Sevier County Inmate Population

The Sevier County inmate population is held at the Sevier County Detention Center at 137 Robinson Road in De Queen. The sheriff's office posts an inmate roster and a sex offender list on its main website. Online access is limited, so calls to the jail are still the best way to verify a booking. Use this page to pull the right link, call the jail, or send a records request. The jail sits in De Queen, the county seat, and stays open 24 hours a day for intake. All the tools listed here are free to use.

Sevier County Inmate Population Search

The Sevier County Sheriff's Office runs a website with a small inmate roster and a sex offender list. The tool is not as deep as tools in larger counties, so a phone call is still the best way to confirm an inmate's status. Call the jail at (870) 642-2125 for a live check.

Visit the Sevier County Sheriff's Office main site to find the roster, the sex offender list, and general jail info. The site also posts news, event info, and warrants. A roster update can lag behind the actual booking, so always call to verify a fresh arrest.

The site is simple and works on phones. Use it to find the jail phone, the office hours, and the mail address.

Sevier County Detention Center

The Sevier County Detention Center sits at 137 Robinson Road in De Queen. Staff run intake, booking photos, fingerprints, and bond paperwork. Men and women are housed in split spaces. The jail stays open 24 hours a day for intake work.

Call (870) 642-2125 to reach jail staff. Use that line for intake status, bond info, and visit rules. Mail to an inmate should include the inmate's full name and booking number on the front of the envelope. All mail is screened by jail staff before it is given to the inmate. Commissary funds can be added through a jail kiosk in the lobby.

Sevier County Sheriff

The Sevier County Sheriff runs the jail, patrols the rural county, and keeps the records on the inmate population. The sheriff's office works with the De Queen Police on arrests that end up in the county jail. Staff handle warrants, sex offender registration, and court security across the county.

De Queen is the county seat and most sheriff work flows through that town. The office is open Monday through Friday in normal business hours, but the jail desk is live round the clock for booking calls.

State Inmate Population Records

Sevier County inmates who get a prison sentence are moved to the Arkansas Department of Correction. The state runs its own live search for state prison inmates. The tool is free and open to the public. When a local inmate is moved to state prison, they drop off any county list and show up in the state system within a few days.

Use the ADC inmate population search to look up a person in state prison. Search by name, ADC number, county of conviction, facility, or offense. Results list the unit where the inmate is held, the sentence, and the projected release date. The Arkansas Department of Correction main site lists all state units and the rules for mail, visits, and money.

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-113(e)(1) directs the ADC to keep full records on each inmate. That rule is the base for the state search tool.

Sevier County FOIA Requests

Arkansas law gives any state resident the right to ask for public records. The law is in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Sevier County has three business days to respond to most requests. Some records are sealed. Active case files and juvenile files are not open.

Send a written FOIA request to the Sevier County Sheriff's Office at 137 Robinson Road, De Queen, AR 71832. Court case records go through the circuit clerk in the De Queen courthouse. The Arkansas Attorney General FOIA page walks you through the steps and lists the common exemptions. The AG main line is (501) 682-2007.

Sevier County Court Records

Every person in the Sevier County inmate population has a court case tied to the booking. Cases land in the circuit court or the district court. Trace most of them online through the state court portal.

The Arkansas CourtConnect portal covers Sevier County circuit court cases. Search by person name, case number, or filing date. Free basic searches are open. Certified copies cost $5 to $10 each plus a copy fee. The Arkansas Judiciary website links to circuit clerks, court rules, and forms.

Under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-330, circuit clerks keep case files for the circuit court. Records are open under FOIA rules unless sealed by a judge.

VINE Alerts and Federal Records

Sevier County takes part in VINE. Victims and family can sign up for free custody alerts. Alerts arrive as a call, text, or email when an inmate's status changes. Changes cover transfers, releases, and escapes.

Register at VINELink by typing the inmate's name. Call the Arkansas VINE hotline at 1-800-510-0415 to register by phone. Federal charges out of Sevier County go through the Western District of Arkansas. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator to search by name or BOP register number. The Federal Bureau of Prisons main site lists each facility. The state sex offender list is at the ACIC sex offender registry.

Inmate Mail and Communication

People in the Sevier County inmate population can get mail from family and friends. Letters must be on plain paper with the inmate's full name and booking number on the envelope. Most facilities reject mail with stickers, glitter, perfume, lipstick, or stamps that are not standard postage. Postcards are often the safest format because they pass through screening fast.

Packages are usually not allowed unless approved in advance by jail staff. Books and magazines often need to come direct from the publisher. Money may be sent through approved deposit methods, not in the mail. Legal mail from an attorney follows a separate process and is opened only in the inmate's presence.

Arkansas Sentencing Data and Sevier County

The Arkansas Sentencing Commission tracks state prison admissions by county of conviction. The data feeds into a ten-year prison population forecast that the state uses for budget and facility planning. The Sevier County inmate population that ends up in state prison shows up in this report.

Annual reports from the Sentencing Commission cover admissions by gender, age, race, and offense type. The reports also list release counts and the projected state prison count by month. The data is helpful for tracking trends in Sevier County inmate population sentencing.

Nearby Arkansas Counties

Sevier County sits in southwest Arkansas on the Oklahoma line. De Queen is the county seat. Nearby counties run their own jails and post their own inmate population data. Pick one below to view that county page.