Calhoun County Jail Overview
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center is a sheriff-operated local adult criminal detention facility in Hampton. The verified operator is the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, and the Association of Arkansas Counties lists Vernon Morris as Sheriff. The facility is the county's confirmed local detention point for people arrested in Calhoun County, people held for first appearance or bond, local sentenced misdemeanor detainees, and people held on warrants or other agency holds.
Official online material for the jail is limited. The county's older web address redirects through Arkansas.gov, while the Association of Arkansas Counties Calhoun County profile lists county officials and sheriff contact details. The official sheriff app listings provide the most direct detention-center public instructions. They identify the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center address, phone route, business-hour administrative access, and 24/7 dispatch. No official page was found that publishes housing units, pod layout, a jail policy manual, current population dashboard, or public roster.
The county is small, rural, and low-density. That matters for expectations. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center should not be read like a large metro jail with a vendor search portal and daily booking gallery. Its useful public access path is simpler: call, verify custody, ask for the jail, and use a written records request when the record is not available by phone.
Calhoun County Jail Capacity
The latest Calhoun County row found in the Vera Incarceration Trends county dataset lists 25 rated beds for 2019 and 12 people in the total jail population for that same year. Those figures are historical dataset values, not a current daily head count. The county did not publish a current jail population dashboard in the official sources reviewed, so the jail phone line remains the source for current custody confirmation.
Small jail data can swing fast. One or two bookings can change the rate or percent in a county with fewer than five thousand residents. Use the counts first, then the context. Vera's trend rows show Calhoun County with a small jail population across the 2013 to 2019 period, and the 2019 row was below the listed rated capacity.
| Measure | Calhoun County Detail |
|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 25 beds in the latest Vera county row found, 2019. |
| Total jail population | 12 people in the same 2019 Vera row. |
| Pretrial custody | 5 people in the 2019 Vera row. |
| Sentenced custody | 7 people in the 2019 Vera row. |
Lookup Calhoun County Jail Inmates
No official public Calhoun County web roster was located. For this facility, the correct first lookup is the jail phone route, not a website search box. Call the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at (870) 798-2323 and ask whether the person is currently held at the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center. Give full legal name, date of birth if known, and an approximate arrest date. If the person was just arrested, ask whether booking is complete, whether bond has been set, and whether a first appearance is scheduled.
If the jail says the person is not in local custody, ask whether the person bonded out, was released, was transferred, is held for another county, or has moved to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Use Arkansas DOC inmate search for sentenced state custody, county waiting-list status, or Act 309 records. Use Search ARCourts for filed criminal cases and future court events. Use federal or immigration locators only when the case is outside the county jail system.
- Call (870) 798-2323 and ask for the jail or current custody information.
- Give the person's full name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest or booking date.
- Ask whether the person is held at Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, released, or transferred.
- If a local record is needed, ask whether the custodian requires a written Arkansas FOIA request.
- If the person is in state custody, search the Arkansas DOC locator by name, county, ADC number, or facility status.
Calhoun County Jail Contact
The detention-center contact details come from the Association of Arkansas Counties profile and the official app listings. The app listings say the Sheriff, Chief Deputy, or Jail Administrator can be reached during normal business hours, and that dispatch is open around the clock for calls for service. For jail questions, the app text says callers may call and request to speak to the jail at any time.
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
449 9th Street
Hampton, AR 71744
(870) 798-2323
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for Sheriff / Chief Deputy / Jail Administrator; dispatch and jail-question routing by phone 24/7.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1174
Hampton, AR 71744
Fax: (870) 798-4944
Use for written records requests unless the office gives a newer custodian method by phone.
The Apple listing for the Calhoun County Sheriff AR app displays the jail contact workflow and address. The screenshot below is used because it is an official app-store source for the facility, not an unofficial jail directory.
The app listing supports the page's main practical point: when no web roster is published, direct jail contact is the confirmed route.
Calhoun County Jail Visits
No official Calhoun County jail visitation schedule, visitor application, dress code, attorney-visit rule, or video-visit provider was located online. That gap should not be filled with assumptions from another county or from Arkansas DOC prison rules. Before traveling to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, call the jail and ask whether visits are available, whether the person is eligible, what identification is required, and which entrance or lobby procedure applies.
