How to Access Arkansas Inmate Records

Information about Arkansas inmates is maintained by the Department of Correction in Arkansas State. Apart from maintaining the inmate records the department is also responsible for updating the details on a regular basis and ensures that the offender records are complete and contain accurate information. In accordance to the state laws in Arkansas, the Department of Correction has to make the information about the inmates accessible to the various law enforcement agencies as well as the general public through their official website.

Even though the Department Of Correction in Arkansas State strives to keep the records up to date, the information about the inmates can change fairly quickly. So information available on their website may not always reflect the present status, location, release date, and any other information pertaining to a particular inmate who is housed in one of the correctional facilities of the state of Arkansas. It usually takes 48 hours for any changes to appear on the department’s website.

The information is made accessible to ensure the safety of the people residing in the state. Misuse of the information contained in the inmate records constitutes violation of the state laws.  Any individual who is found guilty of violating these laws can be prosecuted by a court of law in Arkansas.

For details about an Arkansas inmate, you can contact the Department of Correction in Arkansas State via telephone (870) 267-6999. Alternately, you can also send an email to adc.inmate.info@arkansas.gov. Once you contact the Department of Corrections in Arkansas, they will assist you with all your queries about Arkansas Inmates, help you to retrieve information from the offender records and locate any inmate who is either locked up in the state prisons or is still in its jurisdiction.  Information about juvenile offenders and arrest data are kept confidential. Access to this information is limited to the law enforcement agencies only.

Information Available About an Arkansas Inmate

Information contained in an individual inmate record includes details such as the Arkansas Department of Correction Identification Number; last name and first name of the offender; physical description and personal details such as the height, weight, race, age, sex, eye color, date of birth; aliases; place of incarceration or the correctional facility in which the offender is placed; any tattoos or distinguishing marks which can help to identify the offender; photograph; the current prison history of the offender; charges for which the offender has been imprisoned; and details of previous prison sentence if applicable.

Inmate Classification in Arkansas Prison System

In Arkansas State, inmates in the state correctional facilities are classified under three types of classifications: medical, custody and on good behavior. The offenders at the time of admission into the Arkansas correctional facilities undergo an evaluation process which is referred to as “intake”. The adult male offenders are sent to Pine Buff for their evaluation process and intake and the adult female offenders are sent to the McPherson facility at Newport for their evaluation and intake process.

After the evaluation and intake process is completed the offenders are sent to another facility where they are assigned a classification level based on the initial evaluation. The initial classification process lasts for 60 days. The inmate assignment is based on factors such as the availability of beds, behavior of the inmate, the facility available at a particular prison and the availability of jobs in a particular prison. In case of health reasons and security concerns, the initial assignment procedure can be waived. 

Assault, drug peddling, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, robbery, and child molestation are some of the major offenses committed by the inmates who are locked up in the various prisons in Arkansas State.

Conducting a Inmate Search in Arkansas

When you have the correct information about an offender, it is not difficult to locate him/her through the Arkansas Inmate Search or Arkansas Inmate Locator. You can conduct an Arkansas inmate search by punching in information such as last name, first name, gender, height, age, race, Arkansas Department of Correction Identification Number assigned to the offender, or you can base your search on the county of arrest, or the location of the facility in which the offender is locked up. In addition, you can also base your Arkansas inmate search on the type of the offense.

For more information on Arkansas inmates and retrieving information about the offenders in Arkansas state prisons, visit http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/inmate_info/.