Search Bentonville Jail Roster
The Bentonville Jail Roster for people arrested in the city runs through the Benton County Jail, a 669-bed facility right inside Bentonville. Bentonville Police book arrested people into the county detention center, not a city lockup. You can search the live Jail Roster online by name and find booking time, charges, bond, and a mugshot. This page lists the online roster link, the Bentonville PD records info, court tools, and the state-level search paths that cover the Bentonville area.
Bentonville Jail Roster Overview
Bentonville Jail Roster Online
Bentonville does not run a city jail. People arrested by Bentonville PD go to the Benton County Detention Center, which sits in the city. The live roster is at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/inmate-roster. The page is free and open 24/7. You can search by last name. Results show booking time, charges, bond amount, and a mugshot.
Look at the Benton County Sheriff's Office main site for links to the roster page and for general jail info.
The inmate roster page shown above is the Sheriff's live list for Bentonville arrests. Data comes right from the jail booking system and updates as people are booked in or released.
An alternate view is the live dashboard at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-dashboard. This page shows the daily inmate count and has an inmate search box. Both sources match the Bentonville Jail Roster. If the site is slow, try again in a few minutes.
The dashboard above shows the full inmate count in real time. It helps you know if a new booking has been posted yet.
Bentonville Jail Roster Booking Agency
The Bentonville Police Department is the lead agency that books people into the Bentonville Jail Roster at the Benton County Jail. The department's main site is at bentonvillearkansas.gov. The Records Division phone is (479) 271-1010. Records hours are Monday through Friday, business hours.
The Records Division processes incident and accident reports. Accident reports are $10 online or $5 in person. Incident reports run about $5 per copy. Call the records line for more detail or to ask about a specific case number.
Call 911 for any active crime. For minor, non-active calls, the Bentonville PD non-emergency line is the first step. Officers hand people off to Benton County Jail staff at booking. Most bookings show up on the online roster within a few hours.
If you can't find the name on the online roster, try a date of birth search or call the jail directly. Some bookings hold for out-of-state warrants and may take longer to post. The online roster lists the arresting agency next to each charge. That tells you whether a Bentonville officer, a county deputy, or a state trooper brought the person in.
Bentonville Jail Roster Records and FOIA
Bentonville PD handles Freedom of Information Act requests for incident reports, arrest reports, and other records tied to city arrests. Under Arkansas Code § 25-19-101, most police and jail records are open to Arkansas citizens. Agencies have three business days to reply to a FOIA request.
Accident reports are also sold through buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com for $10 a copy. Older police reports can go through policereports.lexisnexis.com. Both services cover Bentonville PD records back several years.
Juvenile records are closed under Arkansas Code § 9-27-309. Inmate medical files are closed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707. Arkansas does not allow FOIA fee waivers. If your request is big, the agency may charge for copy and labor time. Ask up front if the cost is over $25.
Note: Bentonville PD records tied to bookings on the Bentonville Jail Roster can take several business days to release if the case is still open.
Benton County Jail for Bentonville Arrests
The Benton County Detention Center is the jail of record for the Bentonville Jail Roster. The facility has a 669-bed capacity. Sheriff Shawn Holloway leads the department. The jail serves Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Centerton, Siloam Springs, and the rest of Benton County.
People booked into the jail can be reached by mail. Visitation is handled under the rules at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/visitation. Most visits are by video. Check the schedule on that page. For the full county-level page with address, phone, and FOIA steps, see the Benton County Jail Roster page on this site.
Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff runs the county jail and keeps the inmate files. The jail medical unit handles intake health checks. Commissary runs through a vendor kiosk. Inmate phone calls go through a county vendor with per-minute rates. Bond can be posted 24 hours a day at the jail front desk. Ask at the desk for the bond slip and the case number before you pay.
Court Records Tied to Bentonville Jail Roster
Bentonville District Court handles city ordinance cases and misdemeanor matters for Bentonville arrests. Felony cases move up to Benton County Circuit Court. Pull up any case from a Bentonville arrest at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. The ACIS case search shows the court date, the charges, and the disposition.
Court fines can be paid at pay.arcourts.gov. The main Arkansas Judiciary site at arcourts.gov lists every court in the state. Clearing a warrant before an officer makes contact can keep you off the Jail Roster.
If a case has moved from local custody to a state prison, check the Arkansas Department of Corrections at apps.ark.org/inmate_info. Pick Benton County in the filter to narrow results to the Bentonville area. Under Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A), the state prison system keeps the files on each state inmate.
State Jail Roster Tools for Bentonville
The Arkansas VINE system at vinelink.com or by phone at 1-800-510-0415 lets you sign up for free alerts on any inmate on the Bentonville Jail Roster. VINE texts or calls when custody status changes. The service is free and open to anyone.
The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs the state sex offender registry and manages criminal history files. The Arkansas State Police background check tool is at ark.org/criminal. These tools cover the Bentonville area and the rest of the state.
The Arkansas Sheriff's Association at arkansassheriffsassociation.com keeps a central jail directory for every county. The main Arkansas Department of Corrections site at adc.arkansas.gov hosts the state inmate search and the Family and Friends Guide.
For a helpful statewide view, start at the ADC inmate search page. Then cross-check with the Benton County jail roster. This two-step look will find both county-held and state-held people tied to Bentonville arrests. Call the Benton County Jail at (479) 271-1009 if the online roster is down.
The Arkansas State Archives at (501) 682-6900 keeps older jail records on microfilm. That is helpful if you need a case file older than ten years. The ACIC victim hotline is (501) 682-2222 for help with crime victim services and Sex Offender Registry questions. The Division of Community Correction line is (501) 682-9510 for people who may be on parole or in a halfway house rather than in the Bentonville Jail Roster.
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