Crawford County Inmate Population
The Crawford County inmate population is reported through one confirmed local detention facility: the Crawford County Detention Center, operated by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's jail division describes the facility as an adult detention center for state, city, and local pretrial detainees, post-conviction county detainees, and federal pretrial detainees held through a U.S. Marshals Service partnership. That mix matters because the county roster can include a person arrested by a city police officer, a sheriff's deputy, a state agency, or a federal authority if the person is booked into the Crawford County jail.
The local jail count changes for several reasons. New arrests add people after booking and intake. Bond releases, court orders, dismissed cases, transfers, and state prison sentences remove people from the county jail count. Sentenced Missouri prisoners are no longer part of the Crawford County jail roster after transfer to the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search. Federal sentenced prisoners move to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, and immigration detainees are searched through ICE rather than through the sheriff's local roster.
Crawford County Inmate Population Statistics
The best local numbers come from the sheriff's jail division page and the inspected public roster. The jail page states that the Crawford County Detention Center has capacity for 126 detainees and an average population of 106 detainees. The current roster inspection on June 19, 2026 showed 77 current inmates, while the 48-hour release view showed 10 recent releases. Those figures should not be read as one single measure. Capacity is a bed limit, average population reflects a longer period, and the roster count is a point-in-time public list.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 126 detainees | Crawford County Sheriff jail division, inspected June 2026 |
| Average population | 106 detainees | Crawford County Sheriff jail division, inspected June 2026 |
| Current roster count | 77 current inmates | Official current roster, inspected June 19, 2026 |
| 48-hour release count | 10 released entries | Official released roster, inspected June 19, 2026 |
| 2020 vintage local jail count | 87 local | Prison Policy Initiative correctional populations table |
Crawford County Jail Population Trends
Published Crawford County data is useful but not a full multi-year jail series. The research found no official annual booking count, average length of stay, race or age table, felony and misdemeanor split, or multi-year average daily population chart from the county. The available trend line still shows how different counts answer different questions. A 2020 correctional population table listed 87 local jail people. The sheriff's page later stated an average population of 106 detainees. The inspected current roster showed 77 people on one day, which was below both the sheriff's average and the facility's rated capacity.
| Year or Date | Population / Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Census 2020 vintage | 87 | Prison Policy Initiative listed Crawford County Jail as local |
| Sheriff page, inspected 2026 | 106 average | Official jail page states average population |
| June 19, 2026 | 77 current | Official current roster count at inspection |
| June 19, 2026 | 10 recent releases | Official 48-hour release list count at inspection |
Using the sheriff's average of 106 against 126 beds, the average occupancy is about 84.1 percent of rated capacity. Using the inspected current roster count of 77 against the same capacity, the point-in-time occupancy is about 61.1 percent. Those are derived calculations from published and inspected figures, not separate county reports.
Crawford County Custody Mix
The sheriff's jail page gives a custody-mix description rather than a demographic table. It says the detention center houses state, city, and local pretrial detainees, post-conviction detainees, and federal pretrial detainees. That means the Crawford County inmate population is not limited to arrests by the sheriff's office. A person arrested in Cuba, Bourbon, Leasburg, or elsewhere in the county may be booked into the same jail if the county detention center is the holding facility.
The public roster shows names, booking numbers, booking dates, mugshots, charges, bond amounts, and profile links. It does not publish aggregate race, age-band, sex, pretrial/sentenced, or length-of-stay statistics. The roster examples included charge categories such as probation violations, failures to appear, controlled-substance cases, DWI, assault, stealing, and trafficking. Those examples help explain the range of charges but should not be treated as a demographic sample.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held after arrest while charges, bond, or court hearings are pending.
- Post-conviction detainee
- A person held locally after conviction, often before release, transfer, or service of a short local sentence.
- USMS hold
- Federal pretrial custody handled through the U.S. Marshals Service while the person is housed at the county jail.
- DOC custody
- Missouri Department of Corrections custody after a state sentence or supervision case begins.
Crawford County Jail Capacity
The official jail division page says the Crawford County Detention Center can house 126 detainees. It also gives the average population as 106 detainees. No official county jail litigation, consent decree, construction project, population cap, or overcrowding order was located in the captured official sources. The available capacity facts should be stated narrowly: the jail publishes a rated capacity, an average count, and operational rules, but it does not publish a public housing-unit breakdown or a daily jail-population dashboard.
The facility's capacity context is still important for visitors and families. A roster count can be lower than the sheriff's average on a given day, and a release list can show people who left custody during a short window. If a person was moved after sentencing, the county capacity number no longer helps with the lookup. The search should shift from Crawford County jail custody to Missouri DOC, federal BOP, or ICE custody based on the case type.
Crawford County Jail Access Laws
Missouri public-record law controls how Crawford County jail and arrest records are requested and released. The sheriff's records page names Law Clerk Nicole Beezley as Custodian of Records under Missouri Sunshine Law. Written requests must be acted on as soon as possible and no later than the end of the third business day after receipt, unless reasonable cause requires more time. Denials must state the legal basis if the requester asks for a written statement.
Key Missouri rules:
RSMo Section 610.023 requires public bodies to appoint a custodian and respond to records requests within the Sunshine Law timing rules.
RSMo Section 610.100 treats arrest and incident reports as open records, with closure and redaction limits for investigations and protected information.
RSMo Section 221.020 places custody and keeping of county prisoners with the sheriff unless another law provides otherwise.
RSMo Section 544.455 covers recognizance release and bond conditions for bailable offenses.
