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Polk County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Polk County jail is located in Bolivar, Missouri. The current facility was built in 1978 and expanded in 1996 to have a capacity of 36 inmates. The average daily inmate population fluctuates and was 51 in 2019. Polk County sometimes houses inmates in other county jails, which costs $45 per inmate per day. The Jail Administrator is Jennifer Harris and the Assistant Jail Administrator is Ricky Gooding. The staff also includes Sgt. Anita Norris, Shannon Andrews, Mike Kootz, and Terri Elmore.

113 East Jefferson
Bolivar, Missouri 65613

Phone: 417-777-9020

The inmate roster is available online and divided between current detainees and those released in the past two days. Information provided includes inmates’ names and identifying details, booking, charge, and bond information, and mugshots.

How to Send Package

Commissary packages may be ordered and then shipped directly to inmates through the Tiger Commissary website.

Visitation Hours

Visitation is held by video and operated by CIDNET. There is a visitation kiosk in the lobby. Using the kiosk requires prior approval from the Jail Administrator. Visitation is scheduled on Sundays. The CIDNET website may be used to schedule and purchase video visits.

Additional Jail Information

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office website hosts a Most Wanted page, where it posts the names, identifying details, and mugshots of the county’s most wanted offenders.

Polk County Sheriff Information

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office operates the county jail. Danny Morrison has been Sheriff since 2017. The Undersheriff is Rod Parks. The Patrol Division employs 14 deputies and is supervised by Sgt. Mike Johnson and Sgt. Abe Dickerson. The office’s administrative hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.

113 East Jefferson
Bolivar, Missouri 65613

Phone: 417-777-9020

Polk County occupies an area of 642 square miles in southwest Missouri. In 2020, the population was 31,519. The county’s seat and largest city is Bolivar.

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

Polk County violent crime is 16.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Polk County property crime is 30.2. (The US average is 35.4)

Polk County Public Records Information

Missouri’s Sunshine Law ensures that records kept by the Sheriff’s Office are considered public information and that copies are available to the public on request. In keeping with the law, each government office is required to have a custodian of records who is responsible for responding to public records requests. Requests may be made in any format (i.e. by phone, email, mail, or fax), but written requests are preferred. They should describe the records sought in detail and provide contact information for the person making the request. Sample language for Missouri public records requests is available below. For questions about acquiring Sheriff’s Office records, call 417-777-9020 during the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday.

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