About the Dallas County Jail
The Dallas County Detention Center is in Buffalo, Missouri. Darren Cheek is the Dallas County Sheriff, and Kelsey Doeden serves as Jail Administrator.
The facility may house pretrial detainees, people serving short-term sentences or held for probation violations, individuals arrested on warrants, and people subject to federal or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds. The Dallas County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are officially listed as agencies using the detention center.
- Facility
- Dallas County Detention Center
- Address
- 204 S. Poplar St., Buffalo, MO 65622
- Main Phone
- 417-345-2441
How the Dallas County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page serves as the Dallas County inmate search tool. Officially identified as the "Current Inmates" roster, it is synced directly from official booking data.
The roster displays each listed inmate's name, charges, bond status or amount, and a mugshot placeholder. It is manually scrollable and does not include a search bar or filtering system. Detailed identification and booking information are not provided.
The official roster states that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Listed charges are allegations and should not be treated as convictions.
The Dallas County jail roster is not a court docket. Missouri Case.net is a separate court-record system used to review public case and hearing information.
Posting Bond at Dallas County Jail
The court determines the bond amount, bond type, and release conditions. Before attempting payment, confirm the person's full name, current custody status, case number, bond amount, and accepted bond type.
Surety bonds are accepted only from agents licensed by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance who appear on the state-generated weekly approved list. Bonds involving non-licensed sureties and all bonds exceeding $50,000 require direct judicial approval.
Missouri Supreme Court Rule 33.01 establishes a presumption of release on personal recognizance. When additional conditions are necessary, the court must use non-monetary restrictions or financial conditions based on the defendant's ability to pay.
Call the jail at 417-345-2441 before traveling to confirm the current bond information, accepted payment method, and required payment location.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Tiger Commissary Services is the confirmed online platform for inmate commissary deposits at the Dallas County Detention Center. Contact the detention center before completing a deposit if additional transaction or inmate-identification details are needed.
Tiger Commissary is used for commissary deposits, while CIDNET provides inmate phone and messaging services.
Inmate Communication
CIDNET provides inmate phone service at the Dallas County Detention Center. Family members can create a CIDNET user account and profile to access the available services.
Text-based messaging and email are also available through CIDNET. Contact the detention center if current account or phone-service instructions are needed.
Visitation at Dallas County Jail
A current visitation schedule, visit format, duration, and visitor limits were not included in the confirmed information. Call 417-345-2441 before planning a visit to confirm the current schedule, whether visits are conducted in person or by video, and whether the inmate is cleared to receive visitors.
Dallas County Court Information
Criminal cases in Dallas County are handled by the Dallas County Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Division within Missouri's 30th Judicial Circuit. Susan Faulkner serves as Circuit Clerk.
Because two mailing addresses are listed, contact the Circuit Clerk's office before mailing documents to determine which post office box applies.
Missouri Case.net is the official online court-record system identified for Dallas County. Users may search by litigant name, case number, filing date, or attorney information.
Available case details may include case status, scheduled hearing dates, party and attorney information, fines and court costs, and chronological docket entries. Covered case categories include felony, misdemeanor, civil, probate, divorce and custody, juvenile, protection-order, small-claims, and traffic matters.
Public court-calendar information is available through the Case.net Scheduled Hearings module and local court schedules. Sensitive information is redacted. Although juvenile cases are among the covered case categories, juvenile records are not publicly available. Adoption records, sealed criminal records, and other legally restricted records are also unavailable to the public.
- Court
- Dallas County Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Division
- Address
- 108 South Maple Street, Buffalo, MO 65622
- Phone
- 417-345-2243
- Fax
- 417-345-5539
- susan.faulkner@courts.mo.gov
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 373 or PO Box 1910, Buffalo, MO 65622
- Judicial Circuit
- Missouri's 30th Judicial Circuit
- Division
- Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Division
- Circuit Clerk
- Susan Faulkner