Stoddard County Jail Overview
Stoddard County Jail is the only confirmed adult local detention facility in the Stoddard County facility map. It is operated by the Stoddard County Sheriff's Office in Bloomfield. Official directory sources place the jail and sheriff's office at 207 S. Prairie, Bloomfield, MO 63825, with the public phone number 573-568-4654. Missouri DPS also lists fax 573-568-3003 for the sheriff's office.
The jail holds the local custody population: pretrial detainees, people serving local jail sentences, people booked by county or municipal agencies, warrant and bond holds, and people waiting for transfer after court action. It is not a Missouri Department of Corrections prison, a federal prison, or an ICE detention center. A Stoddard County Jail lookup therefore answers local custody questions, while sentenced state prisoners must be checked through MODOC.
Stoddard County Jail
207 S. Prairie
Bloomfield, MO 63825
573-568-4654
Operator: Stoddard County Sheriff's Office
Stoddard County Jail Capacity
The Stoddard County Jail capacity story is better documented than many current roster details. KFVS reported in 2020 that Stoddard County broke ground on a new jail project after the old jail was described as failing and overcrowded. Sheriff Carl Hefner told KFVS the county was way over capacity. The same report said the new jail would include 152 beds, private visitation rooms, drug and alcohol rehabilitation classes, church ministries, and a recreation area.
KBSI reported in March 2022 that the original jail held a maximum of 28 inmates but averaged 75 inmates per day. KBSI also reported that the new jail and old-jail remodel involved more than $10 million, with a larger kitchen, walk-in cooler and freezer, laundry equipment, and security upgrades. Vera's construction data lists the 2022 project amount as $10,000,000 and a capacity-after field of 42, which conflicts with or may reflect cells rather than the local news bed-count descriptions.
| Capacity Source | Figure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| KBSI, March 2022 | Old jail maximum 28; average 75 per day | Pre-new-jail overcrowding context. |
| KFVS, March 2020 | 152 planned beds | Planned new jail project figure. |
| KBSI, March 2022 | More than 100 inmates | Local report on expected new facility capacity. |
| Vera construction data | 42 capacity-after field | Likely cells or conflicting capacity field, not a confirmed bed count. |
Look Up Stoddard County Jail Inmates
No official Stoddard County Jail public roster was located in the research. That means the correct lookup path is not a web profile search. Start by calling the jail and asking for current custody or booking information. If a written record is needed, ask for the sheriff's records custodian and make a Missouri Sunshine Law request. If the person has left the jail, use Case.net, MOVANS, MODOC, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody stage.
- Call 573-568-4654 and ask whether the person is currently in custody at Stoddard County Jail.
- Provide full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether the person is held, released, bonded out, transferred, or held on a warrant or detainer.
- For filed charges, search Missouri Case.net by litigant name or case number.
- For state prison or supervision, search MODOC Offender Web Search.
Stoddard County jail records and statewide records serve different purposes. The Stoddard County inmate records page explains the full fallback chain when the county has no confirmed public roster.
Stoddard County Jail Contact
The jail does not publish separate booking desk, visitation desk, inmate-information counter, mail room, or jail administration phone numbers in the located official sources. Use the general sheriff/jail number and ask for the function you need: custody confirmation, jail records, bond information, visitation, property, mail, or the records custodian.
| Office | Contact | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Stoddard County Sheriff's Office / Jail | 207 S. Prairie, Bloomfield, MO 63825; 573-568-4654 | Custody, booking, jail records routing, visits, bond questions. |
| Sheriff fax | 573-568-3003 per Missouri DPS | Confirm before sending records material by fax. |
| County Clerk | 401 S. Prairie St.; 573-568-3339 | County records and general county office routing. |
| Circuit Clerk | 573-568-4640 | Court case questions, filed charges, hearings, and clerk records. |
The Missouri Sheriffs' Association listing confirms the Stoddard County Sheriff's Office location and public phone.
That office listing supports the same Bloomfield jail contact path used for custody confirmation and jail-record routing.
