Gasconade County Jail Roster

The Gasconade County jail roster records who is held at the county jail in Hermann, Missouri. Sheriff Scott Eiler runs the facility at 119 E. First St. Gasconade County sits on the south side of the Missouri River in the east-central part of the state. It has a population of about 14,794 and covers 524 square miles. The county seat has been Hermann since 1842, though the largest city is Owensville. You can search the Gasconade County jail roster through VINElink or by calling the sheriff's office. This page explains how to find inmates, visit them, and access booking records under Missouri law.

Gasconade County Sheriff's Office

The Gasconade County Sheriff's Office is at 119 E. First St, Room 22, Hermann, MO 65041. The office phone is 573-486-2424. Dispatch is at 573-437-7770. Email the sheriff at scott.eiler@gcsomo.org. Sheriff Scott Eiler heads the department. Deputy Luke Bigelow and Office Manager Felisha Mendenhall are also on staff.

Administrative hours run Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. The sheriff's office also maintains an official Facebook page where they post department activities and press releases. The jail is at the same address as the sheriff's office. All arrests in Gasconade County go to this jail, and the jail roster reflects everyone currently in custody there.

Search Gasconade County Jail Roster

The primary online tool for searching the Gasconade County jail roster is VINElink.com. Select Missouri and enter the person's name or ID number. VINE shows identifying details, location, arrest information, charges, bond data, booking info, release status, and mugshots. You can also sign up for free alerts when an inmate's status changes. VINE runs around the clock and updates from county jails every 15 minutes.

By phone, call the sheriff at 573-486-2424 or dispatch at 573-437-7770. Staff can confirm if someone is on the jail roster and share their booking status and bond amount. You can visit in person at the sheriff's office during business hours to check the roster as well. The Gasconade County arrests page may also have information about recent bookings.

Note: Gasconade County crime rates are well below the national average at 15.4 for violent crime and 22.0 for property crime.

Gasconade County Jail Visitation

The Gasconade County jail uses video visitation only. In-person visits are not available. The video system is run by HomeWAV. You need to register on the HomeWAV website with a photo ID. Once your account is approved, you can schedule video sessions with an inmate on the jail roster. HomeWAV support is at (844) 394-6639 or support@homewav.com.

Video visits can be done from home, which saves a trip to Hermann. This setup is common in smaller Missouri county jails that do not have space for a dedicated visitation area. The system handles scheduling and keeps a record of who visits each inmate.

Gasconade County Inmate Services

Commissary at the Gasconade County jail is handled by Access Corrections. Deposits can be made through the Access Corrections website or by phone at (866) 345-1884. The commissary lets inmates buy food, hygiene supplies, and other items not provided by the jail. Funds can also be used to post bail.

Mail should go to the inmate's name at Gasconade County Jail, 119 E. First St, Hermann, MO 65041. Call the jail at 573-486-2424 to check current mail rules before sending anything. Many jails in Missouri now only accept postcards. Money orders are usually the accepted way to send funds by mail. Do not send cash.

Gasconade County Jail Roster Details

The county jail in Hermann holds inmates who are arrested anywhere in Gasconade County. This includes people picked up by the sheriff's office and those brought in by local police from Owensville and other towns. The jail roster lists everyone in custody at any given time. People waiting for trial, those who cannot post bond, and inmates serving short sentences of under one year are all on it. Anyone who gets sentenced to more than a year leaves the Gasconade County jail roster and transfers to a state prison run by the Missouri Department of Corrections.

For inmates who go to state prison, the MODOC offender search tracks their location and sentence details. Court records tied to a jail roster booking can be checked at Missouri Case.net. Search by name to find charges, hearing dates, and case status. The circuit court handles all felony and misdemeanor cases that come from Gasconade County jail roster bookings.

Note: The largest city in Gasconade County is Owensville, not the county seat of Hermann, so arrests may come from either area.

Gasconade County Jail Records Access

Missouri's Sunshine Law under Chapter 610 makes jail roster records public in Gasconade County. The date, time, and location of an arrest are open records. So are the name of the person and the charges filed. Section 610.100 covers arrest records specifically and requires that the facts of an arrest be available to the public upon request.

You can file a records request with the sheriff's office by visiting in person, calling, emailing, or sending a fax. The agency must respond within three business days. Paper copies cost up to 10 cents per page under the Sunshine Law. Court records tied to a Gasconade County jail roster entry can be searched at Missouri Case.net. For inmates who move to state prison, the MODOC offender search tracks their location and sentence status.

The Gasconade County jail roster search tool provides online access to inmate information through VINElink.

This is the main starting point for finding who is held at the Gasconade County jail at any given time.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Gasconade County sits along the Missouri River in east-central Missouri. These counties are nearby and each keeps its own jail roster.