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Carter County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Carter County jail is located in Van Buren, Missouri. The current facility was constructed in 2006 and expanded in 2010. It has six cells and a capacity of twelve prisoners.

P.O. Box 817
1977 Cabin Drive Suite 208
Van Buren, MO 63965

Phone: 573-323-4510

The rosters of most Missouri county jails are available online at VineLink. They are searchable by an inmate’s partial or full name or ID number. Information provided includes inmates’ identifying details, arrest, charge, booking, bond, and release information, and mugshot, when available.

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All incoming mail must include the sender’s full name and return address.

Inmate’s Full Name
Carter County Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 817
Van Buren, Mo. 63965

Visitation Hours

Visits are held via video chat that is on the wall in the Sheriff’s Office Lobby. Visits are 20 minutes, limited to one adult visitor, and held on Sundays from 10am to 3pm.

Visits should be scheduled 48 hours in advance. Special visits may be approved for family members who live 250 miles or more away from Carter County. A special visit is a standard visit on Sunday that lasts 30 minutes. A request form must be completed by the inmate and approved one week in advance. Requests for contact visits with family members may be made after being held for one year.

Carter County Sheriff Information

The Carter County jail is operated by the local Sheriff’s Office. The current Sheriff is Dustin Boyer . The patrol division includes six (6) full-time deputies and two (2) part-time deputies. The jail staff includes two (2) detention deputies. The office’s administrative hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.

P.O. Box 817
1977 Cabin Drive Suite 208
Van Buren, MO 63965

Phone: 573-323-4510
Email: contactus@cartercountymosheriff.org

Carter County covers 509 square miles in the Ozarks of Missouri. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,202. Van Buren is the largest city and county seat.

Crime Statistics
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Carter County violent crime is 18.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Carter County property crime is 22.2. (The US average is 35.4)

Carter County Public Records Information

Missouri’s Sunshine Law ensures copies of records made by government offices, such as police reports made by the Sheriff’s Office, are available to the public upon request. The law requires that each government office have a custodian of records who is responsible for responding to public records requests. Requests may be made in person or by phone, mail, email, or fax, but written requests are encouraged. Requests should detail the records being requested and provide the full name and contact information of the person making the request. The link below provides sample language for Missouri public records requests.

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