Cleburne County Released Inmates

Cleburne County runs a 70-bed detention center in Heber Springs. The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office books both male and female detainees, though female inmates end up housed long-term at the White County jail in Searcy. The sheriff posts a current jail roster online. This page points you to that roster, the right FOIA contact, and the state tools for tracking Cleburne County released inmates after they leave custody.

Where to Find Cleburne County Released Inmates

For the county jail roster, start with the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff posts a live jail roster with name, age, race, sex, intake date, city, arresting agency, release date, and charge list with bond amounts. Each entry also carries a custody classification. The roster sorts by booking date by default, which means the most recent intakes show up first.

For state prison data, switch over to the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate population tool. That covers people sentenced to state prison from Cleburne or any other Arkansas county. For custody alerts on a release, transfer, or escape, sign up at VINELink. The alerts work for both county jail and state prison events.

Court records run through the Cleburne County Circuit Clerk at the Heber Springs courthouse. Online filings live on the Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect portal. Search by name, case number, or docket date. Certified copies go through the clerk's office in person or by mail.

Cleburne County Detention Center

The detention center sits at 914 South 9th Street, Heber Springs, AR 72543. The jail phone is 501-362-2596, and the 24-hour sheriff line is 501-362-8143. The fax is 501-250-0923. Email is info@cleburneso.org. The facility opened as a 70-bed jail and holds adult males long-term. Female detainees are booked in Cleburne but transferred to the White County jail in Searcy for longer holds.

Sheriff Chris Brown heads the office, with Jail Captain Jason Jones running daily operations. A medical assistant sits on site 40 hours per week, and a nurse is on call around the clock. A work release program takes part of the population. The jail takes bookings from the sheriff's deputies, Heber Springs Police, Greers Ferry Police, Fairfield Bay Police (the Cleburne portion), and Arkansas State Police troopers.

Cleburne County Sheriff's Office

The sheriff's main office sits at 914 South 9th Street in Heber Springs. The staff list runs from Sheriff Chris Brown to Chief Deputy Lance Willingham, hired in July 2025. Other key names include Correctional Officer Grady Smith, Deputy Jacob Oliver, and Clerk Cassie Driggers. Administrative hours run Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 24-hour dispatch line takes calls after hours.

The sheriff's deputies cover the unincorporated parts of the county plus support for small towns. The roster page updates as bookings and releases move through the jail's data system. If you hit a dead end on the web tool, call the main line. Staff will not read the roster over the phone as a rule, but they can confirm whether a named person is currently in custody.

Court Records for Cleburne County Inmates

Cleburne County Circuit Court handles felony cases, civil cases over $25,000, and probate. District court covers misdemeanors, small civil cases, and traffic. Both sit at the county courthouse in Heber Springs. The Circuit Clerk is the custodian of record for the case file. Online access runs through CourtConnect. In-person requests work best for certified copies.

Plain copies cost about $0.25 per page. Certified copies run about $5.00 each. Records filed before January 1, 2009 may have fields redacted online under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19. Juvenile cases do not show up in the public CourtConnect feed. For sealed or expunged records, ask the clerk directly and expect a review step before any release.

Video Visitation at the Cleburne County Jail

All visits at the Cleburne County Detention Center use video. There is no in-person visitation. The vendor is JailATM. Visits run daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. You can visit on site from the kiosk in the jail lobby, or remotely from any internet-enabled device. Book through the JailATM website. Create an account, add a payment method, and search for the inmate by name or booking number.

Inmate mail is also scanned. Physical mail goes to JailATM.com - Cleburne County Jail, INMATE ID: INMATE FULL NAME, 500 Amity Road, Ste 5B, PMB 53, Conway, AR 72032. Staff scan each letter and deliver it electronically to the inmate's tablet. The original is destroyed. Cash for commissary can be left at the front counter or deposited through the lobby kiosk.

Background Checks for Cleburne County

Two state tools pull Cleburne County arrest history. The ARCH system is the public path with no consent step. Each search is $24.00. The Arkansas State Police CBC system handles consent-based checks. State name checks cost $22.00, or $11.00 for volunteers. Fingerprint-based FBI checks run $13.00, or $11.00 for volunteers.

See the ASP background check FAQ for what shows up on a report. Paper mail-in checks run $25 through form ASP-122. Make the check payable to the Arkansas State Police. Mail the packet to 1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209. Expect a return window of two to four weeks for paper requests.

FOIA Requests to the Cleburne Sheriff

The Arkansas FOIA at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. is the law that covers inmate records. Agencies have three business days to respond. No statement of purpose is required. The Arkansas Attorney General office publishes a FOIA handbook that runs through the steps.

Send written requests to the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office at 914 South 9th Street, Heber Springs, AR 72543, or email info@cleburneso.org. Describe the record in plain terms. A typical request covers arrest reports, booking photos, dispatch logs, or release dates. Fees are the actual cost of copying plus mail. Some items are exempt: active investigations, juvenile records, personnel files, and medical data.

Parole and Released Inmates Data

People who leave Cleburne on parole from state prison report to a local parole officer under the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. The main DCC line is (501) 682-9510. The DCC posts some data under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-145, including the parolee's name, known aliases, latest photograph, and completed programs. Sign up at VINELink for real-time alerts on a parolee's release or transfer.

For Cleburne inmates who move from the county jail to state prison, ADC becomes the system of record. The move can take days or weeks. During that window, the Cleburne roster may drop the name while ADC has not yet indexed it. VINELink bridges that gap. Alerts fire as soon as the new record posts on either side.

Nearby Counties and Next Steps

Cleburne County borders Stone, Independence, White, Van Buren, and Faulkner counties. Female inmates booked in Cleburne often end up at the White County jail in Searcy. If you do not find a Cleburne record, check White County, Independence County, or Faulkner County. Transfers among these jails are common.

Start at the sheriff's roster. If the name is not there, try ADC for state prison history and VINELink for alerts. Court history lives on CourtConnect. For a paper file, visit the Circuit Clerk at the Heber Springs courthouse. Bring a photo ID. Plain copies close the same day for recent files.