Clark County

The Detention Center

Not found

• Operated byNot found
• JailNo jail is named on any Clark County page that was opened; the sheriff page says only that the sheriff has custody of the county jail
• Where prisoners goNot found - no page opened gives a jail name, address or any transfer arrangement
• What was triedclarkcountyar.gov home, sheriff, county judge, quorum court and circuit court pages were opened, and the county's CIS document search (documents.cisarkansas.com, Clark) was opened but shows only a search form, so no minutes, ordinances or budget could be read. No separate sheriff's site was found
• Arkansas Sheriffs' Association directoryHolds: Males Only; capacity 50; jail phone (870) 246-2222; jail administrator Brian Wingfield. Checked 18 September 2026; an association directory, not a county source - https://arsheriffs.org/sheriffs/clark-county-sheriff/

Source: Clark County, Arkansas - Sheriff · checked 2026-09-18

• ✗The jail is named — not published
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✗How to post bond — not published
• ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Clark County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-09-18. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• BedsNot found

The Sheriff

Sheriff Jason Watson

• Runs the jailThe county's sheriff page states the sheriff 'has custody of the county jail'; no jail is described further
• How the office is filledElected county sheriff, four-year term
• Statutory basisA.C.A. § 12-41-502 gives the county sheriff the custody, rule and charge of the jail and all prisoners committed in the county
• Office address406 S 5th Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71923; (870) 246-2222
• Arkansas Sheriffs' Association directoryLists Jason Watson ('Elected in 2011'); office 406 South 5th street, Arkadelphia, AR 71923, phone (870) 246-1425. Checked 18 September 2026; an association directory, not a county source - https://arsheriffs.org/sheriffs/clark-county-sheriff/

Source: Clark County, Arkansas - Sheriff · checked 2026-09-18

The Judges

Arkansas circuit judges are elected on a nonpartisan ballot to six-year terms; the governor fills a mid-term vacancy by appointment until the next general election. They are state judicial officers, not county officials. Under Ark. R. Crim. P. 8.1 an arrested person goes before a judicial officer without unnecessary delay; depending on the court, that may be a circuit judge or a magistrate. Arkansas's "county judge" is the county's chief executive, not a judicial officer, and does not set bail. The county's own circuit court page is titled 'Circuit Court - AR District 9E' and names Blake Batson as Circuit Judge; it says nothing on bail or first appearance.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-09-18

The County Judge and Quorum Court

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• County judgeTroy Tucker — the county’s chief executive, not a judicial officer; named in the Association of Arkansas Counties directory, checked 2026-09-18
• What they controlThe county judge and quorum court fund and build the jail: the detention budget, the building itself, and any dedicated jail sales tax.
• What they don'tCustody of the jail. Under A.C.A. § 12-41-502 the elected sheriff has “the custody, rule, and charge” of the jail and its prisoners.
• The quorum courtQuorum court page →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →