The Missouri Compromise in 1821 admitted the Show Me State, otherwise known as Missouri, to the United States. The role of Missouri is ‘Gateway to the West’ as epitomized by its Gateway Arch in St. Louis. During the early years in America, the location of Missouri, situated between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, made it a vital commerce and transportation hub. The state’s fame is through its production of beer, and the maker of Budweiser beer, Anheuser-Busch, calls St. Louis home. On the other side of the state, Kansas City is famous for jazz and barbecue. Jefferson City is the capital city of Missouri.
There is one independent city and 114 counties in the state of Missouri. Five counties were created in the Missouri Territory in 1812 after Louisiana was admitted to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase. During the Platte Purchase in 1836, an additional six counties were added to other counties created from the original five.
Governance in the state’s counties includes the collection of taxes, maintaining roads, prosecuting criminals, and providing security. These functions are performed by elected officials such as an assessor, sheriff, and prosecuting attorney.
St. Louis City is not included in any county jurisdiction and was declared an independent city when, in 1876, its residents voted to detach themselves from the County of St. Louis.
Missouri’s judicial system includes:
The Supreme Court of Missouri
The Court of Appeals of Missouri
The Circuit Courts of Missouri
The Municipal Courts of Missouri
The Supreme Court of Missouri was established in 1820 and is the highest judicial court of the state. There are five kinds of appeals cases that the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear:
A United States treaty or statute’s validity
A constitutional provision or Missouri statute’s validity
The revenue laws of the state
Death penalty imposition
Challenging the right to hold office of an elected statewide official
Offender Search Web Page
The purpose and specifics of the Offender Search Web Page in each state varies. Read the disclosures carefully. Updates to the database could be biweekly, monthly and daily depending on the states Corrections Department schedule. Some searches show offenders incarcerated in the entire prison system including county jails and some only state prisons. Sometimes historical offender data is available and sometimes only current inmate records are listed. Youth and adult offenders are sometimes located on separate search portals.
State Offender Search: https://web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb/
Jails
- Adair County, MO Jail Inmate
- Andrew County, MO Jail Inmate
- Atchison County, MO Jail Inmate
- Audrain County, MO Jail Inmate
- Barry County, MO Jail Inmate
- Barton County, MO Jail Inmate
- Bates County, MO Jail Inmate
- Benton County, MO Jail Inmate
- Bollinger County, MO Jail Inmate
- Boone County, MO Jail Inmate
- Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center, MO Jail Inmate
- Butler County, MO Jail Inmate
- Caldwell County, MO Jail Inmate
- Callaway County, MO Jail Inmate
- Camden County, MO Jail Inmate
- Cape Giradeau County, MO Jail Inmate
- Carroll County, MO Jail Inmate
- Cass County, MO Jail Inmate
- Cedar County, MO Jail Inmate
- Chariton County, MO Jail Inmate
- Christian County, MO Jail Inmate
- Clark County, MO Jail Inmate
- Clay County Detention Center, MO Jail Inmate
- Clinton County, MO Jail Inmate
- Cole County, MO Jail Inmate
- Crawford County, MO Jail Inmate
- Dade County, MO Jail Inmate
- Dallas County, MO Jail Inmate
- Dent County, MO Jail Inmate
- Douglas County, MO Jail Inmate
- Dunklin County, MO Jail Inmate
- Franklin County, MO Jail Inmate
- Greene County, MO Jail Inmate
- Grundy County, MO Jail Inmate
- Harrison County, MO Jail Inmate
- Henry County, MO Jail Inmate
- Hickory County, MO Jail Inmate
- Holt County, MO Jail Inmate
- Howard County, MO Jail Inmate
- Howell County Detention Center, MO Jail Inmate
- Iron County, MO Jail Inmate
- Jackson County Detention Center, MO Jail Inmate
- Jasper County, MO Jail Inmate
- Jefferson County, MO Jail Inmate
- Johnson County, MO Jail Inmate
- Laclede County, MO Jail Inmate
- Lafayette County, MO Jail Inmate
- Lawrence County, MO Jail Inmate
- Lewis County, MO Jail Inmate
- Lincoln County, MO Jail Inmate