Bring government photo ID if a visit is approved, but confirm the current rule first. Ask about children, dress restrictions, visit length, attorney procedures, and whether the jail uses remote video. Official sources did not publish visitor parking rules, public transit access, ADA entrance details, or a visitor-entry map, so people with mobility needs should call ahead.
| Topic | Published Calhoun County Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visit days | Not published in official web sources | Call (870) 798-2323 before travel. |
| Visit length | Not published | Ask the jail before arrival. |
| Visitor ID | Not published locally | Bring photo ID if a visit is approved. |
| Children | Not published locally | Ask the jail before scheduling. |
| Video visits | No local provider found | Ask whether video is offered. |
Note: Arkansas DOC prison visitation rules do not apply to this county jail unless jail staff specifically says to use that process.
Calhoun County Jail Mail
Official sources did not publish Calhoun County jail mail formatting, commissary vendor, phone vendor, video platform, deposit kiosk, online deposit link, or fee schedule. Call before mailing letters or sending money. Ask for the correct inmate name format, whether a booking number is needed, which address to use, what items are banned, and whether photos, cards, books, or publications are accepted.
Money rules are especially vendor-specific. Some jails use lobby kiosks, money orders, online vendors, phone deposits, or no-public-deposit rules for certain inmates. None of those details was verified for Calhoun County. Do not send cash through the mail unless the jail expressly instructs that method. For people who have moved to Arkansas DOC custody, DOC money and visitation systems are separate from county jail rules.
| Service | Published Local Detail | What to Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | No inmate-mail format published | Ask for name, number, and mailing format. |
| Phone / Video | No local provider found | Ask whether calls or video visits require a vendor account. |
| Money Deposit | No commissary vendor or fee schedule found | Ask whether cash, money order, kiosk, online, or phone deposit is accepted. |
Calhoun County Jail Booking
Calhoun County did not publish a detailed booking-process page, intake timetable, property-release form, classification policy, or medical-screening policy in the official sources reviewed. The general local path is still clear: a person arrested in Calhoun County may be brought to the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, booked into the jail, screened, listed in internal detention records, and held until bond, first appearance, release, sentence, or transfer. The arresting agency may be the sheriff's office, another local agency, Arkansas State Police, or an outside agency with a warrant.
Booking charges are not always final court charges. After arrest, the prosecutor and court process can amend, reduce, dismiss, or file charges that differ from the jail intake label. For custody and booking status, use the jail. For filed charges and docket events, use Calhoun County court records after jail arrest or Search ARCourts.
- Booking
- The jail intake process after arrest, including identification and record creation.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency asking the jail not to release the person without notice or transfer.
- Act 309
- An Arkansas program through which eligible state inmates may be assigned to county or local work settings.
- First appearance
- An early court event where rights, probable cause, bond, or next dates may be addressed.
Find Calhoun County Jail
Use 449 9th Street, Hampton, AR 71744 for mapping because the official app listings identify the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center at that address. Hampton is the county seat. Official sources did not publish cross-streets, public parking rules, visitor entrance labels, or public-transit routes to the jail, so route planning should be paired with a phone call before arrival.
From the Hampton area, route to 9th Street and confirm the visitor entrance by phone. From US-167, Harrell, Thornton, or the Camden and Ouachita side, use current mapping into Hampton and then the jail address for the final segment. Do not rely on an online search result for another state's Calhoun County facility. Several search results mix Arkansas with facilities in other states.
About Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center is the only verified local detention facility found for Calhoun County, Arkansas. No separate state prison, BOP facility, ICE detention center, regional jail, city jail page, or work-release annex was located in the county. That keeps the facility map simple, but it makes the custody question more exacting: local custody starts with the jail, state custody moves to the Arkansas DOC locator, and federal or immigration custody moves to separate federal tools.
The county's official public record is thin on jail programs, medical rules, grievance process, PREA information, staffing, budget, accreditation, and recent operating changes. The jail is still subject to Arkansas criminal detention facility laws and minimum standards for adult criminal detention facilities, including detention records and jail logs. For urgent medical, safety, medication, disability, or mental-health concerns, call (870) 798-2323 and ask for the jail or jail administrator.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, and deposit rules with the Calhoun County jail before traveling or sending funds.