Visit Stoddard County Jail
Local reporting said the new jail project would include private visitation rooms. The research did not locate a current official visitation schedule, visitor ID rule, dress code, child-visitor rule, video-visit vendor, lobby hours, attorney-visit process, or public waiting-area policy. Because jail visit rules change and are security-sensitive, call 573-568-4654 before travel.
| Visit Topic | Confirmed Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visiting | Private visitation rooms were reported for the new jail project. | Call for the current schedule and sign-in rules. |
| Visitor ID | No published local rule located. | Bring government photo ID and confirm before travel. |
| Children | No published local rule located. | Ask the jail before bringing minors. |
| Dress code | No published local rule located. | Confirm locally and avoid clothing likely to be denied. |
| Video visitation | No county vendor or price confirmed. | Do not assume a video visit option without jail confirmation. |
Note: Confirm the visit schedule, entrance, allowed items, and custody status before driving to the jail.
Stoddard County Jail Mail
Mail rules were not published in the located official jail sources. The sheriff/jail street address is 207 S. Prairie, Bloomfield, MO 63825, while sheriff mailing sources vary between P.O. Box 319 and P.O. Box 336. Call the jail before sending mail to confirm the correct inmate mail format, whether a booking number is required, whether photos or cards are allowed, and how legal mail should be marked.
Tiger Commissary has a facility selection page for Stoddard County Sheriff in Bloomfield, Missouri. The static page confirmed the facility selection, but active product, service, fee, kiosk, phone-deposit, and online-deposit details were not visible in the inspected material. Do not send money until custody is confirmed by the jail.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Research Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Call jail for correct inmate mail format. | Public mail rules not located. | |
| Commissary | Tiger Commissary facility page confirms Stoddard County Sheriff. | Fees and active services not visible in static inspection. |
| Phone or video | County vendor not confirmed. | Call before setting up accounts. |
| State prison funds | MODOC uses JPay and Securus. | Applies to DOC, not automatically to Stoddard County Jail. |
Stoddard County Jail Booking
People may be booked at Stoddard County Jail after a new arrest, warrant service, probation or parole hold, court remand, or transfer request from another jurisdiction. Arresting agencies can include the sheriff's office, Dexter Police Department, other municipal police agencies, Missouri State Highway Patrol, or other lawful authorities. During intake, jail staff can verify identity, inventory property, record charges and holds, collect fingerprints and a booking photo, screen medical and security needs, and assign housing.
Missouri law adds two important limits. Section 221.040 addresses medical examination before jail acceptance when the prisoner appears seriously ill, seriously injured, unconscious, or otherwise within the statute's listed concerns. Section 221.510 requires warrant checks before release or transfer from jails and correctional facilities. That means a person can appear eligible for release but remain held because another valid warrant, detainer, or transfer request must be resolved.
- Booking
- The administrative entry into jail custody after arrest.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency or jurisdiction.
- Classification
- The jail's housing and security assessment after intake.
- Bond
- A court-set release condition or amount used to secure appearance.
Stoddard County Jail Release
No Stoddard-specific bond instruction page was located. Release questions should be confirmed with the jail, the Circuit Clerk, or the court that set the bond. Missouri Section 544.455 allows recognizance release for bailable offenses unless a judge finds recognizance will not reasonably assure appearance. Conditions can include supervision, travel restrictions, cash or surety bond, reporting, electronic monitoring, or other appearance-related conditions.
Some holds prevent release even after money is available. Warrants from another county or state, probation or parole holds, federal holds, immigration detainers, or a no-bond court order can keep a person in custody. Ask whether the bond is cash, surety, recognizance, or no-bond, and ask which office accepts payment. A court bond entry in Case.net should be checked separately from jail booking information.
About Stoddard County Jail
The jail's recent history is tied to the 2020 to 2022 replacement project. Local reporting described the older jail as failing and overcrowded, with the new facility framed as a safety, capacity, and program upgrade. KFVS reported planned private visitation rooms, drug and alcohol rehabilitation classes, church ministries, and a recreation area. KBSI reported practical operational upgrades such as new washers and dryers, a walk-in cooler and freezer, a larger kitchen, and improved security monitoring.
Current program schedules, eligibility rules, grievance procedures, medical request processes, work-release programming, GED options, and reentry partner lists were not located on an official Stoddard jail page. State law provides some custody-related anchors, including sheriff custody of prisoners, medical-care requirements in some situations, posted jail rules, and commissary authority. Those statutes support general Stoddard County Jail context but do not replace current facility rules from the jail.