Paragould 24 Hour Booking

Paragould 24 hour booking records cover the people arrested in Paragould, Arkansas and processed through the Greene County Jail. The Paragould Police Department makes city arrests, then hands the person to the sheriff for booking. This page walks through where to get arrest reports, how to file a FOIA request, and what the Greene County jail roster shows. Use the search tool here to look up names, charges, and case data from Paragould and the rest of Greene County.

Paragould Police 24 Hour Booking Records

The Paragould Police Department sits at 301 N Pruett Street, Paragould, AR 72450. The main phone line is (870) 236-7621. For an emergency, dial 911. The records division is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The department makes city arrests and keeps the arrest reports and call logs. A full Paragould 24 hour booking sheet, though, lives at the Greene County Jail.

The Paragould city site at paragould.org has a list of city offices, including the police department. The image below shows the city home page.

The site links to forms, city contacts, and general info that help in a FOIA request. You can also find the mayor office and city attorney through the same site.

For public records from the police, contact the Records Division. You can file a FOIA in person or by mail. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 gives the custodian three business days to respond. Give the date of the arrest, the name of the person, and the type of record you want. Most arrest reports are released the same day once the file is located. If the case is still under active investigation, some pages may get redacted.

Greene County Jail Booking Records

Paragould arrests are booked into the Greene County Jail. The Greene County Sheriff runs the jail. Paragould is the county seat, so the jail sits in the city itself. That makes it easy to file a FOIA request in person or pick up a copy of a booking sheet.

The sheriff logs each booking with the full name, date of birth, charge, bond, and time of intake. The roster is updated each day. Bookings from the last 24 hours show up first. Some entries include a mugshot. Greene County also takes holds from other counties and state agencies. If a Paragould arrest turns into a state parole hold, the person stays at the Greene County Jail until the state takes them.

Bond for a Paragould arrest is set by a judge at the district court or by a bond schedule in the rules of the court. Most people post bond in the first day or two. Those who cannot make bond stay in the jail until the next court date. Cash, surety, property, and own recognizance are the four bond types in Arkansas.

FOIA for Paragould Arrest and Booking Records

Arkansas FOIA gives Arkansas citizens the right to ask for public records. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the base rule. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook lays out the steps. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 sets the key terms. A Paragould arrest report is a public record. A Greene County booking sheet is a public record. A mugshot is a public record too.

File two requests if you want both the arrest side and the booking side. The police hold the arrest file. The sheriff holds the booking file. The city and the county are two different agencies with two different custodians. Each must respond in three business days under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.

Copy fees are capped at 25 cents per page. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(d) is the rule. There is no charge to view a file in person or to look up a name on the public roster. Staff time is not a billable cost. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters and a hotline at (501) 682-2007 for any FOIA question.

Paragould Court Records After Booking

Once a Paragould arrest leads to a formal charge, the case goes to either the Paragould District Court for misdemeanors or the Greene County Circuit Court for felonies. Both courts have a public docket. CourtConnect at caseinfo.arcourts.gov is the online tool to look up cases in many Arkansas counties. Not every county feeds data to CourtConnect, but the tool covers the major ones.

A name search on CourtConnect shows the case style, the filing date, the charge code, the judge, and the next court date. It does not show the mugshot or the booking sheet. For those, go to the city police or the county sheriff. The court and the jail keep separate records.

If the court case is later sealed or expunged, the jail booking sheet may still stay on file. A sealed court file does not always mean a sealed jail record. For that, you need a separate court order. Arkansas law sets the rules for sealing records in a different set of code sections.

State Tools for Paragould Bookings

A few state tools track Paragould 24 hour booking data after the arrest. VINELink is the free custody alert service. Sign up with a name and get alerts when the person moves or is released. VINE covers Greene County and most other Arkansas jails.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search covers state prison inmates. Local 24 hour booking does not show up there. A Paragould arrest that leads to a prison term appears on ADC a few weeks later.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs a name based history check for $22 per name. The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a free search for people on parole or probation. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry lists people who must register by state law. None of those tools post a live Paragould 24 hour booking, but all three can help fill in context on a person with a past record.

What Paragould Booking Records Show

A standard 24 hour booking record out of Paragould and the Greene County Jail has a set group of facts. The sheet shows the full name, the date of birth, the booking date and time, the charges with Arkansas Code cites, the bond amount, and a mugshot. Some entries add the court date and the hold type.

A few fields are held back under state law. Juvenile records are closed per Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Medical data is closed. Social security numbers are redacted. The basic booking sheet stays open while the case is live. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(b) lists the main limits.

Mugshots are public in Arkansas. The FOIA Handbook confirms this in plain text. A few jails ask for a written request before the photo is released. Others post the photo on the roster page.

If a sheriff or police chief blocks a valid FOIA request with no good cause, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets you sue in circuit court. The judge can rule in a few days. If you win, the court can make the agency pay your fees.

Nearby Cities and Related Pages

Paragould is the largest city in Greene County and sits in the northeast corner of Arkansas. The nearest large city with its own page is Jonesboro, in Craighead County to the southwest. For a full list of Greene County agencies and FOIA paths, see the Greene County page. Nearby counties include Craighead County, Clay County, and Randolph County.

For small towns in Greene County like Marmaduke and Walcott, the same sheriff handles bookings. The 24 hour booking process is the same as for Paragould arrests. File with the city police for the arrest report and with the sheriff for the booking sheet.