St. Francis County Released Inmates
St. Francis County runs a mid-size jail in Forrest City with an average daily load of 144 detainees. To search St. Francis County released inmates, start with the sheriff's 24-hour phone line and the VINELink tool. Recent releases roll off the county roster fast, and the weekly turnover here runs near 55%. This page shows you who holds the data, how to call in, and what state systems cover the gap when the county roster comes up empty.
St. Francis County Released Inmates Facts
Where to Find St. Francis County Released Inmates
The first stop is the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office at 2124 S. Washington, Forrest City, AR 72336. Mailing runs through PO Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335. The main line is 870-633-2611 and works around the clock. The sheriff holds the jail roster, booking photos, and the last release date for each person cycled through the local jail.
St. Francis County does not post a full live roster on its own site. Third-party mirrors and the Arkansas Sheriffs Association jail page list basic facility data. For current detainees, the fastest path is a phone call to the jail. Ask for the booking desk. Staff can confirm custody, release date, and bond status by name and date of birth.
For released inmates who moved up to state prison, the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search is the right tool. The ADC database covers anyone sentenced and transferred into state custody from St. Francis Circuit Court.
St. Francis County Sheriff's Office
The sheriff patrols the whole county and runs the jail at 2124 S. Washington in Forrest City. The office handles warrants, civil process, court security, and all bookings tied to county arrests. Deputies cover the rural parts of St. Francis County while Forrest City Police work city calls at 870-633-3434. Arrests from both agencies end up at the same county jail.
The St. Francis County roster also includes people booked by Arkansas State Police troopers assigned to the area. Federal pick-ups sometimes get held on contract as well. That mix means the jail population is not made up of county-only cases.
For help by phone, call 870-633-2611. Office staff handle basic lookups during the day, and jail staff take custody questions at night. A written mail request works if you need a formal copy of an arrest log.
State context is helpful here. The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office page through the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts links up to the broader state court system that feeds sentencing data to the local jail. The image below shows the state court resource tied to local released inmates data.
The state court site is where you confirm sentencing and case status for people just released from the local jail.
St. Francis County Detention Center
The county jail sits at 2124 S. Washington in Forrest City. Phone is 870-633-2611, open 24 hours. The facility runs an average daily count of 144 inmates. Weekly turnover is high, near 55%, which tells you a lot of short-stay bookings cycle through each week. That is why a person can show on the roster Monday and be gone by Friday.
Inmate profile data through the jail covers name, age, sex, race, booking date, charges, and bond amount. Mugshots are held in the system and can be pulled by written request. Mail inmates by writing to the name and booking ID at PO Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335.
Note: A name that drops off the St. Francis County jail roster may mean a release, a bond, or a transfer to state prison. Check the ADC next.
Court Records for St. Francis County Inmates
The St. Francis County Circuit Clerk holds filed case records for felonies, civil cases over $25,000, domestic relations, and probate. The circuit court line is 870-261-1715. The district court takes misdemeanors, small civil, and traffic at 870-261-1410. Released inmates looking to pull their own case copies go through the clerk.
The state search tool is Arkansas CourtConnect. Search by person name, business name, or case ID. You can pull up docket filings, court date, and judgment data in seconds. Some older records may have limits on what is visible online. For a certified copy, go to the clerk's office in person or mail a written request with a check.
Court dates and hearing schedules move fast in Forrest City. A released inmate may have a follow-up court date within days, which shows on CourtConnect as soon as it is set.
Released Inmates Alerts Through VINELink
Victims and family can track St. Francis County released inmates through VINELink. The tool is free and pulls both county jail data and state prison data. Sign up by name. Alerts go out by phone, text, email, or TTY when custody status changes. The system is state-wide and ties into the jail's booking system.
Sign-up takes five minutes. Pick the inmate, pick the alert type, and confirm the contact info. You will get a call or message on each release, transfer, court date, or escape event.
- Full legal name of the released inmate
- Approximate date of birth if the name is common
- County where the person was booked
Background Checks for St. Francis County
For a full Arkansas criminal history, the ARCH system run through the state is the public path. Each name check costs $24. The data pulls from all 75 counties, so a St. Francis County record and a record from another county both show in the same result. The Arkansas State Police CBC tool runs consent-based checks at $22 a search.
Volunteer rates drop to $11 for the state check. National fingerprint checks run $13 for a name, or $11 for a volunteer case. The ASP background check FAQ spells out what shows and what stays sealed.
FOIA and Records Requests in St. Francis County
Arkansas FOIA law sits at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. The full code is mirrored on the Cornell regulations page. Agencies have three business days to respond. For St. Francis County, send your FOIA request to the sheriff at 2124 S. Washington, Forrest City, AR 72336.
Typical records covered include arrest reports, jail booking logs, incident reports, and mugshots. Some items stay sealed: active investigation files, juvenile matters, personnel records, and medical data. Fees for paper copies are modest. A written mail request is the clean way to do it.
For city-level records, the Forrest City Police Department at 870-633-3434 is a separate FOIA point of contact. Released inmates tied to a city arrest may need to ask both the sheriff and the city police to build a full file.
Tip: Include the full name, date of birth, and approximate arrest date on your FOIA letter to avoid a second round of back-and-forth.
Parole and Community Supervision
People sent to state prison and later paroled to St. Francis County report to a parole officer under the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. DCC posts some data online under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-145, including name, aliases, a recent photo, and programs completed. Local parole officers take check-ins, monitor curfew, and enforce the conditions set by the state parole board.
For crime victim alerts tied to parole, VINELink again is the easiest tool. For a wider state view of released inmates rules, the Arkansas Attorney General's FOIA site posts the state's FOIA handbook and victim rights data.
Released Inmates Data Near Forrest City
St. Francis County covers Forrest City, Madison, Colt, Caldwell, and several smaller towns. City police in Forrest City make most city-level arrests. County deputies handle the rest. All bookings land at the county jail on S. Washington. That makes the county roster the one-stop tool for most city questions.
If a Forrest City arrest does not show up right away, check back in a few hours. Bond-outs can happen before the public list refreshes. For released inmates who transferred to state prison, switch over to the ADC tool. For ongoing alerts, VINELink is the backstop that never sleeps.