Detention Center Information

Inmate Information

Free video kiosks are available during regular visitation days and hours in the Hot Springs County Circuit Court lobby, provided the visitor is not currently on bond, probation, or parole.

Off-site video visitation, phone time, and messaging services may be accessed through CIDNET.

Visitor Identification and Juvenile Requirements

• Adult visitors must present a valid government-issued photo ID showing their full legal name and date of birth.
• A parent or legal guardian with valid current identification must accompany children during visitation.
• Juveniles must have a birth certificate or, for junior-high and high-school students, a valid identification card when visiting a legal parent or guardian.
• If a juvenile is not visiting their legal parent or guardian, their legal parent or guardian must accompany them.

Bail and Bonding

Bail and bond amounts are set by the courts. In some cases, the arrested individual must appear before a judge before being released on bond.

Bail is used to help assure that the accused appears in court. Bond is the method used to guarantee the bail amount to the court.

Surety bonds must be secured through a registered bondsperson.

Incoming Inmate Funds

Family and friends may deposit money into an inmate account through JailATM or by using the kiosk at the Law Enforcement Center with cash, debit card, or credit card.

To purchase telephone time or set up messaging and video visitation, visit CIDNET.

Acceptable mailed deposits include U.S. money orders, cashier’s checks, certified checks, U.S. government checks, and checks from other correctional or detention facilities. All checks and money orders must be payable to the Hot Springs County Detention Center, with the inmate’s name written in the memo section.

Inmate Mail

Incoming mail is opened and inspected for contraband and content that may threaten facility security. Inmates may purchase stamped envelopes and writing materials through the commissary.

Stamps, envelopes, and blank writing materials received from outside the detention center will not be accepted.

The detention center maintains reading materials for inmate use. Books should not be mailed or delivered unless they relate to the inmate’s religion. Mail that does not meet facility requirements will be returned to the sender.

Items Not Accepted Through Inmate Mail

• Correspondence intended for an inmate other than the person named on the envelope
• Correspondence from other correctional institutions
• Institutional floor plans
• Requests to forward correspondence beyond the immediate addressee
• Mail without the inmate’s name and the sender’s full return name and address
• Money orders from anyone other than the inmate’s friends or family
• Magazines and newspapers
• Personal checks, coins, jewelry, plastic items, or food
• Stickers, ink stamps, or correction fluid
• Writing or drawing instruments
• Newspaper or magazine clippings
• Small pamphlets
• Drawings or letters made with marker, highlighter, crayon, or colored pencil
• Glitter, cloth, ribbons, or greeting cards
• Sexually explicit or pornographic material
• Material that threatens facility security, order, or discipline
• Coded correspondence or gang-related material
• Foreign substances including lipstick, perfume, or bodily fluids
• Felt marker, gel pen, or glitter pen writing
• Correspondence prohibited by a court-ordered or requested no-contact restriction

Inmate Property

When an inmate is processed into the detention center, personal property is collected and stored during the period of incarceration.

With written permission from the inmate, property may be picked up Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If an inmate is transferred to another facility, the detention center will hold the property for 30 days. Property remaining after 30 days will be considered abandoned and may be destroyed.

Detention Center direct phone: 307-864-3951