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.
Monroe County, Missouri, has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe County is held at the county jail, run by the Monroe 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.
Related guides: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Monroe County
The county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at monroecountysheriffsoffice.com/Jail_Information.html (page title: Welcome to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department), phone 660-327-4060, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 660-327-4060.
The Monroe County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 13 people, up from about 10 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2016, the last year with a capacity figure, was 16 beds, and it ran at 119 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monroe County has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Monroe County Jail
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monroe City make the arrests that end in a booking in Monroe County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's 27 for 2025 and Monroe City's 16 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 43 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 Monroe County 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County?
Ask the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 660-327-4060; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at monroecountysheriffsoffice.com.
How many people are in the Monroe County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 16 beds.
What is the phone number for the Monroe County jail?
660-327-4060, the number on the page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.