Look Up Union County Recent Bookings
Union County recent bookings are posted by the Union County Sheriff's Office through an online roster and a mobile app. The Sheriff runs jail intake at the Union County Detention Center in El Dorado, the county seat. Union County recent bookings show the inmate name, charges, booking date, and bond status. El Dorado Police Department makes most city arrests, and those bookings feed the same Union County jail. Use the links on this page for the Union County Sheriff site, the jail roster, court records, FOIA contacts, and statewide tools. Union County booking data is updated after each new intake.
Union County At a Glance
Union County Sheriff and Recent Bookings
Sheriff Charlie Phillips runs the Union County Sheriff's Office at 250 American Road, El Dorado, AR 71730. The main line is 870-864-1970. The fax is 870-864-1987. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitation at the jail runs every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Sheriff handles jail intake, patrol, warrants, court security, and civil process for Union County.
The Union County Sheriff's mobile app is the easiest tool for Union County booking lookups. The app covers tips, sex offender registry, active warrants, and the jail roster. You can use it on Android or iPhone. The app pulls the same data feed as the Sheriff website at unioncountysheriff.net.
The lead-in screenshot below shows the Sheriff's website, the hub for Union County recent bookings.
The Sheriff site links out to the jail roster, warrant page, and Most Wanted list. It is the main public resource for Union County bookings. El Dorado Police Department arrests feed this same jail roster.
Union County Detention Center
The Union County Detention Center is at 250 American Road, El Dorado, AR 71730. The jail line is 870-864-1987. Union County booking intake runs at the Detention Center for every adult arrested inside county lines. The jail holds pre-trial detainees and short-term sentenced inmates.
Jail intake covers photos, full name, date of birth, charges, bond, and a Union County booking number. Charges cite the Arkansas Code, with common picks like § 5-64-419 for drug possession, § 5-13-202 for battery, and § 5-26-304 for domestic battery. Bond is set by the on-call judge or a local bail schedule in line with the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Visitation every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. makes Union County friendlier than most for family contact. Commissary and inmate money deposits run through the approved vendor. The online roster is the fastest way to confirm a current Union County booking.
Note: Bond posting for Union County recent bookings happens at the Detention Center. Call 870-864-1987 to confirm the bond amount before you drive to the jail.
Union County Jail Roster and Mobile App
The Union County jail roster is hosted through the Sheriff's Office website. It shows current Union County bookings with name, booking date, charges, and bond. The mobile app pulls the same feed. Both tools are free and open to the public.
Search Union County bookings by name. The app and roster also show active warrants, Most Wanted, and sex offender registry data. New Union County bookings show within minutes after intake staff complete the paperwork.
If a person was just picked up in El Dorado, give the Union County roster 30 to 60 minutes before expecting a new entry. For release notices, sign up for VINELink alerts at vinelink.com. Union County is on the VINE network along with most Arkansas counties.
- Sheriff website roster for Union County bookings
- Union County mobile app for iPhone and Android
- Active warrants and Most Wanted
- VINELink alerts for custody changes
Union County Circuit Clerk Court Records
The Union County Circuit Clerk keeps the court file for every Union County booking that ends up as a filed case. The office is at 101 N. Washington, El Dorado, AR 71730, inside the Union County Courthouse. The phone is 870-864-1940. Office hours run Monday through Friday during business hours.
Union County Circuit Court has two main divisions. Judge Mary Thomason sits in the 2nd Division. Judge Spencer Singleton sits in the 6th Division. Both hear felony cases that begin with a Union County booking. Civil suits, probate, and domestic relations files run through the Clerk as well.
Certified copies of Union County court files are $5 per document under the fee schedule in A.C.A. § 21-6-402. Basic copies cost cents per page. Call the Clerk first to confirm a file number before you visit.
CourtConnect and Union County Bookings
Every Union County booking that turns into a filed case shows up on Search ARCourts, the free statewide court search at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. The Administrative Office of the Courts runs the system. It replaced the older CourtConnect label.
Search Union County bookings cases by name, case number, filing date, or judgment. A name search needs at least a last name. Narrow by Union as the court location. Each record shows parties, the judge, filings, charges, court dates, and dispositions. Some Union County records link to filed documents.
Union County is in the 13th Judicial Circuit with Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, and Columbia counties. A circuit judge from that circuit hears Union County felonies tied to a jail booking. Misdemeanor Union County bookings stay in District Court.
FOIA for Union County Booking Records
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act makes Union County booking records public. The law runs from A.C.A. § 25-19-101 through § 25-19-109. Jail logs, arrest reports, mugshots, and incident reports are open unless a narrow exception applies. The response window is 3 business days.
Any Arkansas citizen can file an FOIA request for Union County booking files under § 25-19-105(a)(1)(A). Mail or deliver your request to the Sheriff at 250 American Road, El Dorado, AR 71730. You do not have to say why you want the records. Fees only cover actual copy costs.
If the Union County records response will run more than $25, the office may ask for pre-payment. Arkansas Attorney General opinions at ag.arkansas.gov/opinions guide how state agencies handle FOIA. A denied Union County booking FOIA can be appealed in Circuit Court under § 25-19-107.
Tip: Put your Union County FOIA request in writing. A written trail makes the 3-day clock easier to enforce if the Sheriff is slow to respond.
Statewide Tools for Union County Bookings
The Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search at apps.ark.org/inmate_info tracks state prison inmates. A Union County defendant who moves from the Union County jail to a state unit after sentencing will show up on this tool. The search pulls name, ADC number, and current facility.
ARCH at arch.ark.org is Arkansas's public criminal history search, run by the Arkansas Crime Information Center. It is paid but fast. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry at ark.org/offender-search lists registered offenders in El Dorado and the rest of Union County.
Arkansas State Police runs statewide background checks at dps.arkansas.gov. For federal Union County cases, PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov covers the Western District of Arkansas. The Arkansas State Records portal at arkansas.staterecords.org also lists Union County tools for court, vital, arrest, and inmate records.
Nearby County Recent Bookings
If the person you are looking for was not booked in Union County, try a nearby county jail roster. These sheriffs handle booking intake for towns next to El Dorado.
El Dorado is the Union County seat and the main site for Union County jail intake. El Dorado PD arrests book into the same Union County Detention Center roster.