Chicot County Jail Records
The main local jail contact is the Chicot County Jail / Chicot County Sheriff's Office at 513 Main St., Lake Village, AR 71653. The Association of Arkansas Counties Chicot profile lists Sheriff Ronald Nichols, the sheriff address, phone 870-265-8020, and fax 870-265-5102. The City of Lake Village also lists the Sheriff's Department phone as 870-265-8020 on its useful-numbers page.
No official Chicot County online jail roster, sheriff inmate search portal, public visitation page, commissary page, or county jail capacity page was located. That does not mean jail records do not exist. Arkansas jail rules require a jail log or other detention record for intake and population data. It means the public search path is phone, in-person contact, and public-records request through the sheriff, supported by VINE and other official systems.
Important: Treat third-party jail directory results as unverified until the Chicot County Sheriff's Office or another originating agency confirms custody.
Use Chicot County Jail Roster
The Chicot County jail roster process is a fallback chain, not a web-form search. Start with the sheriff because the sheriff operates the local jail function. Then check city police contacts if the arrest began in Lake Village or Eudora. VINE can help with custody status and notification, but it is not a substitute for a records custodian when a formal booking record or older jail log is needed.
- Call the Chicot County Sheriff's Office / jail at 870-265-8020 and ask whether the person is currently held, released, transferred, or under an outside hold.
- If Lake Village Police made the arrest, call 870-265-5055 and ask whether the arrestee was cited, released, or transferred to the sheriff.
- If Eudora Police made the arrest, call 870-355-4412. For Eudora city records, use the written public-information request process when needed.
- Use VINELink or Arkansas VINE by phone at 1-800-510-0415 for custody and notification checks.
- Search the Arkansas DOC inmate locator if the person may have been sentenced, transferred, or placed in an ADC status.
- Search Search ARCourts if the question is formal charges, docket events, or case status after booking.
Have the full legal name, aliases, date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, possible charge, and case or booking number if known. Those details reduce confusion when multiple people have similar names or when a person moved from county jail to state custody.
Chicot County Roster Search Fields
The county search-field table is intentionally limited because no official Chicot jail roster form was found. The most accurate county record request is made to the sheriff or records custodian. If a web result claims to be a Chicot County roster, confirm the source before relying on it for bond, release, court, or travel decisions.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official Chicot county jail roster located | n/a | n/a | The official-access path is phone, in-person contact, and FOIA request through the sheriff at 870-265-8020 and 513 Main St., Lake Village. |
VINE and ADC do have searchable fields. Arkansas VINE can use name, offender or booking number, case number, ADC number, or supervision PID number for custody and court notification searches. ADC allows searches by ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense category, age, race, and a required disclaimer checkbox.
| System | Useful Fields | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| VINE | Name, booking number, case number, ADC number, phone and PIN for notifications | Custody status and notification events. |
| ADC locator | ADC number, Chicot county filter, name, Delta Regional Unit facility filter | Sentenced state custody or ADC status labels. |
| Search ARCourts | Participant name, case number context, advanced filters when available | Court charges, filings, events, and dispositions. |
Chicot County Inmate Profile
A Chicot County jail profile could not be inspected online, but Arkansas's jail-log rule describes the records a facility must keep. The jail log or detention record should provide accurate intake and population data. Public release can still depend on Arkansas FOIA exemptions, active investigations, court restrictions, juvenile status, sealing orders, and the custodian's review.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name / identifying information | Expected identity details for the detainee, though Chicot's public online format is not visible. |
| Demographics | Relevant characteristic and demographic data called for by jail rules. |
| Arrest date and time | When the person was arrested. |
| Confinement date and time | When the person entered detention. |
| Release date and time | When release occurred, if applicable. |
| Reason for confinement | Charge, warrant, hold, commitment, or sentence basis. |
| Offense classification | Felony or misdemeanor classification when recorded. |
| Officer data | Arresting or confining officer information. |
| Warrant or commitment data | The court or agency authority for custody. |
| Booking photo | Photographs are addressed in Arkansas jail rules, but no Chicot public mugshot roster was found. |
For a person already in ADC custody, an ADC profile can show a photo, ADC number, name, race, sex, physical description, birth date, facility, facility address, custody classification, good-time class, PE/TE date, sentence history, detainers, disciplinary violations, risk level, court orders, and program achievements. Those are prison fields, not county jail booking fields.
Chicot County Custody Lookup
A custody search should match the system to the stage of the case. Chicot County jail records cover local arrest and detention. ADC records cover sentenced prisoners and some status labels after a county case moves into the state prison system. Federal BOP and ICE searches are separate from both systems. Court records are also separate, because formal charges can change after the jail booking entry is created.
| Custody | Where to Look | What It Can Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or short local sentence | Chicot sheriff phone, in person, FOIA, VINE | Current jail status, release, transfer, bond questions, records request path. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Arkansas DOC locator | ADC number, current facility, sentence and custody details, Delta Regional Unit status. |
| Federal prisoner | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal custody records from 1982 onward. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | ICE detention search by A-number/country or biographical details. |
ICE notes that ODLS is public and available 24/7, but minors under 18 do not appear and some detainees may not appear right away. BOP does not function like a county booking roster and does not publish Chicot County jail mugshots.
