An arrest in Buckeye can start on Yuma Road and end at a building in Phoenix. The city does not publish a jail with its own inmate list. Once the sheriff has the person, booking and the first hearing are at a county building in southwest Phoenix, and the bond window is downtown.
Three names get mixed up: the city of Buckeye, Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix, and a state prison on Highway 85. This page separates those doors.
This is general information, not legal advice. Questions about the charges belong with a criminal defense lawyer.
If you want a person on the phone while you sort out which building it is, The Bail Barn answers 24 hours a day, including holidays, at (623) 428-2276.
A text that says "I'm in Buckeye" is a clue. It is not an address.
If the person may already be in sheriff's custody, use the free Maricopa County inmate search. Search the full legal name, and add a date of birth if you have it. When booking is finished, the listing typically shows the facility, the charges, a bond amount if one has been set, a booking number, and a holds section. Keep the booking number. The Sheriff's Office says that listing should not be relied on for a legal action.
A blank result in the first hours is common. The person may still be with Buckeye police, in a van, or in line at intake. Call the department and ask whether they are still there.
The city's police contact page lists the department at 21699 W. Yuma Rd. #104, Buckeye, AZ 85326. General information is (623) 349-6400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Non-emergency crime reporting is (623) 386-4421. That station is the published police contact. The city does not publish an inmate line for it, and it does not publish a pickup address.
Buckeye does not publish a city jail, a 24-hour detainee desk, or a public holding address. Directory sites sometimes invent one. Call the department and wait for an answer before anyone gets in the car.
City news releases have described officers questioning someone, then booking that person into the Maricopa County jail system. Older releases used the name 4th Avenue Jail for that booking. The Sheriff's Office now says police-custody bookings are processed at Intake, Transfer, and Release, called ITR. Use the current sheriff pages and the inmate search for the door.
A 2025 local report described one Buckeye police arrest on the sheriff's record at Lower Buckeye Jail. That was a housing assignment for that case. Read the facility line before you drive.
An arrest in Verrado, Sundance, Tartesso, downtown Buckeye, or Sun City Festival still starts with Buckeye police when the stop is inside the city. Sun City and Sun City West have their own departments.
Lower Buckeye Jail is at 3250 W. Lower Buckeye Road in Phoenix. The name is the road. It is one of the sheriff's housing jails. If the inmate search says Lower Buckeye, use the Lower Buckeye Jail guide.
Lewis is a state prison complex at 26700 S. Highway 85, Buckeye, AZ 85326, run by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. The department's Lewis page lists that address and a Buckeye post office box. It holds people in state custody. When Buckeye police turn someone over to the sheriff, that booking is at ITR, which is a county building in Phoenix.
ITR is where a sheriff's booking and a sheriff's release happen. It is at 2670 S. 28th Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85009. Superior Court says ITR replaced the old central intake at 4th Avenue Jail. It is open 24 hours. The Sheriff's Office says everyone in its custody is released from that building, then directed to the public parking lot at Gibson and 28th Drive. Unauthorized vehicles may not park or drive by the ITR lobby.
Housing after intake may be Watkins, Towers, Lower Buckeye, Estrella, 4th Avenue, or the short-term beds at ITR. The inmate search names the facility. Call (602) 876-0322 to confirm it. Have the booking number, or the full name and date of birth.
The Sheriff's Office holds Initial Appearance Court at 2670 S. 28th Drive, every day including holidays, every three hours from 2 a.m. through 11 p.m. Buckeye does not publish a separate jail court. When the person is in sheriff's custody, that county schedule is the one on the sheriff's site.
Arizona's criminal rules say the initial appearance has to happen within 24 hours of the arrest or the person must be released. That rule is about reaching the hearing. The magistrate can still set a bond or order the person to stay in custody. Until an amount is on the booking, there is no honest figure to pay.
Buckeye Municipal Court says it handles local code violations, criminal misdemeanors, criminal traffic, civil traffic, orders of protection, and injunctions against harassment inside the city. The city prosecutor prosecutes misdemeanor crimes in that court. Felony charges move through the county courts. The later date may be Buckeye Municipal Court, a justice court, or Superior Court. The paper names it. The jail door tonight is the one on the inmate search.
