The Van Buren County Detention Center is at 184 Detention Drive, Clinton, AR 72031. For arrests in the city of Van Buren, see the Crawford County page.

Fairfield Bay and Shirley arrests are listed with Clinton ones on the Van Buren County roster. Van Buren County Inmate Search lists people held in Clinton. Bond details come from the jail.

A no-warrant arrest in Van Buren County gets a judge's cause review inside two days; the Clinton first appearance follows.

Misdemeanors go to district court in Clinton or Fairfield Bay. Felonies are handled by the circuit court in Clinton. Guide: court process.

A cash bond paid in full comes back after the case ends for someone who made all appearances. Using a Clinton-area bondsman costs a nonrefundable charge, at most one tenth of the bond. Guide: bail.

Defendants in Clinton who can't pay can ask the court for the public defender.

Clinton visiting days shift, so confirm on the phone or the web, and have a driver's license or state ID ready. Guide: visits, remote visits.

Detention Drive inmates call out using prepaid money from relatives. Guide: phones, messages, tablets.

Money put on a Clinton inmate's account lets them shop the weekly commissary list for snacks and toiletries. Guide: deposits, commissary.

Clinton deputies open every letter and refuse ones with stickers, glitter or perfume. Full name, then 184 Detention Drive, Clinton, AR 72031. Guide: mail.

Fairfield Bay and Clinton teens aren't held in the adult jail; when detention is ordered, a youth center is used. The juvenile judge in Clinton decides whether a youth is detained.

Van Buren County jail staff can arrange hospital care in Clinton and give verified medicines. Call Detention Drive with medicine or risk information.

Van Buren County bookings change quickly, so confirm the person is still held. Phone 501-745-2112 to confirm custody, bond and visiting.

A federal case usually starts after officers from postal inspectors or the Marshals Service make the arrest. Clinton is part of Arkansas's Eastern District, Central Division, so trials are held in Little Rock, 500 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201. The clerk's line: 501-604-5351. Soon after booking, the person appears before a federal magistrate judge. Bail isn't a fixed amount in U.S. court. Applying federal bail law, the judge runs a bail hearing to decide release or detention. A pretrial services officer interviews them and reports to the court.

Start with the county roster. The Marshals Service office that serves the Eastern District is at 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite A328, Little Rock, AR 72201. Call 501-324-6256 to ask about someone in federal custody. Many federal defendants sit in the Clinton jail rented by the Marshals. Following a prison sentence, they is sent into BOP custody when a bed opens. Track the person on the BOP locator.

• Booking prints get compared through federal records that ICE can see. When ICE thinks the person may be removable, it can send an I-247A detainer.
• The Clinton jail get a request to wait on the release for up to 48 hours so officers can come. After the 48 hours are up, the hold request expires.
• A posted bail doesn't end the detainer.
• ICE officers can pick them up within that window. Without an ICE pickup, that means release.
• Families can follow the person online at the locator site, using an A-number and where they were born. Missing the A-number? Use the person's full name, home country, and DOB instead.
• If deputies don't know, call ICE's regional office on 504-318-2360; its address is 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087.
• Their next facility depends on ICE.

Arkansas's prison system, the Division of Correction, houses people given prison time. Before that, they remain in the county jail until the ADC has room. The trip ends at reception, where they are booked into the system. Classification staff screen new arrivals for health and mental health care, gang links, and security risk. The final stop is a prison that fits their needs.

The state's inmate lookup shows their unit. For prison details, read Arkansas prison pages.

Yes. Van Buren County mugshots appear in the Van Buren booking roster, next to each name. Not every Van Buren entry has a photo yet.

For an ICE booking photo, file an ICE records request and wait for ICE's answer. Non-public mugshots come from the sheriff's office; journalists may call 501-745-2112. Federal mugshots aren't shared to the press or public. Marshals policy keeps release to a few cases: for a wanted fugitive, if it is required immediately to keep people safe, or to aid an arrest or to warn people.

• Clinton Police: 501-745-4997
• Fairfield Bay Police: 501-884-6005
• Van Buren County Sheriff's Office: 501-745-2112

Shirley, Damascus, Choctaw and rural areas use the sheriff.