The Madison County Inmate Population
Madison County has one locally identified detention facility: Madison County Jail, operated by the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The jail holds people arrested by the sheriff's office, Fredericktown Police Department, and other agencies before release, first appearance, transfer, or sentencing. No separate county work-release center, regional jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was located inside Madison County in the official sources reviewed.
The phrase Madison County inmate population therefore has several parts. The first part is the local jail population in Fredericktown. The second is Madison County defendants who have been sentenced or placed under Missouri Department of Corrections supervision. The third is the smaller set of cases that move to federal or immigration custody. Each part has a different search tool, and mixing them up is the most common lookup error.
The Madison County departments page was captured as a local source because it names the sheriff, prosecutor, and circuit clerk contacts tied to the jail-to-court process.
That county source helps separate the jail operator from the court offices that handle filed charges after booking.
Madison County Inmate Population Statistics
The best located facility count for Madison County Jail is older and should be read with care. The Prisoners of the Census/BJS Missouri correctional facility inventory listed Madison County Jail at 124 North Main Street with a count of 34 on March 31, 2006. No current sheriff dashboard, official rated-capacity page, annual jail report, or live daily population page was located for Madison County.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County Jail local facility count | 34 | Prisoners of the Census/BJS inventory, 2006 |
| Current Madison County Jail rated capacity | Not located | County, sheriff, DPS, and DOC sources checked |
| Current Madison County Jail average daily population | Not located | No official county dashboard or annual jail report located |
| Madison County population | About 12,900 | USAFacts/Census estimate, 2025 |
| Missouri pretrial jail share | 79% | Vera Missouri trends PDF, 2015 |
Madison County Inmate Population Trends
Trend analysis is limited because Madison County does not publish a jail population dashboard in the located official material. The 2021 and 2022 county financial audit was located, but no Madison County jail average daily population figure was found in the visible report text reviewed. That does not mean the count is unavailable to officials. It means the public-facing sources checked did not post a current series that can be cited here.
| Year | Madison County Jail Count / ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34 | Only located high-authority local facility count for Madison County Jail. |
| 2021 | Not located | State Auditor county financial audit located, but no jail population metric found in reviewed text. |
| 2022 | Not located | Same audit source; no ADP found in located text. |
| 2025/2026 | Not located | No current county roster, population dashboard, or annual jail report located. |
Who Is Counted in Madison County Custody
Madison County jail demographic data by sex, race, age, charge level, and pretrial status was not located in official county sources. The local jail population should not be assumed to match county demographics. Census context is still useful for scale: Madison County is a small county centered on Fredericktown, and USAFacts reports about 12,900 county residents in 2025 and a 2024 Fredericktown population of 4,581.
Within the jail, the counted population may include people waiting for first appearance, people held on warrants, short county sentences, probation or parole holds, and people awaiting transfer. A detainer can matter even after bond is set. Local news in 2025 reported ICE detainers involving people who remained at Madison County Jail after a Fredericktown stop, which shows how local custody and immigration custody can overlap without making the jail an ICE facility.
- Pretrial
- A person held before final case disposition, often while bond, court dates, or holds are being resolved.
- Short county sentence
- A local sentence served in the county jail instead of a Missouri prison.
- Detainer
- A request from another agency to hold or notify before release, which can affect release even when local bond is posted.
- DOC custody
- Missouri Department of Corrections prison or supervision custody, which is searched outside the county jail system.
Madison County Jail Capacity Records
No current official Madison County Jail capacity, pod map, classification-housing plan, or overcrowding report was located. The 34 figure from the 2006 inventory is the only sourced local facility count in the research file, so it should not be converted into a current capacity or current population claim. No current DOJ consent decree, jail-overcrowding lawsuit, new jail construction bond, closure order, or death-in-custody litigation was located in the official and current sources reviewed.
A visitor or family member who needs the live population or housing status should contact the jail directly. The public pages located give the sheriff and jail phone as 573-783-2234, while the Missouri Association of Counties lists county office hours as 8-4:30 Monday through Friday, closed legal holidays. Those office hours should not be treated as jail intake hours because custody operations are different from county administrative counters.
Laws Governing Madison County Jail Records
Missouri law sets the access frame for Madison County inmate population records. The law presumes many public governmental records are open, but it also lets agencies close or redact some investigative records, victim details, safety-sensitive material, and records affected by active cases. For jail population questions, the most useful distinction is between a booking or arrest record, a court case record, and a DOC supervision record.
Key Statutes:
RSMo 610.011 says Missouri public policy favors open public governmental records unless another law closes them.
RSMo 610.100 defines arrest and incident reports and says those reports are open records, with exceptions for active investigative material and other protected details.
RSMo 221.020 places county jail custody and keeping of prisoners with the sheriff, except for limited statutory exceptions.
RSMo 58.451 requires deaths involving custody of law or public institutions to be reported to and investigated by the coroner.
