St. Francois County Jail Overview
The St. Francois County Sheriff's Office operates St. Francois County Jail as the county's primary adult detention facility. County sources also call the location the St. Francois County Detention Facility. It holds people arrested by sheriff's deputies and other local agencies while they wait for release, bond, first court action, transfer, or a local jail sentence. The jail is not the right lookup source for people already sentenced to Missouri Department of Corrections custody, even when the prison is physically in St. Francois County.
The jail address is 1550 Doubet Road, Farmington, MO 63640. The sheriff's published phone numbers are 573-756-3252 and 573-431-2777. The jail fax is 573-756-4327, while the sheriff's office fax is 573-756-9622. The sheriff's email is sheriff@sfcsd.org, and published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sheriff Jeffrey S. Crites is listed as the current sheriff, and the command staff page lists Jail Lieutenant Hardy White at extension 6162.
The jail's role is local and practical. A St. Francois County Jail booking record can help confirm whether a person is still in custody, was released, posted bond, moved to court, or was transferred. For broader St. Francois County inmate population research, the jail must be read alongside Farmington Correctional Center and Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, because those state prisons are separate Missouri DOC facilities.
St. Francois County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's history page gives the clearest official capacity and building history for St. Francois County Jail. It states that the prior sheriff and jail location at 11 North Franklin Street had 44 beds and was rapidly outgrown. The current Doubet Road facility is identified by the county as a 188-bed facility. No official current daily population count was located in the county pages reviewed, so the capacity figure should not be treated as a current head count.
The same county history source says the administrative area of the current facility began as a 1938 WPA dairy barn for State Hospital No. 4 and was remodeled in 1996. That detail matters because St. Francois County Jail is not a generic new jail building. It is a reused local government campus with a distinct Farmington history. The sheriff's office also describes a full-service correctional facility with jailers, transport officers, bailiffs, road deputies, process servers, and civilian staff.
The county screenshot of the sheriff's facilities history shows the old jail, the Doubet Road jail, and the capacity notes used for the local jail profile.
This facility history supports the local jail capacity details while keeping them separate from state prison population numbers.
St. Francois County Jail Lookup
The official county path for current inmate and booking information is MobilePatrol. The sheriff's Mobile Patrol App page says the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department uses MobilePatrol to provide information about inmates and bookings. Because the county site did not expose a browser-readable roster during research, the lookup chain should start with the app and then move to the jail phone, records request, court case search, or another custody locator if the person is not found.
- Open MobilePatrol and select the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department or the local county feed.
- Search the inmate or booking area by the person's name, using aliases or spelling variants when needed.
- If no match appears, call St. Francois County Jail at 573-756-3252 or 573-431-2777 and ask whether the person is still in local custody, was released, or was transferred.
- If charges have been filed, use Missouri Case.net or contact the Circuit Clerk for court records after the booking.
- If the person has been sentenced to prison, use the Missouri DOC Offender Web Search instead of the county jail app.
MobilePatrol is useful for local custody, but it is not a universal locator. A person can leave St. Francois County Jail quickly after bond, release, court transport, DOC transfer, or federal pickup. For federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System. For custody notifications, Missouri VINELink is a notification fallback, not the sheriff's roster.
St. Francois County Jail Contact
Use the jail contact information for current custody questions, mail rules, and practical jail information. Court dates, charging documents, and case copies are handled through the Circuit Clerk or court system after a case is filed. Prosecutor charging decisions are separate from jail intake and may not be available from jail staff.
St. Francois County Jail
1550 Doubet Road
Farmington, MO 63640
573-756-3252 or 573-431-2777
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Records and Fax
Jail fax: 573-756-4327
Sheriff fax: 573-756-9622
sheriff@sfcsd.org
Jail Lieutenant Hardy White is listed at extension 6162.
St. Francois County Jail Visits
A current St. Francois County Jail visitation schedule was not found in the text-accessible sheriff pages reviewed. The detention information page points users to additional information about visiting the jail, but the schedule itself was not exposed in the research record. Because county jail visits can change due to housing, discipline, staffing, medical isolation, or court movement, call the jail before traveling or sending a visitor.
| Question | Best Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Current visit day | Jail phone | Call 573-756-3252 or 573-431-2777. |
| Visitor approval | Jail staff | Ask about ID, age limits, dress rules, and denied-visit rules. |
| Video or in-person visit | Jail staff | No verified text schedule or vendor was located. |
| Court transport conflicts | Jail and Case.net | A court date or transfer can affect availability. |
Note: Confirm custody and visiting rules with the jail before making plans, because the public schedule was not located.
St. Francois County Jail Mail
The St. Francois County detention information page gives the most specific local rules for inmate mail and funds. Incoming mail must include a full return address and the complete inmate mailing address before delivery. The page says all mail must be in postcard form only. Books must be soft cover and must come from a vendor, such as a bookstore or other vendor source. The county page also says government checks and other facility checks may be mailed or dropped off, but no personal checks or cash are accepted.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate name, St. Francois County Jail, 1550 Doubet Road, Farmington, MO 63640 |
| Mail Form | Postcard form only, with full return address and complete inmate mailing address |
| Books | Soft-cover books from a vendor only |
| Funds and Checks | Government and facility checks only; no personal checks or cash |
The county screenshot of the detention information page documents the jail mail rules and commissary heading used for this section.
The source supports the postcard, return-address, book, and check limits, but it does not provide a text-accessible deposit vendor or fee schedule.
St. Francois County Jail Booking
Local booking details were not published as a step-by-step county manual. The custody path can still be described from the county and Missouri records framework. After an arrest, a person may be taken to St. Francois County Jail for intake. Intake creates or updates records tied to the booking, such as identifying information, arresting agency, charge or hold reason, bond status, release status, housing, and transfer events. Missouri RSMo 610.100 defines arrest reports and states that arrest and incident reports are open records subject to exceptions.
For older booking records or material not shown in MobilePatrol, make a Sunshine Law request to the Sheriff's Office under RSMo 610.023 and RSMo 610.100. A focused request should name the person, date, arresting agency if known, and requested public fields. Investigative reports can remain closed while a case is active, and records may be redacted for safety, privacy, or legal reasons. Once formal charges are filed, court records move through the 24th Judicial Circuit and Missouri Case.net.
About St. Francois County Jail
St. Francois County Jail is part of a larger local justice campus in Farmington. The county courthouse is separate, at 1 North Washington Street, while the sheriff and jail are at Doubet Road. That split is important for records. Current custody questions begin with MobilePatrol and the jail. Court dockets and case copies begin with Case.net or the Circuit Clerk. Sentenced state prisoners are searched through Missouri DOC, even if the prison address is also in St. Francois County.
The county jail also has a meaningful history. The current sheriff's administrative area was once a WPA dairy barn for State Hospital No. 4, then was remodeled for modern sheriff operations. The former Franklin Street jail had 44 beds. The Doubet Road facility expanded local capacity to 188 beds. Sheriff history records also note the 2025 leadership change to Sheriff Jeffrey S. Crites after longtime Sheriff Dan Bullock's tenure.
Note: Use MobilePatrol first for local bookings, then call the jail if the app record is missing or unclear.