St. Francis County Recent Bookings

St. Francis County recent bookings run through the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office in Forrest City. The St. Francis County jail books all adult arrests in the county and holds an average of 144 inmates with weekly turnover near 55%. Most St. Francis County booking lookups start with a phone call to the sheriff, since the local roster is not posted online the way larger Arkansas counties post it. This page lists the St. Francis County booking phone lines, court contacts, and state tools to check recent arrests and bookings in the county.

St. Francis County Sheriff and Recent Bookings

The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office books adult arrests from across the county. The office is at 313 South Izard Street, Suite 10, P.O. Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335. Call 870-633-2611 for the sheriff and for the detention center. The line is staffed 24 hours. Ask the desk about a St. Francis County recent booking, a bond amount, or the release status of a jail inmate.

Most St. Francis County booking checks start with a name and a date of arrest. If you do not know the exact arrest date, give a range. Staff can pull the St. Francis County booking record from the jail database. The sheriff's office also handles warrant service and court transport. If a booking charge crossed over to a state unit, the inmate may have moved out of the St. Francis County jail to the Arkansas Division of Correction.

The Forrest City Police Department also brings people to the St. Francis County jail after city arrests. The Forrest City PD line is 870-633-3434. Both agencies route booking intake into the same St. Francis County Detention Center, which keeps one jail roster for the county.

St. Francis County Detention Center

The St. Francis County Detention Center sits at 2124 S. Washington, Forrest City, AR 72336. The mailing address is PO Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335. Phone is 870-633-2611. The jail holds pretrial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, and holds for transfer. Average daily population runs close to 144 inmates, with weekly turnover near 55%. That turnover means new St. Francis County bookings cycle in fast.

To check on a new jail booking, call the jail and give the name. Staff will confirm if the person is in custody, the booking date, and the bond status. For in-person booking questions, stop by during office hours and ask for the booking desk. Bond can be posted at the jail for cash bonds, or through a bonding agency for legally sufficient bonds.

Search State and St. Francis County Bookings

When a St. Francis County booking moves from jail to state prison, the record shows up in the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search. The tool is free and covers every state unit. Look up a former St. Francis County inmate at the state portal on apps.ark.org/inmate_info.

The state search returns ADC number, name, race, sex, age, current unit, and the earliest release date. If a person booked in the St. Francis County jail was sentenced on a felony, the file tends to appear in this system within a few weeks of transfer. Use it as a follow-up to the St. Francis County jail roster check. Set up alerts on VINELink to get notified when a tracked St. Francis County inmate moves units or is released.

St. Francis County Circuit Clerk Records

The St. Francis County Circuit Clerk keeps the court file for each case tied to a St. Francis County booking. The office is at the St. Francis County Courthouse in Forrest City, AR. Phone is 870-261-1715. Any felony booking will end up with a filing here once the prosecutor takes the case. That filing date may trail the booking date by a few weeks.

For district-level misdemeanor cases, call the St. Francis County District Court at 870-261-1410. District court handles many of the booking charges that come out of the jail on misdemeanor counts. Certified copies of case records usually cost $5, and standard copies are a few cents per page. Bring the defendant name or the case number.

Statewide case lookup is also available through the Arkansas Judiciary. Visit caseinfo.arcourts.gov and run a name search for St. Francis County records. The tool shows parties, charges, filings, and hearing dates. Sealed files and juvenile cases are not shown.

FOIA and St. Francis County Booking Records

Arkansas FOIA treats St. Francis County jail booking logs, arrest records, and incident reports as public records. The law runs from A.C.A. § 25-19-101 through § 25-19-109. Any Arkansas citizen can ask for a St. Francis County booking file during normal business hours. Written requests go to the sheriff's office at 2124 S. Washington, Forrest City, AR 72336.

The response clock is 3 business days. That is one of the fastest FOIA windows in the country. You do not need to say why you want the St. Francis County booking records. The law also covers jail mugshots, bond sheets, and arrest reports. Open case files tied to active St. Francis County investigations may be held back until the case closes. AG opinions on denials are posted at ag.arkansas.gov/opinions.

Fees are limited to actual copy cost. Staff time cannot be billed by the hour. If the St. Francis County booking file runs more than $25 in copies, the office can ask for prepay. A denied request can be appealed to circuit court under § 25-19-107.

Other St. Francis County Booking Tools

Beyond the sheriff and the clerk, a few other tools help track a St. Francis County booking. The Arkansas State Police handles statewide name-based criminal history checks through ARCH. Go to arch.ark.org to run a consent-based criminal history search. The fee is $22 for a name check, or $11 for a volunteer check, and results cover arrest and disposition data from St. Francis County and other Arkansas counties.

The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is also free. Check ark.org/offender-search for a St. Francis County registry search. For federal cases, PACER covers St. Francis County filings in the Eastern District of Arkansas. Sign up at pacer.uscourts.gov. Fees are $0.10 per page, capped at $3 per document.

If you need fast custody info on a St. Francis County inmate, the jail phone line beats any online search. Have the full name and date of birth ready.

Nearby County Booking Rosters

If the arrest did not happen in St. Francis County, check a nearby sheriff. These counties border St. Francis County and run their own jail booking systems for towns next to Forrest City.

For any St. Francis County booking question not covered here, call the sheriff at 870-633-2611. Staff can route the call to booking, the jail, or the records desk as needed.