Chicot County Jail Facilities
The record path changes by facility and arresting agency. The sheriff is the main county jail contact. Delta Regional Unit is a state prison in Dermott, so it uses ADC records rather than county jail records. Lake Village Police and Eudora Police are municipal arrest channels, but neither city page published a public roster or jail bed count.
Chicot County Jail / Chicot County Sheriff's Office
513 Main St.
Lake Village, AR 71653
870-265-8020
Call for current jail status, visitation, bond, mail, and records questions.
Delta Regional Unit
880 East Gaines
Dermott, AR 71638-9505
870-538-2000
Use ADC for sentenced state prisoners and facility status.
Lake Village Police Department
Jackson Street behind City Hall
Lake Village, AR
870-265-5055
Call for city arrest transfer or release status.
Eudora Police Department
111 North Archer
Eudora, AR 71640
870-355-4412
Use the city written request path for Eudora police records.
The Lake Village Police Department page confirms the department's local police role and phone number. City police contact is useful when a person has not yet appeared in county or state custody systems.
Lake Village Police may answer arrest-routing questions, while the sheriff remains the county jail records source after transfer.
Chicot County Booking Records
Chicot-specific booking steps are not published online by the sheriff, so the safest description is the Arkansas record framework plus local confirmation. After arrest or warrant service, the person may be transported for booking, identity checks, property inventory, jail log creation, charge or hold entry, fingerprinting, photographs, and any required DNA collection. Arkansas jail rules require detention records with intake and population data.
If the person is not released by citation or another lawful method, Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 8.1 requires prompt first appearance before a judicial officer. Bond may be set or changed there. Later, the prosecutor can amend, reduce, add, or decline charges. That is why a jail booking reason may not match the formal court charge. For the court side of the case, use Chicot County court records after jail arrest.
VINE can be useful during this period. Arkansas DOC says county jail data transfers to VINE every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and DOC data transfers every hour. Those update intervals are not a guarantee that every Chicot booking appears instantly.
Chicot County Jail Visits
No official Chicot County Jail visitation schedule, video visitation vendor, visitor ID rule, dress code, mail format, commissary vendor, phone provider, or attorney-visit rule was located on an official sheriff page. Call 870-265-8020 before traveling, sending mail, bringing property, posting bond, or arranging a visit. Ask whether the person is still in county custody first.
| Topic | Official Chicot Detail Located | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not located | Call the jail before traveling. |
| Video visits | Not located | Ask whether Chicot uses video visits or in-person only. |
| Visitor ID / dress code | Not located | Ask what ID is accepted and what clothing or items are barred. |
| Mail format | Not located | Ask for exact inmate name, booking number, and address format. |
| Commissary / deposits | Not located | Ask if deposits are accepted at the jail, online, by phone, kiosk, or vendor. |
| Attorney visits | Not located | Attorneys should call the jail for professional-visit rules. |
Delta Regional Unit follows ADC statewide rules, not Chicot jail rules. ADC research documents CorrectPay/VendEngine and Access Corrections deposit options, Securus phone service, video visitation scheduling, and other state prison services. Those details should not be applied to the county jail unless the sheriff confirms the same vendor or rule.
Request Chicot County Records
No Chicot-specific sheriff FOIA form was located. Arkansas FOIA allows a citizen to request public records from the custodian in person, by telephone, mail, fax, email, or other electronic means provided by the custodian. For booking records, jail logs, and mugshots not posted online, contact the Chicot County Sheriff's Office and ask how the records custodian wants the request submitted.
State the record sought as clearly as possible. Include the person's full legal name, known aliases, date of birth if appropriate, arrest date, booking date, arresting agency, case number, booking number, and whether inspection or a copy is requested. If the arrest was in Eudora, the Eudora public-information request page says city requests must be written and may be hand delivered, mailed, emailed, faxed, or submitted by letter to a city employee.
Fees and turnaround times for Chicot sheriff records were not located in official online sources. Arkansas FOIA generally allows copying fees, but the local Chicot sheriff fee schedule was not found. Ask the custodian whether records are available now, in active use, or stored elsewhere.
Chicot County Record Terms
Several records terms appear in jail, court, and prison searches. Knowing which term belongs to which agency helps avoid false matches and stale status reports.
- Booking
- The jail intake step that creates a detention record after arrest.
- Jail log
- The facility record required by Arkansas jail rules for intake and population tracking.
- Bond
- Money or conditions set to secure release and future court appearance.
- PR bond
- Release on a promise to appear, often called own recognizance.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may prevent release.
- Disposition
- The court outcome for a charge, such as dismissal, plea, conviction, or other ruling.
Booking photos and public mugshot access are handled separately from basic custody checks. For the photo side of jail records, use the Chicot County jail mugshots page.