This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, arrange a visit, or pull an official booking, jail, court, or prosecutor record.
Where to Look First
For local jail custody in Jackson County, start with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and jail. The sheriff's website lists the main phone as a 24-hour number. Office hours should be confirmed before visiting because the sheriff site lists Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., while the county government page lists Monday-Friday, 8AM-4:30PM. The sheriff contact page also warns that ordinary email is not secure for sensitive personal details.
Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Sheriff Russell Brinsfield
3300 Theater Dr
PO Box 647
Newport, AR 72112
Phone: (870) 523-5842
Fax: 870-523-7418
Email: info@jacksonsheriff.org
Different records live with different offices. Use the list below to match the question to the right official source.
- For someone in the county jail, use the local custody steps on jail inmate records and contact the sheriff's office when online information is not available.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and verify any photo or booking record with the office that maintains it.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Arkansas court search path.
- For Jackson County court files, contact Circuit Clerk Barbara Metzger Hackney at 208 Main Street, Newport, AR 72112, or call (870) 523-7423 or (870) 523-3682 during Monday-Friday, 8AM-4:30PM hours.
- For prosecutor matters, contact the Third Judicial District Jackson County Deputy Prosecutor Office at 208 Main Street, third floor, Newport, AR 72455, phone (870) 523-6761.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Arkansas Department of Corrections locator at inmate.ark.org.
- For custody notifications, use VINELink, which is available for Arkansas custody and case notifications.