Garland County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

It moved. The detention center is now at 3564 Albert Pike Road in Hot Springs, and the county's website lists it as the jail. The sheriff's office itself remains at 525 Ouachita Avenue, so keep the two buildings straight. Some state and printed lists still give Ouachita Avenue for the jail. The county directory gives 501-651-7804 for the detention center, and booking answers at 501-651-7833.

The city doesn't keep a jail. Its own FAQ says the police department has no jail and does not house inmates. The department is at 641 Malvern Avenue, 501-321-6789, and arrestees are processed at the detention center. When a name is missing from the roster, call the detention center, since processing takes time.

Have four questions ready. Ask about the charges, any bond amount, any hold, and the next court date. Dial 501-651-7833. Note who answered and when.

Garland County District Court, 607 Ouachita Avenue, 501-321-6765, takes misdemeanors and the first look at felonies. Rule 9.2 reserves money bail for situations where nothing less will bring the person back. Felony cases later move to circuit court.

Weekday hours at the court office are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a closure from 11 a.m. to noon. At 501-321-6765, option 1 is the clerk, 2 probation, 3 small claims, 4 the attorney line. The city's court page tells callers to ask the clerk about bond payment and arraignment times, so do that before you travel.

The county doesn't list a bonding window or its hours. Its detention center page does mention working lobby kiosks without saying what they do, so ask booking, 501-651-7833, whether they take bond money in the lobby. If they point you to the courts, the district clerk is on Ouachita Avenue and the circuit clerk is at 501 Ouachita, Suite 207, 501-622-3630.

Cash is the safe bet. A clerk may take a cashier's check or money order, but confirm the payee before buying one, and ask about any card fee before you swipe.

One statewide rate applies to every licensed agent. Code 17-19-301 sets the premium at 10 percent of the bond. The figure is bumped up to a multiple of $5, then a $10 state fee and $15 processing fee are added. On a $10,000 bond, that totals about $1,025 and is not refundable. Ask the agent to show an Arkansas license.

A judge may accept 10 percent of the bond in cash under Rule 9.2, and 90 percent of that deposit returns if the person never misses court. Nobody is entitled to it. Raise it with the judge at the first appearance.

A house or land can work if the judge agrees; a car is unlikely to be treated that way, so ask the clerk. Code 16-84-103 calls for a surety living in Arkansas who owns more property than the law protects, and 16-84-105 requires a sworn description. Ask the circuit clerk what forms are needed, and whether out-of-county land is acceptable.

Only a judge can. The sheriff's staff carry out the order as written. A lawyer may request a new hearing in front of a judge. The sheriff's office, 501-622-3660, knows which court is handling the case.

Hot Springs has the Eighteenth East District public defender office, 501-624-6122. At the first appearance, the accused asks the judge to appoint counsel and completes a financial form.

Possibly. Maybe no judge has ruled yet. Or a probation hold or another county's warrant could be keeping the person in. Bail can be refused outright only in capital cases with strong proof, as Article 2, Section 8 of the state constitution reads. Booking can name the hold.

Hot Springs Village Police, 501-922-0011, can tell you whether someone they arrested has gone on to the detention center. Mountain Pine's city court was abolished in December 2011, and cases from there are heard in Garland County District Court, so skip any old Mountain Pine court number.

In June 2022 the county said it would close its juvenile detention center on July 15 and send youth to other counties. Where a held youth stays now is best confirmed by phone with the juvenile office, 501-622-3643, or the circuit clerk, 501-622-3630. Either office can give the youth's location and hearing date. Cash bail is not used for juveniles.

Look for a warrant and a forfeited bond (Code 16-84-201 in district court, 16-84-207 in circuit court). The statutes allow a bondsman 120 days in the first and 75 in the second. Get the clerk on the phone that day.

Once the case ends, the court sends back what you deposited, minus any fines, costs and restitution. Money handed to a bondsman, though, is gone for good. Keep your receipt.

Gift cards, crypto, and payment apps are not accepted by any real office here. Hang up and call booking at 501-651-7833.

All of the county's state courts are downtown in Hot Springs, a few doors apart:

• Garland County Circuit Court (felony trials, appeals from district court): Garland County Courthouse, 501 Ouachita Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 · circuit clerk, Suite 207, 501-622-3630
• Garland County Juvenile Court: 607 Ouachita Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 · 501-622-3772
• Garland County District Court (misdemeanors, traffic, first appearances, felony bond hearings): 607 Ouachita Avenue, Room 150, Hot Springs, AR 71901 · 501-321-6765

Bond is usually first set in district court. Once the prosecutor, whose office is at 501-622-3720, files a felony in circuit court, bond changes go through the circuit judge. Garland is its own judicial circuit, the 18th East, so none of its judges travel from other counties.

Completely. Garland County happens to have a federal courthouse of its own, the home of the Hot Springs Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas: the federal courthouse in Hot Springs, 100 Reserve Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 833-853-0345. That office isn't staffed every day, which is why the main number is the one to call. The steps tend to run in this order:

• A federal complaint or indictment starts the case.
• A magistrate judge holds the first appearance and reads the charges.
• Pretrial services interviews the defendant and checks the record.
• A detention hearing decides custody if the government objects to release.
• Release, when granted, comes with conditions set by the federal court.

Bondsmen and the Albert Pike Road jail have no part in federal release. The U.S. Marshals manage federal prisoners and choose where they sleep: U.S. Marshals Service, 30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either).

It might. ICE can file a detainer under 8 CFR 287.7. With it, the agency asks for a warning ahead of release and for custody to stretch up to 48 hours. The 48 hours run straight through weekends and holidays. Arkansas jails are allowed to comply.

Hot Springs cases fall under the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. Detainees taken from central Arkansas are usually sent south to Louisiana facilities, including:

• 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

A transfer to ICE doesn't erase the Garland County charges or the court dates that come with them. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) can find the person afterward. It needs either an A-number with country of birth, or a full name with country of birth.

Hot Springs police don't hold anyone, so a missing name usually means a delay in booking, a transfer, or a state or federal hold. Try each of these:

• Garland County Detention Center: Garland County Inmate Search. Enter a last name and a first name, then click the booking to read the charges and bond.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Select Arkansas and search the name. It shows custody status along with the facility's name. Free notices about release can be set up there too.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). Searching by register number is the fastest way; name searches can be narrowed by age, race and sex. A defendant who hasn't been sentenced may not appear, so phone the Marshals at 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either).
• Arkansas Division of Correction: Arkansas Division of Correction Inmate Search (https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/). The ADC number or surname brings up the prison unit, a picture and parole eligibility.

Bond procedures at the detention center can shift, so check first. Booking, 501-651-7833, confirms that the person is still there and explains how to post bond. The circuit clerk, 501-622-3630, keeps the felony calendar. Ring district court, 501-321-6765, about misdemeanor and traffic settings, or 501-622-3772 for a juvenile hearing.