Cooper County Released Inmates

Cooper County is in central Missouri with Boonville as the county seat. Sheriff Chris Class runs the Sheriff's Office and the 70-bed county jail at 200 Main Street. The county has about 17,000 people and is part of the 27th Judicial Circuit. If you need to search for released inmates from Cooper County, there are tools at both the local and state level. This page covers how to find released inmate records from the Cooper County jail and state prison systems.

Cooper County Sheriff and Jail

Sheriff Chris Class heads the Cooper County Sheriff's Office in Boonville. The jail is at 200 Main Street and has a capacity of 70 beds. It holds pre-trial detainees and people serving short sentences. When someone gets booked, the jail records their name, charges, and booking date. Release dates go into the same system when someone leaves the facility.

Visitation at the Cooper County jail is on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM. If you are trying to reach someone at the jail or want to check on their release status, you can call the Sheriff's Office during business hours. For written records, submit a Sunshine Law request. The office must respond within three business days. All booking and release data is public under Missouri law.

The Cooper County Sheriff's Office website provides jail details, contact information, and access to law enforcement services in Boonville.

This is the primary source for local jail records and inmate information in Cooper County.

Cooper County Inmate Search

The Cooper County Sheriff's Office provides tools for looking up who is in the facility. You can check current inmates and see booking details. This is a direct way to find out if someone is still in the jail or has been released.

If the main tools are down, you can call the Sheriff's Office directly. Staff can look up booking data and charges over the phone.

Between the official search tool and the third-party roster, you have two ways to check on inmates at the Cooper County jail.

Cooper County Court Records

Cooper County is part of the 27th Judicial Circuit. Court records are in Case.net, Missouri's statewide portal. Search by name, case number, or date. Criminal records go back to the mid-1990s. The system is free and open to everyone.

Court files for people convicted in Cooper County show charges, plea deals, sentencing details, and any release conditions such as probation or parole. You can use "Track This Case" to get email alerts on updates. If a case is sealed, it will not show in search results under Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 2.

Note: Case.net covers all 114 Missouri counties and includes criminal, civil, and traffic records.

State Resources for Cooper County Released Inmates

The Missouri DOC Offender Web Search lets you look up active inmates, parolees, and probationers. People who completed their sentences are not in this tool. The Sunshine Law data files cover discharged offenders going back to 1974. They update nightly and include 29 fields per person. You can filter by county of conviction to find people tied to Cooper County.

Under Chapter 217 RSMo, most DOC records are public. The data includes release dates, facility names, and details about each offender. About 19,000 people leave Missouri prisons each year, and the data files let you see if any of them have ties to Cooper County.

Victim Alerts in Cooper County

MOVANS is Missouri's free victim alert system. It sends updates when an offender is released, transferred, or escapes. Sign up at VINELink or call 866-566-8267. The system covers the Cooper County jail and state prisons. Alerts come by phone, email, or text about every 15 minutes.

Cooper County Public Records

Under Chapter 610 RSMo, most jail and arrest records are public. The Cooper County Sheriff must respond to requests within three business days. The Attorney General's office has guidance on filing Sunshine Law requests and handling denials.

The sex offender registry lets you search for registered offenders in Cooper County under Chapter 589 RSMo. The MACHS system provides background checks at $14 for name searches and $20 for fingerprint checks.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Cooper County in central Missouri. Someone arrested at the county line may have been booked in a neighboring jail instead.