The Saline County Detention Center is at 735 South Neeley Street, Benton, AR 72015. Benton and Bryant police both book arrests here.

Saline County Inmate Search shows inmates with booking dates, charges and, once set, bonds. A brand-new booking from Bryant or Haskell can take a little while to appear.

When Benton or Bryant officers make an arrest without a warrant, a judge reviews whether they had good reason within two days. The first appearance in Benton handles bond and counsel.

District court has departments in Benton, Bryant and other towns for misdemeanors. Felony cases go to circuit court at the Benton courthouse. Help: court process.

Paying the whole bond means getting it back when the Saline County case ends, if no court date was missed. A licensed bondsman can post it instead, and their fee of up to ten percent stays with them. Neeley Street staff can quote the amount. Help: bail.

At first appearance in Benton, a defendant who can't afford counsel can ask for the public defender.

Visiting rules and hours at Neeley Street change, and video visits may be offered. Call or check online, and bring photo ID if visiting in person. Help: visits, remote video visits.

Benton detainees place outgoing calls on prepaid accounts. Electronic messages and tablets may be available too. Help: phones, messages, tablets.

Money on a Saline County account buys snacks, hygiene items and phone time. Help: deposits, commissary.

Neeley Street mail is screened, and letters stuck with tape, stickers or scent don't get delivered. Full name, then 735 South Neeley Street, Benton, AR 72015. Help: mail.

Minors arrested in Benton, Bryant or Alexander go before juvenile court. Whether a youth stays locked up is the juvenile judge's call; deputies share the location with parents.

Let Neeley Street know by phone about any prescriptions, so the nurse has it on record.

Saline County's jail is busy with arrests from Benton, Bryant and Interstate 30, so status can change in an hour. Call 501-303-5609 to confirm custody, bond and visiting.

Officers from Homeland Security Investigations, postal inspectors, and the FBI handle federal arrests, sometimes with deputies. Cases out of Benton are heard in Arkansas's Eastern District, Central Division: 500 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201. For case questions, call the clerk at 501-604-5351. Usually the next court day, they see a magistrate judge. Ahead of court, pretrial services asks about ties to the community and prior record. Federal court uses no bail table. The judge weighs the release terms at a release hearing, using the Bail Reform Act.

Start with the sheriff's roster to see if they're there. The Marshals Service branch that serves the Eastern District is at 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite A328, Little Rock, AR 72201. Phone 501-324-6256 to find the person. While it's open, the Marshals can hold federal prisoners in local jails. Following sentencing to prison, the person goes into a BOP prison. Track them on the BOP locator.

• Immigration officers learn about the arrest through fingerprints staff take. ICE can then place a detainer.
• With a detainer, ICE asks the Benton jail to delay release for no more than two days. After those 48 hours end, the detainer expires.
• Posting the bond doesn't clear the detainer.
• During the hold, ICE often comes to take custody. If the window passes, staff has to free them.
• If the jail can't answer, try ICE's New Orleans field office on 504-318-2360; its address is 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087.
• Families can look for them online through the locator site, using the A-number plus birth country. There's also a name search; give it the person's full name, DOB and birth country.
• Their next facility depends on ICE.

Arkansas's prison system, the ADC, holds people sentenced to prison time. The person waits in the Benton jail for a state transfer. ADC intake is next — papers, photos and a health check. Staff screen everyone after checking gang connections, custody level and health and mental health care. Finally, they move to the unit that suits them best.

To follow the move, check the ADC inmate search. Our state prison guide covers each unit.

Yes. Current Saline mugshots are shown in the Saline County jail roster with charges. If the photo is missing, ask the Saline jail.

If a photo isn't posted, news outlets may phone the sheriff's office, 501-303-5609, and ask. Federal mugshots stay private, even for reporters. The Marshals Service, which handles them, gives out one only in rare cases: for a wanted fugitive, if it's needed right away to protect the public, or to aid the search or alert the community. For an image taken after ICE booked them, the only route is ICE's FOIA form; the agency may say no.

• Benton Police: 501-778-1171
• Bryant Police: 501-943-0943
• Bauxite Police: 501-557-5184
• Haskell Police: 501-778-4916
• Shannon Hills Police: 501-455-3125
• Saline County Sheriff's Office: 501-303-5609

Alexander, East End, Traskwood and rural areas use the sheriff.