This is a private reference site, not a Hempstead County government office. We cannot confirm current custody, release a person, post bond, change a jail record, or retrieve an official booking file. For those actions, use the official office that controls the record or custody status.
Where to Route a Hempstead County Records Question
For current jail custody, bonds, charges, and case-number confirmation, start with the Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center. For sheriff records or Arkansas FOIA requests not handled by the roster, use the sheriff's office. For filed court records, route the question to the court office that maintains the case.
Hempstead County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff James Singleton
312 South Washington Street
Hope, AR 71801
Non-emergency phone: 870-777-6727, listed as available 24 hours
Email: sheriff@hempsteadcountysheriff.org
Administrative office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center
312 South Washington Street
Hope, AR 71801
Jail line for bond, charge, and case confirmation: 870-777-7850
Hempstead County Circuit Clerk
Gail Wolfenbarger, Circuit Clerk
PO Box 1420
Hope, AR 71802
Phone: 870-777-2384
Email: clerk@hempsteadcircuit.com
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Juvenile records are restricted and are not open public case files.
Hempstead County District Court
200 E. 3rd
Hope, AR 71801
Phone: 870-777-2525
- For someone booked into the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and confirm sensitive bond or charge details with detention staff.
- For booking photos or roster image questions, use the jail roster mugshots page and official sheriff records channels.
- For filed charges, docket events, dispositions, or case documents after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk or District Court as appropriate.
- For the local jail facility page, use the Hempstead County Jail and Detention Center link in the footer.
- For a sentenced Arkansas prisoner, search the Arkansas DOC locator at https://inmate.ark.org.
- For federal custody, use the BOP locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/homePage.do. Arkansas VINELink notifications are available at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AR.
The sheriff's own contact page cautions that email is not monitored around the clock and should not be used for confidential personal information. Urgent safety issues should be handled by calling 911 when appropriate or by calling the sheriff's office directly.