The Arkansas Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Arkansas state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Arkansas Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate Search
- ID number
- ADC number
How to search the ADC inmate list
The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) runs a public search called Inmate Search. You can search by ADC number, county, last name, first name or facility, in any combination.
- The department also offers the full inmate database as a download from the same page.
The number to write down is the ADC number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Arkansas state prisons we list
We do not copy the Arkansas prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Arkansas directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Arkansas State Hospital State prison in Little Rock
- Barbara Ester Unit State prison in Pine Bluff
- Benton Unit State prison in Benton
- Central Arkansas Community Correction Center State prison in Little Rock
- Cummins Unit State prison in Grady
- Delta Regional Unit State prison in Dermott
- East Arkansas Regional Unit State prison in Brickeys
- East Central Arkansas Community Correction Center State prison in West Memphis
- Grimes Unit State prison in Newport
- J. Aaron Hawkins Sr. Center State prison in Wrightsville
- Maximum Security Unit State prison in Tucker
- McPherson Unit State prison in Newport
- Mississippi County Work Release Center State prison in Luxora
- North Central Unit State prison in Calico Rock
- Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center State prison in Osceola
- Northwest Arkansas Community Correction Center State prison in Fayetteville
- Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center State prison in Springdale
- Omega Supervision Sanction Center State prison in Malvern
- Ouachita River Unit State prison in Malvern
- Pine Bluff Re-Entry Center State prison in Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff Unit State prison in Pine Bluff
- Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility State prison in Pine Bluff
- Southwest Arkansas Community Correction Center State prison in Texarkana
- Texarkana Regional Correction Center State prison in Texarkana
- Tucker Unit State prison in Tucker
- Varner Unit State prison in Grady
- Wrightsville Hawkins Unit State prison in Wrightsville
- Wrightsville Unit State prison in Wrightsville
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Arkansas Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Arkansas page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the ADC inmate list?
The Inmate Search lets you search by ADC number, county, last name, first name or facility, in any combination. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Arkansas. Will they be in the ADC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Arkansas Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Arkansas Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Inmate Search, Arkansas Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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