Find Released Inmates in Benton County

Benton County sits in the northwest corner of Arkansas and keeps Bentonville as its county seat. The Benton County Sheriff's Office runs a 669 bed detention center and posts a public jail dashboard plus a searchable inmate roster. This page covers Benton County released inmates records from the sheriff, CourtConnect, ADC, and VINELink. You will find phones, office hours, the FOIA rules, fee data, and search tips so you can locate a person or pull a booking record without wasting time.

Where to Find Benton County Released Inmates

Start with the Benton County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff hosts the public jail dashboard and the inmate roster. Sheriff Shawn Holloway leads the office. The dashboard posts a live population count, daily intake numbers, and daily release numbers. The roster lets you search by name, date of birth, address, case number, or charge.

For state prison data, use the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search. If a Benton County case moved into state custody, ADC will have it. For court data, go to CourtConnect. Benton County has two circuit court sites, one in Bentonville and one in Berryville.

For alerts when a person's custody status changes, sign up at VINELink. VINE covers the Benton County jail and Arkansas state prisons.

Benton County Detention Center

The Benton County Detention Center is at 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The administration line is 479-271-1008. The main jail line is 479-271-1011. The 100,355 square foot jail opened in April 1999. A 16,938 square foot admin office sits next to it. The project cost $16.8 million and was funded by a half-cent county jail tax.

Lead-in to the jail dashboard: the Benton County Jail Dashboard is a live data panel with population counts, daily intake, and release stats.

The dashboard shows a pie chart on gender, charge category breakdown, and length of stay data. It updates in real time from the booking system.

The inmate roster sits at the Benton County Inmate Roster page. Search by name, DOB, address, case number, or charge.

Each record lists charges, bond amount, and booking photo. The roster includes projected release dates when the court has set one.

The main sheriff home page lists leadership, duty phone numbers, and common forms. See the Benton County Sheriff's Office for the main menu.

The site lists hours and a FOI and records request link on the main menu.

Benton County Sheriff's Office

The sheriff's office covers Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, Centerton, Pea Ridge, Lowell, and the unincorporated parts of the county. Deputies patrol county roads and back up city police. The jail takes bookings from all county police agencies, not just the sheriff.

The office also runs a FOI and records request portal on the main site. Processing times usually run three to seven business days. Fees may apply for copies over a small number of pages. Mugshots are public records unless sealed by a court. Written requests can go to the sheriff or to a municipal police department for city level arrests.

Benton County Jail Roster Online

The online lookup lets you search the current population by name, booking date, or booking number. Each record shows charges, bond amount, and a booking photo. For historical arrest records, the sheriff keeps older booking data in the same system. The interactive crime map pairs with the roster to show incident type and location.

The dashboard also lists average daily population and monthly arrest counts. Use it to see trends, not just one name. The roster and the dashboard share the same data feed but show the data in two different views.

• Name or date of birth
• Address if you have it
• Case or charge type to filter

Court Records for Benton County Released Inmates

Benton County is part of the 14th Judicial District. The Circuit Clerk keeps filings from both the Bentonville and Berryville courthouses. Online search runs through CourtConnect. You can search by case ID or party name. The system shows filings, charges, dispositions, judgments, and future events.

Juvenile case records do not show in CourtConnect. The court also has to redact some older records when viewed online, under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19. For certified copies, visit the clerk in person. Plain copies run a small per page fee. Certified copies cost more and have a clerk seal.

For tech help on the online case search, call the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts at (501) 410-1900.

Visitation at the Benton County Jail

Visitation at the Bentonville jail runs by housing unit and schedule. General population male visits run Monday through Friday at three time blocks. Female general population visits run Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning. Trustee pod visits run Sunday and Monday. Segregation visits are by appointment only.

The facility uses a video visit system. Onsite visits at the lobby kiosks are free. Remote visits from home run $7.50 per 15-minute session or $15.00 for 30 minutes. Account setup is free and you need a working webcam, mic, and ID.

Criminal Background Checks in Benton County

Two state systems serve Benton County residents. The ARCH system under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq. is a paid public search at $24.00 per search, no consent step. The Arkansas State Police CBC is the consent based check at $22.00 per name, or $11.00 for volunteers.

The ASP FAQ spells out what the check covers. Arkansas felony and misdemeanor convictions, pending felony arrests in the last five years, and sex offender status are returned. Dismissed cases, not guilty verdicts, and traffic records are not in the check. Paper requests use form ASP-122 and a $25 fee to the State Police Identification Bureau.

FOIA Requests to the Benton County Sheriff

Arkansas FOIA is set at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Agencies have three working days to respond. The Benton County Sheriff has a FOIA request form on the main website. The form asks for the requester's name, mailing address, phone, email, a description of the record, a date range, any incident numbers, preferred format, and a max fee.

Typical requests cover arrest reports, booking photos, dispatch logs, and release data. Active cases, medical files, juvenile records, and personnel files are sealed. The fee is small per page after the first few. The Arkansas Attorney General runs a FOIA hotline at (800) 482-8982 for questions.

Parole and Community Correction

Released state inmates in Benton County report to a parole officer under the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. Call (501) 682-9510 for case location help. DCC posts supervision data under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-145, including name, aliases, recent photo, and programs done.

Victims can sign up at VINELink for free alerts when a person's custody status changes. VINE handles release, transfer, escape, and court date notices. The tool is free and anonymous.

Released Inmates Data in the Bentonville Area

Benton County covers Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, Centerton, Pea Ridge, Lowell, and a few smaller towns. All police arrests in those cities book into the Benton County Detention Center. That makes the county roster the one-stop tool for most city level questions. For the most detailed city level work, check the city pages on this site for Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, and Centerton.

If a Rogers Police arrest does not show on the county roster, the person may have been released before the feed refreshed. Check back. For state custody, ADC handles the next stop. For alerts, VINE runs in the background.