Ouachita County Detention Center Overview
Ouachita County Sheriff's Department operates the Ouachita County Detention Center at the Goodgame Street public-service complex in Camden. The sheriff site describes the agency as responsible for the professional care and custody of people confined in the jail, along with court security, law enforcement, and investigations. Sheriff David Norwood is identified on the official site as the elected sheriff.
The facility is a county jail and detention center, not a state prison. It holds current county detainees, recent intake and release records, local arrests, first appearance holds, pretrial felony cases, order-of-arrest holds, ADC commits, and Act 309 inmates when those categories are listed by the public roster. The public search path runs through the sheriff's iSOMS roster pages rather than a dedicated mobile app.
The sheriff's detention landing page links roster, warrants, bail bonds, inmate banking, visitation, sex-offender search, and victim resources. That grouping matters because many jail questions touch more than one record source. A bond question may start on the roster, while a court-date question may need Search ARCourts or a local clerk.
Ouachita County Detention Center Population
The sheriff site did not publish an official current rated capacity. Vera's BJS-based data reports Ouachita County jail rated capacity at 200 in 2013 and 2014, 199 from 2015 through 2017, and 198 from 2018 through 2021 Q1. The public iSOMS roster observed on May 29, 2026 showed 176 visible current roster entries across six roster pages. That is a dated public roster observation, not an official average daily population.
An architecture source described a 2012 detention complex in Camden as a 130-bed construction design with expansion potential, but that is not the official current jail capacity. Capacity and population wording should rely on Vera for historical rated-capacity context and on the sheriff/iSOMS roster for current public custody entries.
Search Ouachita County Detention Center Inmates
The correct lookup for this county jail is the Ouachita County iSOMS roster. Use the current roster for a person believed to be held now, the 24-hour or 72-hour pages for recent booking or release activity, and Search By Name when alphabet browsing is too broad. The Search By Name page also includes a Released checkbox, which helps when the person has already left custody.
- Start at the sheriff roster menu.
- Open the current roster for active jail custody.
- Use Search By Name with first name, last name, or both.
- Check Released when searching for a person who may have left jail.
- Call the Detention Center extension when the web result does not answer the custody question.
The official roster menu shows the separate current roster, 24-hour, 72-hour, and search-by-name paths used for Ouachita County Detention Center records.
The menu is useful because the same jail can require a current-custody search, a recent-release search, or a name search depending on timing.
Ouachita County Detention Center Address
The public facility address and phone are published through the sheriff site. For custody status, booking questions, visitation, banking, or records-process questions, start with the detention center line instead of calling a court clerk. Court clerks can confirm court records, but they do not operate the jail roster.
Ouachita County Detention Center
109 Goodgame St
Camden, AR 71701
870-231-5300
Sheriff/Dispatch: x1
Detention Center: x2
Inmate Visitation: x3
Ouachita County Detention Center Visits
The sheriff's visitation page lists remote video calls through City Tele Coin and free onsite kiosk visits at the jail. Inmates must schedule onsite kiosk visits themselves, and the sheriff no longer takes kiosk visit requests by phone. Visitors must wear appropriate clothing, bring ID or a driver's license, check in five minutes early, and avoid same-day visit requests. Visitors under 18 must be with a qualified adult who has valid photo ID.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Cost | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Remote video call | Fee through City Tele Coin | Account required; calls are monitored. |
| Onsite kiosk visit | Tuesday-Friday, 8am-4pm; free | Inmate schedules visit; no same-day onsite visits. |
| Visitor check-in | Five minutes before scheduled visit | Late visitors will not visit. |
| Minor visitors | Must be accompanied | Parent, court-appointed guardian, or adult with legal custody must have photo ID. |
Money at Ouachita County Detention Center
The sheriff's inmate banking page gives three deposit paths. A money order can be mailed with no fee. Online deposits use City Tele Coin and carry a fee. Lobby deposits at the Ouachita County Sheriff's Department are accepted 24 hours a day and also carry a fee. No separate official personal-mail or commissary rule page was found, so call before mailing books, packages, photos, or personal letters.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Money order by mail | Inmate Banking, 109 Goodgame St., Camden, AR 71701; no fee listed. |
| Online deposit | City Tele Coin; fee applies. |
| Lobby deposit | Sheriff's Department lobby, 24 hours a day; fee applies. |
| Personal mail | General rules not located in official sources; confirm with the jail before mailing. |
The official inmate banking page shows the mail, online, and lobby deposit options for Ouachita County Detention Center inmate funds.
Those instructions are the source to check before sending money, because vendor fees and local lobby procedures can change.
Booking at Ouachita County Detention Center
Ouachita County publishes booking outcomes through the public roster rather than a detailed booking handbook. The visible record trail starts with arrest or custody transfer, then jail arrival, intake record creation, photo publication when available, classification, charge and bond entry, and either release or continued custody. The roster field "Arrested By Department" can identify Ouachita County Sheriff's Office, Camden Police Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Department of Correction, or Act 309 custody entries.
First appearance holds should be checked against court records when a case moves forward. Jail charges can differ from the charges later filed by the prosecutor, amended by the court process, or dismissed. Search ARCourts, the Ouachita Circuit Clerk, and the district courts are the right channels for filed charges and dispositions.
Ouachita County Jail Bond Links
The sheriff's bail-bonds page sends users to the Arkansas Department of Labor bail bondsman list and instructs them to scroll to Ouachita County. Before paying a bondsman or traveling to the jail, confirm the listed bond with the Detention Center. A no-bond hold, warrant, ADC hold, other-agency hold, ICE detainer, or court restriction can prevent release even when a charge table shows a bond figure.
The sheriff courts page also points many fine and ticket questions to MyFinePayment and local district court contacts. Court payment and jail release are separate questions. Jail staff can confirm custody and local jail procedures; clerks and courts handle filed case records, fines, and judgments.
Transfers from Ouachita County Detention Center
A person who starts in Ouachita County jail may move into another system. If sentenced to state custody, the person may later appear in the Arkansas DOC locator. If the case is federal, BOP may not list a pretrial defendant until BOP custody begins after sentencing and designation. ICE custody is searched through the ICE Online Detainee Locator. These systems are not interchangeable, so a missing county roster result should lead to the right next locator rather than a broad web search.
Note: Confirm custody and visitation with the jail before traveling, sending money, or relying on a bond amount.