Find St. Francis County Jail Roster

The St. Francis County Jail Roster covers the St. Francis County Detention Center in Forrest City. The jail sits at 2124 South Washington, Forrest City, AR 72335, and the phone is 870-633-2611. The Sheriff's Office uses an inmate locator to track people in custody. You can look up a booking by name, check the charge, and see bond info. This page walks you through the St. Francis County Jail Roster, the Sheriff's Office contact info, and the state tools that cover the same data.

St. Francis County Jail Roster Online

The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office keeps an inmate locator that lists current bookings at the Detention Center. The roster page shows the address given by the inmate, the inmate roster, eye color, state of charge, booking dates, commitment date, and bond amount. You can see who is in jail and the booking info. Use it to check on a family member or on a pending court case in St. Francis County.

Below is a view of the statewide VINE tracker that covers the St. Francis County Jail Roster.

VINE at vinelink.com works as a backup source when the Sheriff's Office roster is slow. VINE sends free alerts when an inmate's status changes. You can set alerts by name or by inmate ID. It covers St. Francis County and every other Arkansas jail.

The Arkansas Sheriff's Association page for St. Francis County at arkansassheriffsassociation.com lists visit hours, jail phone, and sending money info. It is a good stop before any visit to the Detention Center.

St. Francis County Sheriff's Office

The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office runs patrol, civil process, court security, and the county jail. Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff has custody of the jail and all people held in it. This places the Detention Center under the Sheriff's charge. The office works with Forrest City Police, the Arkansas State Police, and federal agencies on joint cases in the Delta region.

The office also keeps the bail bond book and serves warrants. A full inmate log is kept at the jail. Call the office at 870-633-2611 to confirm a booking if the St. Francis County Jail Roster is slow or offline.

St. Francis County Detention Center

The St. Francis County Detention Center is at 2124 South Washington, Forrest City, AR 72335. The phone is 870-633-2611. The jail is staffed 24 hours a day. It holds male and female inmates and runs on a standard county jail shift model. Visitation is done by appointment, and most county jails in Arkansas now use video visits. Call the jail for current visit days, times, and dress code rules.

For people in state custody, the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search at apps.ark.org/inmate_info covers St. Francis County residents who have moved to state prison. Filter by county to narrow the list. The Arkansas Judiciary main site at arcourts.gov lists every court in the state.

What the St. Francis County Jail Roster Shows

Each inmate record has a name, a booking date, a commitment date, and a bond amount. Some records show the charge state, which is the state where the charge was filed. The record may also show eye color and the address the inmate gave at booking. Some inmates are held on warrants from other counties. Others are on federal holds through the U.S. Marshals Service.

The roster is not a full case file. For full court filings, use the state case search. For release info, call the jail or sign up on VINE. Juvenile records are closed under Arkansas Code § 9-27-309 and will not show on the public St. Francis County Jail Roster. Mental health and medical files are closed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in line with HIPAA.

If a person has moved from the St. Francis County jail to state prison, search the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate locator. Pick St. Francis County from the filter. People on the ADC waiting list stay on the county roster until the move is done. ADC records are governed by Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A).

Court Records and St. Francis County Jail Roster Cases

Cases that begin with a booking on the St. Francis County Jail Roster move to District Court or to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court. Search cases by name or case number on the Arkansas Judiciary case search at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. That site covers St. Francis County District Court and Circuit Court filings. The main state court site at arcourts.gov lists every court in Arkansas and the clerk offices.

Pay court fines online at pay.arcourts.gov. Use the case number from the court search or from a ticket. The St. Francis County Circuit Clerk keeps the paper file in the county courthouse in Forrest City.

FOIA and St. Francis County Jail Roster Records

Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 is the state FOIA law. It makes most St. Francis County jail records public. The Sheriff's Office has three work days to reply to a written FOIA request. Put your ask in writing. Name the record and the date range. Mail it to the Sheriff's Office or drop it off in Forrest City.

Inmate medical records 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. There is no fee waiver under state law, so plan for the cost on any large request.

For state background checks, the Arkansas Crime Information Center runs the criminal history system and the sex offender registry. The Arkansas State Police offers a mail-in check for $25 at ark.org/criminal. Both are good next to the St. Francis County Jail Roster for a fuller look.

The Federal Correctional Complex in Forrest City is a separate facility run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is not part of the St. Francis County Jail Roster. People in federal custody at FCC Forrest City are searched through the BOP inmate locator, not through the county Sheriff's Office. Always check the right system for the right type of custody.

The I-40 corridor runs through St. Francis County. That brings traffic stops, drug cases, and at times federal holds to the county jail. Call the jail for a current status if you are looking for a person who may have been booked in on a highway stop. The St. Francis County Jail Roster feeds the same court docket that handles the final case outcome.

St. Francis County Area

St. Francis County sits in the east Arkansas Delta. Forrest City is the county seat and is home to the Detention Center. No St. Francis County cities are in our build list. Use the nearby county links below for larger area Jail Roster pages.

Nearby Counties

Need a Jail Roster in a nearby area? Pick one of the counties around St. Francis.