W.C. "Dub" Brassell Jail Overview
The W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center, often shortened by the sheriff's office to DBDC, is operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Pine Bluff. The facility is the adult booking point for the county jail population. The sheriff's jail page says all arrested persons taken into custody are transported to the detention center for booking and incarceration. That includes people arrested by sheriff's deputies, Pine Bluff officers, and other local agencies whose cases start in Jefferson County.
The jail holds several legal groups at once. Some people are pretrial detainees waiting for probable cause review, arraignment, bond action, or later hearings. Others are post-conviction county inmates serving local sentences. The sheriff's page also says the jail houses people awaiting transport to the Arkansas Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. That distinction matters for inmate search: the county jail roster is the right starting place for current local jail custody, but sentenced state prisoners move to the Arkansas DOC locator after transfer.
The official Jefferson County sheriff jail page includes the detention center and juvenile facility in one jail department page. The adult detention center is not a state prison, even though Jefferson County has several Arkansas DOC units nearby. Use the sheriff roster and booking desk for adult county jail custody. Use the DOC locator only after a person has been sentenced to state custody or appears in a DOC facility.
The official jail page screenshot from the sheriff's jail page shows the county's own jail department source for the adult detention center.
Use that sheriff page for facility context, but use the roster page when the immediate question is whether a specific adult is in custody.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Capacity
Jefferson County's adult jail capacity has two current numbers that should not be mixed together. A February 12, 2026 sheriff press release says the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center is rated for 300 beds and has an operational capacity of approximately 240 beds. The sheriff jail history page also describes 300 beds when discussing the 2007 opening. The operational-capacity figure is the more cautious planning number because it reflects the sheriff's current 2026 statement.
The official roster heading inspected on May 29, 2026 showed 285 current inmates. That is a point-in-time roster count, not an average daily population. Bookings, releases, court transports, holds, and state or federal transfers can change the count throughout the day. The same research found older sheriff jail history noting a prior high of 289 detainees and a prior low of 140 detainees, but those older figures should be read as local history, not a current trend table.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Roster Search
The correct lookup for W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center is the official Jefferson County Sheriff inmate roster. The roster is free, public, and hosted on the sheriff's own domain. It showed current inmates by default during research and also had a Released option. Each list result can show a mugshot thumbnail, name, booking number, booking date and time, charges, and a profile link. A profile can add age, gender, race, city and state address, booking details, charges, and a VINE link.
Do not use the county roster for Arkansas DOC prisons in Pine Bluff or Tucker. The county roster tracks adult jail booking custody at W.C. "Dub" Brassell. People sentenced to DOC custody may still be physically in Jefferson County after transfer, but they are searched through the Arkansas DOC inmate locator, not through the sheriff roster.
- Open the Jefferson County Sheriff inmate roster and choose Current for active county jail custody.
- Search by first or last name, or sort by booking date when the arrest was recent.
- Open the profile and compare booking number, age, gender, race, booking time, and charges.
- Use the VINE link for custody notifications when available on the profile.
- Call booking at 870-541-1921 before relying on bail amount, current charges, or case numbers.
The roster itself warns that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current. For a wider explanation of roster fields, the Jefferson County jail inmate records page covers what the public profile does and does not show.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Contact
The detention center is in downtown Pine Bluff near the sheriff and county government corridor. The jail address used for adult detention arrival is separate from the sheriff's public mailing/contact address. Call before travel if the question involves a visit, recent arrest, property, accessible entry, or bond, because the official research did not locate a full public lobby entrance guide, parking rule, or family visitation schedule in extracted text.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention Center
300 East 2nd Avenue
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Admin: 870-541-4620
Booking: 870-541-1921
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
410 E. 2nd Avenue / P.O. Box 7837
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
24-hour phone: 870-541-5351
County page lists weekday office hours; sheriff site lists administrative hours as M-F 8am-5pm.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Visits
The adult detention center has detainee phones and video visitation for families, but the captured official text did not publish a full family schedule, vendor, or fee table. Attorney and pretrial visits are described in more detail. Attorneys and pretrial visitors are permitted seven days a week, preferably during business hours, and staff can make arrangements under certain court-related circumstances. Clergy visits are allowed seven days a week during business hours for a maximum of 30 minutes.
Special visits are discretionary, and Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. has final approval. If clergy are visiting to notify a detainee about a death in the family, special arrangements can be made, but the official text says no family member may accompany the clergy member for that visit. These rules are not the same as the juvenile facility's weekend guardian schedule, so do not copy juvenile visit times onto an adult jail plan.
| Visitor Type | Schedule / Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney / pretrial | Seven days, preferably business hours | Staff may arrange around court proceedings. |
| Clergy | Seven days, business hours, 30 minutes maximum | Death-notification arrangements may be made. |
| Special visit | Discretionary | Sheriff Woods has final approval. |
| Family video | Video visitation exists | Public schedule and vendor were not located in extracted text. |
Note: Confirm current video visitation rules with jail staff before traveling or scheduling around a court date.
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Mail
The sheriff jail page had detainee mail images, but the text research did not extract a typed adult jail mail policy. That creates a real information gap. Do not assume postcard-only mail, scanned mail, a private mail vendor, or a fee rule unless jail staff confirms it. Mail rules often change because of contraband controls, vendor contracts, and facility policy updates.
The official page says a booking officer handles commissary as part of jail duties, and a 2011 retrospective line mentioned commissary sales profit. Current deposit vendor, accepted payment methods, and fee amounts were not located in the official captured text. For bond, the roster profile gives a separate direct instruction: call 870-541-1921 for correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers.
| Service | Official Finding |
|---|---|
| Detainee mail images existed on the sheriff page, but typed rules were not extracted. | |
| Phone / video | Detainee phones and video visitation are named; vendor and pricing were not located. |
| Commissary | Commissary handling is listed in booking duties; current deposit vendor and fees were not located. |
| Bond | Call 870-541-1921 for current bail amount, charges, and case numbers. |
W.C. "Dub" Brassell Booking
Booking at W.C. "Dub" Brassell is a local jail intake process, not the same as a court conviction. The sheriff's page says the booking officer receives detainees, performs computer book-in, fingerprints, photographs, searches, change-out, and housing cell-block assignment. The booking photograph and booking number come from this intake step. The roster charge text comes from the jail record and can differ from the formal charge later filed in court.
Housing is divided among low/medium-risk male housing, high-risk male housing, female detainee housing, isolation cells, and temporary holding cells. Medical or medication issues may be routed through the in-house medical area used by a staff physician and nurse practitioner. Those details explain why a person may be in the building but not immediately available for a phone call or visit.
- Booking
- The jail intake step that creates the local booking number, photo, and roster entry.
- Detainer
- A hold from another legal authority, such as DOC, BOP, parole, another county, or ICE.
- Classification
- The jail decision assigning custody risk and housing placement inside the facility.
About W.C. "Dub" Brassell
The adult detention center opened in 2007. The sheriff's jail page says the new building nearly tripled Jefferson County jail bed space and changed a prior pattern in which the county had to house detainees at other facilities around Arkansas because of overcrowding. The facility has video surveillance for detainee monitoring, video visitation, a full kitchen, and an in-house medical area.
Jailers must complete at least 40 hours of state-approved training to become certified jailers. The sheriff page names training topics such as ethics and professionalism, jail standards, fingerprinting, search of detainees, and prisoner transportation. Staff roles described in the research include booking officer, control panel operator, and communications console operator. A February 12, 2026 sheriff press release reported that a state inspection found the adult detention center in compliance with Arkansas Jail Standards.
Note: Verify custody, visit status, and bond details with the detention center before traveling to Pine Bluff.