Find Arrest Records in Ouachita County

Ouachita County arrest records come from the sheriff's office in Camden. The county runs its own online roster plus an ISOMS portal that shows jail intake and release data for the last 72 hours. You can search Ouachita County arrest records through the sheriff's site, a free court search on CourtConnect, or a short FOIA letter to the Camden sheriff. This page walks through each tool, the court clerk's role, and what the arrest report and booking sheet actually contain for Ouachita County.

Ouachita County Sheriff Arrest Records

Sheriff Eric Byrd leads the Ouachita County Sheriff's Office. The office posts its detention landing page at ouachitacountysheriff.org. From there you can jump to the online inmate roster, the warrants search, bail bond info, and inmate banking. The office also runs a mobile app that pushes inmate alerts by name or date of birth.

Lead-in context for the image below comes from the Ouachita County Sheriff's Office detention page at ouachitacountysheriff.org. This is the main hub for jail records in the county.

The detention page links out to the inmate roster, the warrant list, and the bond schedule. For the fastest look at who is in jail right now, pair that page with the ISOMS portal in the next section.

Ouachita County ISOMS Jail Roster

Ouachita County uses the ISOMS platform for its real-time jail roster. ISOMS posts each intake and release within the last 72 hours. The URL is arocportal.isoms.cloud. The portal shows name, age, race, sex, intake date, city, and the arresting department. Bond amounts are listed when set.

A lead-in for the screenshot below comes from the ISOMS portal at arocportal.isoms.cloud. This is the public jail intake view.

ISOMS is the same system used by several other Arkansas counties, including Columbia, Cleburne, and Scott. Custody tiers show up as roman numeral class labels. Intake data drops off after 72 hours, so if you miss the window, fall back on a FOIA letter to the sheriff for the full booking file.

Ouachita County Court Arrest Records

The Ouachita County Circuit Clerk's Office is at 145 Jefferson St SW, Camden, AR 71701. Phone: (870) 837-2220. District Court sits at the same address. Phone: (870) 837-2235. Circuit Court handles felonies. District Court handles misdemeanors, first appearances, and city code violations.

Lead-in context for the image below comes from /ouachita. That is a county court records directory.

For a statewide case search, use CourtConnect. It's free. Ouachita County posts case data on the site. You can search by name, case number, or filing date. CourtConnect covers criminal, civil, domestic relations, probate, and traffic cases. The Arkansas Judiciary Case Search Portal is a mirror of the same system.

Statewide Tools for Ouachita County Arrest Records

ARCH is the Arkansas Criminal History system. Use it for a full statewide check. The URL is arch.ark.org. A single search costs $24. Results are fingerprint matched. ARCH returns felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests under three years old, and sex offender status. It was created under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq.

For state prison custody, use the ADC Inmate Search. The tool covers Arkansas Department of Corrections inmates and most county jails. ADC's address is 6814 Princeton Pike, Pine Bluff, AR 71602-9411. For sex offender data, use the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry run by ACIC.

VINE tracks custody status and court events. Sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-800-510-0415. For Ouachita County inmates, the service sends a call, email, or text when the status changes. Releases, transfers, and court events all trigger a notification. Registrations are anonymous.

FOIA Rules for Ouachita County Arrest Records

Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. is the Arkansas FOIA. It applies to Ouachita County like every other. Three business days to respond. Fees capped at reproduction cost. The sheriff's office is the right target for a booking sheet, an arrest report, a jail roster, or a warrant log.

Draft a short letter. Name the record. Give the subject's name and date of birth. Include your return info. Only Arkansas citizens can ask under state FOIA. The Attorney General's FOIA Handbook is posted at arkansasag.gov. It covers denials, sealed record rules, and juvenile access. The AG sits at 323 Center Street, Little Rock.

Disposition reporting to ACIC is required under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1001 et seq. That is the chapter that makes ACIC the state's central criminal history clearinghouse. If a result seems wrong, you have a right to challenge it under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1013.

What's in an Ouachita County Arrest Record

An Ouachita County arrest record holds the booking number, the intake date and time, the subject's personal data, and a charge list with bond amounts. The ISOMS format adds the city and the arresting department, which is useful when the arrest came from Camden PD, East Camden PD, or a state trooper. Class labels run from Class Y felonies down to Class C misdemeanors.

Mug shots are part of many booking files. So is a short narrative of the alleged offense. Release dates appear when the person bonds out or is transferred. Sealed records under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401 do not show in the public roster or in a FOIA release. Juvenile records are sealed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309.

Sealing Ouachita County Arrest Records

Arkansas calls the process "sealing." The Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013 is the framework. You file a petition in the court where the case was heard. For Ouachita County that is Circuit Court in Camden. Misdemeanors and many felonies can be sealed after the sentence is complete and any waiting period has passed.

Some offenses cannot be sealed. Serious violent felonies, sex offenses that require registration, public sexual indecency, indecent exposure, and exposing another person to HIV are not eligible. A sealed record drops out of ARCH and CourtConnect. Forms are posted through the Administrative Office of the Courts at arcourts.gov. The AOC is at 625 Marshall Street, Little Rock.

More on Ouachita County Arrest Records

Ouachita County arrest records through the sheriff's office portal include an inmate roster, a warrants search, bail bonds information, inmate banking services, and a mobile app with inmate alerts by name or DOB. That feature set is wider than most small counties in Arkansas. The Circuit Clerk at 145 Jefferson Street SW, Camden, keeps the court case files. Phone is 870-837-2230. Fax is 870-837-2252. Arkansas Judiciary Case Search also supports Ouachita County cases.

Nearby Counties

Ouachita County sits in south central Arkansas. If your person was booked next door, check these county pages.

• Nevada County to the west
• Columbia County to the south
• Union County to the south
• Dallas County to the north

Each county has its own sheriff, jail roster, and FOIA steps. Case data for all of them lands on the same state CourtConnect system.