The Clark County Inmate Population
The Clark County inmate population is centered on one local detention site: the sheriff-operated Clark County Jail in Kahoka. Official county sources did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, county work-release annex, Missouri Department of Corrections prison, Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, or ICE detention center inside Clark County. That makes the county jail the local custody point for people booked after local arrests, people awaiting court action, short-sentence county inmates, and holds accepted by the sheriff.
Not every person with a Clark County case remains in that local jail count. Sentenced felony prisoners move into the Missouri Department of Corrections system after transfer, and federal or immigration detainees may be held outside the county. The sheriff's roster is the best public route for current county-jail custody, while Missouri DOC, BOP, ICE, Case.net, and VINELink cover different slices of the wider custody and record picture.
Clark County Inmate Population Statistics
Clark County does not publish a current jail population dashboard on the sheriff pages located during research. The usable public figures come from historical Vera Institute county trend data, BJS-derived facility data, and the public roster path for live searches. These numbers are useful for scale, but they should not be read as the current count on any given day.
The table below keeps the source limits visible. The 2021 figure is a historical total jail population measure from Vera's county data. The capacity figure is also historical and appears in populated Vera capacity fields through 2019. Prisoners of the Census reports the Clark County Jail facility count from the 2013 BJS Census of Jail Facilities.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail population | Not published in static official sources | Sheriff roster exists, but static research did not expose a live count, June 2026 |
| Historical total jail population | 15 | Vera Incarceration Trends county data, 2021 |
| Historical total jail population | 19 | Vera Incarceration Trends county data, 2019 |
| Historical rated capacity | 28 | Vera capacity field in populated historical years through 2019 |
| Local jail prisoners | 14 | Prisoners of the Census / BJS Census of Jail Facilities, 2013 |
| Annual bookings | Not county-published | Sheriff publishes weekly arrest reports, not an annual booking total |
Clark County Jail Population Trends
Historical trend data show a small jail population with year-to-year movement. Vera's extracted figures place Clark County at 30 in 2018, 19 in 2019, 6.375 in 2020, and 15 in 2021. The 2020 drop should not be assigned to a local cause without a Clark County source. The research did not locate a county statement tying the change to policy, staffing, bond practice, construction, or court scheduling.
Capacity context matters because the known capacity figure is historical. A 28-bed rated capacity appears in historical Vera / BJS data through 2019, but no current county-published bed count was located. That means the Clark County inmate population should be discussed with careful dates attached to each number.
| Year | Jail Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | Vera county trend data; some detail fields were missing in later years |
| 2020 | 6.375 | Historical county trend figure; no local source explains the drop |
| 2019 | 19 | Vera data includes male and female split plus pretrial value |
| 2018 | 30 | Above the historical 28-capacity figure found in Vera data |
| 2017 | 17 | Vera county trend data |
| 2016 | 21 | Vera county trend data |
| 2015 | 12 | Vera county trend data |
| 2014 | 13 | Vera county trend data |
| 2013 | 14 | Matches the BJS-derived facility count cited by Prisoners of the Census |
Who Is Counted in Clark County Jail
The local jail population can include people held before trial, people booked after sheriff, police, or state patrol arrests, short local sentences, and accepted holds. Vera's 2019 county data listed 14 people in pretrial custody, with a male/female split of 12.67 male and 6.33 female. The source did not supply a complete current demographic breakdown by race, age, charge level, arresting agency, or hold type for 2026.
A person can leave the county count without a case ending. Release on bond, dismissal, sentence, transfer, or another agency hold can all change where the person appears. Once a sentenced felony prisoner is moved to Missouri DOC, that person should be searched in the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search, not the local Clark County Jail roster.
- Pretrial
- A person is held while the case is pending and before final disposition.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may block release even when local bond is set.
- Roster
- The public jail list or search tool used to check current custody records.
- DOC
- The state corrections system for sentenced Missouri offenders, probationers, and parolees.
Clark County Jail Capacity Context
The research did not locate a current Clark County jail capacity page, new jail project, consent decree, overcrowding order, DOJ agreement, or county-published daily population dashboard. Historical Vera data show a 28-bed rated capacity in populated capacity fields through 2019. The 2018 jail population value of 30 was above that historical number, while the 2019, 2020, and 2021 values were below it.
Because the current operating capacity was not found in county sources, the older capacity figure should be treated as background only. Visitors should not use it to decide whether the jail is full today, whether a person will be transferred, or whether housing units are open. Those operational facts must be confirmed with the sheriff's office.
Population note: Clark County publishes a roster path for custody lookup, but no separate public dashboard was found for daily population totals.
Laws Governing Clark County Jail Records
Missouri law helps explain why some jail and arrest information is public while other details may be withheld. RSMo 610.100 treats arrest reports and incident reports as open records, with exceptions for investigative records and protected details. RSMo 610.011 states Missouri's open-records policy in favor of public access unless another law says otherwise.
The jail itself is tied to the sheriff by statute. RSMo 221.020 places custody, rule, keeping, and charge of the county jail and prisoners with the sheriff. RSMo 221.040 addresses receiving prisoners and medical-exam provisions. Missouri DPS also collects death-in-custody reports under its Death in Custody Reporting Act process.
