Howell County Released Inmates is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that created or holds the record.
Where to Ask in Howell County
Start with the office tied to the custody or legal event. Howell County and West Plains operate separate detention centers, and the Missouri Department of Corrections controls state prison and supervision records.
Howell County Sheriff and Adult Detention Center
1106 Missouri Avenue
West Plains, MO 65775
Phone: 417-256-2544
Fax: 417-256-6464
Records email: records@howellcountysheriff.gov
The sheriff publishes no verified records-office hours in the research. Call before visiting. LESP 73 requests are directed to the Court Resources Division by mail or hand delivery; confirm email handling before sending sensitive identifiers.
West Plains Police Adult Detention Center
1910 Holiday Lane
West Plains, MO 65775
Phone: 417-256-7176
City Hall lists Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Confirm whether detention or records service follows those hours before visiting.
Howell Circuit Clerk
106 Courthouse
West Plains, MO
Criminal and Traffic: 417-256-3741
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
The clerk routes Division I Circuit Criminal and Division III Associate Criminal and Traffic records. Case.net is the online court path.
Missouri Corrections and District 13S
MODOC general: 573-751-2389
District 13S: 1580 Imperial Center, West Plains, MO 65775
District phone: 417-256-6178
Division headquarters: 230 Metro Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Division phone: 573-526-3231
MODOC’s public offender search covers active people and excludes discharged people. Use its Sunshine Law records channel for a targeted former-offender or final-discharge request.
Use these page routes to narrow the request before contacting an office:
- For a released person or release record, the home page gives the full search and LESP 73 request sequence.
- For active parole, probation, or conditional release, use Post-Release Supervision and District 13S.
- For recent county departures, check 24-Hour Releases and the sheriff’s weekly report fallback.
- For a projected date or custody alert, use Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Howell County or West Plains detention-center page listed below.
- For a sentenced Missouri prisoner, begin with MODOC Offender Web Search; use MODOC records for a fully discharged person.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE locator that matches the holding authority.