Boone County Jail Inmate Search
Boone County Inmate Search: Finding and Contacting a Family Member
To locate someone in the Boone County Jail, open the county’s Current Detainees search and enter a first or last name. Compare identifying details and the booking information before accepting a match. If a recent arrest is missing or unclear, call 573-875-1111.
The jail is at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. Give staff the person’s full name, birth date and approximate arrest time, and ask for the current housing location and booking number. Confirm the location before planning a visit, sending a postcard or adding account money; a court case or old photograph does not establish current custody.
The questions below explain mugshots, warrants, visits, calls and help for a worried family member. Our Bail guide covers release and payment questions, and the Court guide helps with Boone County cases, clerk contacts and hearing locations.
1. How do I search Boone County’s current detainees?
Open the county's Current Detainees service. Enter the first or last name in the labeled fields, select Search, and compare the person with the details you know. Reset clears a previous search.
- Match the name and identifying information.
- Review the detainee's linked details.
- Note each case reference, charge and bond entry.
- Ask staff to explain any unclear custody status.
The detail view includes case, charge, bond and court-event fields. For an important decision, contact 573-875-1111, 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, rather than relying on an amount without its bond type.
2. What if I cannot find a recent booking?
An arrest may be followed by transport, identification and booking before a public entry is useful to the family. Try the accurate legal name and known spelling variations. Ask about the actual arrest agency if the location or county is uncertain.
At 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, call 573-875-1111 with the name, birth date and approximate arrest time. Request the current holding location and booking reference. The sheriff's FAQ describes intake and release as a round-the-clock operation, apart from limited interruptions such as mandatory counts.
3. Where is the Boone County Jail entrance?
Boone County Jail is at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202; call 573-875-1111. The sheriff's FAQ says the jail entrance is behind the main sheriff's-office entrance, with signs directing drivers to jail parking.
Verify that the person remains there before arranging a visit or release pickup. A case prosecuted in Boone County may involve someone temporarily held by another agency or later transferred elsewhere. If staff identify a transfer, request the receiving facility and its instructions for visitors, accounts and mail.
4. How can I request a booking photograph?
The jail photographs people during intake as part of its identification record. To ask for an image, identify the arrest date and detainee record, not simply a common name. A photograph may refer to an earlier booking rather than present confinement.
Contact the sheriff's records staff through 573-875-1111, 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. Ask about the requested record and how an authorized copy is delivered. Use court records for the outcome of a charge; a booking photograph by itself establishes neither guilt nor the final disposition.
5. How can I receive custody alerts?
Register against the matching record at Missouri MOVANS. Choose the contact destination you can reliably monitor. An alert about detention is separate from a court notice requiring the person's appearance.
For registration help, call the state's 573-526-1929 assistance line. Missouri changed local-jail notifications in May 2026, so confirm the current registration rather than depending on an earlier app setup. Once a transfer is reported, establish the receiving jail directly before using that facility's contact or payment services.
6. How do I find out whether my relative can be released?
The county detail view has separate fields for bail amount and bond type. Read them together and obtain the current court order. A zero amount should not be treated as an automatic promise that the person can leave, especially when another field or case indicates a restriction.
The Boone County bail guide covers payment and review. Ask 573-875-1111 at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, which case conditions or agency holds remain. The lawyer can seek a judge's review under the applicable Missouri release rules.
7. Where can I read the charges filed in court?
Look up the name or case reference in Case.net. The prosecutor's filed charge, later amendments and the court's disposition are distinct from an intake description. Read the most recent entries for the matched case.
The Circuit Clerk is on the first floor of the courthouse, 705 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-886-4000. Request the specific document when an online description is unclear. Keep the court reference beside the jail identifier so each office can find its own record.
8. Which public defender office serves Boone County?
District 13 serves Boone County from 601 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201. Call 573-447-8087 and provide the pending case and next appearance. The office can explain the application for a qualifying state criminal matter.
Use the state defender's application to disclose the financial information needed for eligibility. Ask the court about counsel early in the case. Arrange confidential discussion with the lawyer instead of explaining the evidence over a family account or recorded social visit.
