This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot verify custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that owns the record.
Choose the Record Holder
The right contact depends on whether the question concerns a Douglas County jail exit, a court order, state supervision, or another custody system.
- For a named local release or booking record, start with the home page search and records path, then contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
- For current parole, probation, or conditional-release supervision, use the Probation & Parole information and District 13S.
- For a same-day release question, see Jail Releases: 24 Hours; Douglas County has no verified official live release feed.
- For a calculated prison date or custody alert, use Projected Release or VINELink Inmate Search.
- For a local facility question, contact the Douglas County Jail. For a sentenced state prisoner, use MODOC rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator and contact route.
Douglas County Sheriff and Jail
900 Industrial Road
P.O. Box 907
Ava, MO 65608
417-683-1020
Use: named custody status, release versus transfer, and booking or release record requests. General county hours are reported as 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Confirm the jail records counter and release-processing hours before travel.
Douglas County Circuit Clerk
203 SE 2nd Avenue
P.O. Box 249
Ava, MO 65608-0249
417-683-4713
Use: judgment, docket, bond, disposition, and certified court records. Confirm counter hours in advance.
MODOC District 13S
1580 Imperial Center
West Plains, MO 65775
417-256-6178
Use: Douglas County parole, probation, conditional-release, and current field-office verification.
MODOC records and status:
Constituent Services: constituentservices@doc.mo.gov
Sunshine requests: OD.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov
Parole Board: 573-751-8488
ParoleBoard.SunshineRequest@doc.mo.gov
Provide a full name, DOC ID, date of birth, and a precise question when available. MODOC's public contact page should be checked for current routing.
MOVANS Assistance
573-526-1929
movans@dps.mo.gov
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Use: local-jail and court search or notification help. MODOC victim-notification questions go to 573-526-6516 or victims@doc.mo.gov.