Lafayette County Detention Center Overview
Lafayette County Detention Center is operated by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office at 107 S. 11th Street, Lexington, MO 64067. The research lists phone 660-259-3622, fax 660-259-2545, and email info@lafayettecountymosheriff.gov. Sheriff Aaron Dye is named on the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office website. The detention center holds people arrested by local police agencies, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Conservation Department, and federal agencies in Lafayette County, and it also handled Ray County detainees during the 2025 Ray County Jail closure.
For Ray County users, Lafayette is a regional or contract county detention fallback, not the primary county jail. Ray County Jail in Henrietta is the primary facility. Lafayette's role is important for older bookings, transfer questions, and custody confusion from the closure period, when local reporting said Ray detainees were moved to Harrison, Lafayette, and Daviess-DeKalb. A person physically housed in Lexington may still have a Ray County court case if Ray County was the arresting or charging jurisdiction.
Lafayette County Detention Center Capacity and Population
The Lafayette detention page says the facility is capable of housing 126 inmates. The research breaks that down as 116 inmates in pods and 10 in work release, with five inmate pods and a work-release pod. Historical statistics on the official page include 2008 bookings of 2,217, average daily population of 97.6, and highest population of 115; for 2017, bookings of 2,031, average daily population of 125, and highest population of 152. Those are Lafayette County detention statistics, not Ray County numbers.
Ray County population interpretation should remain separate. Ray's sourced local jail population figure is 60 in the 2013 BJS-derived table, and 47 detainees were reportedly moved during the January 2025 closure. Lafayette's higher historical numbers show the size and activity of Lafayette's own detention center, but they do not establish how many Ray County detainees were housed there on any given day.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Lafayette County Detention Center
The captured Lafayette detention page provides facility, history, capacity, and administrative information, but the research did not capture an official current Lafayette online roster. The Lafayette County "How Do I" page points inmate deposit questions back to the sheriff webpage. For a Ray County detainee, the cleanest path is to call Ray County first and ask whether the person was sent to Lafayette. If Ray confirms Lafayette custody, call the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office for physical custody and facility rules.
- Call Ray County Jail or Sheriff's Office at 816-290-5323 when the arrest is a Ray County matter.
- If Ray confirms Lafayette housing, call Lafayette County Sheriff's Office at 660-259-3622.
- Ask whether the person is physically in the detention center, released, transferred, or unavailable for public confirmation.
- Search Missouri Case.net for Ray County charges, bond orders, hearings, and dispositions.
- Use the Missouri DOC Offender Search only if the person has moved from county jail custody into state prison or state supervision.
Lafayette County Detention Center Address and Contact
Contact Lafayette for custody, detention rules, deposits, mail, and local facility questions. Contact Ray County for Ray County transfer confirmation, Sunshine requests, and local Ray County jail records. Contact Ray County Circuit Court or Case.net for Ray County court dates and charges. Keeping those roles separate prevents a common mistake: assuming the physical jail controls every part of the criminal case.
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office / Detention Center
107 S. 11th Street
Lexington, MO 64067
660-259-3622
Fax: 660-259-2545
Ray County Jail / Sheriff's Office
200 W 9th St
Henrietta, MO 64036
816-290-5323
Use first for Ray County transfer questions.
Visiting Someone at Lafayette County Detention Center
The captured Lafayette detention page did not publish a current visitation schedule, visitor-identification rule, dress code, or video-visitation vendor in the research. Call 660-259-3622 before travel. Ask whether the person is eligible for visits, whether appointments are required, what identification is accepted, what items are prohibited, and whether the person is housed in a pod or work-release area with different restrictions. If the person is a Ray County detainee housed there on contract, Lafayette's facility rules still govern visits.
| Topic | Captured Information | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visit schedule | Not published in captured page | Call 660-259-3622 |
| Scheduling | Not captured | Confirm before travel |
| Visitor ID / dress | Not captured | Ask facility staff directly |
| Ray County contract detainee | Lafayette held Ray detainees during closure | Use Lafayette rules for visits |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Lafayette County Detention Center
The research did not capture detailed Lafayette mail, phone, commissary, or fee rules. It did note that the Lafayette County "How Do I" page points inmate deposit questions back to the sheriff webpage. That means the official sheriff site is the right starting point, but callers should still verify current vendors and limits before sending money. Do not assume Harrison's InmateCanteen limits or Daviess-DeKalb's money-order rules apply to Lafayette.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use facility address only after confirming the inmate-name and booking-number format |
| Phone / Video | Vendor and rates not captured; call the detention center |
| Money Deposit | County "How Do I" page points deposit questions to the sheriff webpage |
| Fees / limits | Specific fee schedule not found in research |
Booking, Court Preparation, and Transport
The Lafayette detention page says the jail handled people arrested by local police, MSHP, conservation officers, and federal agencies in Lafayette County. It also handled court preparation, bailiff movement, and extradition transport. Those functions matter for Ray County transfer questions because a person housed in Lafayette may have movement or court logistics tied to a different county. Always separate facility custody from court jurisdiction.
If the person has a Lafayette County case, Lafayette County court records and local agencies control the case. If the person has a Ray County case, Ray County Circuit Court and Case.net are the correct legal-record path. A jail housing assignment can change faster than court records update. When a search result or phone answer conflicts with Case.net, call the facility and the court clerk rather than guessing from a stale roster or third-party page.
Lafayette Detention Center Source View
The captured official facility page can be reviewed at Lafayette County Sheriff's Office detention page.
This image is used here because the source is the official sheriff detention page and directly supports the capacity, pod, work-release, and history details in the body text.
About Lafayette County Detention Center
The Lafayette detention page gives a local history that distinguishes the facility from a generic county jail listing. The former jail was built in 1939 by the Federal Works Administration. A law enforcement tax passed in 2002 funded the newer facility, which was completed in 2005 and accepted its first inmates on September 23, 2004. The research lists detention staff names from the official page, including Jail Administrator Ben Barnes, Lt. Nicole Harmon, and Sgt. Maggie Burkhart. The facility has five inmate pods and a work-release pod, with 116 pod beds and 10 work-release beds.
For Ray County searches, this history is secondary to the practical point: Lafayette was one of the named outside jails during the 2025 Ray County Jail closure. Use it as a contract-housing fallback when Ray County or court records suggest a transfer to Lexington, but do not treat it as the primary Ray County roster.
Note: Confirm custody, visits, mail format, and deposit instructions with Lafayette before traveling or sending funds.