Madison County and Missouri Prison Search
No Missouri Department of Corrections adult institution is physically listed in Madison County on the MODOC adult institution address list. Once a Madison County defendant is sentenced to prison or placed under DOC supervision, the local jail is no longer the right population list. The Missouri DOC Offender Web Search covers active offenders supervised by the department, including many probationers and parolees, but it does not provide discharged-offender information and may omit some records for safety, security, or confidentiality reasons.
The Missouri DOC offender search page was captured in the image below. That state locator is the correct route after sentencing, while Madison County Jail remains the starting point for current local pretrial custody.
The CAPTCHA on the DOC page also explains why a live state profile was not inventoried from the crawler. Search status questions should go to the person's institutional caseworker or Probation and Parole field officer when DOC custody is involved.
How to Search Madison County Inmates
No official Madison County, Missouri online jail roster was located on the county or sheriff pages. Searches for Madison County jail rosters are easy to misread because several other states have Madison County rosters, including Arkansas entries that do not belong to Fredericktown, Missouri. Confirm that any result says Missouri, Madison County, and Fredericktown before relying on it.
- Call Madison County Jail or the Sheriff's Office at 573-783-2234 and ask for current custody, booking date, bond status, court date if available, and transfer status.
- Search Missouri VINELink for custody status and release notification registration.
- Use Missouri Case.net when formal charges have been filed or a court date is needed.
- Use the Missouri DOC locator for sentenced prisoners, probationers, parolees, or DOC holds.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System only for federal or immigration custody.
Current Madison County Inmate Lookup
Because the county did not publish an official roster form in the located sources, there is no verified Madison County search-field table for local bookings. The practical search fields are the facts the jail or records custodian will need to identify the person. Have more than one fact ready because names can be shared, misspelled, or entered under an alias.
| Detail to Have Ready | Why It Helps | Local Status |
|---|---|---|
| Full legal name | Primary identifier for the jail phone check. | No online county roster field located. |
| Date of birth or age | Helps separate people with similar names. | Ask jail what can be confirmed. |
| Arrest or booking date | Connects the custody question to a specific incident. | Useful for Sunshine requests. |
| Arresting agency | May be Madison County Sheriff's Office, Fredericktown Police, or another agency. | Useful for incident and arrest reports. |
| Case number | Needed once the matter appears in Case.net. | Circuit Clerk route after filing. |
The Missouri VINELink page is a custody-notification fallback when no county roster is posted. Its state landing page was captured for this project.
VINELink should be used for custody status and notification registration, not as a full booking-report archive.
What Madison County Inmate Records Show
No official public Madison County inmate profile was located, so the fields below are a negative inventory rather than a promise that a county roster displays them. Jail booking records and court records do different jobs. Booking starts with custody and arrest information. Court records become authoritative after the prosecutor files charges and the Circuit Clerk enters the case.
| Field | Madison County Local Status |
|---|---|
| Mugshot / booking photo | Not located online from an official Madison County source; request under Sunshine Law or ask the jail if releasable. |
| Booking number | Not published online in located sources; ask Madison County Jail. |
| Charges | Jail may have booking allegations; formal filed charges belong in Case.net. |
| Bond | Ask the jail or review the Case.net docket once a case opens. |
| Housing location | Not public online in located sources. |
| Release status | Use the jail phone and VINELink for custody status and notification. |
County Jail vs State Prison Search
Madison County Jail is a local jail, not a state prison. It is used for pretrial detention, short county sentences, warrants, holds, first appearances, and people awaiting transfer or release. State prison custody begins after DOC admission or supervision. A person can leave the Madison County inmate population at the jail and later appear in DOC search after transfer.
| Madison County Jail | Missouri DOC | Federal / ICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is covered | Local pretrial, short-sentence, warrant, and hold custody. | Sentenced prisoners and active DOC supervision. | Federal prison, federal pretrial transport, or immigration detention. |
| Run by | Madison County Sheriff's Office. | Missouri Department of Corrections. | BOP, USMS, or ICE depending on custody type. |
| Where to look | Jail phone, VINELink, Sunshine request. | DOC Offender Web Search. | BOP locator, USMS Eastern District, or ICE ODLS. |
Madison County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one local detention page for this project. Other nearby Missouri prisons are in other counties and should not be treated as Madison County jail facilities.
- Madison County Jail - the sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial detainees, short county sentences, warrants, holds, and arrestees awaiting court action or release.
Madison County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Madison County inmate population?
The only located local facility count is 34 from the 2006 Prisoners of the Census/BJS inventory for Madison County Jail. A current official Madison County Jail ADP, rated capacity, or public daily population dashboard was not located.
How do I search the Madison County inmate population?
Start by calling Madison County Jail at 573-783-2234. Then use Missouri VINELink for custody status, Case.net for filed court charges, the Missouri DOC locator for sentenced or supervised offenders, and BOP or ICE tools for federal or immigration custody.
Does Madison County publish an online jail roster?
No official Madison County, Missouri online jail roster was located in the county, sheriff, DPS, or MAC sources reviewed. Avoid results for Madison County in other states.
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