9. How do personal visits and video visits differ?
The sheriff distinguishes an allotted weekly personal visit from scheduled video contact. Its video rules use JailATM, require personal visits to be scheduled by the preceding day and limit video sessions to 15 minutes. Check the visitor page for the appropriate kind of visit.
At 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, call 573-875-1111 about current approval and available times. Bring accepted photo identification for an on-site visit. Attorneys must arrange the correct legal account so a confidential lawyer visit is not treated as an ordinary recorded public session.
10. How can I add money for commissary?
The sheriff lists a visitation-lobby kiosk accepting cash or debit/credit cards and an online Inmate Canteen route. Match the detainee before paying. Review our account instructions for the intended deposit.
Ask 573-875-1111 at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, about an account that does not show a recent payment. Keep its receipt and recipient details. A video-visit balance may serve a different purpose from the fund used for purchases, so identify the service before adding funds.
11. How can my relative make calls during booking?
The sheriff describes free intake calls for a person cooperating with booking to contact family or arrange release. Calls from later housing use the facility's ordinary arrangements. Read the calling page before funding a service.
For failed access, give staff the attempted contact time and detainee reference at 573-875-1111, 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. Request instructions for urgent family news. A social call and a confidential attorney conversation require different handling; ask counsel to establish the legal-contact route.
12. What should I know about the postcard policy?
The sheriff's current page identifies the jail as postcard-only for ordinary incoming correspondence, with a legal-mail exception. Use the person's full name and the jail mailing address, 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. Include the sender's complete return details.
Check the mail page before preparing photographs, greeting cards, books or other materials; these categories have separate restrictions. Contact 573-875-1111 when the mailing category or housing location is uncertain. Ask about the proper route for legal or medical papers rather than placing them in ordinary personal mail.
13. How can I collect belongings after booking?
Identify the item from the inventory and ask whether it is stored property or investigative evidence. Obtain the authorization requirements before sending a relative to collect it. A planned sentence-reporting intake also has its own allowed-property list.
Questions go to 573-875-1111, 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. Ask for the correct collection point and identification needed. Evidence held by the arresting agency may require a different release process. Keep the case or inventory reference so staff can distinguish it from routine jail storage.
14. How do I report an urgent medical concern?
The sheriff tells people taking prescribed medicine to inform custody staff during booking of the drug, dose and prescribing care. It also asks that unique prescriptions and the doctor's contact be brought to the medical department's attention. Outside medication is considered individually.
Call 573-875-1111 at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, and request medical routing for an urgent concern. Obtain permission and delivery instructions before bringing medicine. Family information can assist care even when staff cannot disclose the detainee's health details to the caller.
15. How can I check a Boone County warrant?
Direct a warrant inquiry to the sheriff at 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, 573-875-1111. Include the identifying name and case reference. Check the public court docket in Case.net and ask counsel to obtain and examine the actual order. For a missed date, contact the Circuit Clerk at 705 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-886-4000, about seeking another appearance. A lawyer can discuss a surrender and possible release conditions. Only the issuing court's action resolves whether its warrant has been recalled.
16. Where can I find the next court date?
The county detainee detail includes court-date, time and jurisdiction fields for relevant cases. Compare those with Case.net and the current court notice. Tell the defense lawyer about any disagreement between the records.
The Circuit Clerk is at 705 East Walnut Street, first floor, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-886-4000. Use the court overview to understand the hearing's purpose. Record the required place or remote-appearance instructions as well as the date; a release from jail does not excuse attendance.
17. Where do I look after a federal arrest?
Boone County is in the Western District of Missouri's Central Division. The U.S. Courthouse is at 80 Lafayette Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101, 573-636-4015. Use the court's own notice to identify the next hearing.
The U.S. Marshals office at 80 Lafayette Street, Suite 2300, Jefferson City, MO 65101, 573-635-9708, can route a federal pretrial custody question. Federal release decisions follow 18 U.S.C. § 3142. For federal prison custody, the BOP search uses the register number or identifying names.
18. How can I find someone transferred to ICE?
Get the transfer destination and the A-number when known. An immigration detainer asks the jail to provide notice and retain custody up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. Discuss criminal release and immigration detention separately with counsel.
Use the ICE detainee lookup and, for underlying records, ICE's records process. A Missouri contact is at 11125 North Ambassador Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64153, 816-880-5000.
