About the Carter County Jail
The Carter County Detention Facility is a county detention facility and jail serving Carter County, Missouri. The names Carter County Jail and Carter County Detention Center also appear in official documents.
The facility has an official capacity of 34 beds. It houses pretrial detainees, individuals arrested on warrants, suspects held under temporary 24-hour detention, and sentenced individuals awaiting transfer to a Missouri Department of Corrections facility.
Alonzo Bradwell is the Carter County Sheriff, and Joey Bruner is the Jail Administrator. Agencies confirmed as using the facility include the Carter County Sheriff's Office, Van Buren Police Department, Ellsinore Police Department, Grandin Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, U.S. Park Service, and Missouri Department of Conservation.
- Facility
- Carter County Detention Facility
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 817, Van Buren, MO 63965
- Main Phone
- 573-323-4510
How the Carter County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Carter County inmate search tool. It is synced directly from official booking data and can be used to check whether a person is currently listed in custody at the Carter County Detention Facility.
Contact the facility before relying on roster information to make decisions involving bond, custody, transfer, or release. The roster is not a court docket or court-record search.
Missouri Case.net is a separate court-case information system. It is not an inmate roster or a substitute for the Carter County jail roster displayed on this page.
Posting Bond at Carter County Jail
Call the Carter County Detention Facility at 573-323-4510 before traveling to confirm the person's current custody status, case number, bond amount, and accepted bond type.
Bond may be paid at the Carter County Court House, 1122 Main Street, Van Buren, MO 63965. Court and clerk business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cash bonds and corporate surety bonds are accepted for resolving active warrants.
Each inmate receives one free telephone call in the booking area for bonding purposes. After booking, inmates must use the collect-call system in the cells to contact a bondsman. Jail staff do not contact bonding companies or act as intermediaries for inmates.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Commissary is available weekly at the Carter County Detention Facility, but an approved deposit method is not specified. Call the jail at 573-323-4510 before attempting to add money to an inmate's commissary account.
Inmates may not purchase commissary items for other inmates. Over-the-counter medication is charged to the inmate's commissary account at $0.50 per dose.
Commissary deposits are separate from bond payments made for an inmate's release.
Inmate Communication
Inmates at the Carter County Detention Facility cannot receive incoming telephone calls. They may make collect or prepaid outgoing calls using telephones located in the housing units.
The current telephone service provider and prepaid account instructions are not specified. Contact the facility to confirm how prepaid calling accounts are established or funded.
Inmate mail procedures and the approved address for personal correspondence are not specified. Contact the facility before sending mail to confirm the correct address, required inmate identification, and current mail rules.
Visitation at Carter County Jail
Visits are conducted through physical video terminals located in the Carter County Sheriff's Office lobby.
| Visiting Day | Visiting Hours | Standard Visit Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | 20 minutes |
Visitors must present valid government-issued photo identification. Individuals under 18 are not permitted to visit inmates.
Visitors traveling more than 250 miles may receive a preapproved special visit limited to 30 minutes. Contact the facility before traveling to confirm the inmate's visitation eligibility and obtain approval for a special visit.
Carter County Court Information
Criminal cases in Carter County are within the Circuit Court of Carter County, Missouri, in the 37th Judicial Circuit. Division II handles the Associate Division.
Mary Godsy is the Clerk of the Courts and Circuit Clerk for Carter County. The Circuit Clerk accepts online credit and debit card court payments through CourtMoney. CourtMoney is used for Circuit Clerk court payments. It is not identified as an online payment method for jail bonds.
Missouri Case.net provides information for civil, criminal, probate, and appellate cases processed through Missouri's Justice Information System. Available case details include attorney and party names and addresses, case numbers, filing dates, judgments, appellate decisions, and basic docket descriptions.
Remote public access through Case.net is limited to docket information, including filing dates, party names, and basic case descriptions. Complete electronic files must be viewed through courthouse terminals. Newly e-filed documents are not publicly accessible until court staff complete administrative processing.
- Court
- Circuit Court of Carter County, Missouri
- Phone
- 573-323-4513
- Hours
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Judicial Circuit
- 37th Judicial Circuit
- Division
- Division II, Associate Division
- Circuit Clerk
- Mary Godsy
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 578, Van Buren, MO 63965
- cartercounty@courts.mo.gov