About the Taney County Jail
Taney County Jail is a county detention facility in Forsyth, Missouri, with an official capacity of 268 beds. Brad Daniels is the Taney County sheriff. The facility houses pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and sentenced individuals held under Missouri Department of Corrections contracts. Other custody categories include probation or parole holds, writs, bond revocations, other-agency warrants, and federal or ICE holds.
- Facility
- Taney County Jail
- Address
- 266 Main Street, Forsyth, MO 65653
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 1005, Forsyth, MO 65653
- Main Phone
- (417) 546-7250
How the Taney County Inmate Search Works
The live roster at the top of this page is the Taney County inmate search tool. Officially named the “Live Taney County Jail Inmate List,” it is synced directly from official booking data and displays a current inmate count.
Roster records may show the inmate’s full name in LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME format, city, Warrant #, SO No, Reason Confined, Confined Authority, Court, Arrest Date, Bond Amount, and Bond Type. The roster does not display mugshots, booking numbers, release dates, arresting agency, age, gender, or race. An inmate with multiple warrants, charges, or holds may appear in separate rows because the roster groups records by warrant or court.
The roster is a current-custody resource, not a court docket. Missouri Case.net provides public court-case information, while the jail roster focuses on physical custody, SO numbers, warrant numbers, holding authority, and current bond information.
Roster information is provided “as is,” without a warranty of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Call Taney County Jail at (417) 546-7250 before acting on custody status, charges, case numbers, bond, transfer, or release information.
Posting Bond at Taney County Jail
The court sets the bond amount, bond type, and release conditions rather than the jail. Before traveling, call Taney County Jail at (417) 546-7250 to confirm the person’s full name, current custody status, case number, bond amount, and accepted bond type. During the same call, confirm accepted payment methods and where the bond must be posted.
Surety bonds are accepted. Release conditions are set by the court under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 33 and Local Rule 67.1. Official records show own-recognizance (O.R.) bonds with special conditions, but the court order controls the conditions in each case.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Call Taney County Jail at (417) 546-7250 to confirm current approved deposit methods. Do not send a money order by mail because mailed money orders are not accepted. CIDNET data purchases fund inmate communication services and are not commissary deposits or bond payments.
Inmate Communication
Taney County Jail uses CIDNET for outgoing inmate phone calls, video calls, and electronic messaging. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls. Family members can create an account through the CIDNET customer portal or CIDNET Android app, link the account with the inmate and facility, wait for facility approval, and fund communication access through data purchases.
The Taney County Sheriff’s Office may monitor or deny CIDNET messages. The jail’s mailing address is P.O. Box 1005, Forsyth, MO 65653. Personal inmate mail is restricted to pre-metered, plain, white USPS postcards; envelopes and enclosed paper instruments are rejected.
Visitation at Taney County Jail
Remote video visitation is available through CIDNET and must be scheduled in advance. Call Taney County Jail at (417) 546-7250 to confirm the current visitation schedule and requirements before arranging a visit.
Taney County Court Information
Criminal cases, including felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions, are handled by the 46th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri in Taney County. The court comprises the Circuit Division, with Presiding Judge Jeffrey M. Merrell; Associate Circuit Division I, with Judge R. Tiffany Yarnell; and Associate Circuit Division II, with Judge Eric D. Eighmy. Amy Strahan is the Circuit Clerk.
Missouri Case.net is the official state court-record portal and is not an inmate roster. Users may search by litigating party name, case number, or filing date, with circuit or county filters. Available case details may include case status, hearings and court events, litigating parties, docket entries, judge assignments, judicial rulings, and financial history such as fines, court costs, and fee schedules.
Public court-calendar information is available through Case.net docket and calendar searches and through local circuit schedules published by the Circuit Clerk’s Office. Confidential juvenile records, sealed adult abuse records, expunged criminal records, and filings restricted under Missouri Supreme Court public-access operating rules are not publicly available through Case.net. Local court rules prohibit filing documents by email. The official hearing notice, summons, docket entry, or court order controls the date, time, location, division, judge, and appearance format.
- Court
- 46th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, Taney County
- Address
- Taney County Judicial Facility, 266 Main Street, Forsyth, MO 65653
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 129, Forsyth, MO 65653
- Phone
- (417) 546-7230
- Fax
- (417) 546-7292
- Amy.Strahan@courts.mo.gov
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; state holidays observed
- Judicial Circuit
- 46th Judicial Circuit
- Divisions
- Circuit Division, Associate Circuit Division I, and Associate Circuit Division II
- Circuit Clerk
- Amy Strahan