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The Jail System

Arkansas has 76 jails in 75 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 9,938.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas correctional authorities was 17,625 located in 34 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. Arkansas operated facilities had a staff of 3,095 employees and a budget of $365,782,232.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Arkansas community corrections population was 43,090 under probation and 22,780 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, county numbers, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
574
Violent Crime Rate
645
Property Crime Rate
2,451
Probationers
1,787
Parolees
965

Populations

Prison Population
17,625
Jail Population
9,938
Parole Population
22,780
Probation Population
43,090

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
34 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
76

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 22,981
Employee Positions
3,095
Prison Budget
$365,782,232