Crawford County Prison Transfers
No Missouri DOC adult institution was found inside Crawford County. A Crawford County detainee who receives a state prison sentence leaves the county jail roster and becomes a Missouri DOC lookup. The DOC facilities page describes a statewide system of adult institutions with custody levels that range from minimum to maximum security. Nearby or relevant Missouri institutions may appear in statewide lists, but they should not be described as Crawford County facilities.
The Missouri DOC all-facilities list and the offender search are separate from the Crawford County sheriff roster. County booking numbers do not become DOC numbers. When the county record no longer shows the person, search DOC by name and use the data-current notice, then contact the caseworker, Probation and Parole field officer, DOC Constituent Services, or DOC Victim Services for the kind of status question the DOC page directs there.
Search Crawford County Inmates
The official jail lookup starts at the Crawford County roster chooser. It offers Current Inmates and 48 Hour Release. The current list is free and does not require a login. It is more of a browse, sort, and page-through roster than a single text search box. On inspection, the current roster had multiple pages and showed booking photos, names, booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and View Profile links.
- Open the roster chooser and select Current Inmates for a person who may still be in jail.
- Select 48 Hour Release if the person may have bonded out, been released, or transferred very recently.
- Scan the default booking-date order first, then use Name or Date if a different sort helps.
- Use page numbers, next, and last controls when the person is not on the first roster page.
- Open the profile link when it loads to compare the list facts with the detailed record.
- Switch to Missouri DOC, BOP, ICE, or MOVANS when the county roster is not the right custody system.
Crawford County Roster Lookup
The current inmate roster is the main public list for people held at the Crawford County Detention Center. The released inmate roster shows people released within the last 48 hours. The sheriff's roster disclaimer says the information is collected, maintained, and provided for visitor convenience, and that the detention center cannot certify its accuracy or authenticity. Use the roster as a starting point and confirm critical facts with the sheriff's office, court clerk, or records custodian.
The official Crawford County current roster screenshot in the image set shows the same public fields described in the research: booking photos, booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bonds, and profile links.
The screenshot helps show why a Crawford County inmate search often begins with browsing and sorting, not typing into a local search form.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Link or tab | No | Opens people currently held at the Crawford County Detention Center. |
| 48 Hour Release | Link or tab | No | Opens people released from the jail within the last 48 hours. |
| Name | Sort or filter link | No | Sorts or browses by name; no text search box was visible in the fetched page. |
| Date | Sort or filter link | No | Sorts booking or release results by date. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | Use page numbers and next or last controls when the roster has multiple pages. |
Crawford County Released Records
The 48-hour release roster is the first stop for a very recent release. It adds release date to the visible current-roster fields. No official source located a long-term historical booking search for Crawford County. Once a person drops from the current and 48-hour lists, the next county channel is a records request to the sheriff's custodian. The request should identify the person, booking number if known, booking date, and the record sought.
Some past custody questions belong outside the jail. Court status belongs in Missouri Case.net or with the Crawford County Circuit Clerk. State prison status belongs in MODOC Offender Search. Victims and registered users can use MOVANS and VINELink for notification rather than a full roster replacement. No official Crawford County Missouri sheriff app was found, and no app-only roster or warrant search was located.
Crawford County Inmate Records
A Crawford County jail record on the public roster is a booking record, not a final court judgment. It shows what the jail published from intake and custody data. A court case may later show a different filed charge, an amended charge, a dismissal, or a conviction. For custody details, the Crawford County inmate records page focuses on the roster and request process.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot thumbnail | Booking photo beside current and released roster entries. |
| Name | Displayed in last, first, middle or initial format. |
| Booking number | Year and sequence format observed as 26-####. |
| Booking date | Date and time shown in month-day-year and am/pm format. |
| Release date | Visible on the released roster only. |
| Charges | Plain charge labels, sometimes with a statutory section. |
| Bond | Visible total or bond amount; not always a sign that release is available. |
Crawford County Jail vs Prison
Many failed inmate searches come from using the right name in the wrong custody system. The Crawford County roster is the county jail tool. It covers people in local custody, including city arrests and some federal pretrial detainees held locally. Missouri DOC covers sentenced state offenders and people under state supervision. BOP and ICE are separate federal systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Crawford County roster | Current local jail inmates and 48-hour releases. |
| State prison or supervision | Missouri DOC Offender Search | Active DOC offenders, probationers, and parolees, with exclusions. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Adults in ICE custody or certain CBP custody over 48 hours. |
Note: A federal pretrial detainee can appear on the Crawford County roster while housed locally, but a sentenced federal prisoner is not a county jail lookup.
Crawford County Detention Facilities
The facility map located one confirmed detention facility physically in Crawford County that holds jail detainees. Municipal agencies such as Cuba Police Department may make arrests, but no official long-term city jail roster was found for Cuba. Once booked into county custody, the Crawford County Detention Center roster is the public path.
- Crawford County Detention Center - county adult detention facility for local, city, state, post-conviction, and USMS federal pretrial detainees.
Crawford County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Crawford County inmate population?
The sheriff's jail division states an average population of 106 detainees and a rated capacity of 126 detainees. The current roster count inspected on June 19, 2026 was 77, which is a one-day public roster count rather than a long-term average.
How do I search Crawford County inmates?
Start with the sheriff's roster chooser, then select Current Inmates or 48 Hour Release. If the person has been sentenced to a Missouri prison, use the Missouri DOC Offender Search instead of the county roster.
Does Crawford County show mugshots?
Yes. The current roster and 48-hour release roster show booking-photo thumbnails. No separate official mugshot gallery was located, so older booking photos should be requested through the sheriff's records custodian if lawfully available.
Where are court charges after booking?
The roster charge is a booking field. Filed court charges are checked through Case.net or the Crawford County Circuit Clerk after the prosecutor reviews the case. The court records after jail arrest page explains that path.