Arkansas inmate search

Arkansas puts County sheriffs in charge of local detention centers. Within the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, state facility rules are issued by the Criminal Detention Facilities Review Committees. VINE, a state network, also monitors custody in these county jails.

Every county handles bookings on its own. Listed here: 2 local facilities in the state.

• In Hot Springs, the Garland County Sheriff's Office operates the Garland County Detention Center.
• The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is in charge of Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. More than 1,200 detainees stay there daily; it's the county's only facility for longer detention.

Counties in Arkansas post custody lists on different online systems. Which sheriff's office holds your family member decides which search tools you'll see.

On the county's website, the Garland County Detention Center roster points to a vendor site. The Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility roster, by contrast, orders detainees from the most recent arrests. A Zuercher portal from Pulaski County also shows court details, bond amounts, and a roster in its reports area.

After arrival, the intake section handles the person's admission. Anyone lacking documented legal authority gets turned away. When the arrest is brand new, phone the jail because online booking updates lag. For Pulaski County intake, call 501-340-7001 and press option 3.

Managing state prisons falls to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, or the ADC. The Arkansas Division of Correction inmate locator can help you find people in the state prison population. Their site also lets you download the full inmate database.

A county jail roster isn't the same as this state search. People are kept in local county jails just after arrest or before trial. Once a court imposes a sentence, offenders stay in state prisons. A family member arrested last night won't be in the ADC search. Look at the county jail roster before anywhere else.

When you don't know where someone is held, turn to VINELink for Arkansas. Across the state, this service comes from the Arkansas Crime Information Center.

There are 3 categories where you can check a person's custody status:

• Detainees held in Arkansas county jails.
• Arkansas Division of Correction inmates.
• People on probation, parole, or release supervision.

Once you find the person, you can sign up for free notifications about custody changes. If you can't get online, call the toll free Arkansas VINE line at 1-800-510-0415. You can also call the VINE Network Operation Center at 1-800-865-4314.

In Arkansas, a detainee may leave custody after an arrest through 4 options:

• A general release.
• Bond release.
• Court order release.
• A work release.

To guarantee the person returns for court, a bail bond provides financial backing. Secured and unsecured bonds are both possible. You pay a fee called a premium when you hire a bail bondsman or company. State rules say the premium is what you pay a professional bail bondsman or a company to have an arrestee released. No fixed percentage for this fee appears in Arkansas rules.

The rules for commercial bail come from Ark. Code Ann. 17-19-101 and the sections that follow. These bondsmen and companies are licensed by the Arkansas Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board.