Find 24 Hour Booking in Pope County
Pope County 24 hour booking records show every person booked into the county jail in the last day. The Pope County Sheriff's Office in Russellville runs the jail and keeps the full booking file. Russellville PD and the Arkansas Tech University Police also feed arrests into the county jail. Pope County is home to Arkansas Tech, so campus arrests flow through the same booking desk. This page walks you through the county sheriff, the city police, the state court search, and the steps to file a FOIA request for a booking sheet.
Pope County 24 Hour Booking Overview
Pope County Sheriff and Booking Records
The Pope County Sheriff's Office is the custodian for 24 hour booking records in the county. The office sits at 211 E Commercial Street in Russellville, AR 72801. The phone is (479) 968-2558 for the main line. The fax line is (479) 968-3538. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The detention center is open around the clock, and booking staff log in take 24 hours a day.
Each booking at the Pope County jail gets a full record. Staff enter the name, the date of birth, the race, the sex, the height, the weight, the address of record, and the charge list. Bond gets added after a judge sets it. A mugshot is taken at in take. All of these go into the booking file. The sheriff's office holds the file and is the custodian for any FOIA request.
The basic booking facts stay open under Arkansas FOIA even while the case is live. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 puts a booking sheet in the public record bucket. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 sets the three business day rule for a response. The sheriff can charge up to 25 cents per page for paper copies under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(d). Staff time is not billable.
Russellville Police and Campus Arrests
The Russellville Police Department sits at 115 W Main Street in Russellville, AR 72801. The phone is (479) 968-1801. Russellville PD is the main city force in Pope County. Most Pope County arrests come from Russellville PD, since the city is by far the largest in the county. The booking itself happens at the county jail, not at the city office.
The Arkansas Tech University Police handle calls on campus. Their phone is (479) 968-0222. ATU Police are certified Arkansas law enforcement officers. Arrests made on campus flow into the county jail for booking. So a student, staff member, or visitor arrested on campus shows up on the Pope County jail roster, not a campus only roster.
Each of these agencies is its own custodian for its own arrest reports. If you want the Russellville PD case report, file with Russellville PD. If you want the ATU Police incident report, file with ATU Police. If you want the booking sheet, the sheriff is the spot. Each agency has three business days to get back to you under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.
Note: An ATU campus arrest shows up on the Pope County jail roster just like any other Pope County booking.
Search Pope County 24 Hour Booking and Courts
Pope County cases feed into the state court search site. Once a charge is filed after a booking, the docket shows up on Arkansas CourtConnect. You can search by name, by case number, or by filing date. The site shows the case style, the filing date, the charge code, and the next court date.
Below is the CourtConnect main search page. It is the state's free case lookup tool.
CourtConnect does not show mugshots or booking sheets. It only holds the court side of the case. For the booking itself, go back to the Pope County Sheriff or the arresting city agency.
For custody tracking across all Arkansas jails, VINELink is the tool. Register for free alerts on a person's name. VINE sends an email or a text when the person is moved or let out. Pope County feeds data to VINE. That means most Pope County bookings show up there within a short time of in take.
Request 24 Hour Booking Records in Pope County
Under the Arkansas FOIA, any Arkansas citizen can ask for a booking record held by a public agency. You do not have to say why. You do not have to write out the word FOIA. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook from the Attorney General walks you through the steps. It is the best plain language guide to the rule.
Send a short note to the records unit at the Pope County Sheriff's Office. Give the full name of the person booked, the date of birth if known, and the booking date. Say what you want: the booking sheet, the mugshot, the charge list, or the bond sheet. The sheriff has three business days to respond. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 sets the timeline. Fees top out at 25 cents per page. If the total cost goes over $25, the sheriff may ask for payment up front.
If the sheriff denies your request, you can sue in circuit court under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters, FAQs, and a hotline at (501) 682-2007. Juvenile records are closed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Mugshots of adults are public under the Handbook.
Booking Sheet Contents and Limits
Pope County booking sheets hold the same core fields as any Arkansas jail booking. Jail staff logs the full name, the date of birth, the sex, the race, the height, the weight, the address, the arresting agency, and the charges. Bond gets added later. A mugshot is taken at in take.
Some parts of the booking file are closed. Medical notes, mental health screens, and social security numbers get redacted. Open investigation files can be held back while a case is live. The basic booking facts stay open even during an active case. Juvenile records are closed unless the minor is charged as an adult.
Adult mugshots are public under the FOIA Handbook. Some sheriffs hand over the mug on request. Others want the request in writing. In Pope County, a short note to the sheriff is the safest path. If a mug is denied, cite the FOIA Handbook in your appeal.
Related Agencies
Statewide tools fill in parts of the story that a 24 hour booking does not show. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search only covers people in state prison. A 24 hour booking is a county event. The ADC page says plainly that they do not track city or county jail detainees.
The Arkansas Division of Community Correction parolee search is the spot for probation and parole data. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry shows people who must register under state law. The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs a $22 name based check. The Arkansas Counties Association links to each county sheriff site in Arkansas.
Note: A Pope County jail booking can still end up in state prison if the case leads to a felony sentence. At that point, ADC takes custody.
Nearby Counties
Pope County sits in the Arkansas River Valley. The next counties over each run their own sheriff and jail. Check the right county if you are not sure where the booking took place.