Phelps County Jail Roster
The Phelps County Sheriff's Department is the local source for current jail custody information. Its Corrections page links to Current Inmates, HomeWAV, Inmate Handbook, Jail ATM, Jail Rules and Regulations, Access Corrections, and a Sunshine Law Request Form. The Current Inmates link opens the official Zuercher-style vendor portal at rolla-pd-mo.zuercherportal.com. Static research found the app shell and field templates, not a full server-rendered roster, so the public fields should be described with care.
Sheriff Michael Kirn's official page states that the department provides law-enforcement services to citizens, courts, and the courthouse and operates two correctional facilities housing up to 243 prisoners. The Sheriff's Department and jail contact is 500 W 2nd St, Rolla, MO 65401. Non-emergency phone is 573-426-3860, fax is 573-426-3857, and the listed email is info.email@phelpscountysheriff.org.
The jail roster is strongest for the current custody question: whether a person appears to be held by the county now. It is weaker for case outcome questions. A person may be booked and released before charges are filed, transferred to another agency, held on an out-of-county matter, or supervised by the state after a court sentence. Use the roster as a starting point, then match it to Case.net, DOC, or the proper agency record.
Phelps County Sheriff's Department and Jail
500 W 2nd St
Rolla, MO 65401
573-426-3860
Office contact listed Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Use the Phelps County Inmate Portal
The official inmate lookup path runs from the Phelps County Sheriff's Corrections page to the Current Inmates portal. That channel is best for a current custody check, not for a complete criminal-history search. If the person is not listed, the person may have been released, transferred, held under another agency, supervised by DOC, or not in Phelps County custody.
- Open the Sheriff's Corrections page and select the Current Inmates link.
- Use the portal search or listing controls to look for the person's name.
- Review visible roster fields such as name, age, physical descriptors, arrest date, and agency when shown.
- Call the Sheriff's non-emergency line if a current custody question is urgent or the roster is unclear.
- Search Case.net separately for filed court charges, warrants, hearings, or disposition.
For court charges tied to the booking, Case.net and the Phelps County Circuit Clerk remain the stronger sources. For the arrest-to-charge distinction, the Phelps County arrest records and charges page separates sheriff booking records from prosecutor-filed charges.
Use the roster with exact spelling when possible. If a person has a common name, compare age, agency, and arrest date rather than assuming the first result is correct. If the portal is unavailable, the Sheriff's non-emergency number is the local fallback for current custody questions. Medical, housing, classification, and security details should not be expected from a public roster.
Phelps County Inmate Search Fields
The Zuercher portal research showed field concepts from the app template rather than a complete static roster. Those fields are still useful because the link comes from the Sheriff's official Corrections page. Exact labels may vary in the live rendered portal.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search or name filter | Text | Optional or unspecified | Use for name-based current inmate lookup when the portal renders the control. |
| Current inmate listing | Results list | Not applicable | The Sheriff's link labels the official function as Current Inmates. |
| Name | Result field | Not applicable | Template extraction shows Name as a visible field. |
| Address | Profile field | Not applicable | May be limited or absent for inmates. |
| Age | Profile field | Not applicable | Visible in the app template. |
| Race, height, weight | Profile fields | Not applicable | Visible in the app template as physical descriptors. |
| Arrest date | Profile field | Not applicable | Visible in the app template. |
| Agency or agency involved | Profile field | Not applicable | May identify the arresting or involved agency. |
The research did not confirm an official Phelps County mobile app for inmate lookup. The Rolla portal is an information portal and current-inmates channel, not a documented app-only lookup. Do not rely on an app store search or third-party jail site when the Sheriff's Corrections page provides the official route.
Phelps County Inmate Record Fields
A public inmate record is a custody snapshot. It is not the same as the full criminal court file. The research confirmed several roster template fields and cautioned that some common jail fields were not reliably extracted from the official app shell. Avoid treating unconfirmed fields as guaranteed public information.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person listed in current county custody. |
| Age | Age shown by the roster template if rendered for the profile. |
| Race | Descriptor field visible in the portal template. |
| Height and weight | Physical descriptor fields visible in the portal template. |
| Arrest date | Date tied to the booking or arrest event when shown. |
| Agency involved | The agency connected to the arrest, booking, or custody entry. |
| Charges, bond, booking number, court date | May appear in some live jail systems, but these were not reliably confirmed from the official app shell. |
| Medical, classification, grievance, security flags | Not confirmed as public and should not be expected in the roster. |
If charges are visible, read them as booking or custody information unless the court docket confirms the filed charge and disposition. Booking charges can differ from prosecutor-filed charges. Bond can also change after the first entry. A later court order, warrant recall, bond review, plea, dismissal, or sentence may not be fully reflected in the jail roster.
