Johnson County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search the roster for his last name, then phone 479-754-2200 and press option 2 for a detention deputy. The deputy can confirm the booking and read you the bond. New bookings sometimes lag online by several hours.

Ultimately a judge. Deputies may carry out a bond written on a warrant, and a district or circuit judge sets the figure at the first appearance. If a bond is stated, you may pay it. If no amount shows, you wait for the judge. The jail cannot bargain.

Johnson County District Court, in the same complex at 301 Porter Industrial Road, hears misdemeanors. The court's office takes calls at 479-754-8533. Felonies go to the Fifth Judicial Circuit through the circuit clerk's office at 479-754-2977.

Rule 8.1 sets no clock, only a ban on needless delay, and a day or two is typical. The detention deputies can tell you the next session. Ask about each charge, because one may be waiting on a judge while another already carries an amount.

Go to the jail complex at 301 Porter Industrial Road, where the detention center and sheriff's office share a campus. Call 479-754-2200 first. Ask about the full amount, whether the deputy working that shift can accept it, and which door to come to. Carry photo ID.

Cash is safest. Money orders and cashier's checks are usually fine. Cards may carry a fee, so do not assume this jail takes them. Never mail cash. Insist on a receipt with the name, amount, and case number.

Ark. Code 17-19-301 names the price: a tenth of the bond, rounded up to a $5 multiple, with a $50 floor, plus about $45 in state fees. On a $4,000 bond that is about $445. None of it is refundable. Ask for the agent's license and a written agreement.

Only when the judge allows it. The judge may order that a tenth of the bond be paid to the court in cash (Rule 9.2), and the court returns 90 percent after the case, less fines and costs. Check the bond order for that wording.

Some courts accept land or a house on a secured bond, and the judge decides. Bring the deed, a tax or appraisal value, and every owner's signature. Ask the circuit clerk's office, 479-754-2977, whether land outside Johnson County qualifies and how long review takes.

Usually a hold. The reason might be a parole or probation violation, an outside county's warrant, or a federal hold. Only capital offenses with strong proof can be refused bail under Article 2, Section 8. Ask the deputy at 479-754-2200, option 2, which agency placed it.

That decision is the judge's; the sheriff's office follows the order as written. A lawyer must ask the judge, who looks at the person's job, family, home, and record. Gather proof for the hearing.

Say so to the judge at your first hearing and complete the financial form. A public defender from the Fifth Circuit is then appointed. The office for Franklin, Johnson, and Pope counties is in Russellville, phone 479-967-1767.

Yes. Clarksville police, 203 Walnut Street, 479-754-8100, bring adults to the county detention center. Lamar and Coal Hill have district court departments with their own clerks, all under the same judge. Call the arresting department about reports and the jail about bond.

Teens are not on the adult roster, and Clarksville has no youth lockup. A detained minor is placed in another county's youth center by order of the circuit court's juvenile division. Call the circuit clerk, 479-754-2977, to find the location and hearing date.

It can't. Deposit and phone accounts cover snacks and calls only. Bond money goes to the jail or a court clerk instead. Ask 479-754-2200 before you pay anything online.

Expect a warrant and the loss of any cash bond; a bonding company will chase the co-signer. Contact the clerk that day: 479-754-8533 for district cases or 479-754-2977 for circuit cases.

Once the judge closes the file, cash bond is returned to whoever posted it, after fines, costs and restitution come out. Bondsman fees are gone for good. Hold your receipts.

A phone demand for gift card codes, wired money or app payments. Hang up and call 479-754-2200 yourself.

Two Clarksville addresses cover almost every bond question. The jail, the sheriff and district court share one campus, while felony files stay at the courthouse on Main Street:

• Detention Center: 301 Porter Industrial Road, Clarksville, AR 72830 · 479-754-2200
• Sheriff's Office: same campus · 479-754-7724
• District Court, Clarksville (misdemeanors, traffic, first felony bond): 301 Porter Industrial Road · 479-754-8533
• District Court departments: Coal Hill 479-497-2204 · Lamar 479-885-2888
• Circuit Court (felonies, juvenile, appeals): Johnson County Courthouse, 215 West Main Street, Clarksville, AR 72830 · circuit clerk 479-754-2977 · P.O. Box 189
• Public Defender, 5th District: Russellville office, 479-967-1767

The 5th Circuit also serves Franklin and Pope counties, and the district judge splits time with Franklin County, so hearing days are spread out.

Johnson County bondsmen and the Clarksville judge drop out of the picture. A federal charge from this county lands in Fort Smith, where the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas meets at the federal building in Fort Smith, 30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 833-853-0345. The first stretch usually runs like this:

• Agents swear out a complaint, or a grand jury returns an indictment.
• The defendant makes a first appearance before a Fort Smith magistrate judge.
• A pretrial officer reports on flight risk and local roots.
• The government decides whether to seek detention.
• Released defendants sign conditions instead of buying a bond in most cases.

Detained federal defendants are held through the U.S. Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 30 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-289-7470 or 479-424-5000 (call either).

For a short time, yes. An immigration detainer under 8 CFR 287.7 asks the sheriff to report the release date and to hold the person as many as 48 hours longer. Weekends and holidays count toward the 48 hours. Arkansas does not stop jails from honoring it, and bond in the county case may be paid regardless.

Arkansas is part of the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. Many people held from the Arkansas River valley end up in Louisiana centers like:

• 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

The ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) searches by A-number, or by legal name with the country where the person was born.

Release, a transfer to another jail or a pickup by state or federal officers can each remove a name. Work through these searches:

• Johnson County Detention Center: Johnson County Inmate Search. Search the last name and click the booking for charges and bond.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Select Arkansas, look up the name, and register for free notice of any release or move.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). Enter a register number if known; otherwise use the name. Federal pretrial detainees may not appear, and the Marshals can help 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/). An ADC number or last name shows which prison unit holds the person.

Fees and routines change, so check by phone first. Call the jail at 479-754-2200 to learn if the person is still inside and which payments it takes. District court, 479-754-8533, handles misdemeanor and traffic dates. The circuit clerk, 479-754-2977, handles felony and juvenile dates.