Carroll County Detention Center

The same number works day and night: 870-423-2901. The phone menu sends you to the jail or to dispatch. If a deputy says the person was booked but the roster is blank, ask for the booking number and the arresting agency. Walk-ins are taken at 205 Hailey Road on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a warrant with an amount already written on it, the jail takes cash, or a licensed company's surety bond. Its own website adds that it generally refuses own-recognizance and property bonds. A judge can still order those in court, so raise them with the lawyer or the judge instead of the jail.

According to the sheriff, the money window is closed on weekends and holidays. A licensed bondsman deals with the jail directly and may be able to post after hours. To pay cash, call 870-423-2901 and ask if a deputy can take it, or wait for Monday. Hand money only to a deputy or a clerk.

A window at the Sheriff's Office takes cash or money orders from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays. The sheriff describes it for jail accounts and warrant payments. If you are paying a bond, call first and ask whether this window or the circuit clerk handles your case. Bring photo ID.

Yes, but only to add money to a jail account, and that is not a bond. At the window, bring cash or a money order. Circuit court fines and restitution are not paid at the sheriff's office at all. For a bond, ask what form to bring, and skip the personal check.

The judge who signed it decided the person stays in custody until appearing before a judge, and no amount of money changes that. The Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, Section 8, allows outright denial of bail only in capital cases, so other No Bond lines are holds. Ark. Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.6 covers a new felony committed while out on bond. Ask the sheriff which applies.

A court order, often over unpaid child support, to bring a person before a judge. The sheriff says most allow release after a set cash payment, while some require a court appearance. The money is held and passed on as the court directs. Ask 870-423-2901 which kind you have, choosing the administrative option during office hours.

Often, especially in domestic cases. Violating it cancels the bail and can send the person straight back to jail. That includes calls and messages passed along by other people. Read the order before you pick the person up, and keep a copy with the release papers.

Ten percent, under Arkansas Code 17-19-101 and following, with no refund even if the case is dropped. A $5,000 bond costs $500. Make sure the agent holds a state license, read the contract for collateral and co-signer duties, and get a copy. The circuit clerk, 870-423-2422, can tell you which companies write bonds in Carroll County.

Possibly, but not at the jail. Each deed owner signs, the court weighs the value against the bond, and mortgages count against you. Arkansas property is the norm, and the judge decides if it has to sit inside Carroll County. Ask the circuit clerk for the process and filing cost before you hire anyone.

The arrest location decides. The Eastern District courthouse is at 210 West Church Avenue in Berryville, where the circuit clerk can be reached at 870-423-2422. The Western District courthouse is at 44 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, 479-253-8646. District court offices are separate: Berryville 870-423-6247, and Eureka Springs and Green Forest 479-253-8574.

District court hears misdemeanors, traffic, and city cases and often sets the first amount. Circuit court, in the Nineteenth East circuit, hears felonies and juvenile matters, though a felony may get its first look in district court. Rule 8.1 calls for a first appearance without unnecessary delay, normally within two to three days.

Only a judge can lower it, and normally a lawyer must file a motion first. The sheriff's staff must follow the order. Rule 9.2 points the judge to the offense, prior record, employment, local roots and attendance at past hearings. Rule 9.3 allows conditions instead of a cash figure. Hand the lawyer pay stubs and something showing a Carroll County address.

Ask the judge for one at the first appearance. The Nineteenth East public defender office in Berryville answers at 870-423-4052. If it has a conflict, a northwest Arkansas conflicts office takes the case. The judge decides who qualifies using an income form.

Juvenile records stay private, and the sheriff does not release them. A teen's case is heard in circuit court's juvenile division. There's no cash bond, and a detention hearing settles whether the youth goes home. Phone the circuit clerk at 870-423-2422 to learn which county-run juvenile detention center holds Carroll County youth and when the hearing is.

Expect a warrant, and cash posted for the bond is at risk. A bonding company has a short deadline to return the person, and after that it bills the co-signer. Call the circuit clerk or the district court that day, and have a lawyer ask for a new date.

As long as no court date was missed, the court refunds cash once the case closes. Fines, costs and restitution come out first, and the check is made to the name on the receipt. Keep it and update your address with the clerk. Premium money paid to a bondsman is not coming back. Money put on a jail account online or at the lobby kiosk is separate from bond.

