The Clay County Detention Center is at 268 South 2nd Street in Piggott, AR 72454. Someone arrested by Corning or Rector officers is driven there for booking, photos and fingerprints.

You won't find a Clay roster site. VINELink (Clay County) shows Clay custody, and the jail can confirm.

VINELink (Clay County) uses the statewide victim notification lookup. Type the name and choose Arkansas. It tells you if the person is in custody, though it may not list the charge. Phone the jail for that.

A judge must approve any arrest made without a warrant within two days, under Arkansas rules. After that, first appearance happens as soon as a judge is available, where bond and a lawyer are discussed.

District court and circuit court both meet in Piggott for the eastern district and Corning for the western district. The paperwork tells you which building. Read Clay court process.

A cash bond for the whole amount is one route. That cash is refunded at the close of the case, provided the person shows up each time. A licensed bondsman is the other route; the fee is up to ten percent and you don't get it back. Call 870-598-2270 for the amount first. More at Clay bail.

Tell the judge at first appearance that you can't pay for an attorney. If the court agrees, a public defender is assigned to the case.

Visits are arranged with jail staff, and you'll need a photo ID. Days can change with staffing, so call before driving. See visits and remote visits.

They can't receive calls, but they can call out once you open a prepaid account with the jail's phone provider. Messaging and tablets, if offered, use the same account. See phones, messages and tablets.

Funds on their account pay for snacks, hygiene items and phone time. Ask the jail which ways it takes deposits. See deposits and commissary.

Put the person's full name on the envelope above the Piggott jail address. Plain paper and ink work best. See mail.

The juvenile judge decides if a youth stays locked up, and that would be at a regional juvenile center. Ask the sheriff where.

Phone the jail so staff know about medicine, allergies or mental health concerns.

Dial 870-598-2270 to make sure they are still there and ask about bond and the next visit day.

It normally begins when officers from the Marshals Service, the ATF or the Secret Service make an arrest. This county is part of Arkansas's Eastern District, Northern Division, so court dates happen downtown in Jonesboro, 615 South Main Street, Room 312, Jonesboro, AR 72401. For case questions, phone the clerk at 870-972-4610. An initial appearance happens quickly in front of a magistrate judge. Cash isn't how it works on a federal case. The magistrate considers flight risk and danger at a bail hearing applying federal bail law. Pretrial services first interviews the defendant and sends a report for the court.

Start with the jail's inmate list. Deputy marshals for this district know the location of federal prisoners. Phone 501-324-6256. The office is at 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite A328, Little Rock, AR 72201. Many federal defendants stay in the Piggott jail contracted by the U.S. Marshals until sentencing. After a federal sentence, the person transfers to federal prison (the BOP), often weeks later. Track them with the BOP locator by name.

• ICE hears about an arrest through fingerprints the jail send. ICE may then place a detainer.
• The detainer allows jail staff to keep someone for two days tops beyond the moment they'd walk free. A weekend day doesn't pause the clock.
• Even with bail posted, this hold remains on file.
• ICE officers may collect them before the two days are up. Deadline passed? Then the hold ends and the jail must let them leave.
• ICE itself decides the detention center.
• After pickup, their name can be found on the ICE locator, searchable by A-number and country of birth. No A-number handy? The name option asks for the country they were born in, the day they were born, and the name they were booked under.
• To reach ICE's New Orleans area office: 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087; phone 504-318-2360.

Prison sentences are served by the ADC. Until then, they wait in the Piggott jail until the ADC sends for them. Reception is next; paperwork, photos and tests. During classification, the ADC reviews gang connections, how much security they need, and physical and mental health. Their final step is the prison that matches them.

Check the ADC inmate search to follow the move. For each unit, see Arkansas state prisons.

Local papers and TV stations hoping for a jail photo can ring the sheriff's office on 870-598-2270. Federal booking photos are not made public, even for reporters. In federal cases, a booking photo belongs to the Marshals, who let it out only for someone who escaped, if there's an urgent safety need, or when the photo may help track them down or alert neighbors. Looking for an ICE mugshot? File an ICE FOIA request. The agency reviews each one and may say no.

• Piggott Police: 870-598-2295
• Corning Police: 870-857-6988
• Rector Police: 870-595-2423
• Clay County Sheriff's Office: 870-598-2270