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Release questions should go to the office that created the custody, court, or supervision event. Dunklin County jail records come from the Sheriff’s Office, while state-prison and supervision records come from the Missouri Department of Corrections. Court entries, federal custody, and immigration detention each use separate contacts. This private site can help identify the route, but it cannot obtain a record or confirm a person’s status. Use a full name, another identifier, and an approximate custody date when contacting an official office.

This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that created the record.

Choose the Record Custodian

The Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office is the local contact for a county booking, present jail status, and the request route for a booking-and-release record. Ask the office for its current written submission method and a cost estimate.

Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office and Jail
1175 Floyd Street
Kennett, MO 63857
Sheriff’s Office: 573-888-2424
Jail: 573-888-4010
Dispatch: 573-888-2409
Fax: 573-888-2604
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jail and dispatch: reachable 24 hours a day

Use the route that matches the custody or court system involved:

  • For a named released person or historical jail event, the home page contains the full search path and focused records-request steps.
  • For active community supervision, use Dunklin probation and parole and verify the assigned MODOC field office.
  • For a same-day release range, use the 24-hour jail release fallback; Dunklin County publishes no rolling online list.
  • For an estimated date or custody notice, consult projected release and the MOVANS inmate search.
  • For the local detention site, use the Dunklin County Justice Center page in the footer.
  • For a state prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the official Missouri Department of Corrections active offender search.
  • For federal Bureau custody or current immigration detention, use the official BOP or ICE locator.

For MODOC status routing, call 573-751-2389; the department directs specific questions to the institutional caseworker or assigned field officer. A written MODOC Sunshine request can go to OD.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov. Parole Board record requests use ParoleBoard.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov, subject to confidentiality limits. MOVANS local jail and court support is available at movans@dps.mo.gov or 573-526-1929, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.