It's a few miles out of town, and arrests from Star City, Gould and Grady come here. The Lincoln County Detention Center is at 30270 State Highway 11 South, Star City, AR 71667.

People arrested in Lincoln County go to the county detention center. People already sentenced to the Arkansas Division of Correction are in state units and show up in the state's search, not the county one.

Arkansas gives 48 hours for a judge's reasonable-cause review of a no-warrant arrest.

Lincoln County District Court in Star City takes misdemeanors and first steps in felonies. Felony trials happen in circuit court at the Star City courthouse. See court info.

Relatives can pay the full bond in cash, which comes back after the case if the person attends every hearing. Star City bondsmen, who must be state licensed, charge a fee of ten percent or less. Get the figure from the jail before paying. See bail.

If the person tells the Star City judge they can't pay for a lawyer, the court can appoint the public defender.

It's worth a call before you post bond. The sheriff's office can check the booking for warrants or detainers from other agencies at 870-628-4271. Running the name through Search ARCourts, Arkansas's statewide case lookup, can show open matters in other counties. If another warrant appears, a lawyer can work with the issuing court on bond and your relative walks out once. The Circuit Clerk in Star City answers felony questions at 870-628-3154. Have the booking number ready. Be wary of gift-card payment demands.

Visits at the county jail don't cost anything. The visiting days change, so call 870-628-4271 first and bring a photo ID. See visits, remote.

Inmates call out on accounts that family members prepay. Incoming calls are not taken. See phones, messages, tablets.

Cash added to an account pays for snacks, toiletries and phone credit at the Highway 11 jail. See deposits and commissary.

Write the inmate's full name, then 30270 State Highway 11 South, Star City, AR 71667. See mail.

Anyone under 18 is handled by the juvenile judge and, if held, goes to a youth detention facility outside the county; deputies can give parents its name.

Call the detention center to let staff know about prescriptions, chronic illness or suicide risk.

Lincoln County's jail is rural, and court trips or transfers can mean a person isn't there during visiting hours. Dial 870-628-4271 to confirm custody and visits.

Postal inspectors, the DEA, or the FBI make federal arrests, often with deputies. U.S. charges from here land in Arkansas's Eastern District, Central Division: 500 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201. The clerk in Little Rock answers at 501-604-5351. The first hearing comes fast with a U.S. magistrate judge. Federal court uses no bail price list. A judge rules on release or detention at a bail hearing, using the federal Bail Reform Act. Expect questions from pretrial services before court.

Before trial, the Marshals usually place federal prisoners in the Star City jail through a contract. Search for them with the jail's inmate list. The U.S. Marshals branch for this part of the state sits at 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite A328, Little Rock, AR 72201. Call 501-324-6256 to find a federal prisoner. Following a federal sentence, the person is sent into the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Track them with the BOP inmate locator.

• ICE finds out about an arrest from booking prints deputies take. Then ICE might place a detainer (Form I-247A).
• Paying the bond will not erase it.
• With a detainer, ICE wants the Star City jail to keep the person locked up up to 48 hours beyond the scheduled release. A weekend day does not freeze the count.
• ICE agents may collect them at the Star City jail during the hold. If the window passes, staff must release them.
• ICE's web search, the Online Detainee Locator System, tells where they are held by A-number and birth country. The locator has a search by name; give it both first and last names together with nation of birth and DOB.
• The next stop depends on ICE.
• Arkansas reports to the New Orleans enforcement office: 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, 504-318-2360.

Arkansas's prison system, the Division of Correction, holds people sentenced to prison time. They usually wait in the Star City jail for a state transfer. Reception is next: paperwork, photos and tests. Staff screen them based on security risk, their medical and mental health and gang links. Their last step is the prison that matches their rating.

Try the ADC inmate search by name or ADC number. The state prison guide explains each unit.

Yes. The Lincoln inmate roster shows Lincoln County mugshots for people booked now. Not every Lincoln entry has a photo yet.

ICE intake photos are not shared on request; the path is an ICE records request, and the agency then decides. Media outlets hoping for an arrest photo can start with the sheriff's office at 870-628-4271. Families and reporters can't obtain federal booking photos. Rarely, the Marshals Service shares one: to find an escapee or fugitive, if release helps find them or warn people, or if there's an urgent safety need.

• Star City Police: 870-628-4244
• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 870-628-4271