Find Jail Mugshots in Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff jail mugshots come from arrests made by the Pine Bluff Police Department and booked into the W.C. 'Dub' Brassell Adult Detention Center. The jail sits at 300 East 2nd Avenue in downtown Pine Bluff and is run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Each booking photo is logged on the Jefferson County inmate roster along with the charges, the arrest date, and the bond. Use this page to find the roster link, the FOIA contact, and the full list of search tools for Pine Bluff bookings and mugshots.

Pine Bluff Police and Jail Mugshots

The Pine Bluff Police Department is the main law office for the city. The team handles patrol, traffic work, crime scene work, and street-level narcotics cases. Each arrest leads to a trip to the county jail, where the mugshot is taken during intake. The department does not hold its own long-term jail, so every booking photo for a Pine Bluff arrest is in the custody of the Jefferson County Sheriff.

The police home page at cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/police-department lists the chief, the divisions, and the non-emergency line. That site is your first stop for an arrest report or for a tip to investigators. A view of the page is below.

Under Article 7 of the Arkansas Constitution, the county sheriff is the chief law officer and the custodian of the county jail. That is why Pine Bluff jail mugshots are held by the Jefferson County Sheriff rather than by the city police. The Pine Bluff Police still handle the arrest report and the incident file. You can FOIA both the city and the county to get the full set of records tied to one arrest.

Pine Bluff City Government and Arrest Records

The City of Pine Bluff runs the police, the fire service, the city court, and the FOIA desk. City records are public under the Arkansas FOIA. You can send a request to the city clerk or to the police records office for local files that the county roster does not cover.

The city home page at cityofpinebluff-ar.gov has links to each department. The site is shown below. It is a good place to find the mayor, the city clerk, and the non-emergency police number.

Pine Bluff is the county seat of Jefferson County. The city sits in the Arkansas Delta, about 45 miles south of Little Rock. The court and jail work for Pine Bluff arrests runs through the 11th Judicial Circuit. Circuit cases, felony cases, and appeals from the district court all land in that circuit. Use the city site to track council news or to find a form for a police report.

W.C. 'Dub' Brassell Adult Detention Center

The W.C. 'Dub' Brassell Adult Detention Center holds every Pine Bluff inmate from intake through the first court date or release. The jail is at 300 East 2nd Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR. It is run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The facility books arrests from the Pine Bluff Police, the Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies, the White Hall Police, and state troopers who work Jefferson County roads.

The jail roster lives at jeffcoso.org/roster.php. The roster lists each person in custody with a mugshot, the race, the sex, the age, the charges, the bond, and the arrest date. A snapshot of the roster is below. On a typical day the jail holds more than 260 inmates.

The sheriff's main site at jeffcoso.org is the launch point for every Pine Bluff jail mugshots search. The home page links to the roster, to bond info, to the visitation rules, and to the FOIA desk. The jail uses a 24-hour intake. That means booking photos can hit the roster at any hour of the day. If a person was just arrested, the mugshot may take an hour or two to go live online.

How to Search Pine Bluff Jail Mugshots Online

The fastest way to find Pine Bluff jail mugshots is the Jefferson County roster. Type the last name in the search box, then narrow the list by first name or first initial. The list shows a booking photo for each person. Click the name to see charges, bond, and booking details.

Tips for a clean roster search:

• Start with just the last name
• Add the first initial if the list is too long
• Try a middle name or alias if a full name draws a blank
• Check both spellings when a name is close (Smith and Smyth)
• Clear the filter before each new name

If a person was booked and then bonded out fast, the photo may drop from the live roster in hours. For a past booking, use VINELink or file a FOIA with the sheriff. You can also use Arkansas CourtConnect to find the case number and arrest date, then tie that back to a FOIA request.

Pine Bluff Booking, Bond, and Release

When the Pine Bluff Police bring a person in, the intake officer at the Brassell jail runs the fingerprints, takes the mugshot, and logs the charges. Bond is set by a judge. The Jefferson County District Court hears first appearances for most Pine Bluff arrests. Bond can be cash, surety, or released on your own recognizance.

Release can go three ways. The person posts bond and walks out. The judge releases the person on their own word. Or the case moves up to circuit court and the person stays on until trial or plea. In state prison cases, a second mugshot is taken at intake by the Arkansas Department of Correction. That photo is often the one you see on the state offender search.

FOIA Requests for Pine Bluff Jail Mugshots

When a Pine Bluff booking photo is not on the live roster, file a FOIA request. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-19-101), the sheriff and the police have three business days to reply. Most jail mugshots are public. Copy fees are capped at 25 cents per page. Digital files sent by email are usually free.

Send a FOIA request to the Jefferson County Sheriff for the mugshot, the booking log, and the jail file. Send a second FOIA to the Pine Bluff Police for the arrest report and the incident file. A clean request lists the full name, the date of birth, the arrest date, and the records you want. If the request is denied, you have 30 days to appeal to the Arkansas Attorney General. The AG FOIA hotline is (501) 682-2007.

Court Records Tied to Pine Bluff Arrests

Every Pine Bluff arrest leads to a case on a court docket. The 11th Judicial Circuit handles felony and circuit cases for Jefferson County. The Jefferson County District Court handles misdemeanors and traffic cases. Both feed data to Arkansas CourtConnect.

CourtConnect lets you search by name, case number, or ticket number. Each hit shows the charges, the bond, the next hearing, and the full docket. The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts runs the system. The AOC help desk is at (501) 410-1900. Pair a court case hit with a FOIA to the sheriff to pull the matching mugshot.

VINELink Alerts for Pine Bluff Jail Mugshots

Pine Bluff and Jefferson County take part in the national VINE network. Go to VINELink to search for a person in custody and sign up for free alerts. Alerts fire when the person is released, moved, or escapes. Text, phone, and email alerts are all free. The Arkansas VINE line is 1-800-510-0415.

VINELink does not always show the mugshot. For the photo, go back to the sheriff's roster or file a FOIA. Use the two tools together for full coverage of a Pine Bluff booking.

More Pine Bluff Record Tools

The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is a good cross-check for Pine Bluff jail mugshots. The map search lets you type a Pine Bluff address and pull up any registered offender nearby. Each profile holds a photo, an alias list, and the offense.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center at 322 South Main Street, Little Rock, runs the state crime history database. ACIC is at (501) 682-2222. For state-sentenced cases from Pine Bluff, use the ADC inmate search or the ark.org offender search. Both show the ADC number, the unit, and the release date.

Jefferson County and Nearby Cities

Pine Bluff arrests are booked into the Jefferson County jail. See the full county page for the sheriff, the detention center, and more FOIA info. Nearby qualifying cities also have their own mugshot pages.