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This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, change a court date, or pull official booking records. Use the official Barton County offices below for custody, release, bond, and record questions.


Official Barton County Contacts

For current jail or booking questions, start with the Barton County Sheriff's Office and Barton County Jail. The county research did not identify a separate online roster or separate 24-hour jail information line.

Barton County Sheriff's Office / Barton County Jail
Sheriff John Simpson
1010 Cherry Street
Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: 417-682-5515
Fax: 417-682-5805
Dispatch / nonemergency routing: 417-682-5541

Barton County Circuit Court
Circuit Clerk Melinda Maberry
Phone: 417-682-2444

Barton County Prosecuting Attorney
Prosecutor Michael Smalley
203 West 10th Street
Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: 417-682-5000

Use the following routes depending on what you need:

  • For a person who may be in Barton County Jail, start with jail inmate records and then verify directly with the sheriff's office.
  • For booking photos, read the jail roster mugshots page because no official Barton County mugshot gallery was found in the research.
  • For filed criminal charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Missouri Case.net, or call the circuit clerk.
  • For facility-specific basics, see Barton County Jail.
  • For a sentenced Missouri prisoner, use the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search instead of the county jail contact.
  • For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.