White County Detention Center Overview
The White County Detention Center is the active local jail identified for White County. Official county and sheriff sources place the sheriff's department and detention center on East Booth Road in Searcy, and the WCSO inmate information page links the official public roster. The facility is a county jail, not a state prison. It holds pretrial detainees, people serving local sentences, municipal arrestees, other county or agency detainees, and certain state-responsibility categories that appear in Arkansas DOC terminology.
The WCSO divisions page states that the detention center houses detainees for the county, other municipalities, and other counties. That statement explains why a person arrested by Searcy Police Department, Beebe Police Department, Bald Knob Police Department, Judsonia Police Department, Kensett Police Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Community Corrections, or another listed agency can still appear on the White County jail roster. The arresting agency is not always the facility operator.
The WCSO divisions page documents the detention center's countywide custody role.
That official custody language is the reason the White County Detention Center page covers municipal arrests and state/federal hold categories while still treating the county jail as one facility.
White County Detention Center Population
Official rated bed capacity was not located in county, WCSO, DOC, or USMS sources reviewed for this build. The strongest local population figure is the WCSO homepage operational metric reporting a 315 average daily jail population in a six-month block inspected in 2026. The Tyler roster API returned 363 public roster results on May 29, 2026. Treat the roster count as a point-in-time online roster total, not an official average daily population.
The USMS intergovernmental agreement adds a narrow federal-custody fact: it identifies White County Detention Center facility code 6WF and estimates 20 male federal beds and zero female federal beds. That federal estimate does not describe total jail capacity.
White County Detention Center Roster Lookup
The correct online lookup for White County Detention Center is the White County Sheriff roster web version, which is linked from the WCSO inmate information page. The roster is hosted by Tyler Corrections Records Search and uses the White County Sheriff public instance. It is the first place to check current local custody, booking charges, bond entries, arresting agency, and mugshot visibility.
- Open the WCSO inmate information page and follow the Web version roster link.
- Search by name or ID number if the booking-style ID or SO number is known.
- Use Sort or Filter to narrow by arresting agency, age, arrest date range, or sort order.
- Open the inmate profile for charges, bond status, booking date, arresting agency, and photo status.
- If no result appears, call the jail or check VINE, Search ARCourts, Arkansas DOC, BOP, or ICE based on custody type.
Current jail custody and formal court charges are related but different records. For custody and booking data, use the roster or the White County jail inmate records page. For the court case after booking, search ARCourts or contact the clerk.
White County Detention Center Contact
The jail phone is the best immediate route for confirming custody, release timing, bond questions, and visit status when the online data is unclear. The sheriff's main office can route broader records questions. The county sheriff page names Sheriff Phillip Miller and lists regular office hours for the sheriff's office.
White County Detention Center
1600 E Booth Suite 100
Searcy, AR 72143
501-278-8050
Jail information line
White County Sheriff's Office
1600 East Booth
Searcy, AR 72143
501-279-6279
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
White County Jail Visits
WCSO publishes visitation scheduling through SmartJailMail and SmartInmate, but the official sources reviewed did not publish a full day-by-day schedule, housing-unit schedule, dress code, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit rule, or holiday schedule. The detention-center information sheet states that there is one free on-site visit per week and that other visits are at user cost. Confirm the person's custody status and the available visit window before traveling.
| Visit Item | Official Local Detail | Where to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | SmartJailMail / SmartInmate | Vendor account and jail phone |
| Free on-site visit | One free on-site visit per week | WCSO detention-center information sheet |
| Other visits | At user cost | SmartJailMail / SmartInmate |
| Detailed schedule | Not published in located official sources | Call 501-278-8050 before travel |
Note: Do not assume a visit is available just because the person appears on the roster. Lockdowns, transfers, release, court transport, or vendor scheduling can change access.
Mail Money and Calls
White County's detention-center information sheet gives specific vendor routes for money, phone, email, and video visitation. Money deposits may be made at a lobby kiosk or online through Tiger Deposit. Phone service is through Correct Solutions and RegentPay, with customer care at 877-618-3516. WCSO notes that funds tied to a phone number allow calls only to that number, while funds placed in the inmate's name allow broader calling.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Money deposit | Tiger Deposit or lobby kiosk | Fee table not located in official sources. |
| Phone service | Correct Solutions / RegentPay | Customer care listed as 877-618-3516. |
| Email and visits | SmartJailMail / SmartInmate | Account sign-up is required. |
| Postal mail | White County Detention Center, Attention: Inmate name and ID number, PO Box 9141, Seminole, FL 33775-9141 | Mail uses a Florida processing address. |
White County Booking Records
Official White County sources did not publish a complete booking manual, but the roster shows the public record trail created at intake. A typical path is arrest, transport to White County Detention Center, intake and identification, booking record creation, mugshot capture when available, charge entry, bond or hold entry, and publication on the WCSO-linked roster when the data is available. The public view hides date of birth and address, so it is not the entire booking file.
Roster profiles can show booking-style ID, SO number, name, booking date, arrest date, age, physical descriptors, arresting agency, charges, case numbers on some charges, bond type, bond amount, bond status, mugshot availability, and release flag. Bond terms seen in local data include Paper Bond, Cash Bond, Included, and Not Bondable. Confirm bond meaning with the jail or court before paying anyone.
White County Federal and DOC Holds
White County Detention Center is a county jail, but it may intersect with state and federal custody. Arkansas DOC search categories include White Co.309/Work, White County Waiting List, and White Cty 309-In Jail. These categories are searched through Arkansas DOC, not through a state prison page inside White County. The DOC locator is also the right path after a person is sentenced to state prison.
The USMS agreement allows local housing of federal prisoners under agreement number 09-09-0065 and facility code 6WF. That does not make the county jail a BOP prison. Sentenced federal prisoners are searched through the BOP inmate locator, and immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS when applicable.
White County Jail Directions
The detention center sits on East Booth Road in Searcy, the White County seat. Official sources did not publish visitor parking, transit, or entrance maps. Use the sheriff-published address, 1600 E Booth Suite 100, Searcy, AR 72143, and follow posted signs for sheriff or jail public entry. Because court and law-enforcement offices are also associated with the East Booth Road area, confirm the correct counter before arriving.
The official White County sheriff page identifies the sheriff's office, office hours, and jail phone.
The sheriff page is useful when the roster is unavailable or when a records request needs routing through the county office.