The Craighead County Detention Center, located in Jonesboro, is the primary booking facility for the county. The facility processes arrests from the Jonesboro Police Department, the Lake City Police Department, the Bay Police Department, the Bono Police Department, and the Craighead County Sheriff's Office. As the largest detention center in northeast Arkansas, it handles a significant volume of bookings year-round.

Craighead County maintains an online inmate roster that allows the public to search for current detainees. The roster includes booking photographs, charges, bond amounts, and arrest dates. The system is accessible through the sheriff's office website and is updated as new bookings are processed. This makes Craighead County one of the more transparent counties in eastern Arkansas for public records access.

About Craighead County

Craighead County is the economic and cultural hub of northeast Arkansas. Jonesboro, the county seat and largest city, is home to Arkansas State University and serves as the regional center for healthcare, retail, education, and manufacturing. The city's population has grown steadily, driven by the university, the St. Bernards and NEA Baptist healthcare systems, and a diversifying economy. Lake City, the eastern county seat, is a smaller community situated along Crowley's Ridge. The county's dual county seat arrangement dates back to its founding and reflects the geographic spread of the population across the region. Craighead County's combination of urban growth in Jonesboro and agricultural activity in the surrounding Delta flatlands gives it a distinctive character within the state.