About the Franklin County Detention Center
Franklin County Detention Center is the county detention center and local jail serving Franklin County, Arkansas. The facility is operated by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department under Sheriff Johnny Crocker, with Kateessa McClain serving as jail administrator. The jail has an official capacity of 104 beds and houses pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, warrant arrests, state bed-wait and 309 work-release inmates, and other-agency holds.
Franklin County Detention Center is used by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Ozark Police Department, and Arkansas State Police. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office Jail Roster is the official public roster name for custody records displayed for this facility. People commonly search for the Franklin County Jail, but the confirmed official facility name is Franklin County Detention Center.
- Facility
- Franklin County Detention Center
- Address
- 248 Airport Rd, Ozark, AR 72949
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 233, Ozark, AR 72949
- Main Phone
- (479) 667-4127
- Operated By
- Franklin County Sheriff's Department
How the Franklin County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Franklin County inmate search tool for current jail custody records. Users can search and sort the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Jail Roster using available roster navigation such as Current Inmates, New Inmates, Recent Releases, sorting by Arrested Date or Name, the Select Name drop-down search, page size options of 10, 20, or 30, and active inmate count indicators.
The Franklin County jail roster may display mugshot photo, full name, race, sex, age, resident address, arrest date and time, arresting agency, and active booking charges. Released-log entries may display release date and time. The roster does not show booking numbers or specific bond amounts, so users should call Franklin County Detention Center at (479) 667-4127 to confirm current bail amount, case number, custody status, or release information before acting.
Use "View Details" or expanded roster details when available to review the profile information displayed for an inmate. Some records may not display every detail, and charge information can change as court filings are updated. The roster is an administrative law-enforcement custody log, not the court docket and not a court records search.
Franklin County court records are formal clerk-managed legal records that document the judicial process, filings, hearings, and final certified dispositions. Court records can be searched through the Search ARCourts portal, which replaced Public CourtConnect and covers public case information for participating Contexte courts.
Posting Bail at Franklin County Detention Center
Bail for Franklin County inmates is set by the court, not by the jail. Before coming to Franklin County Detention Center, call the jail at (479) 667-4127 to confirm the inmate's custody status, current bail amount, case number, and any release conditions that may affect posting bond.
Franklin County court records show several bond types and release conditions, including cash-only bond, cash/commercial bond, cash/commercial only bond, commercial bond, legally sufficient bond, O.R. bond, conditional O.R. bond, no-contact orders, conditional release to a treatment facility, and cite-and-release. Some Franklin County case files confirm that commercial bond may be accepted, and at least one official file records release through a bail bonding company.
Public local sources do not confirm a step-by-step bail payment process, payment window, business hours, after-hours procedure, online jail bail payment option, or standard release timeline after bail is posted. Call the jail at (479) 667-4127 to confirm accepted payment methods before coming to the facility.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Franklin County Detention Center does not have a confirmed commissary or deposit platform in the provided county data. Call the jail at (479) 667-4127 to confirm current approved deposit methods before sending money, bringing funds to the facility, or mailing anything intended for an inmate account.
Do not assume that Franklin County Detention Center accepts a lobby kiosk, online deposit portal, money order, cash drop-off, card payment, or mailed deposit unless the jail confirms that method. The county data does not confirm deposit processing times, deposit fees, commissary purchasing rules, approved commissary items, or a Franklin County-specific booking fee amount.
Inmate Communication
Call the jail at (479) 667-4127 to confirm the current phone service provider and account setup instructions. The county data does not confirm an inmate phone provider, messaging provider, voicemail service, video calling platform, call rates, or video visit rates.
Call the jail at (479) 667-4127 to confirm current inmate phone rules and whether inmates can receive messages or only place outgoing calls. Inmate mail should use the confirmed facility mailing address: Franklin County Detention Center, P.O. Box 233, Ozark, AR 72949. Calls and mail may be monitored except confidential legal communication, so do not send sensitive legal information through regular jail communication channels unless you have confirmed the proper attorney-client process.
Visitation at Franklin County Detention Center
Visitation schedules and formats at Franklin County Detention Center can change based on facility operations, staffing, and inmate classification. Call (479) 667-4127 before planning a visit to confirm the current schedule, whether your visit will be in-person or video, and whether the inmate is cleared to receive visitors.
Visitor rules commonly require advance confirmation because jail operations, court transport, discipline, and classification status can affect access to visits.
- Bring a valid government-issued photo ID.
- Minors may need a parent or legal guardian present.
- Follow jail dress code and conduct rules.
- Confirm whether court, transport, discipline, or classification issues affect visitation.
The county data does not confirm a video visitation platform, visit duration, visitor limit, or fixed visitation schedule for Franklin County Detention Center. Do not rely on an assumed schedule; call the jail before traveling to the facility.
Franklin County Court Information
Franklin County felony cases are handled by the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court. Misdemeanors, traffic violations, and preliminary hearings are handled by the Seventh Judicial State District Court. Circuit Clerk Janice King serves the circuit court offices, and Chief District Clerk Shae Johnson serves the Ozark and Charleston district court departments; Ada Halmes is listed for Altus.
The court handles arraignment, bail hearings, pretrial proceedings, trial, sentencing, and other case proceedings. A hearing notice controls the date, time, location, and format of a court appearance. In-custody defendants may appear by Zoom video link between Franklin County Detention Center and the presiding courtroom.
Search ARCourts provides public case information for participating Contexte courts, including parties, presiding judges, docket filings, charges, dispositions, future scheduled events, judgments, selected document images, and active case-status indicators. There is no centralized public master court calendar; scheduled events must be accessed case-by-case through Search ARCourts. Records excluded under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 are unavailable, and some courts may limit case types or omit electronic document images.
Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
- Court
- Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
- Ozark Address
- 211 West Commercial Street, Ozark, AR 72949
- Charleston Address
- 607 East Main Street, Charleston, AR 72933
- Phone
- 479-667-3818 for Ozark; 479-965-7332 for Charleston
- Judicial District / Circuit
- Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
- Clerk
- Janice King
Seventh Judicial State District Court
- Court
- Seventh Judicial State District Court
- Ozark Address
- 116 South 2nd Street, Ozark, AR 72949
- Charleston Address
- 1418 East Main Street, Charleston, AR 72933
- Phone
- 479-667-4808
- Judicial District / Circuit
- Seventh Judicial State District Court
- Clerk
- Shae Johnson
Altus District Court Contact
- Phone
- 479-667-4808
- Clerk
- Ada Halmes