Lee County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Check the roster link above, then call the sheriff's office at 870-295-7775, the same number the county lists for the jail. Ask plainly: is he inside the lockup on Chestnut Street, or in another county's jail? Small Arkansas counties sometimes pay a neighbor to hold prisoners, and the answer changes where you pay.

It is possible. A small jail sometimes books a person in Marianna and then houses them in a neighboring county under an agreement. Call 870-295-7775 and ask which jail has her before you spend gas money or send payment.

A judge sets it. Lee County District Court, in Room 9 of the courthouse, answers at 870-295-7730. Felony cases are in the First Judicial Circuit, where the circuit clerk's office in the same courthouse answers at 870-295-7710. The sheriff's staff only carry out the order.

Rule 8.1 forbids needless waiting before a first appearance. In a county this size, first appearances are not held every day. Ask the district clerk at 870-295-7730 when the next first-appearance session is, and whether a warrant already lists a figure.

The sheriff's office and the courthouse share the block at 15 East Chestnut Street. Phone 870-295-7775 before you drive. Ask whether payment goes to the jail, the sheriff's front office, or a clerk, and during which hours. Bring photo ID.

The Marianna window normally deals in currency, money orders and cashier's checks. A card may work with a fee, but ask first. Personal checks are risky. Walk away with a receipt that lists who was bonded out, the dollar figure and the docket number.

Ark. Code 17-19-301 caps the premium at 10 percent of the bond, rounded up to a multiple of $5 and never under $50, and about $45 in state fees get added. None of it returns. A $5,000 bond costs $500 plus fees. Make sure the agent holds a current Arkansas license.

Sometimes, if the judge picks it. Under Rule 9.2 the court can hold a tenth of the bond in cash in place of the full amount. At the end, 90 percent comes back, less fines and costs.

A judge can approve property to back a secured bond. Plan to bring the deed and a current valuation, and get all owners to sign. Ask the circuit clerk, 870-295-7710, whether the judges here take land outside Lee County.

Most often it is a hold: a parole or probation matter, another county's warrant, or a federal detainer. Only a capital offense with strong proof can be denied bail under the state constitution. Call 870-295-7775 and ask who placed the hold.

The sheriff's office enforces the judge's figure and has no say over it. Only a defense motion can bring it down, and the judge then looks at work, family, home, record, and the charge.

Tell the judge at the first appearance that a lawyer is unaffordable; after a short financial affidavit, a public defender is assigned. Lee County is in the 1st District of the state public defender system; the circuit clerk at 870-295-7710 can tell you how to reach the appointed lawyer.

Marianna police, 35 South Poplar Street, 870-295-2508, bring adults to the county sheriff for booking. Call them for incident reports. For bond, deal with the sheriff at 870-295-7775 and the court clerks.

Not the adult roster. When a Lee County teen must be held, the circuit judge's juvenile division picks the spot, usually in a youth detention center in another county. Call the circuit clerk's office, 870-295-7710, for the location and hearing date. Cash bonds do not work the same way in juvenile court.

It won't. Money placed on an inmate account never reaches the court. Pay bond to the sheriff or the clerk. Check with 870-295-7775 before you pay anyone online.

Missing court in Lee County usually brings a bench warrant, plus a forfeiture motion against the posted bond. The court may keep posted cash, while a bondsman goes looking for the co-signer. Phone a clerk that very day: 870-295-7730 or 870-295-7710.

The court pays cash bond back to the payer after the case closes, once fines, costs, and restitution come out. A bondsman's fee is not refundable. Save every receipt.

Neither the sheriff nor the courts collect bond through gift cards, wire services or phone apps. Hang up and dial 870-295-7775 yourself.

Nearly everything sits inside one building on Chestnut Street, so a family can handle most steps in a single trip:

• Lee County Jail and Sheriff's Office: 15 East Chestnut Street, Marianna, AR 72360 · 870-295-7775
• Circuit Court (felonies, juvenile cases, appeals): circuit clerk, 15 East Chestnut Street, Marianna, AR 72360 · 870-295-7710
• Lee County District Court: Room 9, 15 East Chestnut Street, Marianna, AR 72360 · 870-295-7730
• County Judge's office: 870-295-7700

The district court meets twice a month on a Monday. Its office keeps hours of 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Thursday and closes at 4:15 on Friday.

A federal judge decides release in a federal case, and no local bond can be posted on it. Lee County is part of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Delta Division, which holds court at the federal courthouse in Helena, 617 Walnut Street, Helena, AR 72342 (clerk questions go to Little Rock), 501-604-5351. Expect these early steps:

• Charges begin with a sworn complaint or a grand jury indictment.
• The defendant first appears before a magistrate judge.
• Pretrial services gathers background for the release decision.
• The prosecutor can argue the person should be held until trial.
• Release comes with written conditions that must be followed.

Federal detainees are in the care of the U.S. Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 600 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-324-6256.

Under 8 CFR 287.7, an ICE detainer asks the jail to give notice before letting someone go and to keep the person for no more than 48 extra hours, and weekends and holidays count. Arkansas jails may comply. The Lee County charge stays on its own schedule either way.

Arkansas sits within the ICE New Orleans Field Office, 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360. Delta detainees are frequently taken to Louisiana sites like these:

• 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/) finds a person by A-number. Without one, use the full legal name and country of birth.

He may be out on bond, sent to a different county, or in state or federal hands. These four lookups cover most possibilities:

• Lee County Jail: Lee County Inmate Search. Search the last name and open the entry for charges and bond.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Choose Arkansas and register for free notice of a release or transfer.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/). A register number gives the surest match. People awaiting federal trial often may be missing there; the Marshals answer at 501-324-6256.
• Arkansas Division of Correction: Arkansas Division of Correction Inmate Search (https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/). The ADC number or last name shows the unit, including the East Arkansas Regional Unit at Brickeys.

Call first, because hours and procedures in a small courthouse can change. The jail at 870-295-7775 confirms custody and how bond is accepted. District court dates, including misdemeanors and traffic, come from 870-295-7730. Felony and juvenile settings come from the circuit clerk at 870-295-7710.