only physical detention facility identified in the Hempstead County facility map. It serves the local custody role for arrests made by the sheriff's office and other agencies, as well as court-related holds and short-sentence confinement.
The official detention page says the jail houses people charged and awaiting trial, warrant arrests, county-jail sentenced inmates, municipal-court sentenced inmates, parole and probation holds, people sentenced to and awaiting state prison or Community Correction beds, and holds for other agencies. That list is broader than a simple pretrial jail population, which is why a roster search may show people at different stages of the criminal process.
Hempstead County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's detention page describes a 100-bed Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center. A 2012 Arkansas legislative audit exhibit also listed Hempstead County detention capacity as 100 beds, so the same capacity figure appears in both an older state audit context and the current sheriff source. The public roster heading showed 81 current inmates when inspected on May 29, 2026, which is a point-in-time count rather than an average daily population.
Official sources did not publish a Hempstead County average daily population, annual booking count, or aggregate demographic table. The reliable facility-level figures are capacity, roster snapshot, staffing, and the jail's published custody categories.
Look Up Hempstead County Jail Inmates
Use the Hempstead County current inmate roster for people now held at the jail and the release roster for people released during the prior 48 hours. The roster is browsed through current or released status, name or date sorting, A-Z links, and View Profile links. It does not operate as a standard text-box search.
- Open the sheriff's roster choice page and choose Current Inmates.
- Use Date for recent bookings or Name and A-Z links for a name-based scan.
- Open the profile to read the booking number, photo, charges, bond, and original court date.
- Call 870-777-7850 for current bond, charges, and case numbers.
- Use the Arkansas DOC locator if the person has transferred to state custody.
Hempstead County Jail Address
The jail phone is the practical line for bond, charge, and case-number confirmation on a current inmate. The sheriff non-emergency line is listed as 24 hours, while administrative office hours are Monday through Friday. Call before traveling because official jail pages did not publish visitor parking, lobby entry, or ADA entrance details.
Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center
312 South Washington Street
Hope, AR 71801
Jail information: 870-777-7850
Sheriff non-emergency: 870-777-6727, listed 24 hours
Administrative office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Who the Hempstead County Jail Holds
The detention page is unusually clear about who is held at this facility. It distinguishes pretrial confinement from sentenced custody and says pretrial confinement is not punishment, but is meant to assure appearance in court. Sentenced inmates, by contrast, are serving punishment for an offense. The jail can house people accused of all charge levels.
| Custody Category | How It Reaches the Jail |
|---|---|
| Pretrial detainees | Arrest and booking before case disposition. |
| Warrant arrests | Arrest on a county, court, or other-agency warrant. |
| County or municipal sentences | Short local sentence after conviction or plea. |
| Parole or probation holds | Supervision violation or hold request. |
| State waiting-bed cases | People sentenced to Arkansas DOC or Community Correction but not yet transferred. |
| Other-agency holds | Custody requested by another jurisdiction or agency. |
Hempstead County Jail Housing
The facility has separate housing areas for low and medium security risk males, high-security risk males, female inmates, isolation cells, and temporary holding cells. The jail also has an in-house medical facility area used by a staff physician and nurse practitioner. Meals are prepared on site in a full kitchen staffed by a cook and Act 309 state inmate workers.
Staffing is also documented. The detention page names Captain Johnny Godbolt as Jail Administrator, Lt. James Wise as second in command, and 21 full-time jailors and matrons. Each detention staff member is required to complete at least 40 hours of state-approved training to become a certified jailer.
Visit Hempstead County Jail
Hempstead County's official visitation source emphasizes remote video visitation through CityTeleCoin. The sheriff page says family members can visit remotely seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through CityTeleCoin Hempstead County. Video kiosks are installed in each pod, and CityTeleCoin also provides the inmate telephone system.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Location or Vendor |
|---|---|---|
| Remote video visitation | Seven days a week, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. | CityTeleCoin portal |
| In-pod video kiosk | Same video system | Kiosks in jail pods |
| Face-to-face visit | Not published in located sources | Call the jail before travel |
| Attorney or legal visit | Not published in located sources | Contact detention staff |
The sheriff's visitation page says video visits reduce inmate movement, contraband flow, and staff burden while giving families more schedule flexibility.
Hempstead County Jail Mail and Money
Official Hempstead County pages reviewed did not publish a final inmate-mail format, commissary vendor, deposit portal, deposit fee, spending limit, or package policy. The jail address is public, but mail rules can require a specific name, booking number, facility line, return address, and content restrictions. Call the jail before mailing books, photos, money orders, packages, or legal mail that needs special handling.
| Service | Published Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published in located sheriff pages | Call 870-777-7850 before sending mail. |
| Phone and video | CityTeleCoin provides phone and video visitation | Use the vendor portal or jail instructions. |
| Commissary or money deposit | No Hempstead-specific vendor or fee located | Verify current deposit options with jail staff. |
Hempstead County Jail Booking
All people arrested and taken into custody are transported to the detention center for booking and incarceration, according to the detention research. Booking creates the jail profile, which can display the mugshot, booking number, booking date and time, charges, bond, and court date. After intake, jail staff classify the person into a housing area based on security, gender, medical, and operational needs.
The electronic system also matters after booking. The video visitation source says inmates have 24-hour in-cell electronic access to rules and regulations, law library resources, medical requests, grievance forms, and other inmate request forms. That is a facility-specific operations point, not just a visitation feature.
Hempstead County Jail DOC Transfers
The jail may hold people sentenced to and awaiting beds in Arkansas DOC or Community Correction. After transfer, the sheriff roster is no longer the primary custody locator. Use the Arkansas DOC online services hub and Arkansas DOC inmate search to check state prison custody, DOC waiting-list, or Act 309/work status.
DOC profiles can show much more than a county booking profile: ADC number, photo, physical description, initial receipt date, facility, classification, good time class, sentence history, detainers, risk score, program achievements, VINE, and deposit links. Federal and immigration detainees should be checked through BOP and ICE ODLS instead.
Hempstead County Jail Records
The public roster is informational and should be verified with the jail for final bond, charges, and case numbers. No dedicated sheriff FOIA form was located in the reviewed pages. For booking records not online, route a public-records request to the Hempstead County Sheriff's Office unless the agency identifies another custodian. For court filings, dockets, dispositions, and sealed or juvenile access questions, use Search ARCourts and the Hempstead County Circuit Clerk.
Note: Confirm custody, visits, and mail rules with the jail before traveling or sending funds.
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