- Livingston County, MO Jail Inmate
- Mcdonald County, MO Jail Inmate
- Macon County, MO Jail Inmate
- Madison County, MO Jail Inmate
- Maries County, MO Jail Inmate
- Marion County, MO Jail Inmate
- Mercer County, MO Jail Inmate
- Miller County, MO Jail Inmate
- Mississippi County, MO Jail Inmate
- Moniteau County, MO Jail Inmate
- Monroe County, MO Jail Inmate
- Montgomery County, MO Jail Inmate
- Morgan County, MO Jail Inmate
- New Madrid County, MO Jail Inmate
- Newton County, MO Jail Inmate
- Nodaway County, MO Jail Inmate
- Oregon County, MO Jail Inmate
- Osage County, MO Jail Inmate
- Ozark County, MO Jail Inmate
- Pemiscot County, MO Jail Inmate
- Perry County, MO Jail Inmate
- Pettis County, MO Jail Inmate
- Phelps County, MO Jail Inmate
- Pike County, MO Jail Inmate
- Platte County, MO Jail Inmate
- Polk County, MO Jail Inmate
- Pulaski County, MO Jail Inmate
- Putnam County, MO Jail Inmate
- Randolph County, MO Jail Inmate
- Ray County, MO Jail Inmate
- Reynolds County, MO Jail Inmate
- St. Charles County, MO Jail Inmate
- St. Clair County, MO Jail Inmate
- St. Francois County, MO Jail Inmate
- St. Louis County - Dept Of Justice Services, MO Jail Inmate
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO Jail Inmate
- Saline County, MO Jail Inmate
- Schuyler County, MO Jail Inmate
- Scotland County, MO Jail Inmate
- Scott County, MO Jail Inmate
- Shannon County, MO Jail Inmate
- Shelby County, MO Jail Inmate
- Stoddard County, MO Jail Inmate
- Stone County Law Enforcement Center, MO Jail Inmate
- Sullivan County, MO Jail Inmate
- Taney County, MO Jail Inmate
- Texas County, MO Jail Inmate
- Vernon County, MO Jail Inmate
- Warren County, MO Jail Inmate
- Washington County, MO Jail Inmate
- Wayne County, MO Jail Inmate
- Webster County, MO Jail Inmate
- Wright County, MO Jail Inmate
- Cape Girardeau City, MO Jail Inmate
- Belton City, MO Jail Inmate
- Grandview city, MO Jail Inmate
- Kansas City Correctional Institution, MO Jail Inmate
- Carthage city, MO Jail Inmate
- Arnold Municipal city, MO Jail Inmate
- Aurora city, MO Jail Inmate
- Doniphan city, MO Jail Inmate
- Jennings city, MO Jail Inmate
- St Louis city, MO Jail Inmate
- Scott city, MO Jail Inmate
- Joplin city, MO Jail Inmate
- Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail, MO Jail Inmate
- Kansas City, MO Jail Bookings
- St. Louis, MO Jail Bookings
- Columbia, MO Jail Bookings
- Lee's Summit, MO Jail Bookings
- St. Joseph, MO Jail Bookings
- St. Charles, MO Jail Bookings
- St. Peters, MO Jail Bookings
- Blue Springs, MO Jail Bookings
- Chesterfield, MO Jail Bookings
- Jefferson City, MO Jail Bookings
- Cape Girardeau, MO Jail Bookings
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Correctional Facility
- Missouri Eastern Correctional Center – Franklin & St. Louis County, MO Inmate Search
- Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, & Correctional Center – Audrain & Ralls County, MO Inmate Search
- Western Reception, Diagnostic, & Correctional Center – Buchanan County, MO Inmate Search
- Western Missouri Correctional Center – Clinton, DeKalb, & Caldwell County, MO Inmate Search
- Tipton Correctional Center – Moniteau County, MO Inmate Search
- Southeast Correctional Center – Mississippi County, MO Inmate Search
- South Central Correctional Center – Texas County, MO Inmate Search
- Potosi Correctional Center – Washington County, MO Inmate Search
- Ozark Correctional Center – Webster County, MO Inmate Search
- Northeast Correctional Center – Pike County, MO Inmate Search
- Moberly Correctional Center – Randolph County, MO Inmate Search
- Algoa Correctional Center – Cole County, MO Inmate Search
- Maryville Treatment Center – Nodaway County, MO Inmate Search
- Kansas City Reentry Center – Jackson, MO Inmate Search
- Jefferson City Correctional Center – Callaway and Cole County, MO Inmate Search
- Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center – Callaway County, MO Inmate Search
- Farmington Correctional Center – St. Francois County, MO Inmate Search
- Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center – St. Francois County, MO Inmate Search
- Crossroads Correctional Center – Clinton, MO Inmate Search
- Cremer Therapeutic Community Center – Callaway County, MO Inmate Search
- Chillicothe Correctional Center – Livingston County, MO Inmate Search
- Boonville Correctional Center – Cooper County, MO Inmate Search