Search Clark County JailTracker
The sheriff's website links an inmate lookup page that loads the Clark County JailTracker roster through Public Safety Cloud. The sheriff inmate lookup frame is the county path for current jail custody. The related JailTracker app exposes name-search fields, current-inmate controls, released-person controls where enabled, offender images, charges, cases, holds, and VINE hooks in its public client.
The manifest image below comes from the official sheriff inmate lookup page. It shows the county-owned path into JailTracker, which matters because search engines may surface unrelated roster copies or older pages.
Use the sheriff-linked page first for current county-jail custody. If the app fails to load, the main sheriff and jail number is the fallback for custody questions.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Client variable lastNameSearchText; likely the main name field |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Client variable firstNameSearchText; narrows the search |
| Search Type | Option/control | Unspecified | SearchType exists, but options were not visible in static capture |
| Released Since | Option/control | Unspecified | Used when released-person searches are enabled |
| Current Inmates Only | Checkbox/toggle | Unspecified | Client exposes ShowCurrentInmatesOnly and AllowCurrentOffendersOnly |
| Captcha | Text/image | Conditional | Captcha endpoints may appear before search or detail view |
How to Search Clark County Inmates
A current Clark County inmate search should start with the sheriff roster, then move to arrest reports, Case.net, DOC, BOP, ICE, or a records request depending on the result. The roster is for current county custody. The weekly arrest reports are date-based law-enforcement reports and do not prove that a person remains in jail.
- Open the sheriff's inmate lookup page and let the JailTracker application load.
- Search by last name and add a first name if common-name results are broad.
- Open the offender detail to check current status, booking information, charges, bond fields, court fields, holds, and any image that the agency publishes.
- If a recent booking does not appear, call the Clark County Sheriff's Office at 660-727-2911 because no roster refresh schedule was published.
- If the person has moved to state, federal, or immigration custody, use the matching DOC, BOP, or ICE locator.
Clark County Arrest Reports and Custody
The sheriff also posts weekly arrest-report PDFs. The official arrest-report index is a useful date path for past arrests, especially when a person is no longer on the current roster. It is not the same thing as the live jail population list.
The screenshot below is from the official arrest-report archive. It shows how Clark County organizes reports by week and year.
Use arrest reports to locate a reported arrest week, then use the roster or sheriff records request channel to confirm current custody or request a booking record.
What Clark County Inmate Records Show
The JailTracker public client exposes a detailed record structure, although static research did not capture a live sample inmate profile. Available field names show that a profile may include an offender image, name fields, agency, booking and release dates, internal identifiers, arresting agency, charges, court fields, bond or fine fields, warrants, cases, holds, and other information. Actual display can vary by record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Offender Image | Booking photo if Clark County publishes one for that profile |
| Name | First, middle, and last name fields in the client |
| Book and release dates | Original booking date/time and final release date/time when enabled |
| Charges | Descriptions, code fields, crime level, count, modifier, status, and related court fields |
| Bond and fine | Bond type, bond amount, and fine amount when populated |
| Holds | Hold type, reason, hold date, expiration, contact name, phone, or sentence fields |
State and Federal Inmate Search
A Clark County arrest can later move into another custody system. The Missouri DOC Offender Search covers active offenders supervised by MODOC, including probationers and parolees, but it does not provide discharged-offender information. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the official immigration detention search path.
| Custody Type | Best Search Path | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Clark County JailTracker | Current local custody, local bookings, and holds published by the sheriff |
| State corrections | Missouri DOC Offender Search | Active state offenders, probationers, and parolees |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainees, often outside Clark County |
| Status notification | Missouri VINELink | Custody notification where participating records are available |
Clark County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one Clark County detention page. No state prison, federal prison, ICE facility, city jail page, or separate county work-release annex was found in official Clark County sources. City police departments may make arrests or hold someone briefly during transport, but the public jail roster path identified in the research is the sheriff-operated jail.
- Clark County Jail is the local county jail in Kahoka for pretrial detainees, local bookings, short county sentences, and accepted holds.
Clark County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Clark County inmate population?
Clark County did not publish a current jail population dashboard in the sources reviewed. Historical Vera data listed 15 for 2021, 19 for 2019, and a historical rated capacity of 28 in populated capacity fields through 2019. Use the roster for current custody, not those older figures.
Where does a Clark County inmate search start?
Start with the sheriff's JailTracker roster for current county-jail custody. If the roster does not load or a recent booking is missing, call the sheriff's office at 660-727-2911. For a person already sentenced to state custody, use Missouri DOC instead.
Are arrest reports the same as jail custody?
No. Weekly arrest reports show reported arrest activity by date. They can help locate a past arrest, but they do not prove that a person remains in custody. JailTracker is the better current-custody source.
Can Clark County booking photos be searched online?
JailTracker includes an offender image field, so photos may appear when the agency publishes them. The sheriff does not publish a separate mugshot gallery or photo retention policy. Missing or older photos should be requested from the sheriff under Missouri open-records rules.