Pulaski County Inmate Population Overview
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office detention page describes the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility as Arkansas's largest county detention facility and the county's only long-term adult jail. The jail opened in 1994, uses a direct-supervision model, and supports 12 law-enforcement agencies and 33 state and local courts. PCSO states that the facility houses more than 1,200 detainees daily, processes more than 20,000 inmates each year, and has a stated capacity of 1,530 beds. Those figures make the Pulaski County inmate population large enough to function at a state-scale level even though the primary facility is a county jail.
The Pulaski County inmate population is not one single legal group. PCRDF holds pretrial detainees, county and municipal arrestees, sentenced county inmates, Arkansas Department of Corrections inmates waiting for transfer, and federal detainees where the U.S. Marshals agreement applies. Juveniles ordered detained by Pulaski County Circuit Courts are handled at the separate Pulaski County Juvenile Detention Center. Sentenced state prisoners in Wrightsville or Hawkins are searched through Arkansas DOC, not the county roster.
The PCSO detention overview screenshot shows the county source for PCRDF scale, services, and inmate-service links.
That source is the base reference for the local jail population figures, while the roster and DOC sources explain where a specific person appears in custody records.
Pulaski County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest Pulaski-specific population figures come from PCSO's detention materials, the Zuercher current roster query, Arkansas DOC fiscal summaries, and the Census. PCSO gives the daily housed population and bed capacity. The Zuercher roster count is a point-in-time count from the May 2026 research pass, so it should be read as a snapshot, not a permanent average. The Census figure explains the county base that feeds the jail, courts, and state prison transfer stream.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Daily housed population | More than 1,200 detainees | PCSO detention page, inspected May 2026 |
| PCRDF capacity | 1,530 beds | PCSO detention and commissary materials, inspected May 2026 |
| Annual processing volume | More than 20,000 inmates | PCSO detention materials |
| Current roster snapshot | 1,236 current records | Zuercher API query, May 2026 |
| Pulaski County population | 404,611 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
| National jail population context | 664,200 people at midyear 2023 | BJS Jail Inmates in 2023 |
Pulaski County Jail Backup Trends
Pulaski County inmate population pressure is tied to Arkansas jail backup, which occurs when state-sentenced or community-corrections residents remain in county jail while awaiting state placement or other state action. Arkansas DOC fiscal summaries listed recurring Pulaski ADC and ACC backup counts for FY 2024-2025. Those counts do not replace the daily jail population, but they show why the county jail roster can include people whose long-term custody path belongs to the state.
| Period | Pulaski Backup Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2023-2024 | 2,785 generated | Arkansas DOC County Jail Fiscal Summary processed June 5, 2024 |
| FY 2024-2025 ADC subtotal | 2,714 generated | Pulaski backup list processed June 5, 2025 |
| FY 2024-2025 ACC subtotal | 128 generated | Pulaski backup list processed June 5, 2025 |
| FY 2024-2025 combined | 2,842 generated | ADC plus ACC backup subtotal |
Monthly Pulaski ADC inmate counts in the FY 2024-2025 summary ranged from 164 in March 2025 to 276 in June 2025. Statewide, the Arkansas DOC February 2026 board report listed county jail backup averaging 1,936 inmates per day in January 2026, up from 1,868 in December 2025. This is state context, not a Pulaski-only daily jail count, but it explains why county jail and state prison searches often need to be paired.
Pulaski County Inmate Data Context
Official Pulaski-only jail demographic breakdowns by race, sex, pretrial status, offense class, or average length of stay were not located in the research sources. That gap matters. The local roster shows public fields such as name, race, sex, date of birth, arrest date, held-for agency, and hold reasons for current inmates, but it does not publish a full statistical report that can be used as a demographic profile of the Pulaski County inmate population.
National data from BJS provides context without replacing local facts. BJS reported that at midyear 2023, 70% of jail inmates nationally were unconvicted and 30% were convicted, with 75% held for felony offenses. BJS also reported 14% probation violations and 5% parole violations in the national jail population. Those numbers should be treated as national background only. Pulaski-specific custody status must come from PCSO, court, and Arkansas DOC records.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held after arrest before final case disposition.
