This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.
Choose the Correct Record Route
The home page contains the full named-person search and release-record request path. Use Post-Release Supervision for parole or probation, 24-Hour Releases for same-day fallback steps, and the release-date and MOVANS pages for projections or alerts. Facility pages in the footer separate the county jail from statewide MODOC records.
A sentenced state prisoner belongs in the Missouri DOC system. A documented federal or immigration transfer instead belongs in the BOP, USMS, or ICE system.
Howard County Jail and Court Contacts
Howard County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Jeff Oswald
100 North Mulberry Street
Fayette, MO 65248
Phone: 660-248-2477
Fax: 660-248-1444
Records-service hours and a dedicated records email were not verified. Call before visiting and address a written release-record request to the Custodian of Records.
Howard County Circuit Clerk/Recorder
1 Courthouse Square
Fayette, MO 65248
Phone: 660-248-2194
Use the clerk for available public docket, judgment, sentence, or certified court copies. The clerk does not certify the jail's exit time.
Missouri Corrections and Parole Contacts
MODOC Sunshine Requests
Use for individualized state release or discharge records.
Missouri Parole Board
3400 Knipp Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-751-8488
Fax: 573-751-8501
TTY: 800-735-2966
DOC.MissouriParoleBoard@doc.mo.gov
ParoleBoard.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov
District 6 Columbia Probation and Parole
1903 N. Providence
Columbia, MO 65202
573-441-5862
Confirm the assigned Howard County district for a specific case on the current MODOC map.
Notification and Registry Contacts
MOVANS can help with participating custody and court-event alerts. It does not replace the agency release record.
- MOVANS: 573-526-1929, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; movans@dps.mo.gov.
- MODOC Victim Services: 573-526-6516, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; victims@doc.mo.gov.
- Missouri Sex Offender Registry: 1-888-767-6747; mosor@mshp.dps.mo.gov.
Federal and Immigration Contacts
Use the BOP Inmate Locator for a sentenced federal prisoner and the ICE detainee locator for current ICE custody. USMS custody history may require the federal docket or a FOIA request.
ICE's Detention Reporting and Information Line is 1-888-351-4024, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern. A missing ICE result does not establish release.