This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody status, release an inmate, post bond, change a court date, or obtain official booking records. Use the official Putnam County, Missouri, state, federal, or court contact that matches the record needed.
Putnam Record Contacts
For current Putnam County custody, bond, charges, or case-number confirmation, the research points first to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and Putnam County Detention Center. The official contact page also warns that email is not watched at all hours and that plain-text email is not secure. Do not send Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, state ID numbers, banking details, card numbers, medical information, or other sensitive facts by email. For emergencies, call 911.
Putnam County Sheriff's Office / Putnam County Detention Center
1601 Main Street
Unionville, MO 63565
Administrative phone: (660) 947-3200
24-hour phone and detention line: (660) 947-2515
Administrative office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Emergency: 911
Use the route below that fits the type of record or custody status involved.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the Putnam 24-hour line if the roster needs confirmation.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records-request path if the image is no longer online.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Missouri Case.net.
- For a person housed outside Putnam County, check the facility pages listed in the footer and confirm the Putnam case or bond question with Putnam staff first.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search rather than the Putnam jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.