Search Saline County Jail Roster

The Saline County Jail Roster covers the Saline County Detention Center in Benton. The jail is at 35 S Neeley Street, Benton, AR 72015, and the phone is (501) 303-5642. The Sheriff's Office runs the online roster and takes in people arrested in Benton, Bryant, and the rest of the county. You can search by name to find an inmate, see the charge, and check bond. This page walks through the Saline County Jail Roster and the Sheriff's Office resources that back it up.

Saline County Jail Roster Online

The Saline County Sheriff's Office posts a live roster on its own site. Open scsosheriff.org/roster.php to pull up the current Saline County Jail Roster. The page shows the inmate's name, a photo where one is on file, the booking date, and the charge. You can search the list by name. The roster updates as new bookings come in and as inmates leave the Detention Center.

Below is a view of the inmate roster page.

The roster is free and open to the public. No sign-in is needed. If the page does not load, call the jail at (501) 303-5642 to confirm a booking.

The Sheriff's Office home page sits at scsosheriff.org and links to the roster, Most Wanted, and public records.

This is the top stop for anything tied to the Saline County Jail Roster and the Detention Center in Benton.

The county government also runs salinecounty.org, which has links to the Sheriff's Office, the Circuit Clerk Freddy Burton, and other county offices.

Use the county site for contact info on the Prosecutor, Circuit Clerk, and judge offices.

Saline County Sheriff's Office

The Saline County Sheriff's Office is at 200 North Main, Benton, AR 72015. The phone is 501-303-5600. The office runs patrol, civil process, court security, and the Saline County Detention Center. Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff has custody of the jail and all people held in it. This is the state law that places the Detention Center under the Sheriff's charge.

The Sheriff's team works with Benton Police, Bryant Police, Shannon Hills Police, Bauxite Police, and the Arkansas State Police on local arrests. All agencies can book a person into the Saline County jail. All bookings feed the same public roster, so a Benton arrest and a Bryant arrest show up on the same list.

Saline County Detention Center

The Saline County Detention Center is at 35 S Neeley Street, Benton, AR 72015. The phone is (501) 303-5642. The jail is staffed 24 hours a day. It holds male and female inmates. The jail runs a mix of in-person and video visits. Call the jail for current visit days, times, and the ID and dress code rules. Intake rules change at times.

The Arkansas Sheriff's Association page for Saline County at arkansassheriffsassociation.com lists visit hours and mailing rules. Use it as a quick backup when the Sheriff's Office site is down.

Saline County Jail Roster Data

The Saline County Jail Roster lists each inmate with a name, a booking date, and a charge. Some records show bond. Some inmates are held on warrants from other counties. Others are on federal or state holds. The roster clears records as people leave the Detention Center, so the list always shows current inmates.

For older bookings or release history, file a FOIA request with the Sheriff's Office. Juvenile records are closed under Arkansas Code § 9-27-309 and will not show on the public roster. Inmate medical files are sealed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in line with HIPAA.

If a Saline County inmate has moved to state prison, search the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate locator. Pick Saline County from the filter. For free release alerts, sign up on vinelink.com. VINE covers Saline County and every other Arkansas jail.

Court Records and Saline County Jail Roster Cases

Cases that begin on the Saline County Jail Roster move to District Court or to the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. The Arkansas Judiciary case search at caseinfo.arcourts.gov covers Saline County District Court and Circuit Court filings. Search by name or case number. The main state court site at arcourts.gov lists every court in the state and the clerks.

Pay court fines online at pay.arcourts.gov. Use the case number from the court search or a ticket. The Circuit Clerk Freddy Burton keeps the paper files in the Saline County courthouse in Benton. Call the clerk's office for copies and case history requests.

FOIA and Saline County Jail Roster Records

Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 is the state FOIA law. It makes most Saline County jail records public. The Sheriff's Office has three work days to reply to a written FOIA request. Send the ask to the Sheriff's Office at 200 North Main, Benton, AR 72015. Name the record and the date range. Mail or email both work.

Inmate medical files are sealed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in line with HIPAA. Records held by the state Division of Correction are governed by Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A). Fees may apply for copies, and there is no fee waiver. Plan to pay for any large pull. Large pulls can take more than the three-day window when staff have to gather a lot of paper.

For statewide checks, the Arkansas Crime Information Center runs the criminal history system and the sex offender registry. The Arkansas State Police offers a mail-in background check for $25 at ark.org/criminal. Both can be used along with the Saline County Jail Roster for a full view.

Saline County is one of the busiest jails in central Arkansas. The Detention Center takes in bookings all day and all night. New arrests from Benton, Bryant, Shannon Hills, Bauxite, and the rest of the county all post to the same public list. Staff keep a full inmate log at the jail, and the public roster pulls from the same data. The Sheriff also handles civil process, warrant service, sex offender registration, and court bailiff duty. All of these tasks tie back to the same records system that feeds the Saline County Jail Roster.

Release times can be hard to pin down. Most people are let out after bond posts, after a court appearance, or at the end of a short sentence. Call the jail or set up a VINE alert to track a release. Do not plan on the release time shown in any online roster. Actual release can take a few hours after the paper is signed.

Cities in Saline County

Saline County is home to Benton and Bryant, the two largest cities. Arrests from both feed the same Saline County Jail Roster. Shannon Hills, Bauxite, Haskell, and Alexander also send arrests to the same jail, though none of those smaller towns are in our build list.

Nearby Counties

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