- ADC backup
- A state-custody inmate or resident held in a county jail while awaiting state placement or processing.
- Detainer
- A notice or hold from another agency that may affect release from the county jail.
Pulaski County Jail Capacity
PCRDF's stated 1,530-bed capacity should be compared with PCSO's statement that the jail houses more than 1,200 detainees daily and the May 2026 roster snapshot of 1,236 records. The count can change with arrests, releases, court orders, bond decisions, medical holds, state backup, and transfers. A person may appear on the county roster one day, then shift to the Arkansas DOC locator after sentencing or state transfer.
Local history gives another reason to keep capacity claims precise. Hamilton v. Love concerned the old Pulaski County jail in the early 1970s, not the current PCRDF. The modern facility opened in 1994, and PCSO describes it as a direct-supervision jail with deputies in housing units around the clock. Recent state backup reports and the 2024 public debate over the Netflix series "Unlocked" are current context, but neither source should be used to claim a Pulaski-specific overcrowding number unless the figure is directly cited.
Pulaski County Inmate Record Laws
Arkansas public-record rules shape how jail data, booking records, mugshots, and court files are released. The county roster gives current custody information without a login, while older booking records and some photos may need a PCSO NextRequest submission. Court data is governed by a different access framework. Juvenile, sealed, medical, victim, investigative, and court-protected material can be withheld or redacted.
Key Arkansas rules:
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 defines public records broadly, including electronic data kept by public agencies that documents official work.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 gives Arkansas citizens inspection and copying rights unless an exemption applies.
Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 controls public court-record access, so Search ARCourts may omit protected case details.
Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 8.1 and 9.2 context connects arrest, first appearance, and bond decisions after a jail booking.
Search Pulaski County Inmates
The current Pulaski County jail roster is the PCSO-linked Zuercher inmate portal. The portal configuration says users should select Inmates to view a current roster of individuals housed in the facility, and it notes that additional court assignment and bond information may be found in the Reports section. The public roster was inspected without a login or payment during the research pass.
- Open the PCSO-linked Zuercher portal and choose Inmates if the landing screen appears.
- Use the Name field for any part of the person's name. The roster sorts by name by default.
- Use Race, Sex, or Arrest Date only when those filters appear in the current session.
- Click Search, then review the roster row and the hold-reason text under the main row.
- If the person is not listed, search Arkansas DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody path.
The Zuercher roster screenshot is the matched current-inmate source from the manifest.
The roster is the best first source for current PCRDF custody, but it is not an archive for every past Pulaski County booking.
Pulaski County Roster Fields
The Pulaski Zuercher setup is specific. The research found active available filters for Name, Race, Sex, and Arrest Date, while several template fields were not active in the Pulaski configuration. The portal is current-inmates-only because the public configuration showed `today_current_inmates`. Field availability can change if PCSO or the vendor updates the portal.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Unspecified | Searches name text from the public roster. |
| Race | Dropdown / combobox | No / unspecified | Available filter appeared, but options were not returned in the public init response. |
| Sex | Dropdown / combobox | No / unspecified | Available filter appeared, but options were not returned in the public init response. |
| Arrest Date | Date | No / unspecified | Active available filter in the Pulaski portal configuration. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the roster query. |
| Reset | Button | n/a | Clears filters and re-runs the query. |
Pulaski County Inmate Record Details
A public Pulaski County inmate record is more than a name match. The roster row can show booking photo, demographic fields, arrest date, held-for agency, and a long hold-reasons field. That hold-reasons text is especially important because it may include warrant labels, charge text, warrant numbers, bond type, bond amount, court division references, ADC holds, parole holds, or other agency holds.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Roster format name, often last-name-first. |
| Mugshot | Booking photo where available, with a placeholder when no photo appears. |
| Race / Sex / DOB | Public demographic fields visible in the table or response. |