Phelps County Jail vs Missouri DOC
The Phelps County jail roster is for county custody. It is the place to start for local jail, pretrial custody, recent booking, or sheriff hold questions. The Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search is a different system for active offenders supervised by DOC, including probationers and parolees. DOC also notes that some offenders may be unavailable for safety, security, or confidentiality reasons, and discharged offenders are not included.
| Record Channel | Use It For | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Phelps Current Inmates | Local jail custody and current inmate lookup. | Not a complete court case or statewide offender history. |
| Case.net | Filed charges, hearings, warrants, docket entries, and disposition. | Does not show every sheriff booking detail. |
| Missouri DOC Offender Search | State prison, probation, and parole supervision. | Does not provide discharged-offender data. |
| Federal PACER or U.S. Marshals | Federal dockets, warrants, or detainers. | Not searched through the county jail portal. |
Federal records use still another path. Phelps County is in the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, and federal criminal cases are not in Case.net. A county inmate record may refer to a federal hold, U.S. Marshals matter, or detainer, but the federal docket must be checked through PACER, CM/ECF, or the federal clerk's office.
Phelps County Custody Notifications
The Sheriff's Corrections and resource links include VINE/VINELink for victim notification. VINE is a notification channel, not the court file and not a substitute for a jail roster search. It can help people track custody changes when a supported agency record is available, but current court dates and charges still need Case.net or the Circuit Clerk.
The Sheriff also links the Missouri State Highway Patrol sex offender registry. That registry is a separate state public-safety resource. It should not be used as a Phelps County inmate roster, a warrant list, or proof of current jail custody. Registry records and current jail custody answer different questions.
Note: A person can appear in one official system and not another because custody, supervision, registry, and court records are separate files.
That separation also affects families and victims. VINE may help track custody changes, while the jail roster may show current custody and Case.net may show the next court date. None of those channels should be treated as a complete substitute for direct contact with the Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, DOC, or municipal court when the matter is urgent.
Phelps County Booking Record Limits
Booking and arrest data can appear before the court has a final case result. Missouri law also limits some records. RSMo 610.100 treats arrest and incident reports as open records in general, but investigative reports and mobile video have closure rules. If no charge is filed within 30 days after an arrest, the arrest report becomes closed except for disposition information and statutory exceptions.
Juvenile records, sealed records, expunged matters, mental health records, and sensitive personal identifiers are not normal public roster material. Expungement under RSMo 610.140 can close eligible arrest, plea, trial, or conviction records after a court grants relief. A roster entry should therefore be read as a current custody or booking record, not a final statement of guilt.
For Phelps County readers, the practical rule is to keep the record type tied to the office that created it. The Sheriff creates and maintains jail and sheriff records. The Circuit Clerk maintains filed court records. DOC maintains state supervision and prison data. The Highway Patrol maintains the sex offender registry. A single person may have records in several systems at once.
Phelps County Visitation and Money Links
The Sheriff's Corrections page is the official starting point for family-contact services. It links Current Inmates, HomeWAV, Jail ATM, Access Corrections, the Inmate Handbook, and Jail Rules and Regulations. The public research did not capture a current visitation schedule, mail format, deposit fee schedule, or deposit limits from accessible text, so those details should be confirmed with the Sheriff's Department before use.
| Topic | Official Source Found | Captured Detail | Research Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video visitation or communication | HomeWAV link from Corrections page | Official vendor channel linked by the Sheriff. | Schedule, pricing, and registration fields not captured. |
| Money deposits | Jail ATM and Access Corrections links | Official vendor channels linked by the Sheriff. | Deposit limits, fees, and kiosk details not captured. |
| Inmate handbook | Sheriff Corrections link | Handbook exists as an official linked resource. | Full rules not available as captured text. |
| Jail rules and regulations | Sheriff Corrections link | Rules resource exists. | Dress code, mail, visitor ID, and child visitor rules not captured. |
| Attorney visitation | No separate official detail located | Contact jail or Sheriff for current procedure. | Exact attorney schedule not found. |
| No official text captured | Use jail or Sheriff phone for confirmation. | Format, banned items, and scan policy not found. |
Because the published research did not confirm times or fees, do not infer a visit window from another Missouri jail. Rules can change by facility, security level, vendor, disciplinary status, and housing assignment. Before sending funds, scheduling a video visit, or mailing property, use the Corrections page links and the Sheriff's phone number to verify the current rules.
Phelps County Inmate Records Requests
When the public roster does not answer the question, use the custodian that holds the record. For jail or sheriff booking records, the Sheriff's Sunshine Law Request Form is the local records request route. For filed criminal charges, bond entries, warrants, hearings, certified copies, and dispositions, use Case.net and the Phelps County Circuit Clerk. For state supervision or prison custody, use DOC. For federal holds or federal criminal dockets, use PACER, CM/ECF, or the federal agency involved.
The Missouri Attorney General describes Chapter 610 as the foundation of the Sunshine Law, and RSMo 610.023 to 610.026 covers custodians, inspection, copying, and fees. Directing the request to the correct office saves time because the Circuit Clerk does not maintain jail classification records, and the Sheriff does not certify court judgments.