Match the payment to the court that owns it.
Buckeye Municipal Court is at 21749 W. Yuma Rd., Suite 101, Buckeye, AZ 85326. The court contact page lists (623) 349-6510, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. That building is down the road from the police station at 21699 W. Yuma Rd. The court's payment page covers payments to that court. The window closes at night, on weekends, and on holidays. A Maricopa County criminal bond is a different counter, covered next. Cash for that county bond does not go to the police station.
A Maricopa County criminal bond is posted in person at the Bond and Fine Room, 201 S. 4th Avenue, Phoenix. Superior Court says it is not paid by phone, text, email, or a payment app. The Sheriff's Office accepts only the exact amount, and it says release processing may take up to 24 hours after the payment. The wait is typically hours, not minutes. A hold can keep someone in custody after the bond is paid. Ask at (602) 876-0322 before any money moves. Accepted forms are in the 4th Avenue guide. That sum is the court's security. It is separate from a premium paid to a bail agency.
A citation may name White Tank Justice Court. The county chart associates that precinct with Buckeye and Goodyear. It sits at 10420 W. Van Buren Street, Avondale, (602) 372-8003. The citation still controls. Hours and the precinct change planned for 2027 are on the Avondale and Goodyear courts guide and the justice courts guide. A county jail bond is paid at 4th Avenue.
Glendale, Peoria, and Surprise have their own first calls, mapped in the West Valley booking guide. Buckeye's first call is the department on Yuma Road.
You can call with whatever you have. These details shorten it:
If the search is empty, say that. The next call is the police department.
Families call from Buckeye and the other cities on our service-area page. The first phone call follows the agency that made the arrest.
If the court set a county money bond, one path is to pay the full amount at the 4th Avenue Bond and Fine Room.
The other path is a licensed bail agent. The Bail Barn quotes a premium of 10% of the bail amount, with a $150 minimum. That figure is an estimate of the premium only. Additional fees may apply. Call (623) 428-2276 for the exact total. The premium is paid to the agency. It is separate from the bail the court set, and it is not refunded the way a cash deposit with the court can be. Credit cards are accepted, and payment plans are available when the premium is the stretch. Release from sheriff's custody is still through ITR.
The city does not publish one. Call (623) 349-6400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or (623) 386-4421, and ask if the person is still with the department. If the sheriff has them, the inmate search names the facility.
Ask which agency has them. Lower Buckeye Jail is at 3250 W. Lower Buckeye Road in Phoenix. Lewis, the state prison, is at 26700 S. Highway 85 in Buckeye. A Buckeye police booking that has reached the sheriff starts at ITR, 2670 S. 28th Drive, and the search then names the housing jail. The bond window is 201 S. 4th Avenue.
In person at 201 S. 4th Avenue, or through a licensed bail agent. The Bail Barn quotes a premium of 10% of the bail amount, with a $150 minimum. That estimate is the premium only. Additional fees may apply. Call (623) 428-2276 for the exact total. A payment to Buckeye Municipal Court goes to 21749 W. Yuma Rd., Suite 101, on weekdays. The county bond window is the 4th Avenue address.
Buckeye is in Maricopa County. The published police contact is on Yuma Road. Once the sheriff has the person, booking and release are at ITR, and the county bond window is at 4th Avenue. Lower Buckeye Road and Highway 85 are different places.
The Bail Barn is a licensed bail bond agency serving Maricopa County, open 24 hours a day. If you need help tonight, contact The Bail Barn or call (623) 428-2276. We will look up the booking with you, tell you whether the next stop is still the police department or the county window, and explain the premium in plain numbers.
A licensed Arizona bondsman is available 24/7.
Glendale has a city jail with its own phone line. Peoria and Surprise do not publish one. Here is which number to call, and which door is the county bond window.
If the inmate search says Watkins Jail, he is housed next door to intake and release. The bond is posted downtown, and he walks out of a different door.
If the inmate search says Towers Jail, your loved one is in a housing jail in southwest Phoenix. The bond is posted somewhere else, and so is the release.
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