Ashley County Jail Roster Lookup

The Ashley County Jail Roster tracks people held at the Ashley County Detention Center in Hamburg. The jail sits at 842 Ashley Road 12 West. Sheriff Tommy Sturgeon runs the office. Ashley County does not post an online roster, so lookups go through the Sheriff by phone at 870-853-2040 or by a written records request. This page shows you how to search the Ashley County Jail Roster, how to reach the jail administrator, and where to find state-level data for anyone moved from the county jail to prison.

Ashley County Sheriff's Office

The Ashley County Sheriff's Office is the main agency for law enforcement and jail work in the county. Sheriff Tommy Sturgeon leads the team. The office is at 842 Ashley Road 12 West, Hamburg, AR 71646. The main phone is 870-853-2040. The fax line is 870-853-0017. The email for the office is deputyclerk@ashleycountysheriff.com.

The Sheriff's Office does patrol, investigations, court work, and civil process. It also handles the jail. The staff book in people from Hamburg PD, Crossett PD, Fountain Hill PD, North Crossett PD, and Portland PD. Arkansas State Police also bring arrests to the jail.

Below is the lead-in look at the Sheriff site at ashleycountysheriff.com, which is the main landing page for Ashley County Jail Roster info and contact data.

The Sheriff's Office website posts press releases, warrant alerts, and a contact form. You can also find the most wanted page and the sex offender list.

Ashley County Detention Center

The Ashley County Detention Center is at the same spot as the Sheriff's Office: 842 Ashley Road 12 West, Hamburg. The jail phone is 870-853-2040. The jail fax is 870-853-9822. Johnny Guy is the Jail Administrator and he can be reached at ashleycountysheriffsdept@gmail.com.

The jail holds both male and female inmates. It takes in pre-trial detainees and people doing county time. Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff has full charge of the jail and all inmates held there. The facility gives meals, basic medical care, and a set visit time. The jail also works under Arkansas state jail standards.

The jail takes bookings 24 hours a day. Call the jail line for any real-time question. A deputy can look up a name and tell you if that person is in custody. The deputy may also give booking date, charges, and bond.

The lead-in look at the Ashley County Most Wanted page at ashleycountysheriff.com/acso_015.htm shows people with open warrants in the county.

The Most Wanted page runs next to the Jail Roster system. A warrant hit often leads to a new booking at the jail. Check both pages when you are tracking a person.

Ashley County Jail Roster Access

Ashley County does not keep a public online inmate list. There is no live web roster to click through. Instead, you must call or file a formal request.

Call 870-853-2040 during regular hours. Ask the deputy at the desk for a name check. They can tell you in a minute if the person is in the jail. This is the fastest way to get Ashley County Jail Roster data.

For a written record, use the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. This is set out in Arkansas Code § 25-19-101. Send a letter or email to the Sheriff's Office with the person's name and date of birth if you have it. The office has three work days to reply. Fees may apply for copies.

The Arkansas Sheriff's Association page for the jail at arkansassheriffsassociation.com lists visit hours, roster steps, and money drop rules. It is a good first stop.

State Jail Roster Search for Ashley County

If the person you want has been moved from county jail to state prison, search the Arkansas Department of Corrections tool. The portal is at apps.ark.org/inmate_info. Pick Ashley County from the county drop-down to trim the list.

The ADC search lets you look by name, ADC number, race, age, gender, facility, and type of offense. You can also grab the full file as a data dump. The tool does not pick up people on the ADC wait list who are still in county custody. Out-of-state inmates held under the Interstate Compact Agreement also do not show up.

VINE is another free tool. The VINE link at vinelink.com tracks inmates across Arkansas jails and prisons. You can sign up for alerts by text or email. VINE sends a ping when the person is moved or let go. VINE coverage can miss a small jail like Ashley County at times.

Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A) sets the rules for state inmate records held by the ADC. Most ADC data is public. Medical and juvenile records are not.

Ashley County Jail Roster FOIA Rules

Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 is the state's open records law. Most Ashley County Jail Roster data is public. The Sheriff must reply to a request in three work days. Put the request in writing with the subject name, date range, and contact info.

Fees apply for copies. The state does not allow fee waivers. Plan to pre-pay on any request over $25. Ask the Records Division for the fee schedule before you send a big request.

Juvenile files are closed under Arkansas Code § 9-27-309. Inmate medical info is locked down under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in step with HIPAA. Sheriff's Office reports, booking photos, and charge lists stay open to the public.

For a state background check, use the Arkansas State Police tool at ark.org/criminal. The Arkansas Crime Information Center at acic.org runs the sex offender list. Both are useful next steps after a jail check.

Court Records and Ashley County Jail Roster

Ashley County is in the 10th Judicial Circuit. Cases that start with a booking on the jail roster move to District Court or Circuit Court in Hamburg. Use caseinfo.arcourts.gov to look up a case by name or case number. The site shows hearing dates, charge lists, and outcomes.

The Arkansas Judiciary main site at arcourts.gov lists every court in the state with hours and phone lines. Pay court fines at pay.arcourts.gov.

Many Ashley County arrests come from traffic stops. Crash reports are at crashreports.ark.org. Local police reports are sometimes sold through policereports.lexisnexis.com, though small town reports do not always show up there.

Ashley County courts sit in Hamburg, the county seat. Hamburg also has its own District Court for city cases. Crossett has a District Court too. Both feed into the same Circuit Court for felony work. A name found on the Ashley County Jail Roster will often have a matching District Court case first, then move up if the charge is a felony.

If the case has gone to the state level, the ADC inmate tool is the next stop. Use VINE for free alerts. Always cross check more than one source since small jails can lag on data updates.

Nearby Counties

Need a Jail Roster check near Ashley County? Try one of the counties that border it.