Cleburne County Detention Center Inmate Search

Visitation

Visitors must be put on the inmates’ visitation list and must present ID when they arrive to visit. Inmates are only allowed 20 minutes to see unless extra time is approved earlier by the Sheriff or Jail Supervisor.

People wishing to visit inmates with the last names beginning with the letter A-M need to contact the jail to arrange visitation on Thursday before the visitation on Saturday. People wanting to visit inmates with the last names beginning with the letter N-Z need to contact the jail to arrange visitation on Friday before the visitation on Sunday. All arrangements may be made only during the hours of 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. The Detention Center does not allow any food or clothing from the outside.

Money in the form of cash or money order may be left at the front desk to be placed on the inmate’s commissary account. The inmate may use the account to purchase phone cards, underwear, socks, commissary, and other items off an authorized list.

History

The current facility was built in 1979. Because of damage and normal wear and tear, the center was toured by the state and has been getting repairs done since 2017.

The Cleburne County Sheriff's Department had to deal with draft dodgers in 1918. Following the Selective Service Act of 1917, Arkansas officials had three of what was known as draft wars. The Sheriff in Cleburne County was dealing with Russellites, now known as Jehovah's Witnesses. The members of this church were opposed to participating in anything government or military. The Cleburne County part started on July 7, 1918, when Sheriff Jasper Duke was looking for people who had not registered. He went to the home of Tom Adkisson because his son was one of those delinquent in registering. A shoot out started and a member of the group with the Sheriff was killed.

In what had started out that day as a 5 man group turned into a posse of over 100 people that afternoon. Sheriffs from other counties even joined in to help with the search after the killing of Porter Hazlewood. The group turned back to Heber Springs because a rumor got to them that Adkisson was planning to attack the town. The next day, the posse was joined by the Arkansas National Guard. The group sent out multiple patrols. Houston Osborne, a local Russellites preacher, and his family were arrested brought to the jail. The Edwards Hotel in Heber Springs was taken over by the Sheriff to serve as another place to jail people who were arrested.

Several members of the Adkisson family started turning themselves in after a search of the Adkisson home found the spare food and ammunition being used by them. It took several days, but all the family turned themselves in. Adkisson was convicted on voluntary manslaughter. Several others were convicted on charges related to draft dodging. Bliss Adkisson was also convicted for the murder. Bliss was killed by bank robber Tom Slaughter while Slaughter was attempting a break out of prison.

In 2019, former Cleburne County deputy Todd Maxey walked into the Sheriff's Department with a rifle and barricaded himself into a bathroom. The SWAT team cleared the building while the standoff occurred. After four hours of negotiation, Maxey gave himself up. He was taken to the White County Jail.