Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Branson, Missouri, in Taney County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Branson is held at the county jail, run by the Taney County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Branson
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Branson is held at the county jail, run by the Taney County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Taney County Sheriff's Office at taneymosheriff.gov/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1 (page title: Inmate Roster | Taney County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 417.546.7250, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Taney County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 268 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Taney County has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Taney County Jail
The Taney County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Branson (filed by the FBI as Branson Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Branson.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Taney County Sheriff's Office's 606 for 2024, Branson's 522 for 2025 and Hollister's 47 for 2023.
Together, the four agencies in Taney County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 546 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Branson arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Taney County serves the sentence in a facility of the Missouri Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Branson?
Look on the custody page of the Taney County Sheriff's Office at taneymosheriff.gov, or call 417.546.7250. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Taney County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 268 beds.
What is the phone number for the Taney County jail?
417.546.7250, the number on the page of the Taney County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Taney County go?
To a facility of the Missouri Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Is this the official Branson website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.