This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule transport, or pull an official booking record. For official action, use the agency that maintains the record.
Official Washington County Record Contacts
For Washington County jail and sheriff records, start with the official Sheriff's Office and Detention Center contacts below.
Washington County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center1155 W. Clydesdale Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Main Sheriff's Office: (479) 444-5700.
- Detention Center: (479) 444-5830.
- Records Department: (479) 444-5785, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Warrants: (479) 444-5800.
- Sheriff records and FOIA email: Records@WashCoSOAR.gov.
Use the list below to decide which record path fits the question before calling or emailing.
- For someone held in the county jail, begin with jail inmate records and then contact Detention if the roster does not answer the custody question.
- For booking photos or image access, review jail roster mugshots and use the Records Department or FOIA email if no official image is visible online.
- For charges filed after booking, compare the jail entry with court records after a jail arrest. Prosecutor or court routing may be needed once a case has been filed.
- For facility details, use the Washington County Detention Center and Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal sentenced prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator. Washington County research also notes the jail FAQ routes immigration bond eligibility questions to (479) 444-9897.