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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Carroll County, Missouri, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carroll County is held at the county jail, run by the Carroll 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County criminal records, Carroll County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Carroll County
The county jail, run by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Carroll County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at carrollcountymo.gov/sheriff-department (page title: Sheriff Department | Carroll County Missouri Courthouse), phone 660-542-2200, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 660-542-2200.
Who Books People Into the Carroll County Jail
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Carrollton make the arrests that end in a booking in Carroll County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carroll County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Carrollton's 29 for 2024.
Carrollton reported 29 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Carroll County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Missouri Department of Corrections lists its inmates at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Carroll County?
Ask the Carroll County Sheriff's Office at 660-542-2200; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at carrollcountymo.gov/sheriff-department.
What is the phone number for the Carroll County jail?
660-542-2200, the number on the page of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Carroll 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 Carroll County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.