Find Baxter County Jail Roster

The Baxter County Jail Roster lists every person held at the Baxter County Jail and Detention Center in Mountain Home. Sheriff John Montgomery has led the office since 2005. The jail opened in 1884 and holds up to 151 people. A live online roster is open 24/7 at the Sheriff's website. You can search current inmates, recent bookings, and a released inmate list. This page walks you through the Baxter County Jail Roster, visitation rules, the commissary system, and how to file a FOIA request for older records.

Baxter County Jail Roster Online

Baxter County posts a live online Jail Roster. The roster is at baxtercountysheriff.com/roster.php. You can search current inmates, scan a recent booking list, and look at a released inmate list. Each record shows a photo, booking date, charges, and bond info.

The lead-in view of the Sheriff's main page below shows the whole Baxter County Jail Roster hub, with links to the roster, warrants, and most wanted.

The Sheriff site at baxtercountysheriff.com is the main landing page for records and alerts. It is free to use and open 24 hours a day.

The online Jail Roster is updated on a regular basis. Inmate counts move between 98 and 151 each day. In 2022, the jail booked in 1,891 people. That is more than five bookings a day. The site also has a search box for wanted persons, the sex offender list, and press releases.

Baxter County Sheriff's Office

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office is at 904 Hwy 62 W, Mountain Home, AR 72653. The main phone is 870-425-7000 and the line is open 24 hours a day. The fax is 870-424-4048. The Sheriff's email is sheriff@baxtercountysheriff.com. Captain Jeff Lewis is the Chief Deputy and can be reached at jlewis@baxtercountysheriff.com.

Sheriff John Montgomery has held the office since 2005. The office runs patrol, investigations, and the jail. The team works with Mountain Home PD and other city police in the county. Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff has full charge of the jail and every person held there.

The website is baxtercountysheriff.com. You can find the Jail Roster, visitation rules, warrants, and the FOIA form all in one spot.

Baxter County Jail and Detention Center

The Baxter County Jail and Detention Center has been in use since 1884. That makes it one of the older jails in the state. Over the years the facility has been built out and kept up to meet state rules. The jail has 151 beds. It holds both men and women. Most people are pre-trial. Some serve county jail time of up to one year.

The jail processed 1,891 bookings in 2022. The average daily count runs from 98 to 151. Arrests come from the Sheriff's Office, Mountain Home PD, Norfork PD, Gassville PD, and Arkansas State Police. Federal agencies also hold some inmates here through contract.

Baxter County sits in north central Arkansas along the Missouri state line. The county seat is Mountain Home. The 2020 Census pegged the population at 41,627. Total area is 586.74 square miles. The county has a low violent crime rate at 14.1, well below the US average of 22.7.

Jail Roster Visitation and Commissary

Visitation at Baxter County Jail is split by name and gender. Male inmates with last names A through M can visit on Wednesdays from 11am to 6pm. Male inmates with last names N through Z get Saturdays from 11am to 6pm. Women visit on Fridays from 11am to 6pm. Full rules are at baxtercountysheriff.com/visitation.php.

Visitors must be at least 7 years old. A child must come with an adult who has photo ID. Up to two visitors are allowed per visit. Cell phones and other electronics stay in the car. There is a dress code, so check the rules before you drive out.

Money drops work through the commissary kiosk in the lobby at baxtercountysheriff.com/commissary.php. The kiosk is open 24/7. Cash and cards work. Inmates use the funds to order snacks, hygiene items, and paper goods from the commissary list. Orders go out on a set day each week.

State Jail Roster Search and VINE

If a Baxter County inmate has moved on to state prison, use the Arkansas Department of Corrections tool. The portal is at apps.ark.org/inmate_info. Pick Baxter County from the drop-down. The search works by name, ADC number, gender, age, race, and more.

VINE is free and quick. Sign up at vinelink.com for text or email alerts on an inmate. VINE will ping you when the person is moved or let go. Small jails sometimes lag on VINE updates, so cross check with the Baxter County Jail Roster too.

Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A) covers state inmate records. The Arkansas Crime Information Center at acic.org runs the sex offender list. For a formal state background check, use ark.org/criminal.

Baxter County Jail Roster Records and FOIA

Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 makes most jail records public. The Baxter County Sheriff's Office has a FOIA page at baxtercountysheriff.com/records.php. The form is on the site. You can also drop off, mail, fax, or email a request.

The office must reply in three work days by law. Fees apply for copies. The state does not allow fee waivers. Plan to pay if your request is large or needs a lot of scan time.

Juvenile records are closed under Arkansas Code § 9-27-309. Inmate medical info stays sealed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in line with HIPAA. Most adult booking data, charges, bond info, and mugshots on the Baxter County Jail Roster are open to the public.

The Baxter County courts sit in the 14th Judicial Circuit. Use caseinfo.arcourts.gov for a case look-up. The Arkansas Judiciary main site at arcourts.gov has court hours and addresses. Court fines are paid at pay.arcourts.gov. Crash reports are at crashreports.ark.org.

Baxter County Jail Roster Warrants and Alerts

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office posts a live warrants page and a Most Wanted list at baxtercountysheriff.com/warrants.php. The list is open to the public. Check it before a traffic stop to see if a name on the list matches a person you know. Clearing a warrant at the court clerk can keep a name off the Baxter County Jail Roster. The court fine line runs through the Mountain Home District Court clerk.

The Sheriff also sends press releases and alerts to local news. The Baxter Bulletin and local radio share these when a major arrest or manhunt is active. The Sheriff's main site has a press release section for drug busts, warrant sweeps, and welfare checks. Sign up for the free news digest at baxtercountysheriff.com to get alerts in your email inbox.

The Sheriff works with Mountain Home PD, Norfork PD, Gassville PD, and Arkansas State Police on joint task force cases. Bookings from each of these agencies show up on the Baxter County Jail Roster with the arresting agency listed next to the charge. The county also holds some federal inmates under contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, and those bookings appear on the roster with the federal hold tag.

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