Carroll County runs two judicial districts, so there are two circuit courthouses and three district court locations. Where the arrest happened usually decides which one you need:

• Circuit Court, Eastern District (felonies, juvenile, appeals): 210 W. Church Avenue, Berryville, AR 72616 · 870-423-2422
• Circuit Court, Western District (felonies, juvenile, appeals): 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 · 479-253-8646
• District Court, Berryville Department (misdemeanors, traffic, first felony hearings): 103 S. Spring Street, Berryville, AR 72616 · 870-423-6247
• District Court, Eureka Springs Department: 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 · 479-253-8574
• District Court, Green Forest Department: Green Forest, AR 72638. The Berryville or Eureka Springs office can give its number and session days.

One circuit clerk covers both circuit courthouses. The 19th Judicial Circuit–East serves only Carroll County, so its judge and prosecutor work here full time.

Federal charges skip the Berryville jail window and the county's bondsmen. The federal court for Carroll County is the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Harrison Division, at the federal building in Harrison, 402 North Walnut Street, Harrison, AR 72601, 833-853-0345. The steps usually look like this:

• A federal agency, for example the FBI, DEA or ATF, files the charge.
• The person appears in front of a U.S. magistrate judge, which can happen in Fayetteville or Fort Smith.
• Pretrial Services checks the person's background and reports to the judge.
• The government may ask for detention, and a hearing on that is held within days.
• Release, if granted, comes with conditions such as supervision and limits on travel.

While a federal case is open, the U.S. Marshals decide which jail holds the defendant. The 205 Hailey Road jail may or may not be one of them. The Marshals' office is U.S. Marshals Service, 30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either).

That can happen. A detainer filed under 8 CFR 287.7 asks the jail to alert ICE and hold the person for up to 48 hours after release would occur, and weekends and holidays count. Arkansas has no law barring a jail from complying.

The Carroll County case doesn't end when ICE steps in, and missed dates still cause warrants. The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 runs ICE operations in Arkansas. Detainees from northwest Arkansas are often taken to Louisiana centers such as:

• LaSalle ICE Processing Center: 830 Pinehill Road, Jena, LA 71342 · 318-992-1600
• Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center: 1133 Hampton Dupre Road, Pine Prairie, LA 70576 · 337-599-2400

Once the person is in ICE custody, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with the A-number and country of birth, or with the full name and country of birth.

A person booked on Hailey Road can be moved to a state unit, handed to federal officers or shipped to ICE. These searches cover each place:

• Carroll County jail: Carroll County Inmate Search. Enter the last and first name and open the record for booking time, charges and bond. Juveniles aren't listed.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Choose Arkansas, enter the name and search. You'll find out whether the person is locked up and where. Free release alerts can go to your phone by call or text.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). Use the register number, or name with race, sex and age. A pretrial prisoner may be missing, and the Marshals at 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either) can confirm.
• Arkansas Division of Correction: Arkansas Division of Correction Inmate Search (https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/). Look up by ADC number or last name to get the unit, photo and parole date.

The sheriff sets the window's hours and what it accepts, and both get revised, so phone before you go. The jail line at 870-423-2901 runs around the clock and can explain bond. For a felony date, call the circuit clerk at 870-423-2422 in Berryville or 479-253-8646 in Eureka Springs. District court dates come from 870-423-6247 in Berryville or 479-253-8574 in Eureka Springs.

Carroll County’s tourist traffic in Eureka Springs and its poultry-industry towns of Berryville and Green Forest each generate their own share of misdemeanor cases, and each goes to the nearest district court department. Officers often release people on a citation. Anyone held on one gets a prompt hearing, and bonds are small or waived in favor of a signed promise to return.

A Class A misdemeanor caps out at a year and $2,500, Class B at 90 days and $1,000, and Class C at 30 days and $500. Theft involving $1,000 or less in property, such as shoplifting from a gift shop, is Class A. Purposely causing physical injury can be charged as third-degree battery, also Class A. Trespass is mostly a Class C matter, though entering a building where people live or work bumps it to Class B. First-time DWI carries jail time of 24 hours to a year, a $150 to $1,000 fine, required alcohol education and license sanctions such as an interlock.

District judges decide cases without a jury. Someone dissatisfied with the ruling has 30 days to take the case up to circuit court, which hears it fresh and will seat a jury on request. Indigent defendants facing jail may receive an appointed public defender, and the court may require a user fee keyed to income. Misdemeanors usually end in fines, probation or a suspended sentence.

