Van Buren County Detention Center Overview
The Van Buren County Detention Center is the primary local detention facility confirmed for this project. It is operated by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office and serves the local jail role for current inmates, new bookings, recent releases, local detainees, and visible agency holds. Official research did not confirm a separate county jail annex, city jail page, regional jail, work-release building, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility physically located in Van Buren County.
The official detention center page describes jail staff duties as maintaining safety and security, supervising inmates, enforcing rules, responding to emergencies, conducting searches, documenting daily activities, inspecting the facility for safety and contraband, and escorting inmates to court or medical appointments. The VBCSO administration page and detention page identify Paul Maddox as Jail Administrator, and the county officials page names Eric Koonce as Sheriff.
The detention-center screenshot below comes from the official VBCSO Detention Center page, which lists the jail unit and detention staff.
The official page supports the facility's local role, but it does not publish detailed visitor schedules, mail rules, commissary vendors, or housing-unit data.
Van Buren County Detention Center Population
The most current public facility count found in the research came from the RPS roster observed on May 29, 2026. It reported 52 total current inmates, with 10 cards shown on the first page. That is a live roster count from the public list, not a certified average daily population and not a current rated-capacity statement. The official local pages inspected did not publish a modern rated bed capacity, current average daily population, annual booking total, pod layout, or jail capacity report.
Older Vera Institute historical rows listed Van Buren County jail capacity values such as 54 in 2005 and 53 in 2004, but those are historical dataset values. They should not be treated as current official capacity without a current source from the sheriff, county, or detention-facility review process.
Look Up Van Buren County Detention Center Inmates
The correct online lookup for this county jail is the VBCSO/RPS roster. The roster is not a typed last-name search form. It uses custody tabs, sort controls, a Select Name dropdown, page-size options, and paging buttons. The public tabs separate people into current inmates, new inmates booked in the last 48 hours, and recent releases from the last 48 hours.
- Open the VBCSO inmate roster hub or the direct RPS current roster.
- Choose Current Inmates, New Inmates, or Recent Releases.
- Use Sort By and Select Name to move through listed roster entries.
- Open or read the public card for photo, name, race/sex/age, arrest date, charges, bond, and court date.
- Call 501-745-2112 to verify current bond, charges, case numbers, holds, or release details.
The roster also links to the RPS Inmate Info app in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Official research confirmed the app links on the roster page, but did not confirm any Van Buren County app-only fields or a separate sheriff-branded app.
Van Buren County Detention Center Contact
The jail and sheriff's office share the main local contact route found in official sources. The county officials page lists the Sheriff's Office as 24/7, while other county office hours are separate. The VBCSO contact page also gives an email address and contact form, but warns that plain-text email is not secure for sensitive personal information and is not monitored 24/7.
Van Buren County Detention Center
184 Detention Drive
Clinton, AR 72031
P.O. Box 451, Clinton, AR 72031
501-745-2112
Operator: Van Buren County Sheriff's Office
Jail Administrator: Paul Maddox
Use the phone line for custody status, bond confirmation, case-number questions, visit rules, mail questions, and release timing. Do not send Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank or card numbers, or medical details through ordinary email.
Visit Van Buren County Detention Center
Official local pages inspected did not publish a visitation schedule, online visit vendor, appointment portal, attorney-visit procedure, child-visitor rules, dress code, lobby hours, or visitor entrance instructions. That absence is important. Visit plans should be confirmed directly with detention staff before travel, especially if the person was newly booked, recently released, transferred, or held for another agency.
| Visit Type | Official Schedule Located | Action |
|---|---|---|
| On-site visitation | No | Call 501-745-2112 before traveling. |
| Remote/video visitation | No | No official vendor or scheduling URL was located. |
| Attorney visits | No | Confirm directly with the jail. |
| Child visitor rules | No | Ask the facility before bringing a child. |
Clinton is the county seat, and the mapping address is 184 Detention Drive. Official pages did not publish visitor parking, public transit, or ADA entrance details. Call first if accessible entry, parking, or visitor routing matters.
Mail Money and Phone Rules
Official VBCSO and county pages did not publish the local jail's mail format, banned mail list, inmate phone provider, tablet system, commissary ordering system, money-deposit vendor, kiosk location, online deposit URL, or fee table. Because those details can expose families to wrong payments, do not borrow vendor names from unrelated counties or directories. Confirm the current process with the Van Buren County Detention Center.
| Service | Official Local Detail Located | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | No booking-number format located | Call before mailing. |
| Phone calls | No provider or pricing located | Ask jail staff for the current provider. |
| Money deposits | No vendor or fee schedule located | Do not send funds until the jail confirms the method. |
| Commissary | No ordering page located | Confirm availability and rules by phone. |
Arkansas DOC publishes separate state-prison rules for trust accounts, phone accounts, CorrectPay, Access Corrections, and money orders to centralized banking. Those rules apply to state prisoners, not automatically to the Van Buren County jail.
Booking at Van Buren County Detention Center
The public record supports a practical booking path, even though no full local booking manual was published. A person is arrested or transferred, processed into jail custody, and a custody record may appear on the RPS roster. The roster can show a booking-style photo, arrest date and time, charges, bond, court date, and release date for recent-release entries.
New bookings may appear under the New Inmates tab for the last 48 hours. Releases may appear under Recent Releases for the last 48 hours. People who do not appear in either public tab may still need phone confirmation, a public-record request, court-record search, or state/federal locator check. A hold for another agency can also affect release even if the local roster shows bond information.
Van Buren County Detention Center Records
The public facility record fields include mugshot, name, race/sex/age, city/state address text, arrested timestamp, charges, bond, court date, and release date when applicable. The public list view did not show full date of birth, height, weight, housing unit, booking number, warrant number, case number, statute code, or formal charge class. For formal charges after arrest, use Van Buren County court records after jail arrest.
For booking photos or older booking records not available on the roster, use Arkansas FOIA and the county FOIA template. Include enough detail to identify the record, but avoid sending sensitive private identifiers by unsecured email. For current inmate lookup steps, the Van Buren County inmate records page gives the full roster-control breakdown.
State Federal and Agency Holds
The Van Buren County Detention Center can intersect with other custody systems. The roster examples included holds for other agencies and a U.S. Marshals hold. A hold may mean another agency has an interest in the person and may block release after local bond is addressed. That is why the jail phone line is the confirmation point for bond and release questions.
Sentenced Arkansas prisoners are searched through the Arkansas DOC inmate locator, not through the county jail roster after transfer to state custody. Sentenced federal prisoners are searched through the BOP inmate locator. ICE detainees age 18 or older are searched through ICE ODLS. No state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was confirmed physically in Van Buren County.
Note: Confirm custody and visit rules with the detention center before travel, payment, mail, or release planning.