This is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release a person, or retrieve official booking records.
Choose the Official Source
The record holder depends on the type and stage of the matter.
- For a recent booking, photo request, or current local custody question, contact the Dent County Sheriff’s Office.
- For an MSHP arrest, use the official short-term patrol report described on 24 Hour Arrests.
- For custody alerts, use the VINELink Check and MOVANS support.
- For a filed case or final disposition, use Missouri Case.net or the Dent County Circuit Clerk.
- For a sentenced prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use Missouri DOC Offender Search.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the BOP or ICE locator rather than a county roster.
Dent Sheriff and Jail Contact
The sheriff page lists no separate records-unit or jail-information line. Ask the office for the records custodian or jail records contact.
Dent County Sheriff’s Office112 E. Fifth Street, Suite 7
Salem, MO 65560
573-729-3241 or 573-729-6156
Fax: 573-729-3058
Email: bwells@dentcountysheriff.org
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Visit the official sheriff page before traveling, since published details can change.
Court and Alert Contacts
The Dent County Circuit Court Clerk is at 112 E. Fifth Street in Salem and publishes 573-729-3931. For MOVANS access trouble, call 573-526-1929 weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or email movans@dps.mo.gov. Neither office is a substitute for emergency help.
Messages About This Site
Questions about the wording or operation of this private reference may be sent through the available site contact channel. Do not send Social Security numbers, account credentials, VINE PINs, or sensitive case documents. Government record corrections must go to the office that created the record.