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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Montgomery County, Missouri, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Montgomery County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 Montgomery County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 65 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 110 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montgomery County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montgomery County Jail
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Montgomery City, Wellsville, Jonesburg, New Florence, Bellflower and High Hill make the arrests that end in a booking in Montgomery County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's 258 for 2025, Montgomery City's 25 for 2025 and New Florence's 6 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 292 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
Look on the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Montgomery County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 110 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.