Butler County Jail Roster
The Butler County jail roster covers all inmates at the detention center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Butler County is in the southeast Missouri Ozark foothills with a population of about 42,700 and 698 square miles. The Butler County Sheriff's Department runs the jail and keeps the roster current. The detention center houses people for offenses sentenced up to 24 months. You can search for inmates through the sheriff's website, VINE, or by calling the detention center directly. This page explains how to check the Butler County jail roster, the commissary and visitation setup, and your rights to these public records.
Butler County Jail Roster Quick Facts
Butler County Sheriff's Department
The Butler County Sheriff's Department is at 200 Phillip Kearbey Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901. The main phone numbers are (573) 785-8444, (573) 785-8445, and (573) 785-8446. Fax is (573) 778-8016. Jonathan Dunham is the Chief of Communications and can be reached at j.dunham@butlercosheriff.org. The sheriff's department handles law enforcement, the jail, and all jail roster records for Butler County.
The Butler County Sheriff's Department website in Poplar Bluff provides access to the jail roster, contact information, and offender search tools.
The detention center is at the same address. The jail phone is (573) 686-8067. Fax is (573) 686-8058. Mike Jones manages the detention center and can be contacted at m.jones@butlercosheriff.org. The Butler County jail holds people for offenses with sentences up to 24 months. After that, inmates transfer to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Search Butler County Jail Roster Online
The Butler County Sheriff's Department contact page lists every division and its phone numbers. The detention center staff can confirm if someone is on the jail roster. For online searches, the sheriff's website and several third-party portals provide access to current inmate data.
The Butler County contact page shows all department divisions including the detention center, commissary, and accounts for the jail in Poplar Bluff.
VINE at vinelink.com covers Butler County inmates. Select Missouri and choose Butler County. Search by name or offender ID to check custody status, charges, and booking info. VINE updates from county jails every 15 minutes. You can register for free alerts when an inmate's status changes.
The Butler County offender search page focuses on the sex offender registry. It gets updated the first of each month. You can search by zip code, city, state, or last name. While this is not the same as the jail roster, it connects to the broader public safety records kept by the Butler County Sheriff's Department.
The Butler County offender search page provides a separate tool for looking up registered offenders in the Poplar Bluff area.
For court records linked to Butler County jail bookings, Missouri Case.net shows charges, docket entries, and judgments. The Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1510 E Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101 manages arrest records that extend beyond Butler County borders.
Butler County has six cities and towns. Poplar Bluff is the largest and serves as the hub for all law enforcement activity in the county. The jail roster stays active year-round with bookings from local arrests, warrants, traffic stops along the highway corridors, and transfers from surrounding jurisdictions in southeast Missouri.
Butler County Jail Commissary and Visitation
The Butler County jail runs its commissary through an inmate accounts system. Dezra Blume is the Inmate Commissary Clerk at (573) 778-8022. Her email is inmateacct@butlercosheriff.org. Commissary orders are placed at 3:00 PM on Wednesday. You can deposit money through the kiosk machine in the lobby at any time. The kiosk is available around the clock, so you can add funds to an inmate's account on your own schedule.
Visitation at the Butler County jail is scheduled through ICS, the Inmate Communication Systems. Contact the detention center at (573) 686-8067 to get the current visitation schedule and rules. Accounts Receivable and Payable is handled by Abby Turner at (573) 686-8070. Bills need to be in by the 10th of each month. Mail to accounts should go to Attn: Accounts Receivable/Payable, 200 Phillip Kearbey Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
Note: The commissary kiosk in the lobby accepts deposits at any hour, but commissary orders for inmates are only placed once a week on Wednesdays.
Butler County Jail Roster Public Records
Under Missouri's Sunshine Law in Chapter 610, jail roster records in Butler County are public. Section 610.100 makes the person's name, arrest date, charges, and booking details open information while someone is in custody. You can request copies from the sheriff's department. Written requests are preferred. Paper copies cost no more than 10 cents per page.
Butler County has a poverty rate of about 20% and a median household income near $40,000. The county has six cities, towns, and villages. Clerk of Court Tonyi Deffendall is at 100 North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. The MODOC offender search covers anyone transferred from the Butler County jail to state prison. The Attorney General's Sunshine Law division handles complaints about denied records requests.
Victim notifications for Butler County cases are available through MOVANS, the Missouri Victim Automated Notification System. MOVANS adds court event alerts on top of VINE's custody notifications. You get told about hearings, sentencing, and other case updates. Registration is free. Missouri law under Mo. Rev. Stat. 595.209 calls victim rights "absolute and paramount." The MOVANS Coordinator is at 573-526-1929. Crime Victim Services is at 573-526-1464. Both VINE and MOVANS cover Butler County inmates and cases.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Butler County in southeast Missouri. Each runs its own jail and maintains a separate jail roster.