Find Released Inmates in Yell County

Yell County released inmates records sit with the sheriff's office in Danville. Sheriff Nick Gault leads the department. The county has two county seats, Danville and Dardanelle, and holds a jail in each. The sheriff posts an online roster on the department website. State prison data moves to the Arkansas Department of Corrections once a person is sentenced. This page lays out the right tools and the right contacts.

Where to Find Yell County Released Inmates

The main stop is the Yell County Sheriff's Office at 201 E. 5th Street, PO Box 99, Danville, AR 72833. Phone is (479) 495-4881. Fax is (479) 495-4892. Sheriff Nick Gault manages the office. Email contact is ngault@yellcosheriffar.gov. The office handles law enforcement across Yell County, including the county jail, court security, civil paper service, and the Juvenile Detention Center.

Here is a lead-in look at the county sheriff page. Source: yellcountyar.gov.

For state prison records on a Yell County conviction, pull the file from the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search. For custody alerts on release, transfer, or escape, sign up at VINELink. The service is free and covers Arkansas county jails, state prisons, and most federal facilities.

Yell County Jail Facilities

Yell County runs two jail facilities. The main jail sits at 201 E. 5th Street in Danville, tied to the sheriff's office. The second sits on Union Street in Dardanelle. Phone for the main jail is 479-495-4881. Both take bookings from the sheriff's deputies, Danville Police, Dardanelle Police, and the Arkansas State Police. Most holds are pretrial felons, sentenced misdemeanants, and short-term state holds waiting for an ADC bed.

Here is a second glance at the sheriff's online portal. Source: yellcountysheriff.org.

Booking covers prints, a mugshot, a medical screen, and a security classification. The sheriff's Facebook page also posts active cases, Most Wanted photos, and arrest updates. Social posts are informal but often move faster than the main website.

Yell County Online Jail Roster

The sheriff's website posts an online inmate roster. Search by full legal name or inmate ID. The roster shows current bookings. Records tend to include the inmate's name, age, booking date, and charges. The tool is updated regularly but may lag behind the most recent bookings. For the current status of a specific person, call the jail at (479) 495-4881 for a faster answer.

If a name drops off the roster, the person may have bonded out, moved to state prison, or been released on time served. Cross-check the ADC tool and VINELink when the county list comes back empty. Active warrants are posted separately on the sheriff's website. The Most Wanted roster covers named suspects with outstanding warrants.

Court Records for Yell County

The Circuit/County Clerk sits at 106 Union Street, Dardanelle, AR 72834. Phone lines run at (479) 229-2693, (479) 229-4404, (479) 229-4441, and (479) 229-1389. The clerk's office website has office hours and record request info. Circuit Court handles felonies, civil cases over $25,000, domestic relations, and probate. District Court covers misdemeanors, civil cases under $25,000, small claims, and traffic.

Use the Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect to pull Yell County case records online. Search by name, case ID, or attorney. View docket entries, filing dates, hearing dates, and final dispositions. Juvenile cases are not on CourtConnect. Records before January 1, 2009 may have fields redacted under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19. For certified copies, mail a request with a check to the clerk.

Visitation and Inmate Services

Visitation at the Yell County Jail runs on a set schedule. Call (479) 495-4881 to confirm the current day and time for a given housing unit. Each unit gets its own slot. Most small county jails hold visits on weekends with midweek slots for certain units. Visitors need a valid photo ID. Minors must come with a parent or legal guardian.

Inmate mail goes to the jail address with the inmate's full legal name and booking ID on the envelope. The sheriff's office also runs the Juvenile Detention Center for Yell County. The juvenile facility has a different intake process and separate rules for family visits. Call the sheriff's office for guidance on how to reach a juvenile held in custody.

Criminal Background Checks in Yell County

Two state systems cover Yell County records. The ARCH system under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq. is the paid public path. Each search is $24.00. No consent from the subject is needed. Results pull from the Arkansas Crime Information Center and tie to fingerprints, not just names. Payment goes through the Information Network of Arkansas by card only.

The Arkansas State Police CBC system covers consent-based checks at $22.00 per Arkansas name check. For volunteers the fee drops to $11.00. National FBI fingerprint checks run $13.00, or $11.00 for volunteers. The state police FAQ covers what shows. Mail-in requests go with a $25 check and form ASP-122 to the ASP Identification Bureau.

FOIA Requests in Yell County

The Arkansas FOIA at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. gives agencies three business days to respond. Submit written requests to the Yell County Sheriff's Office at 201 E. 5th Street, PO Box 99, Danville, AR 72833. Phone is (479) 495-4881. Requests can come in person, by mail, email, or fax. Describe the record with reasonable detail.

Typical requests cover an arrest report, booking photo, incident report, dispatch log, or release date. Some items are exempt: juvenile records, ongoing investigations, sealed records, grand jury notes, and some personnel files. Reasonable copy fees may apply. The sheriff's office does not charge a search fee for a simple name check. Certified copies run about $5.00 each across most Arkansas sheriffs.

Parole and Community Correction

People released from state prison to Yell County report to a parole officer under the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. Call (501) 682-9510 for office location questions. The DCC posts some data online under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-145, including name, aliases, latest photograph, and programs completed. Parole officers in rural Arkansas often cover multiple counties, so the closest office may sit in Russellville or Clarksville.

Crime victims who want alerts on a Yell County inmate's release, transfer, or escape can sign up at VINELink. The service sends alerts by phone, text, email, or TTY. There is no cost. It covers Arkansas county jails and state prisons, plus many federal facilities. Users can track multiple offenders at once. Registration takes only a few minutes.

Released Inmates Data Across Yell County

Yell County covers Danville, Dardanelle, Plainview, Belleville, Havana, Ola, and Rover. Dardanelle and Danville each serve as a county seat, which is rare in Arkansas. Arrests from all cities flow through one of the two Yell County jails. City police in Danville and Dardanelle keep their own reports, but jail bookings go to the sheriff. That makes the sheriff the main custodian for released inmate data.

For court contacts outside the sheriff, the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts posts judge and clerk listings by county. The Arkansas Attorney General FOIA guide walks through the public records law in plain English. Both sit online and are free to read. Most FOIA requests close in three business days for a simple public file.