St. Louis County jail inmate search

A call to the St. Louis County Justice Center at 314-615-5245 is the direct way to check if someone is in custody. Another option is the Missouri Victim Notification Portal (MOVANS). It offers an online inmate search in Missouri covering facilities at the county and state level. When someone is booked, the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services issues an Inmate Master Number, and you'll need it for bond and mail.

The St. Louis County Justice Center takes in people arrested under municipal or county warrants. Municipal defendants are taken there after arrest, the St. Louis County Website confirms. Because recent arrests may not be listed yet, call 314-615-5245 to check on a fresh booking.

Use these phone lines for the St. Louis County Justice Center if you're checking on a detainee:

• 314-615-5245: The main jail line listed on Connect With Us: St. Louis County Police.
• 314-615-6422: The Justice Center line listed on Sheriff: St. Louis County Courts: 21st Judicial Circuit.

Phone either line to check custody and request the person's Inmate Master Number.

The St. Louis County Justice Center is where detainees are held. According to St. Louis County Department of Justice Services: Online Payment, bond processing requires the person to be held here. Call 314-615-5245 to confirm custody before visiting.

The St. Louis County Justice Center is run by Department of Justice Services staff, not the sheriff. That said, Sheriff: St. Louis County Courts: 21st Judicial Circuit lists 314-615-6422 for the Justice Center. Call that line or 314-615-5245 to check custody.

Social visits are set up by each inmate through the officer assigned to the housing unit. Follow the rules in the The agency that runs the jail is St. Louis County Department of Justice Services. policy:

• Visits must be booked by the inmate at least 24 hours ahead of the visit time.
• Each inmate is allowed 2 social visits every 7 days.
• Adults must be 17 or older and present a valid photo ID to visit.

Call 314-615-5245 to check your person's visiting times.

The jail building no longer accepts personal mail. According to Mail: St. Louis County Website, letters are sent to a digital mail center and scanned for tablets and kiosks:

• Put [Inmate's Name/Inmate Master Number], St. Louis County Jail on your mail.
• Paper only, with sheets no larger than 8.5x11 inches.
• Anything that can't be scanned comes back to you, and after 90 days the paper originals are thrown out.

Call 314-615-5245 for the digital mail center address.

Call the St. Louis County Justice Center at 314-615-5245 to ask about inmate phone calls. That number is listed on Connect With Us: St. Louis County Police.

County Jail Lookup does not show names, photos, or arrest records. To see published custody records, use the Missouri Victim Notification Portal (MOVANS). You can also call 314-615-5245 to ask for booking details.

Before trial, a detainee can be released through a bond, which is money or a formal promise made to the court. Missouri lets you pay cash bail, or you can hire a commercial bail bond agent instead. Pay online at The agency that runs the jail is St. Louis County Department of Justice Services.: Online Payment with the Inmate Master Number:

• Your payment is refunded unless the person is at the St. Louis County Justice Center.
• Online payment works only for St. Louis County cases, and you must pay in full.
• You can pay multiple municipal warrants in 1 transaction.

The St. Louis County Website says municipal defendants receive a return court date for each case once they're released. Reach the St. Louis County Justice Center at 314-615-5245 for questions about when someone will be released.