About the Baxter County Jail
Baxter County Jail in AR refers to the Baxter County Detention Center, a county detention center located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The facility is operated by the Baxter County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff John Montgomery, with Lt. Tabitha Maze listed as jail administrator.
Baxter County Detention Center houses pretrial detainees, post-conviction local misdemeanor offenders, state-sentenced waiting inmates, parole or probation violators, out-of-state extraditions, and Act 309 state inmates. Baxter County roster records are administrative jail records and may change as booking, court, bond, or release information is updated. Confirm time-sensitive bail, custody, case number, charge, or release information with the facility before taking action.
- Facility
- Baxter County Detention Center
- Address
- 904 Hwy 62 W., Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Mailing Address
- 904 Hwy 62 W., Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Main Phone
- 870-425-7000
- Inmate Information Line
- 870-321-1671
- Operated By
- Baxter County Sheriff's Office
How the Baxter County Inmate Search Works
The Baxter County inmate search tool is the live roster at the top of this page. Users can search the Baxter County jail roster by name or booking number, and roster navigation supports Current Inmates, 48 Hour Release, booking-time sorting, release-time sorting, name sorting, and alphabetical A-Z or Z-A sorting.
The Baxter County inmate lookup may show Booking #, age, booking date, prior BXSO bookings, charges, bond, and release date when a person has been released. Expanded individual profiles may include full name, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, prior BXSO bookings, charges, release date when applicable, and original court date.
Some Baxter County Jail records may not display every charge, and bond information may change after booking, court review, or release processing. The "Prior BXSO Bookings" count reflects only previous bookings inside Baxter County Detention Center and does not show bookings from other county, municipal, state, or federal jails. Prior bookings do not prove convictions.
The roster is not a court docket and is not a court records search. Baxter County court records are associated with ARCourts / Public CourtConnect, the confirmed Arkansas court-record system named in the source data.
Posting Bail at Baxter County Jail
Bail is set by the court, not by Baxter County Detention Center. Before going to the facility, contact Detention Center staff at 870-425-7000 to confirm the current bail amount, charges, and case numbers.
For pretrial bail, the confirmed process is to coordinate directly with Detention Center staff. Baxter County accepts cash bonds and surety bonds issued by a licensed professional bail bonding company. Property bonds and own-recognizance bonds are rejected unless ordered by the court.
For traffic citations and certain misdemeanors that do not require a court appearance, a bond can be posted at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building up to 10 days before the court date. If the case is within 10 days of the court date, the bond can be posted at the District Court Clerk's Office. The confirmed bail options are cash bond or a surety bond from a licensed professional bail bonding company; credit card, money order, and online pretrial bail payment are not confirmed in the source data.
Standard pretrial release conditions, often called conditions of bond, may apply after release. Specific monitoring programs such as electronic monitoring or GPS tracking are not confirmed as universal standard conditions for Baxter County Jail releases.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Baxter County Detention Center uses Tiger Deposit as the officially authorized online deposit platform, and a Tiger Commissary kiosk is located in the lobby of the Detention Center. The lobby kiosk is available every day, 24 hours a day.
Commissary deposits made through Tiger Deposit or the lobby kiosk are credited to the inmate's commissary account immediately. Cash deposits made through the lobby kiosk have a flat $2.50 transaction fee. Credit card deposits or transfers made online or at the lobby kiosk have a 10% transaction fee.
Cash delivered in person directly to a jailer during business hours, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, does not have a specified transaction fee in the confirmed data. Inmates may use commissary funds to buy approved items such as snacks, toiletries not provided by the county, paper products, and stamps. Commissary is a privilege that can be suspended for rule violations, and medical co-payments are routinely deducted from commissary balances.
Inmate Communication
Baxter County Detention Center does not currently list an active inmate phone service provider in the confirmed source data. Families should call 870-425-7000 before funding a phone account or trying to set up inmate calling.
Inmates at Baxter County Jail cannot receive incoming calls. For verified family emergencies, jailers will accept and deliver verbal messages through the main non-emergency line. Families should use this emergency-message process only for urgent, verifiable situations.
Mail for inmates should use the facility mailing address: Baxter County Detention Center, 904 Hwy 62 W., Mountain Home, AR 72653. Inmate mail and calls may be monitored except confidential legal communication, and senders should follow jail mail rules before mailing personal items, photos, or documents.
Visitation at Baxter County Jail
Baxter County Jail visitation is scheduled by inmate group, and each inmate receives 30 cumulative minutes of visitation per day. The inmate determines how that time is apportioned among visitors.
- Bring a valid government-issued photo ID.
- Visitors under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old.
- Follow jail dress code and conduct rules.
- Check the inmate's custody status before traveling, especially if the person may have court, transport, discipline, or classification restrictions.
| Inmate Group | Visiting Day | Visiting Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Males A-I | Tuesday | 7:00 AM-9:30 AM, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM |
| Males J-R | Wednesday | 7:00 AM-9:30 AM, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM |
| All Females | Friday | 7:00 AM-9:30 AM, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM |
| Males S-Z | Saturday | 7:00 AM-9:30 AM, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM |
There is no visitation on Sundays, Mondays, or Thursdays. Visitors must bring valid government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or state-issued photo ID card.
Visitor rules include:
Baxter County Court Information
Baxter County criminal cases may involve the Circuit Court or District Court, depending on the charge and case type. Circuit Court in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Division 1 handles felony criminal cases in Baxter County. Baxter County State District Court, District One handles misdemeanors, municipal citations, and civil or small claims matters across regional departments including Mountain Home, Gassville, Cotter, Norfork, Lakeview, Briarcliff, and Salesville.
The court handles arraignments, bail hearings, pretrial proceedings, trials, sentencing, and other case proceedings. A hearing notice controls the date, time, location, and format of a court appearance, so defendants and family members should rely on the official court notice rather than the jail roster for court scheduling.
Baxter County court records are associated with ARCourts / Public CourtConnect, the confirmed Arkansas court-record system named in the source data. CourtConnect may show case numbers, filings, hearings, docket entries, balances, case status, parties, judges, outcomes, and related case details. Some court searches are limited by date range, record caps, docket availability, or non-public filing rules under Administrative Order 19.
In-custody defendants physically appear through transport deputies. For initial hearings and remote appearances, Baxter County uses Justice Bridge, a phone-based video arraignment system established by the Sheriff's Office and the Association of Arkansas Counties.
- Court
- Baxter County Circuit Court / Baxter County State District Court
- Address
- Circuit Court / Circuit Clerk: #1 East 7th Street, Suite 103, Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Address
- District Court, Mountain Home Department: 301 East Sixth Street #130, Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Phone
- Circuit Clerk: 870-425-3475
- Phone
- District Court, Mountain Home Department: 870-425-3140
- Judicial District / Circuit
- Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Division 1; Baxter County State District Court, District One
- Clerk
- Circuit Clerk Canda Reese; Mountain Home District Court Clerk Debra Jeffery