Searcy County

The Detention Center

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• Operated bySearcy County Sheriff's Office
• Address301 Factory Road, Marshall, AR 72650 is the sheriff's office address; the pages opened do not give a separate jail name or address
• RosterThe sheriff's Jail Roster page publishes no list; it tells the public to download the RPS/Inmate app for roster access
• Beds / populationNot published
• What was triedSheriff's home, jail-roster, administration, press-release and FAQ pages opened. searcycounty.arkansas.gov did not resolve; /message-from-the-sheriff returned 404. No county government site was found in search results.
• Arkansas Sheriffs' Association directoryHolds: Males & Females; capacity 30; jail phone (870) 448-2340; jail administrator Hattie Parker. Checked 18 September 2026; an association directory, not a county source - https://arsheriffs.org/sheriffs/searcy-county-sheriff/

Source: Searcy County Sheriff's Office - Jail Roster · 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 Searcy 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 Kenny Cassell

• Runs the jailYes - under A.C.A. § 12-41-502 the elected sheriff has the custody, rule and charge of the county jail and its prisoners
• How the office is filledElected county sheriff, four-year term
• Chief DeputyDewayne Pierce, per the sheriff's administration page
• CurrencyThe sheriff's site names him as sheriff and carries press releases dated as recently as 7 September 2026
• Office address301 Factory Road, PO Box 812, Marshall, AR 72650; 870-448-2340 (24 hours)
• Also named onThe Association of Arkansas Counties county directory
• Arkansas Sheriffs' Association directoryLists Kenny Cassell ('Elected in 2019'); office 208 Factory Road, Marshall, AR 72650, phone (870) 448-2340. Checked 18 September 2026; an association directory, not a county source - https://arsheriffs.org/sheriffs/searcy-county-sheriff/

Source: Searcy County Sheriff's Office - Administration · 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.

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

The County Judge and Quorum Court

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• County judgeTony Horton — 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 courtNo quorum court page was found on the county's own site