Morgan County Jail Roster Overview
The official Morgan County inmate roster is run through the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Norman Dills. The roster chooser separates two local custody views: current inmates at the Morgan County Detention Center and a 48 Hour Release list for people released from the detention center within the last two days. The sheriff site also gives a reliability notice. It says the information is collected, maintained, and provided for public convenience, but the detention center does not certify the accuracy or authenticity of every entry.
That distinction matters. A roster entry is a jail custody record, not the full court file. It can help confirm that a person was booked, when the booking occurred, what charge wording appeared in jail records, and what bond total was visible in list view. It does not replace Case.net, the circuit clerk, or the prosecutor's filed charging documents. For the court side after booking, use the Morgan County court records after jail arrest page as the next stop.
Use the Morgan County Inmate Roster
Start at the official roster chooser, not a third-party copy. The chooser links to the current roster and to the release list. The current roster page inspected during research showed name search, sort options, current and released filters, pagination, and a Show All control. If a profile page fails to load or a name does not appear, the person may still be in intake, may have bonded out quickly, may be held by another agency, or may have moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.
- Open the Morgan County roster chooser and choose Current Inmates for a person believed to be in the jail now.
- Choose 48 Hour Release if the person may have posted bond, been released, or transferred very recently.
- Use Search By Name for a focused lookup, or use Show All and sort by newest booking date when checking recent arrests.
- Review the visible fields before relying on the result: mugshot, name, booking number, booking date, charges, bond, and profile link.
- Call the jail line if the result is missing, stale, or unclear. Intake, release processing, and holds can change faster than a public roster page.
The roster is strongest for fresh county custody. It is weaker for old bookings, sealed matters, state-prison sentences, and federal custody. Use the access chain below when the roster does not answer the question.
Morgan County Roster Search Fields
The Morgan County current roster is a browse-and-search page. It does not publish a long advanced-search form. Its visible controls are still useful because they let a reader switch between current and released lists, sort by name or date, and browse across pages when the name spelling is uncertain. No official wildcard rule or minimum character rule was posted during research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By Name | Text | Unspecified | Searches by name. The sheriff page did not post wildcard or minimum-character rules. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the name search. |
| Show All | Button/link | n/a | Clears the search and returns to roster browsing. |
| Name | Sort/filter link | No | Changes the view toward name order. |
| Date | Sort/filter link | No | Changes the view toward booking-date order. |
| Current | Status filter | No | Shows current jail inmates. |
| Released | Status filter | No | Moves to the release view, including the 48-hour release channel from the chooser. |
| Pagination | Links | No | Page numbers and arrow controls allow roster browsing. |
Morgan County Inmate Record Fields
Visible Morgan County roster entries showed enough detail to identify a booking, but not every field a reader might expect. The list view showed booking photos, names, booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bond totals, and profile links. The profile pages timed out during research, so profile-only fields should not be assumed. The public list did not show date of birth, home address, housing unit, arresting agency, court date, or warrant number.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot / booking photo | A front-facing booking image beside many list entries, with alt text identifying it as a mugshot. |
| Name | Last name, first name, and middle name or initial, generally in uppercase list format. |
| Booking # | A numeric booking number. Visible examples used a year plus sequence format. |
| Booking Date | Date and time in month-day-year format with a time of day. |
| Charges | Plain-English charge descriptions, sometimes with multiple lines for one person. |
| Bond | A visible dollar amount total in list view. Bond type and per-count bond were not shown there. |
| View Profile | A profile link. Research could not verify extra profile-only fields because profile pages timed out. |
Use the booking number when asking staff for a record. It is more precise than a name alone, especially when a common surname appears more than once on the roster.
Morgan County Jail Contact Card
The local roster points to one Morgan County jail facility. Questions about intake, release status, mail, visits, and a record that is not online should be routed to the Morgan County Adult Detention Center or the sheriff's office. The phone line is listed as a 24-hour number, while administrative office hours are weekday business hours.
