Perry County Inmate Population Map
Perry County, Missouri has one official county detention facility in the local inmate population map: the Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail in Perryville. The jail is operated by the Perry County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Jason Klaus. It holds people booked by county law enforcement, people arrested by local police and transferred into county custody, pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and people being moved for court or another agency.
The county's own jail pages publish information for correspondence, health care, property, visitation, and bonding, but they do not publish a current jail capacity, average daily population, online roster, or booking photo gallery. That gap matters. A Perry County inmate population question often starts with the jail, then moves to Case.net for filed charges, the Missouri Department of Corrections for sentenced or supervised state offenders, and federal or immigration locators when local custody is not the right system.
Perry County Jail Population Context
The county jail now sits within the Perry County Joint Justice Center setting. A county news release said Perry County broke ground for the roughly 60,000-square-foot public-safety building on January 9, 2023, in the 400 block of West St. Joseph Street. The same release described a building that brings the Sheriff's Office and Jail, Perryville Police Department, Circuit Court Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, Emergency Management, state and municipal courts, joint dispatch, and the Coroner's Office into one public-safety campus.
That local layout explains why inmate population research touches more than the jail. Arrests may begin with the Sheriff's Office, Perryville police, Missouri State Highway Patrol, or another agency. Booking and short-term custody are jail functions. Filed charges and hearing dates belong to the court record. Prosecutor decisions can change the charge list after the initial booking. A sentenced state-prison case then leaves the county jail population and moves into Missouri Department of Corrections supervision.
The county award release later described the Joint Justice Center as a shared hub for law enforcement, judicial services, emergency management, and public safety. For records users, the key point is simple: the same Perryville justice campus may appear in jail, court, police, prosecutor, and dispatch contexts, but each office still controls its own records.
Perry County Inmate Population Statistics
Official Perry County jail pages reviewed for the county research do not list a current average daily population, rated bed capacity, annual booking count, or housing-unit breakdown. Those fields should not be filled from older third-party pages. The official materials do supply population-adjacent facts, including local Census figures, the Joint Justice Center size and project cost, the prosecutor's case volume, and statewide DOC facility counts.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Perry County population | 18,956 | City of Perryville profile, 2020 Census |
| Perryville city population | 8,555 | City profile, 2020 Census |
| Joint Justice Center size | Roughly 60,000 square feet | Perry County news release, 2023 |
| Joint Justice Center estimated cost | $26.5 million | Perry County news release, 2023 |
| Official jail capacity | Not located | Official Perry County jail pages reviewed |
| Official current jail ADP | Not located | Official Perry County jail pages reviewed |
| Prosecutor criminal caseload | About 1,000 criminal cases per year | Perry County Prosecuting Attorney |
| Missouri DOC correctional centers | 21 total | Missouri DOC facilities |
These figures should not be read as a live jail count. They show the size of the county and justice system around the jail, while the actual day-to-day Perry County inmate population must be confirmed through jail staff or an official record request.
Perry County Custody Trends
The strongest official trend line is the county's shift into a consolidated justice center. Perry County voters approved Prop C.O.P.S. in April 2021 by 1,364 yes votes to 814 no votes. The county said the measure funded a half-cent capital-improvement sales tax for 20 years, followed by one-eighth cent for facility maintenance. That vote, the 2023 groundbreaking, and the 2025 county award are documented local milestones, even though they do not disclose a daily inmate count.
| Year | Justice-system figure | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,364 yes / 814 no | Voter approval of Joint Justice Center funding. |
| 2023 | $26.5 million / roughly 60,000 sq. ft. | Groundbreaking for the shared jail, court, police, and public-safety building. |
| 2025 | County Achievement Award | State county association recognition for the Joint Justice Center project. |
| 2026 | ADP not published | No official daily jail population table was located. |
The absence of an official ADP table is a real finding. It means the public can document the facility project and the record channels around the Perry County jail, but cannot verify a current inmate population number from official county pages alone.
Laws for Perry County Inmates
Missouri law controls much of the public access path for jail and arrest records. The law does not turn every jail fact into an online roster, but it gives residents a way to request public records from the office that holds them. In Perry County, custody records begin with the Sheriff's Office, court records move through Case.net and the Circuit Clerk, and state corrections records move to MODOC after sentencing or supervision.
Key Missouri rules:
RSMo 610.011 states Missouri's public-records policy: records of public governmental bodies are open unless a law says otherwise.
RSMo 610.023 requires each public governmental body to have a custodian responsible for records requests and responses.
RSMo 610.100 defines arrest reports as records of an arrest and detention or confinement incident together with the charge.
RSMo 221.020 makes the sheriff responsible for county jail custody except where Missouri law provides otherwise.
Missouri DPS Death in Custody Reporting Act materials describe the statewide quarterly reporting channel to DOJ.
Copy fees and record access can vary by record type. Missouri's fee rule in RSMo 610.026 is relevant to Sunshine Law requests, while the Circuit Clerk page separately lists court-copy fees for case documents.
Search Perry County Inmates
No official Perry County online jail roster or current-inmate list was located on the county jail pages. The practical lookup path starts with the Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail staff line, then branches by custody type. For a person believed to be in the county jail, call jail staff first. For a filed criminal case, use Missouri Case.net. For a person who has been sentenced to prison or is on probation or parole, use the MODOC search. For federal or immigration custody, use the federal locator that matches the case.
- Call the Perry County jail staff number from the official jail overview and provide the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date.
- Ask whether the person is held in the Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail, whether public bond or release status can be given, and whether a records request is needed.
- Check Perry County Court Information and Missouri Case.net after charges are filed in the 32nd Judicial Circuit.
- Use MODOC Offender Search for active state offenders, probationers, and parolees.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for federal prisoners and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees.
