Contact Us

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, accept bond, or obtain an official booking record for you. Contact the office that holds the record.


County Jail and Sheriff

Use the Sheriff's Office for a booking at the Cape Girardeau County detention center in Jackson, including a recent release entry, exact release time, disposition, or transfer destination. The published main telephone is answered 24 hours, but that label does not establish administrative records-counter hours. Call before visiting for a records request.

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office
216 North Missouri Street
Jackson, MO 63755
Main telephone: 573-243-3551
Jail inquiries: option 1
Jail email: contactjail@capecountysheriff.org
Official contact: Sheriff's Office contact page

Municipal Jail and Police Records

Use the Police Department Jail Unit for a person held at the separate city facility. No public municipal release list was found. For an exact city-jail release record, submit a request to Police Records through its preferred GovQuest portal. Do not send police, criminal, accident, or jail records to the general city clerk form.

Cape Girardeau Police Department Municipal Jail
2530 Maria Louise Lane
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Jail Unit and inmate inquiry: 573-339-6748
Jail staffed 24 hours
Cape Girardeau Police Records Unit
Phone: 573-339-6621
Email: Records@cityofcape.org
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Request portal: GovQuest

Missouri Corrections Contacts

Use MODOC when a person entered state prison, remains on active parole or probation, or needs a historical state release or final-discharge record. The public Offender Search covers active offenders and expressly excludes discharged offenders. Historical record requests therefore go through the department's Sunshine route.

Missouri Department of Corrections
Active-offender search: MODOC Offender Search
Historical records: MODOC Sunshine Law requests
Office of Director requests: OD.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov
Parole Board requests: ParoleBoard.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov
MODOC District 22, Cape Girardeau
471 Siemers Drive, Suite I
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: 573-290-5820
Current listing: Probation and Parole directory
MODOC Office of Victim Services
Phone: 573-526-6516
Email: victims@doc.mo.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Official page: Office of Victim Services

Choose the Correct Route

The office that recorded the event is the best starting point. These links organize common needs: