Randolph County Inmate Population
The Randolph County inmate population is split between two confirmed detention settings. The Randolph County Jail is the local custody point for sheriff arrests, municipal arrests, warrant holds, pretrial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, and short-term holds before transfer. It is operated by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. The second facility is Moberly Correctional Center, a Missouri Department of Corrections prison in Moberly that holds adult male state prisoners after sentencing.
That split is the key to reading Randolph County inmate population data. A person arrested last night is usually a county jail question. A person who has been sentenced to a Missouri prison term is a MODOC Offender Search question. Federal and immigration custody are separate again, because no federal prison, ICE detention center, or dedicated U.S. Marshals facility was confirmed inside Randolph County. Calls to the jail still matter when a federal hold or outside detainer keeps a person in local custody.
Randolph County Inmate Statistics
Current Randolph County Jail rated capacity was not found in the official county or sheriff text reviewed for this build. The best local jail figure is historical: a 2016 county inmate telephone system RFP said the jail system served an average population of 70. That document also listed nine inmate phones and no visitation phones at that time, but those phone details are not current operating rules. Moberly Correctional Center has stronger published prison figures through state and high-authority correctional population sources.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph County population estimate | 24,513 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 |
| Randolph County 2020 population | 24,716 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, April 1, 2020 |
| County land area | 482.71 square miles | U.S. Census QuickFacts, 2020 |
| Randolph County Jail average population | 70 | County inmate telephone system RFP, 2016 |
| Randolph County Jail rated capacity | Not located | County, sheriff, audit, and RFP sources reviewed |
| Moberly Correctional Center capacity | 1,800 | MODOC PREA audit summary |
| Moberly Correctional Center 2020 correctional population | 1,771 | Prisoners of the Census Missouri table |
The jail number and the prison number should not be merged into one current rate. They come from different systems and years. The jail figure is a local operations snapshot. The prison figures describe a state facility that happens to sit in Randolph County. Both help explain the Randolph County inmate population, but each has a different legal and custody meaning.
Randolph County Inmate Trends
No official public dashboard was located for recent Randolph County Jail bookings, average length of stay, daily population, or demographic mix. The trend record is therefore thin for the county jail. The responsible wording is to cite the historical jail average and state plainly that current jail capacity, annual bookings, and current average daily population were not found in official accessible sources.
| Year / Date | Local Figure | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Randolph County Jail average population of 70 | Historical county jail operations context |
| PREA audit source | MCC population 1,733 | State prison population at audit time |
| 2020 | MCC correctional population 1,771 | Correctional population table for the Moberly prison |
| 2025 | County population 24,513 | County denominator for local context, not a jail count |
Population movement in Randolph County depends on court and custody stage. Arrests and warrants move people into the jail. Bond orders, dismissals, transfers, and sentence commitments move people out. When a person receives a Missouri prison sentence, MODOC becomes the main locator and the county jail roster is no longer the best source.
Randolph County Inmate Population Law
Missouri law defines which offices control jail and court records. RSMo 221.020 generally gives the county sheriff custody, rule, keeping, and charge of the county jail and its prisoners. That is why Randolph County Jail custody questions route first to the sheriff. RSMo 610.100 makes arrest reports and incident reports open records, while investigative reports may stay closed until inactive or until another rule permits release.
Key Missouri rules:
Missouri Sunshine Law directs records requests to the public body that created or keeps the record.
RSMo 544.170 sets a prompt charge-or-release rule for warrantless jail confinement.
Missouri DPS death-in-custody reporting covers people detained, arrested, transported, or incarcerated.
These laws do not make every jail detail public at all times. Juvenile records, active investigative files, expunged records, court-sealed records, and safety-sensitive material can be withheld. For Randolph County inmate population research, the practical rule is simple: jail custody and booking records start with the sheriff, filed criminal charges start with the court, and sentenced prison records start with MODOC.
Search Randolph County Inmates
The sheriff's official site is indexed with an Inmate Roster navigation item, but the current roster fields were not captured in accessible text. Do not use search results for Randolph County in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, or North Carolina. For Randolph County, Missouri, use the official sheriff route when it loads, then call the jail if a search fails or the person is newly booked.
- Start at the Randolph County Sheriff's Office site and look for the Inmate Roster link.
- Search only if the Missouri sheriff roster opens. Do not substitute another state's Randolph County roster.
- If the roster does not load, call the sheriff or jail at 660-277-5095 or 844-277-6555.
- If the person may have been sentenced to prison, search the MODOC Offender Search.
- For release alerts, check VINELink where Missouri custody data is available.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmate Roster | Navigation link | Not applicable | Official sheriff navigation item; public form fields were not visible in accessible text. |
| Name search | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Do not invent a last-name, first-name, or booking-number field until the roster can be inspected. |
| Buttons | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | No official Missouri button labels were captured. |
Randolph County Inmate Records
A Randolph County inmate record may begin as a booking or arrest record at the jail, but the research did not confirm which fields the public roster shows. The safer approach is to treat common booking fields as unconfirmed until the sheriff roster displays them, and to use Missouri public-record law for the records that are known to be open. Arrest reports and incident reports are public records under Missouri law. Active investigative reports can be closed.
| Field | Randolph County Research Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Not confirmed from the public roster capture. |
| Mugshot | Not confirmed online; may be requested from the sheriff if releasable. |
| Booking date/time | Not confirmed online; jail staff can confirm current custody. |
| Charges | Booking charges can differ from prosecutor-filed court charges. |
| Bond | Ask the jail, then check Case.net and the Circuit Clerk after a case opens. |
| Redactions | Juvenile, expunged, active investigation, court-closed, and safety records can be restricted. |
For deeper state prison records, MODOC's public offender data is more fielded. It can include DOC ID, name, sex, race, birth date, assigned place, cause number, offense county, sentence county, offense description, sentence date, and projected release dates when available.
Randolph County Jail vs Prison
Readers often search one system when the person has already moved to another. A local arrest, a Moberly prison sentence, a federal sentence, and an ICE detention all use different lookup tools. The fastest way to narrow a Randolph County inmate search is to match the search route to the custody stage.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | New arrests, pretrial detainees, misdemeanants, local holds | Randolph County Sheriff roster route or jail phone |
| State prison | Sentenced Missouri DOC prisoners, probationers, parolees | MODOC Offender Search |
| Federal prison | Federal prisoners from 1982 to present | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration custody | People in ICE custody or qualifying CBP custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
VINELink adds a notification layer. It can help with custody-status alerts, but it should not replace a direct jail call for a person who may have just been booked.
Randolph County Detention Facilities
The Randolph County government homepage shows the county government complex and general county routing. That matters because the sheriff, jail, Circuit Clerk, and other county offices are tied to the Highway JJ government complex in Huntsville.
The county homepage is not the jail roster, but it gives the local government context for records, office hours, holidays, and county contact routing.
- Randolph County Jail holds county and municipal arrestees, pretrial detainees, short-sentence inmates, warrants, holds, and people pending transfer.
- Moberly Correctional Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections prison for adult male sentenced state prisoners.
State Federal and VINE Search
The MODOC Offender Search is the right route once a Randolph County case results in state prison, probation, or parole supervision. The page searches active offenders, including aliases, and it requires captcha entry. When inspected, the page displayed a data-current timestamp of 06/18/2026 09:00 PM. It does not show discharged offenders, and some records may be withheld for safety, security, or confidentiality.
The BOP locator covers federal prisoners from 1982 to present. The ICE locator can be searched by A-number or by name with country of birth and date of birth. These locators do not function as Randolph County jail rosters and do not replace a call to the sheriff when a federal or immigration hold may be lodged at the county jail.
The VINELink portal provides offender search and custody notification where the relevant agency participates.
VINELink is best used as a notification tool after the custody location is known or reasonably likely.
Randolph County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Randolph County inmate population? The only located official county jail population figure is a 2016 RFP average of 70. Moberly Correctional Center had separate state prison figures, including a 1,800 capacity source and a 2020 correctional population of 1,771.
Where do I search for a new Randolph County arrest? Start with the sheriff's Inmate Roster navigation if it loads, then call 660-277-5095 or 844-277-6555 if the person is not listed or was just booked.
Where are court charges found after booking? Filed charges are found through Missouri Case.net and the Randolph County Circuit Clerk, not through the jail roster alone.
Does Moberly Correctional Center hold county-jail arrestees? No. MCC is a MODOC prison for sentenced state prisoners. Use the state DOC locator for those records.