19. How do I find someone in a Missouri state prison?
Enter the DOC number or names in the Missouri corrections search. Read the person's status and institution together. An active probation or parole record indicates supervision and should not be confused with a prison location.
The Missouri state-prison pages help with contact after the destination is established. Retain the sentencing case number as well as the corrections identifier. Classification, a transport and the final institution assignment may happen at different points after the Boone County judgment is entered.
20. How can a parent locate a detained child?
The Boone County Juvenile Office is at 705 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-886-4200. Request the child’s assigned officer, then clarify whether the current order requires supervision or placement.
The circuit's Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center provides court-directed detention and temporary care. It is at 5665 North Roger I. Wilson Memorial Drive, Columbia, MO 65202, 573-886-4450. A parent should confirm the actual placement and family-contact rules with the assigned office. Youth records are not covered completely by an adult detainee search.
21. Which local police department should I contact?
- County sheriff: 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO 65202; 573-875-1111.
- Columbia Police: 600 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201; 573-874-7652.
- Ashland Police: 101 West Broadway, Ashland, MO 65010; 573-657-9062.
- Centralia Police: 114 South Rollins Street, Centralia, MO 65240; 573-682-2132.
- Hallsville Police: 202 Highway 124 East, Hallsville, MO 65255; 573-696-3838.
- University of Missouri Police: 901 Virginia Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211; 573-882-7202.
- 13th Circuit Court Marshal: 705 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201; 573-886-4474.
- Sturgeon policing inquiries: City Hall, 303 East Station Drive, Sturgeon, MO 65284; 573-687-3321. The city's police page directs people to the county sheriff and joint dispatch.
The investigating agency maintains its incident record, while detention staff maintain the booking. Use the references from both when following an arrest that crosses jurisdictions.
Boone County Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 573-875-1111
Physical Address:
2121 County Drive
Columbia, MO 65202
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Boone County Jail
2121 County Drive
Columbia Missouri 65202
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Boone County Jail
2121 County Drive
Columbia Missouri 65202
Every year Boone County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 5,040 offenders, and maintain an average of 252 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Boone County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Boone County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Missouri and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
If you are looking for a prisoner in Missouri or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.
If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Missouri, click below.
STATE OF Missouri COUNTY JAILS
If you are searching for a prisoner in a Missouri State Prison click below.
If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search
For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.
Boone County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/6/2026
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 101 | 55.80% |
| Black | 37 | 20.44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 9.39% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 5 | 2.76% |
| Asian | 11 | 6.08% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 5 | 2.76% |
| Other | 5 | 2.76% |
| Total | 181 | 100.0% |
Boone County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/6/2026
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 48 | 26.52% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 43 | 23.76% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 5 | 2.76% |
| State Jail Felony | 13 | 7.18% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 39 | 21.55% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 33 | 18.23% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Boone County Inmate Sex - 11/6/2026
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 157 | 86.74% |
| Female | 24 | 13.26% |
| Total | 181 | 100.0% |
Boone County Inmate Age - 11/6/2026
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 3 | 1.66% |
| 18-20 | 9 | 4.97% |
| 21-24 | 20 | 11.05% |
| 25-30 | 32 | 17.68% |
| 31-35 | 34 | 18.78% |
| 36-40 | 27 | 14.92% |
| 41-45 | 20 | 11.05% |
| 46-50 | 11 | 6.08% |
| 51-55 | 10 | 5.52% |
| 56-60 | 8 | 4.42% |
| 61-65 | 3 | 1.66% |
| 66-75 | 2 | 1.10% |
| 76-85 | 2 | 1.10% |
| Total | 181 | 100.0% |
- Jail (Main): 573-875-1111
- Adult Probation: 573-441-5862
- Boone County Court: 573-886-4000
- Callaway County Court: 573-642-0780
- Columbia Municipal Court: 573-874-7230
- Columbia Police: 573-874-7652
- Juvenile Detention: 573-886-4450
- Prosecuting Attorney: 573-886-4100
- Public Defender: 573-447-8087
- Sheriff: 573-875-1111
The Boone County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Boone County: Ashland, Centralia, Columbia, Hallsville, Hartsburg, Rocheport and Sturgeon.