Misdemeanors by minors are usually filed in the juvenile division of Carroll County Circuit Court rather than in district court. A first offense is frequently resolved through diversion, in which the youth agrees to conditions like restitution, community service or classes and no adjudication follows. Juvenile traffic tickets and minor offenses like curfew or tobacco violations may be handled by district court.

People arrested for felonies are booked into the Carroll County jail in Berryville and brought before a judge for a first appearance. The judge must find probable cause within 48 hours when there was no warrant, sets bail, and names a public defender if the person can't afford a lawyer. The Arkansas Constitution allows bail in every case except a capital offense where proof is evident. Bail bondsmen are licensed by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board.

Arkansas felony cases are usually charged by an information that the prosecutor files in circuit court, not by a grand jury indictment. In Carroll County, the case is heard in Berryville or Eureka Springs depending on which judicial district the crime occurred in. At arraignment the defendant enters a plea. Under Rule 28.1, trial must begin within 12 months, apart from excluded periods. A jury of 12 decides guilt, and in Arkansas the jury typically also recommends the punishment.

How much prison time is possible depends on the felony’s letter grade. At the bottom, Class D tops out at 6 years and a $10,000 fine, and Class C runs from 3 to 10 years with the same fine cap. Class B (5 to 20 years) and Class A (6 to 30 years) allow fines up to $15,000, and Class Y carries a decade to four decades or a life sentence. Entering a dwelling to commit a crime is charged as Class B residential burglary, while a store or other commercial building makes it Class C. Theft is a felony over $1,000 and is graded higher at $5,000 and $25,000. The drug type and amount set a delivery charge's class, and a DWI turns felony on the fourth in ten years. Many cases end in plea bargains, with probation or drug court as options for first offenders.

A felony accusation against a juvenile typically begins in juvenile division, and a juvenile in detention must receive a hearing within 72 hours. For youths 16 or older, Ark. Code 9-27-318 gives prosecutors the choice of adult court for any felony, and the defense can seek a transfer hearing. Outcomes in juvenile court range from probation to treatment to a stay with the Division of Youth Services, and extended juvenile jurisdiction lets the court keep authority over a serious offender past age 18.

Violent crimes travel the felony route but with tougher release decisions. A judge can deny bail in a capital case when the evidence is strong, and high bonds are typical for other violent charges. Arkansas punishes capital murder with either death or life imprisonment without parole, and classifies first-degree murder, rape and aggravated robbery as Class Y. Death-penalty defendants who can’t pay for counsel receive two lawyers qualified to handle capital cases.

The Protect Arkansas Act of 2023 took effect for crimes committed on or after January 1, 2025. It requires 100% of the sentence to be served for crimes like capital murder, rape and aggravated robbery, and at least 85% for offenses including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Arkansas carried out its last execution in 2017; 23 men were under sentence of death in April 2026, and nitrogen hypoxia was approved as an execution method in 2025.

Crime victims in Arkansas must be told of court dates and releases, and they may attend, meet with the prosecutor, speak at sentencing and be repaid for losses. The prosecutor’s victim-witness staff and the state Crime Victims Reparations program are available to help. Expect a violent case to last a year, and sometimes much longer.

A 14- or 15-year-old accused of capital murder, first-degree murder, rape, aggravated robbery, kidnapping or another listed serious crime can be charged in adult court under Ark. Code 9-27-318, and older teens can be charged there with any felony. A detained youth’s transfer hearing must take place within 30 days, and transfer needs clear and convincing evidence. Anyone under 18 at the time of the crime is exempt from the death penalty, and the 2017 Fair Sentencing of Minors Act guarantees parole eligibility after a long term even for capital murder.

Circuit court sits in two towns, and district court in three:

• Carroll County Circuit Court, Eastern District: 210 W. Church Avenue, Berryville, AR 72616, 870-423-2422
• Carroll County Circuit Court, Western District: 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, 479-253-8646
• District Court, Berryville Department: 103 S. Spring Street, Berryville, AR 72616, 870-423-6247
• District Court, Eureka Springs Department: 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, 479-253-8574
• District Court, Green Forest Department: Green Forest, AR 72638

Felonies, juvenile cases and appeals go to circuit court. District court takes misdemeanors and traffic, and it sees felony defendants first.

