Union County AR Jail

Union County AR Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 870-864-1990

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Union County AR Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 250 American Rd El Dorado, AR which is operated locally by the Union 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. Union County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the El Dorado Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Union County Detention Center is charged with safely and humanely detaining persons accused or convicted of crimes against the dignity of the State of Arkansas and the citizens of Union County. The Detention Center abides by state law and Arkansas Jail Standards in housing, feeding, and maintaining approximately 213 male and female detainees, year-round.

With only a few exceptions that are approved by the jail administrators, no items are permitted to be brought in to the detention center for detainees. All detainees are furnished with basic personal hygiene items weekly. Any other items that a detainee wishes to have must be purchased through the commissary. Commissary items are ordered and distributed once a week.

An account is maintained by detention center personnel for each detainee. Deposits to a detainee's account may be made either by a USPS money order (accepted through the mail only), by using the kiosk in the forward lobby of the Criminal Justice Facility. We no longer accept deposits for detainee accounts at the front window. Please note that there is a small processing fee, charged by the commissary provider, for using the electronic deposit services.

The Union County Detention Center is a smoke free, tobacco free facility. Any person entering the secure areas of the building may be subject to search at any time.

Inmate Mail – Inmates at the Union County Detention Center may only receive 3×5 or 4×6 postcards as incoming mail. All postcards must be properly addressed and have a full return address on it as well. Restrictions for the postcards include sexually explicit photographs, security threat group affiliations, and inciting literature. Letters made out to inmates will not be opened and will be returned to the sender.

If you wish to mail a money order to be placed on a detainee's commissary account, the money order should be made out to the inmate. However, the envelope should not have the inmate's name on it, or it may be interpreted as inmate mail and returned to the sender without being opened. The envelopes should be addressed:

Union County Sheriff’s Office

• ATTN: Commissary Accounts
• 250 American Rd
• El Dorado, AR 71730

The mail policy only affects incoming mail. Outgoing mail and legal mail will remain unaffected.

visitation Info

Visitation – Visitation is a privilege offered to all inmates. Visitation rules are available at the front window of the Sheriff’s Office and are also posted here. Visitation is available every day 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. and must be set up by the inmate. Visitation is conducted through a video-chat style interface using kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office.  The Union County Sheriff’s Office is NOT responsible for any technical difficulties with the kiosk system and visits will not be refunded due to technical errors. Visits may also be conducted remotely by laptop or smart-phone by visiting https://unioncountyar.citytelecoin.com/

Schedule for lock-down pods (B,D,F pods) and booking:

Saturday

• Cell 1 8am – 9am
• Cell 2 9am – 10am
• Cell 3 10am – 11am
• Cell 4 12pm – 1pm
• Cell 5 1pm – 2pm
• Cell 6 2pm – 3pm

Sunday

• Cell 6 8am – 9am
• Cell 5 9am – 10am
• Cell 4 10am – 11am
• Cell 3 12pm-1pm
• Cell 3 1pm – 2pm
• Cell 1 2pm – 3pm

Schedule for nurses station:

Saturday

• Cell 1 1pm – 2pm
• Cell 2 2pm – 3pm
• Cell 3 3pm – 4pm

Sunday

• Cell 3 1pm – 2pm
• Cell 3 2pm – 3pm
• Cell 1 3pm – 4pm

Department of Correction inmates participating in the Act 309 Program will observe all pertinent rules and regulations from the DOC regarding visitation. All visitors for 309's must be approved by DOC staff according to policy before visiting. Visitation for Act 309 inmates are conducted on Sundays.

Attorneys and Clergy – Attorneys may visit detainees at any reasonable time, but are encouraged to make prior arrangements for security reasons. Identification may be requested in the form of an Arkansas Bar Card and driver’s license or other state identification. All attorney's will be required to sign in at the front lobby before visiting a detainee.

Clergy may visit detainees during business hours only. Pre-approved religious services may be held after hours at the discretion of the jail administrator. All ministers will be required to sign in at the front window and present official credentials. All ministers must also sign a liability waiver form prior to entering the secure area of the building.

In the interest of security, ministers that are also family members of a detainee will not be allowed to see that detainee.

Any person posing as an attorney or clergy in order to gain access to an inmate will be prosecuted.