About the St. Francis County Jail
The St. Francis County Detention Center is a long-term holding facility in Forrest City, Arkansas. The St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office operates the facility under Sheriff Bobby May, and Capt. Kim Loveless serves as jail administrator.
The detention center has an official capacity of 144 inmates, including space for 124 adult males and 20 females. It houses pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, people arrested on warrants, individuals held on parole holds, inmates awaiting placement in state beds, federal inmates awaiting extradition, and misdemeanor work-release participants.
- Facility
- St. Francis County Detention Center
- Address
- 2124 South Washington, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Main Phone
- 870-633-2611
- Operated By
- St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office
How the St. Francis County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page serves as the St. Francis County inmate search. Users can search by name, switch between current and released records, and sort results by booking time, release time, or name in ascending or descending order.
Available roster fields include booking number, name, age, booking date, charges, and bond. Released records may also display a release date. The “48 Hour Release” view shows people released from the St. Francis County Detention Center during the previous 48 hours.
Roster entries contain temporary and unverified booking information supplied by the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center do not guarantee the accuracy or authenticity of the information displayed. Call 870-633-2611 before relying on a roster entry for decisions involving charges, bond, case numbers, custody, or release.
The jail roster is not a court docket or certified court-record search. Court cases and official case activity are maintained separately through the applicable court system.
Posting Bail at St. Francis County Jail
The court sets bail in each criminal case. Before going to the facility, contact the St. Francis County Detention Center at 870-633-2611 to confirm the current bond amount, case number, and required procedure.
Bail is coordinated through detention staff at the St. Francis County Detention Center. Confirmed bond options are:
- Cash bonds.
- Surety bonds issued by professional, licensed bail bonding companies.
The St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office does not administratively accept O/R bonds or property bonds.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Call the St. Francis County Detention Center at 870-633-2611 to confirm the current approved method for sending money to an inmate.
Inmate Communication
Contact the detention center to confirm the current inmate phone service, account setup process, and messaging rules. The facility’s general mailing address is P.O. Box 1817, Forrest City, AR 72335, but users should verify the correct inmate-mail instructions before sending correspondence.
Visitation at St. Francis County Jail
Visitation at the St. Francis County Detention Center is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Video visitation is also available.
Call 870-633-2611 before planning a visit to confirm the current scheduling procedure, visit format, and whether the inmate is eligible to receive visitors.
St. Francis County Court Information
Criminal cases in St. Francis County are handled by the St. Francis County District Court and the St. Francis County Circuit Court within Arkansas’s First Judicial Circuit.
St. Francis County District Court is State District Court Division 2 in District 2. It handles initial criminal proceedings, misdemeanor cases, and traffic matters. St. Francis County Circuit Court handles felony trials.
Follow the applicable hearing notice for the date, time, location, and format of a scheduled court appearance.
Search ARCourts provides publicly available case information from courts using the Contexte Case Management System. The system includes case statistics from all circuit courts and data from participating district courts.
Users may search by case or citation number, person name, organization name, or case description. Search filters include date range, case type, county name, and court location. Available case details may include parties, the assigned judge, filings, charges, court decisions, future events, and judgments.
Sealed or confidential case information is not available online under Administrative Order 19.
- Court
- St. Francis County Circuit Court
- Address
- 313 South Izard, Suite 8, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 1775, Forrest City, AR 72336
- Judicial District / Circuit
- First Judicial Circuit
- Court
- St. Francis County District Court, State District Court Division 2
- Address
- 615 East Cross Street, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Mailing Address
- 615 East Cross, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Judicial District / Circuit
- District 2 / First Judicial Circuit