Carroll County, in the Ozark hills along the Missouri line, is divided into two judicial districts with two courthouses, a holdover from the days when travel across the county was difficult. The Carroll County Circuit Court, which hears all felonies, district court appeals and juvenile cases, holds court in both: the Eastern District courthouse at 210 W. Church Avenue, Berryville, AR 72616, (870) 423-2422, and the Western District courthouse at 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, (479) 253-8646. One circuit clerk serves both offices. Carroll County forms the whole 19th Judicial Circuit–East on its own, with a circuit judge and an elected Prosecuting Attorney for the 19th Judicial District–East who serve only this county.

The Carroll County District Court decides misdemeanors and traffic cases and hears early matters in felony cases at three locations:

• Berryville Department, 103 S. Spring Street, Berryville, AR 72616: (870) 423-6247
• Eureka Springs Department, 44 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632: (479) 253-8574
• Green Forest Department, Green Forest, AR 72638: (870) 438-5866

The Arkansas Public Defender Commission funds the public defenders who represent defendants unable to hire a lawyer in the 19th District–East.

Here is a broad look at Carroll County criminal cases, offered as general help rather than legal advice. Talk over any real charge with your own attorney, or call the Carroll County Circuit Clerk at (870) 423-2422 about public defender appointment.

The circuit clerk at 870-423-2422 (Berryville) or 479-253-8646 (Eureka Springs) can confirm a felony date. For misdemeanor and traffic dates, call district court at 870-423-6247 or 479-253-8574.

The sheriff's office in Berryville serves arrest warrants and answers questions at 870-423-2901. For a quick look at court records, use Search ARCourts, the statewide case search covering circuit and most district courts. Carroll has two judicial districts, so a lawyer is especially helpful in figuring out which courthouse issued the warrant and arranging a surrender with bond. The Circuit Clerk's Berryville office handles felony files and picks up at 870-423-2422; the Eureka Springs office serves the western district. Bring identification when you go.

Carroll County is in the Harrison Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which meets in the federal building at 402 N. Walnut Street, Harrison, AR 72601. Because that office is unstaffed, inquiries go to the district’s clerk number, (833) 853-0345. Most crimes that reach Carroll County’s courts are state offenses, defined by the Arkansas legislature and charged by the 19th District–East prosecutor. A federal case, by contrast, rests on a law adopted by Congress or on harm to something the national government protects. Typical examples include meth or fentanyl trafficking organized across the nearby Missouri state line, a felon caught with a firearm, counterfeiting, internet crimes against children, robbery of a federally insured bank, and offenses on federal lake land run by the Army Corps of Engineers near Beaver Lake and Beaver Dam or the Arkansas portion of Table Rock Lake. Such cases are investigated by federal agents and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.

Federal cases out of Carroll County tend to involve drugs brought across the Missouri line, a felon with a gun, crimes on federal lake land or fraud on federal programs. They go to the Harrison Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at the federal building in Harrison, 402 North Walnut Street, Harrison, AR 72601, 833-853-0345.

• A magistrate judge runs the opening hearing.
• Pretrial Services looks into the person's history and tells the court what it finds.
• A request by the government to keep the defendant jailed leads to a detention hearing.
• Felonies need a grand jury indictment before any trial.
• The U.S. Marshals keep custody of federal prisoners: U.S. Marshals Service, 30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either).

State charges in Berryville or Eureka Springs and federal charges can both be filed over one arrest. Each court moves at its own pace.

• Carroll County jail: Carroll County Inmate Search. Search a last name for booking time and charges. Juvenile records are kept off.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Set Arkansas, search a name and see who holds the person. You can get free alerts.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). A name or register number shows the federal facility.
• Arkansas Division of Correction: Arkansas Division of Correction Inmate Search (https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/). Search a name or ADC number for the state unit.

ICE may file a detainer asking the Berryville jail to keep someone as many as 48 hours after they're due out., weekends and holidays included. The county case still has to be resolved.

The ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360 covers this part of Arkansas, and many of its detainees go to Louisiana:

• LaSalle ICE Processing Center: 830 Pinehill Road, Jena, LA 71342 · 318-992-1600
• Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center: 1133 Hampton Dupre Road, Pine Prairie, LA 70576 · 337-599-2400

Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with an A-number, or with full name and birth country.