Cedar County Detention Overview
The official Cedar County jail rules page identifies the Law Enforcement Center as home to both the Sheriff's Office and the Detention Center. The sheriff's office operates the jail, and Sheriff James "Jimbob" McCrary is identified on the county sheriff page. The facility is the only official county detention site found in the research pass. No separate Cedar County jail annex, work-release building, municipal jail page, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was verified inside the county.
The facility functions as a county jail, not a state prison. It can hold local arrestees before court, people serving local jail time, detainees with holds, and inmates from several other counties. Sentenced Missouri felony prisoners move to the Missouri Department of Corrections system after the local court process, and those records are searched through the state offender locator rather than the Cedar County roster.
Cedar County Detention Population
Cedar County's published jail population detail is narrow but useful. The county jail rules page says the Detention Center houses approximately 60 inmates at a time, including Cedar County inmates and inmates from several other counties. A separate official rated bed count, staff count, housing-unit list, gender breakdown, or average daily population dashboard was not found in the county, state, or federal sources reviewed for this build.
That source wording matters. The approximate number describes people housed at the facility, not only Cedar County residents. It also does not prove a formal rated capacity. For a small rural jail, other-county housing and short-term holds can change the public count quickly, so current custody should be confirmed through the roster or by calling the jail information line.
Look Up Cedar County Inmates
The correct lookup path for this facility is the sheriff's official Cedar County JailTracker roster. The sheriff page labels the same link "Who is Currently in Jail." The research pass could not inspect a live public profile, so the roster should be described as the county's current custody tool, not as a verified archive of every past booking. The roster application supports fields such as name, booking and arrest numbers, booking date, charges, bond, holds, image fields, release status, and VINE settings.
- Open the sheriff page or the direct JailTracker roster link for Cedar County.
- Search by last name first, then add the first name if the interface offers a narrowing field.
- Review any matching profile for booking date, charges, bond, holds, release status, and image fields if displayed.
- If no result appears, call the jail or check whether the person was released, sent to MODOC, held federally, or held for immigration custody.
For help reading roster fields and older booking records, the Cedar County inmate records page explains the full lookup chain.
Cedar County Jail Contact
The same county address is listed for the Cedar County Sheriff's Office and the Detention Center. Use the jail information line for custody status, visit questions, and before bringing items or money to the facility. The county pages do not publish a separate booking-desk number.
Cedar County Law Enforcement Center / Detention Center
202 South High Street
Stockton, MO 65785
417-276-5133
Sheriff page lists ext. 251 and fax 417-276-5135
The Cedar County Sheriff page shows the official contact block and roster link for the office that operates the jail.
The county contact block is also the starting point when the roster fails, when a person may have bonded out, or when a Sunshine Law request is needed for a past booking record.
Cedar County Jail Visits
Visitation at this facility is video only. Remote visits may be made from a smart phone, laptop, or computer with a camera, and the jail also offers a courtesy lobby kiosk. The county rules require the inmate to schedule lobby visits before the visit. Visitors need valid identification, children must have adult supervision, and a person who was detained within the past six months is not allowed to visit.
| Visit Item | Cedar County Rule | Source Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Visit type | Video only | Remote device or lobby kiosk |
| Lobby hours | Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | Courtesy lobby access |
| Scheduling | Inmate must schedule before the visit | County jail rules page |
| Frequency | One courtesy visit every seven days | County jail rules page |
| Length | 13 minutes | Lobby visit limit |
| ID and children | Valid ID, adult supervision for children | County jail rules page |
The county visitation rules page is the source for the video visit rules, inmate population statement, City Tele Coin reference, and contraband warning.
The 13-minute lobby limit and recent-detention restriction are Cedar-specific details that should be checked before a visitor travels to Stockton.
Cedar County Phone Money
Cedar County publishes more about communication than about mail. Phone, video, and text time may be purchased by detainees through in-house commissary or through City Tele Coin. The county page references the City Tele Coin app or website, but it does not publish a local rate table, deposit fee table, tablet program, or commissary schedule. Confirm vendor fees before buying time or leaving money.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Published Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Phone, video, text | City Tele Coin referenced by Cedar County | Rates not published on county page |
| Money for account | May be left for an inmate | Fees may be forfeited toward housing bills |
| Bibles | May be brought to inmates | No further format rule found |
| No official mail format located | Call before mailing anything |
Cedar County Booking Intake
Cedar County does not publish a detailed intake workflow. A local booking generally starts with arrest by a sheriff's deputy, city officer, or another law-enforcement agency, followed by transport to the detention center. Intake can include property inventory, identification, photograph or fingerprints where required, medical and security screening, charge and hold entry, bond or first-appearance routing, and housing classification.
The county roster is labeled for people who are currently in jail, so it should not be treated as a complete historical archive. How quickly a new booking appears on the public roster is not published by Cedar County. If a person is not listed, the person may have bonded out, transferred, been held for another agency, moved to state custody, entered federal or immigration custody, or be connected to a record that is not public.
Cedar County Jail Rules
The county jail rules page states that the facility is tobacco-free. It bars chewing tobacco, cigarettes, rolling papers, and loose leaf tobacco. It also quotes Missouri's contraband statute, RSMo 221.111, which prohibits controlled substances, liquor, weapons, and other banned articles in a jail. The rule page warns that failure to comply can lead to charges or prosecution.
Public record requests use Missouri Sunshine Law rather than a special Cedar County jail form. RSMo 610.023 requires public bodies to appoint a records custodian and respond to requests as soon as possible, no later than the third business day unless more time is justified. For sheriff-created booking, arrest, or jail records, start with the sheriff's office contact block.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, and item rules with the jail before traveling or sending money.