Facilities · Jail
Craighead County Detention Center
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas · capacity 422
Also reported as Craighead County Jail; Jonesboro jail.
9 deaths are recorded here, from 1920 to 2025; all by name.
- undetermined 5
- overdose 2
- other person 1
- lynching 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $900,000 in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Paul Kenneth Walker September 30, 2024
- Daniel Robinson July 24, 2024
- Brock Austin Tyner May 4, 2024
- Kerry D. Cockrell January 17, 2024
- Timothy Wade Williams May 17, 2023
- Little Joe Wilson April 5, 2019
- William Chad Hardin October 10, 2015
- Wade Thomas December 26, 1920
- Daniel Robertson Date not reported
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.