Morgan County Adult Detention Center
211 East Newton Street, Suite #2
Versailles, Missouri 65084
573-378-5481
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone listed 24 hours.
Morgan County Booking Records
A typical Morgan County arrest record starts before the public roster. A sheriff's deputy, municipal officer, state trooper, or other agency may make an arrest, then the person is taken through intake at the Adult Detention Center. Intake can include identification, a contraband search, property inventory, medical or mental-health screening, fingerprints, photographs, booking-number assignment, charge entry, bond entry, and classification for housing. The roster is the public endpoint of that process when a booking is eligible for online display.
There may be a gap between arrest and roster display. The research file did not locate an official roster refresh interval. If a very recent arrest is not listed, use the 24-hour phone line before assuming the person is not in custody. The person may still be in intake, may have posted bond before the next public update, may be held in another jurisdiction, or may be subject to a record category that is not shown online.
Morgan County Custody Lookup Chain
The best inmate search path depends on who holds the person. Morgan County uses the county roster for local jail custody, while Missouri, federal, and immigration systems use separate locators. The Morgan County Adult Detention Center also has a documented federal and ICE detention role, so the county roster and federal channels can overlap in practice without becoming the same database.
| Custody Situation | Where to Search | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Morgan County current roster | Best source for current local bookings, charges, bond, and booking number. |
| Released in the last 48 hours | Roster chooser release link | Checks the sheriff's short release window. |
| Not online or older booking | Phone, in person, mail, or written Sunshine Law request | Useful for arrest reports, booking records, weekly reports, and booking photos not online. |
| State prison, probation, or parole | Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search | Covers active MODOC-supervised offenders, not discharged offenders. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Searches adults in ICE custody or CBP custody more than 48 hours. |
| Victim notifications | VINELink | Allows offender search and notification registration where available. |
No current official Morgan County, Missouri sheriff mobile app store listing was located during research. Use the sheriff website's roster, alerts, crime-tip, press-release, and Most Wanted tools as the official online public-safety channels.
Morgan County Jail Visitation
The Adult Detention Center page lists a no-contact visitation schedule, picture-ID rule, visit length, and visitor limit. It also lists video visits through Cidnet. Confirm custody before a visit because a transfer, release, disciplinary rule, medical issue, court transport, or federal hold can affect whether the detainee is available for a scheduled contact.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Length | Rules / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No-contact in-person visit | Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 30 minutes | One visit per visitation day, up to three visitors, valid picture ID required. |
| Video visit | Seven days a week | Vendor controlled | Handled through Cidnet. Inmates can buy data for video, phone, and text messaging. |
Mail must include the return address, inmate name, booking number, and jail address. Incoming and outgoing mail is searched for contraband. Current prescription medicine may be brought in only in the original container for verification by the jail's contract physician, while over-the-counter medicine cannot be brought in by visitors.
Morgan County Inmate Funds
The sheriff's detention page names Access Corrections as the money-deposit vendor. Deposits can be made through the lobby kiosk, by phone at 866-345-1884, or online through Access Corrections. Money orders and checks are not accepted for inmate funds. Board bills are handled separately through the sheriff's office and should not be confused with commissary deposits.
Note: Confirm the booking number and custody status before sending funds, scheduling visits, or mailing property to the jail.
Morgan County Jail Record Requests
If the roster does not show enough detail, a written request can be made under the Missouri Sunshine Law. The Attorney General's guidance says a requester should contact the agency that created or keeps the record, and Missouri law requires public governmental bodies to have a custodian of records. For Morgan County jail material, the practical route is the sheriff's office because the sheriff operates the jail.
Ask for a specific record type. Useful terms include arrest report, booking record, booking photo, incident report, weekly report, and jail roster entry. Include the person's name, booking number if known, date of booking, preferred delivery method, and a way to contact you. The sheriff's civil-process fee page is not a jail-record fee schedule, so do not assume those civil fees apply to booking records.