- Use VINELink when release or custody-change notification is the goal.
The county's Tiger Commissary page is useful for deposits after custody is known, but it is not a public inmate roster. Do not treat a commissary vendor as proof that a person is held.
Perry County Roster Search Fields
Because the county does not publish a public roster search form, the search-field table is a fallback table. It records the actual access channels found in the research, not a set of online fields that do not exist.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official online county jail roster | n/a | n/a | No official Perry County, Missouri roster was located. |
| Phone lookup by name | Phone request | Unspecified | Call jail staff at 573-547-4071 or the Sheriff's Office at 573-547-4576. |
| In-person inquiry | Counter inquiry | Unspecified | Use the Sheriff's Office and Joint Justice Center address after confirming lobby rules. |
| Records request | Sunshine Law request | Unspecified | Identify the person, approximate arrest date, and record sought. |
The official jail overview points to jail staff for questions. For a deeper walkthrough of these custody records, use the Perry County jail inmate records page.
Perry County Inmate Record Fields
An official field-by-field Perry County jail profile was not located online. Records users should separate the kinds of fields that may come from a jail phone inquiry or Sunshine Law request from the fields shown in court and state corrections systems. Booking charges can differ from prosecutor-filed charges, and a jail status can change before Case.net is updated.
| Record bucket | What it may show |
|---|---|
| Jail custody inquiry | Current custody, release status, bond or hold information if releasable, and whether the person is in the Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail. |
| Case.net court record | Defendant name, case number, filing date, charges, docket events, hearings, disposition, and court location when public. |
| MODOC record | Active state offender status, including prison, probation, or parole records subject to captcha and confidentiality limits. |
| BOP federal record | Federal inmate lookup by name or number, not county booking records. |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detainee location by A-number and country of birth or biographical search. |
Perry County Jail vs Prison
The Perry County inmate population and the Missouri state prison population are different systems. A person arrested today on a county matter may be in the sheriff's jail. A person convicted and sentenced to Missouri prison is searched through MODOC. A person under federal sentence is searched through BOP. Immigration detention is searched through ICE ODLS.
| Custody type | Who runs it | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail custody | Perry County Sheriff's Office | Call the jail, ask in person, or request records. |
| Filed criminal court case | 32nd Judicial Circuit / Circuit Clerk | Use Case.net or contact the Circuit Clerk for older cases. |
| State prison, probation, parole | Missouri Department of Corrections | Use MODOC Offender Search. |
| Federal prisoner | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Use the BOP Inmate Locator. |
| Immigration detainee | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Use ICE ODLS. |
The Missouri DOC facilities page lists correctional centers across the state and shows no state prison facility in Perry County. Sentenced Perry County defendants may still appear in MODOC once they enter state supervision.
Perry County Jail Services
Several jail service pages are public even though a roster is not. The correspondence page gives the inmate mail address. The health care page says care is provided by a nurse practitioner or other qualified medical professional and lists co-pays for doctor visits, dental visits, and prescriptions. The personal property page explains storage, release, and the 14-day post-release or transfer hold. The visitation page explains commissary deposits and special visits.
The county's services and fees page also lists sheriff functions that affect jail movement: courthouse security, inmate transportation to and from court, warrant service, and transportation to and from other agencies. These functions help explain why a Perry County jail record can be brief, especially when a person is held for court, transferred, or picked up by another agency.
| Service area | Published Perry County detail |
|---|---|
| Address mail to the inmate, care of Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail. | |
| Medical care | Medical care is not refused due to lack of funds. |
| Property | Most property goes into storage; unreleased property is held 14 days after release or transfer. |
| Commissary | Cash, money orders, cashier's checks, and Tiger Commissary options are documented. |
| Special visits | Must be cleared in advance by the Sheriff or Jail Captain. |
Perry County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves two local pages. The first is the county jail that holds the Perry County inmate population. The second is Perryville police holding or transfer custody, which is a law-enforcement custody path rather than a separate public jail roster.
- Perry County Sheriff's Office Jail - the county jail for local bookings, pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and court or agency transfers.
- Perryville Police Department Holding / Transfer Custody - short-term city police custody before county jail booking or another lawful transfer.
The city police page describes the department as a local law-enforcement agency. No separate municipal jail roster, bed count, or public mugshot gallery was found for Perryville.
Perry County Custody Terms
Record searches are easier when the main jail and court terms are separated. A few terms appear across jail, court, and state corrections records, but they do not always mean the same office holds the record.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may affect release.
- Surety bond
- A bond posted through a licensed bondsman rather than direct cash payment.
- Disposition
- The court outcome, such as dismissal, plea, sentence, or judgment.
- DOC
- The Missouri Department of Corrections, which handles state prison, probation, and parole records.
Perry County Inmate Population FAQ
Does Perry County publish a live inmate population count? No official Perry County jail page reviewed for the county research published a live count, rated capacity, or average daily population. Call jail staff or make a Sunshine Law request for current custody information.
Is there an online Perry County jail roster? No official Perry County, Missouri online roster was located. The county jail path starts with the jail staff phone line, in-person inquiry, or records request.
Where are filed charges listed? Filed Perry County criminal charges are tracked through Case.net in the 32nd Judicial Circuit. Booking charges and filed prosecutor charges can differ.
When should MODOC be used? Use MODOC after a person is sentenced to state prison or is under Missouri probation or parole supervision. Do not use it as the first place to search for a new county booking.
Can VINELink replace the jail? VINELink is a notification tool, not the county jail record custodian. It is useful for release and custody-change alerts when Missouri coverage is available.
Are mugshots part of the Perry County inmate population page? No public county mugshot gallery was located. Booking photo access depends on the Sheriff's Office record, Missouri law, and any applicable limits.
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