| Arrest Date | Date tied to the current booking or hold. |
| Held For Agency | Agency responsible for the hold, often Little Rock Police Department or PCSO. |
| Hold Reasons | Charges, warrants, additional holds, ADC holds, court holds, bond text, and warrant numbers. |
| Release Date | Field exists, but current-inmate samples had blank values. |
Pulaski County Jail vs Prison
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration custody are separate systems. The Pulaski County jail roster covers current people housed at PCRDF. The Arkansas DOC inmate search covers sentenced state prisoners, including people at Wrightsville Unit and J. Aaron Hawkins Sr. Center. The BOP inmate locator covers federal prison custody from 1982 forward, while ICE ODLS covers searchable ICE custody.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial detainees, municipal arrestees, short local sentences, some holds | PCSO/Zuercher current roster |
| State prison | Sentenced ADC inmates and state custody transfers | Arkansas DOC inmate search |
| Federal custody | Federal sentenced inmates, not all USMS pretrial detainees | BOP inmate locator, plus USMS context |
| Immigration custody | Current or recent ICE custody where ODLS has a record | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
Pulaski County Detention Facilities
Pulaski County has one primary adult county jail, one juvenile detention center, two documented temporary municipal holding settings, and state prison facilities in Wrightsville and Little Rock context. Long-term adult county custody flows to PCRDF even when the arrest begins in Jacksonville or North Little Rock.
- Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility - adult county jail for pretrial detainees, county and municipal arrestees, sentenced county inmates, ADC backup, and federal detainees under agreement.
- Pulaski County Juvenile Detention Center - 32-bed staff-secure facility for youth ages 10 to 18 ordered detained by Pulaski County Circuit Courts.
- Jacksonville Police Department Temporary Holding Facility - temporary police holding only before release or transfer to PCRDF.
- North Little Rock District Court Holding Cells - temporary court holding cells, not a public independent jail roster.
- Wrightsville Unit - Arkansas DOC state prison for sentenced inmates, searched through the state locator.
- J. Aaron Hawkins Sr. Center - Arkansas DOC center in Wrightsville for sentenced ADC inmates and programs.
- Dr. Mary L. Parker-Reed Women's Health Unit - state correctional health unit identified by DOC facility-list placement, with limited public detail found.
Pulaski County Booking Records
The current roster should be checked first, but it is not the only official channel. PCSO uses NextRequest for sheriff-controlled public-record requests. That path is useful for older booking records, mugshots not visible online, incident records, or records that require review and redaction. The portal also lets users search prior requests and public responsive documents.
The PCSO NextRequest screenshot from the manifest shows the public-records request channel.
When requesting a booking record, identify the person, approximate booking date, arresting agency, and any known court or warrant number. Records can be redacted when Arkansas FOIA or court rules protect part of the file.
Pulaski County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Pulaski County inmate population?
PCSO states that PCRDF houses more than 1,200 detainees daily and has 1,530 beds. The Zuercher roster query inspected during May 2026 returned 1,236 current records. That roster count is a snapshot, while the PCSO daily figure is the broader official operating statement.
How do I search the Pulaski County inmate population?
Start with the PCSO-linked Zuercher current inmate roster. Search by name, then narrow by Race, Sex, or Arrest Date if those filters are available. If the person does not appear, check Arkansas DOC for sentenced custody, VINELink for notifications, BOP for federal prison custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
Does the roster include released inmates?
The Pulaski roster configuration is current-custody focused and showed `today_current_inmates` during inspection. Released or older booking records may require PCSO NextRequest, court records, or another agency search.
Why does a Pulaski County record mention ADC?
Sample hold reasons can include ADC holds or backup-related custody. That usually means state custody or state placement is part of the person's jail status, even if the person is still physically housed at PCRDF.
Are juveniles included in the adult roster?
The adult roster is for the current PCRDF population. Juvenile detention in Pulaski County is handled through the separate Juvenile Detention Center and juvenile court channels, with more restricted public access.
Can Pulaski County mugshots be searched here?
The Zuercher roster displays booking photos for current inmates where available. For booking photos not visible online or older records, PCSO NextRequest is the official sheriff-records path.