Baxter County Detention Center

Baxter County Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 870-424-4048

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Baxter County Detention Center is a medium-security detention center located at 904 Hwy 62 W Mountain Home, AR which is operated locally by the Baxter County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Baxter County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Mountain Home Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

All persons who are arrested and taken into custody are transported to the Detention Center for booking and incarceration. The Detention Center is divided into separate housing areas for low/medium security risk males, high-security risk males, and female inmates, as well as isolation and temporary holding cells. The Detention Center houses both pre-trial detainees and post-conviction inmates who are serving sentences or awaiting transport to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

The inmates do not have access to television or radio, nor are they allowed to smoke. The Detention Center has an in-house medical facility area used by the nurse practitioner. In addition, there is a full kitchen where all meals are prepared for inmates. The kitchen is used by the “Act 309” inmates, who are state prisoners assigned to work duties in local detention facilities. With rare exception, the meals consist of oatmeal for breakfast, bologna for lunch, and beans and cornbread for dinner. Meals are supplemented with fresh produce grown by and tended to by inmates in a vegetable garden area located outside the facility. Vegetable plants and seeds are donated by local merchants.

visitation Info

Baxter County Detention Center – Visitation

Visiting hours have been expanded to accommodate increased inmate populations, and the new schedule is as follows:

• Monday:  Male inmates with last names beginning with A through M, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Tuesday:  No visitation.
• Wednesday:  Male inmates with last names beginning with N through Z, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Thursday:  No visitation.
• Friday:  Female inmates, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Saturday:  No visitation.
• Sunday:  No visitation.

     Each jail inmate is allowed an aggregate total of thirty (30) minutes of visitation per week.  This time may be broken down into increments and utilized as the inmate chooses between various family and friends.

     There are a number of regulations and restrictions concerning visitation.  

     It is suggested that all visitors review these rules and regulations before arriving at the facility.  All rules are subject to future change without prior notice at the discretion of the Sheriff.

 The following rules and regulations apply to visitation and will be enforced:

NOTICE:  Visitation is a privilege and may be revoked or suspended at the time due to disciplinary violations or actions involving the inmate while at the Detention Center.  Visitation may also be cancelled at any time without prior notice should the needs of the Detention Center require it.

The following will NOT be permitted to visit inmates:

1. Visitors 6 years of age and younger will not be permitted to visit.
2. Visitors age 7 to 17 years must be accompanied by an adult in order to visit.
3. Visitors awaiting court dates on felony charges are not permitted to visit.
4. Visitors and inmates having active protection orders or no contact orders between them are not permitted to visit.
5. Visitors who have been convicted or sentenced on a felony charge will only be allowed to visit if the inmate is part of their immediate family.  This must be approved in advance by the Jail Administrator Lieutenant or Jail Sergeant.
6. Visitors who do not possess valid government-issued driver license or photo identification cards are not permitted to visit.
7. Visitors who are deemed to present a safety or security issue to the facility, staff, or inmates will not be permitted to visit.

Additional regulations:

1. No cameras, cell phones, or any other electronic device will be allowed in the visitation room of the Detention Center.  Those violating this rule will be immediately removed and barred from the facility.
2. Visitors must be dressed appropriately or will be directed to leave.
3. No more than two visitors will be permitted to see an inmate at the same time.
4. All visitors are subject to search when entering the Detention Center.  All unnecessary articles should be left outside in the vehicle.
5. The use of profanity within the Detention Center or disruptive, disorderly, or argumentative behavior between the visitors and an inmate or others will not be tolerated.  Violators will be removed and barred from the facility.