Moniteau County Jail Inmate Overview
Moniteau County Jail is operated by the Moniteau County Sheriff's Office. It is the primary county jail for California, Tipton, and other Moniteau County arrests when a person is held locally before bond, first appearance, release, or transfer. The jail should not be confused with Tipton Correctional Center, which is a state prison in the same county. Jail custody covers new bookings, local holds, court transport needs, and shorter county sentences when the person remains under sheriff control.
The sheriff's jail page names Janis Wise as jail administrator and describes the facility as a jail built for local detention work rather than a state prison program site. It does not publish a housing-unit list, jail floor plan, or separate classification chart. That means public summaries should stay with confirmed facts: the jail handles intake, mail, visits, phone and video contact, commissary access, and family deposits for people held in Moniteau County custody.
The official Moniteau County Jail page shows the jail-specific facility facts, including the administrator, build year, and capacity. The image below is from that source and is useful because it comes from the sheriff's own jail page, not from a jail-roster clone or third-party directory.
The screenshot supports the jail-focused details used here: county operation, local jail staffing, and the facility's own published custody capacity.
Moniteau County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's jail page states that Moniteau County Jail was built in 2012 and currently houses 52 inmates at maximum capacity. A separate population figure from the Prison Policy Initiative table, drawn from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Jail Facilities, listed a 2013 average daily population of 31. Those numbers should be read by date and source. The 52 figure is the jail's max capacity from the sheriff source, while the 31 figure is a dated average daily population from a national jail census source.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum jail capacity | 52 inmates | Moniteau County Sheriff's Office jail page |
| Average daily population | 31 | PPI table using 2013 BJS Census of Jail Facilities data |
| Facility build year | 2012 | Moniteau County Sheriff's Office jail page |
Look Up Moniteau County Jail Inmates
The county lookup path starts with the sheriff's homepage, which contains an official "IN CUSTODY" heading. Research did not expose a public search form, inmate list, profile fields, mugshots, or release-retention rule in accessible HTML, so the online view should be treated as official but limited. When the roster does not load or the person is not shown, the main sheriff office phone is the best next step. For a broader custody path, use Missouri DOC Offender Search only after the person has moved into state supervision or prison custody.
- Open the sheriff homepage and check the official in-custody area for current Moniteau County Jail inmates.
- If no result appears, call 573-796-2525 and ask for jail or inmate information. Use the jail line, 573-796-2006, only as a secondary contact if local staff directs that way.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest or booking date ready before calling.
- Search Missouri Case.net for filed charges after the court case opens, because jail booking charges may change.
- Use Missouri DOC Offender Search for sentenced state custody and VINELink for custody-status notification.
- For booking records, booking photos, or older records not visible online, make a Missouri Sunshine Law request to the sheriff's office.
| Search Field | Status | Use |
|---|---|---|
| County roster search box | Not exposed in accessible research | Check the sheriff's in-custody area if it renders in the browser. |
| Full name | Needed for phone and records fallback | Use first and last name, plus middle name or birth date if available. |
| Booking number | Not confirmed online | Needed for JailATM deposits according to sheriff instructions. |
For a deeper county-wide custody workflow, the Moniteau County jail inmate records page separates current county jail custody from state prison, federal, and immigration searches.
Moniteau County Jail Contact
Use the jail address for inmate mail, visits, and jail-specific contact. The sheriff's business office has a separate public office address on East Buchanan Street, but the jail mail and visit address is East North Street. The sheriff site gives the main office number as the official public phone, and the research treats the Facebook jail number as secondary only.
Moniteau County Jail
210 East North Street
California, MO 65018
573-796-2525
Jail line, secondary only: 573-796-2006
Moniteau County Sheriff's Office
1221 East Buchanan Street
California, MO 65018
573-796-2525
Business office: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Moniteau County Jail Visits
In-person visitation for Moniteau County Jail is posted for Sunday only, in two blocks. Visitors should confirm current rules before travel because the sheriff page did not publish a full dress code, lobby search rule, visitor-capacity limit, or parking instruction. Bring identification, arrive with time for check-in, and avoid carrying items that staff has not approved. Video visitation is separate from the Sunday in-person schedule and runs through CIDNET registration.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m.-noon | In-person jail visits |
| Sunday | 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | In-person jail visits |
| Home computer access | No fixed public time posted | CIDNET video visitation after registration |
The sheriff links CIDNET for video visitation and related phone/video services. That portal is a vendor login and registration tool, so family users normally need the detainee's correct name and jail account details before scheduling or funding remote contact.
The CIDNET image fits the Moniteau County Jail page because the sheriff links the same vendor for video visitation rather than publishing a separate county video scheduler.
Mail Phone Money at Moniteau County Jail
Mail rules at Moniteau County Jail are unusually specific. All incoming mail must show the detainee's full name and the sender's full name and return address. The address format is the detainee's full name, care of Moniteau County Jail, 210 East North Street, California, Missouri 65018. Regular incoming mail cannot include money. Nonlegal mail is copied, the copy is given to the detainee, and the original goes into the detainee's property. Legal mail is opened in front of the detainee, with staples and stamps removed.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Full Name, c/o Moniteau County Jail, 210 East North Street, California, MO 65018 | Full return address required. |
| Mail handling | Copy rule for nonlegal mail | Copy to detainee, original to property. |
| Phone and video | CIDNET | Vendor registration may be needed. |
| Lobby deposit | Cash kiosk | Fee applies; two-dollar bills not accepted. |
| Web deposit | JailATM | Booking number required, fee applies. |
| Gift packs | JailATM and Stellar | Use the Gift Pack option for commissary packs. |
For online deposits, the sheriff points users to JailATM. The JailATM screenshot below is included because Moniteau County Jail uses JailATM for web deposits and Stellar commissary gift packs, while bond payments are a separate court or jail issue that must be confirmed before payment.
JailATM funds are for detainee account or commissary use under the sheriff's instructions. They should not be treated as court bond unless Moniteau County staff specifically confirms that payment path.
Moniteau County Jail Booking Records
Moniteau County Jail booking starts after a local arrest or court hold. The research did not locate a county-specific timing rule for when a new booking appears online. General jail intake may include identity checks, warrant review, property inventory, medical screening, fingerprints, and a booking photo, but those steps should not be read as a published Moniteau online field list. The sheriff site confirms enough operational detail to show that a booking number exists in the jail vendor process, because JailATM deposits require one.
Booking records are different from court records. A jail record may reflect arrest or intake status, while Case.net reflects filed court charges, hearings, warrants, bond orders, and dispositions once a public case is available. Missouri Sunshine Law can be used for public booking or arrest records not published online, but the custodian may close, redact, or withhold records when another law applies. Include the person's name, date of birth if known, booking or arrest date, and the exact record sought.
- Booking
- Administrative intake after arrest, including identity and custody processing.
- Bond
- Security or release conditions set by a court, not the same as commissary money.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that can affect release from the county jail.
- DOC
- Missouri Department of Corrections, the state system for sentenced prisoners.
Confirm Moniteau County Jail Status
Before visiting, sending funds, or relying on a web result, confirm that the person is still held at Moniteau County Jail. County jail status can change after bond, a court order, release, transfer to another county, or sentence to state prison. If the person has moved to prison custody, Tipton Correctional Center and other Missouri DOC facilities are searched through DOC Offender Search rather than the sheriff's in-custody area.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and vendor account details with Moniteau County Jail before traveling or sending money.