Find Callaway County Jail Roster
The Callaway County jail roster shows who is in custody at the county jail in Fulton, Missouri. Callaway County has about 45,000 people and covers 847 square miles in central Missouri. Sheriff Clay Chism runs the office and the law enforcement center. What makes Callaway County unique is that it is also home to two state prison facilities. The county jail roster is separate from the state prison population. This page covers how to search the Callaway County jail roster, the state facilities in the area, and what records are available to the public under Missouri law.
Callaway County Jail Roster Quick Facts
Callaway County Sheriff and Jail
Sheriff Clay Chism (R) runs the Callaway County Sheriff's Office from the Law Enforcement Center at PO Box 817, 1201 State Rd. O, Fulton 65251. The phone is (573) 592-2454. Fax is (573) 592-2440. Email is cchism@callawayso.org. The sheriff's office maintains an online inmate report that shows everyone currently in custody at the Callaway County jail. It includes charges and bond information.
The Callaway County jail houses local inmates. People arrested in Fulton and the surrounding area end up here. The jail roster is updated as new bookings come in and releases go out. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann oversees the county government. Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Wilson handles criminal cases at christopher.wilson@prosecutors.mo.gov.
The county is in central Missouri, bordered by Boone County to the west and Audrain County to the north. The Callaway County jail roster sees steady activity from arrests across this 847-square-mile county. Some of that activity comes from the state highway corridor that runs through the area.
Search Callaway County Jail Roster Online
The Callaway County Sheriff's Office posts an online inmate report that functions as the jail roster. It shows current inmates with their charges and bond information. You can access it through the sheriff's website. This is the most direct way to check who is in the Callaway County jail right now.
The Missouri Jail Roster site also covers Callaway County. It provides search tools and jail information for the facility in Fulton.
The Callaway County jail roster page on the Missouri Jail Roster site lets you search for inmates held at the jail in Fulton.
VINE at vinelink.com is another option. Select Missouri and choose Callaway County to search by name or ID. VINE updates every 15 minutes and shows custody status, charges, and booking details. You can register for free alerts to get notified when an inmate's status changes at the Callaway County jail.
Note: The online inmate report from the sheriff's office only shows county jail inmates, not people held at the state prison facilities in Fulton.
State Prison Facilities in Callaway County
Callaway County is home to two state correctional facilities. The Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center (FRDC) is where all male offenders entering the Missouri prison system get processed. Every man sentenced to state prison in Missouri starts at this Fulton facility for intake and assessment before being assigned to a permanent prison. The Cremer Therapeutic Community Center (CTCC) is also in Fulton and focuses on treatment programs.
These state facilities are separate from the Callaway County jail. People at FRDC or CTCC do not appear on the county jail roster. They show up in the MODOC offender search instead. If you are looking for someone who was recently sentenced to state prison, check the MODOC search by name or DOC ID. It updates nightly and shows the person's current facility, charges, and sentence details.
The presence of these state prisons in Callaway County means there are more correctional staff and related services in the area than you would expect for a county this size. But for local arrests and bookings, the county jail roster is what you want to check. State prison inmates are handled through a completely different system.
Callaway County Jail Records and Public Access
Jail roster records in Callaway County are public under Missouri's Sunshine Law. Chapter 610 says government records are open unless a specific exemption applies. Section 610.100 covers arrest records and makes the person's name, date and time of arrest, charges, and immediate facts of the case all public. While someone is on the Callaway County jail roster, their booking data is open for anyone to request.
Contact the sheriff's office at (573) 592-2454 to make a records request. Written requests by mail, email, or fax are preferred. Paper copies are capped at 10 cents per page under the Sunshine Law. If your request is denied, the Attorney General's Sunshine Law division takes complaints. Penalties for violations can reach $5,000 for purposeful denials.
For court records tied to Callaway County jail bookings, use Missouri Case.net. It covers all circuit court records in the state with free lookups. Case.net shows charges, hearings, docket entries, and judgments. You can also sign up for victim alerts through MOVANS, which sends notifications about custody changes and court events related to Callaway County cases.
Callaway County Inmate Contact
To send mail to someone on the Callaway County jail roster, address it to the inmate's full name at the Callaway County Law Enforcement Center, PO Box 817, 1201 State Rd. O, Fulton, MO 65251. Include your full name and return address on all mail. Call the jail at (573) 592-2454 to ask about current mail rules, visitation schedules, and how to deposit funds into an inmate's commissary account. Rules can change, so confirm them before sending anything.
Callaway County's Recorder of Deeds is Christine Kleindienst at christinek@callawaycounty.org. The county treasurer is Debbie Zerr at dzerr@callawaycounty.org. These offices handle other county records but are not involved with the jail roster, which is managed solely by the sheriff's office.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Callaway County in central Missouri. Each operates its own jail and maintains a separate jail roster.