Van Buren County Jail Roster Lookup

The Van Buren County Jail Roster covers the Van Buren County Detention Center in Clinton. The jail is at 184 Detention Drive, Clinton, AR 72031, and the phone is 501-745-2112. Sheriff Eric Koonce leads the office, and Chief Deputy Derek Adams is second in command. The jail holds up to 52 male and female inmates. The Sheriff's Office posts a Most Wanted list and keeps an inmate roster. Below is the full Van Buren County Jail Roster guide.

Van Buren County Jail Roster Online

The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office keeps an inmate roster for the Detention Center in Clinton. The roster lists current bookings with name, booking date, and charge. Email contacts include info@vbcso.com for general questions and ekoonce@vbcso.com for Sheriff Eric Koonce. Chief Deputy Derek Adams can be reached at Dadams@vbcso.com. The Jail Administrator is Jamie Love.

Below is a view of the Van Buren County Jail Roster page.

The roster is free and open to the public. Call the jail at 501-745-2112 if the page is slow or offline. Fax the office at (501) 745-4898 for records requests when needed.

The Arkansas Sheriffs' Association page for Van Buren County at arsheriffs.org lists Sheriff and jail contact info.

The Jail Administrator listed there is Paul Maddox, though the current administrator is Jamie Love. Call the office for the most current contact info.

Van Buren County Sheriff's Office

The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office mailing address is PO Box 451, Clinton, AR 72031. The phone is 501-745-2112. The Sheriff is Eric Koonce. The Chief Deputy is Derek Adams. Lt. CID is Chasta Harrison. Lt. Patrol is Ethan Ward. The Patrol division has about 16 staff members. Admin hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Under Arkansas Code § 12-41-502, the Sheriff has custody of the jail and all people held in it.

The Sheriff's team works with Clinton Police, Fairfield Bay Police, Shirley Police, and the Arkansas State Police on local arrests. Van Buren County covers 724 square miles. The jail serves the whole county. All arrests feed the same Van Buren County Jail Roster.

Van Buren County Detention Center

The Van Buren County Detention Center is at 184 Detention Drive, Clinton, AR 72031. The mailing address is PO Box 451, Clinton, AR 72031. The phone is 501-745-2112 and the fax is (501) 745-4898. Capacity is 52 male and female inmates. The jail runs on a 24-hour shift. Video visitation is operated by CitiTeleCoin. Commissary deposits go through the Tiger Commissary site.

A Most Wanted list runs alongside the inmate roster on the Sheriff's Office site. The Most Wanted list is used to tip off the public on open warrants in the county. Tips can be sent to the Sheriff's Office by phone or by email.

Van Buren County Jail Roster Data

Each inmate record has a name, a booking date, and a charge. Bond is shown on most records. 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, 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 Van Buren County Jail Roster. Inmate medical files are sealed under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1707, in line with HIPAA. Mental health records fall under the same rule.

If a person has moved from the Van Buren County jail to state prison, search the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate locator. Pick Van Buren County from the filter. ADC records are governed by Arkansas Code § 12-27-113(2)(A). For free release alerts, sign up on VINE at vinelink.com.

Court Records and Van Buren County Jail Roster Cases

Cases that begin on the Van Buren County Jail Roster move to District Court or to the 20th Judicial Circuit Court. The Arkansas Judiciary case search at caseinfo.arcourts.gov covers Van Buren 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.

Pay fines online at pay.arcourts.gov. Use the case number from the court search or a ticket. The Van Buren County Circuit Clerk keeps the paper file in the county courthouse in Clinton. Circuit Court meets in Clinton for felony, civil, probate, and juvenile matters.

Felony bookings on the Van Buren County Jail Roster move to Circuit Court. Misdemeanor cases stay in District Court. The first court date sets initial bond in most cases. Later dates may change the bond or move the case to plea. Each step shows up in the state case search as a new court entry.

FOIA and Van Buren County Jail Roster Records

Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 is the state FOIA law. It makes most Van Buren County jail records public. The Sheriff's Office has three work days to reply to a written FOIA request. Email the request to info@vbcso.com or mail it to PO Box 451, Clinton, AR 72031. Name the record and the date range so staff can pull it fast.

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 under state law. Plan to pay for any large pull.

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 Van Buren County Jail Roster for a full view.

Van Buren County sits in the central Ozarks. The area is split by Greers Ferry Lake, and the drive between some towns is long. That means jail staff and patrol deputies cover a wide beat. Fairfield Bay is the largest town outside of Clinton, and some bookings come from the Fairfield Bay Public Safety team. All bookings feed the same jail at Clinton.

Video visits through CitiTeleCoin work well for out-of-town family. You can set up a visit from a phone or a computer. Commissary deposits through the Tiger Commissary site let you fund inmate purchases without a trip to the jail. Both tools save time and money for families who live far from Clinton.

Van Buren County Area

Van Buren County sits in the central Arkansas Ozarks. Clinton is the county seat and is home to the Detention Center. No Van Buren County cities are in our build list. Use the nearby county links below for larger area Jail Roster pages.

Other towns in the county include Fairfield Bay, Shirley, Damascus, and Botkinburg. Arrests in these towns all feed the same Van Buren County Jail Roster. Do not confuse this county with the city of Van Buren, which sits in Crawford County.

Nearby Counties

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