Ray County Jail Inmate Lookup

Ray County Jail Overview

Ray County Jail is operated by the Ray County Sheriff's Office at 200 W 9th St, Henrietta, MO 64036. It is a county jail, not a state prison or federal detention center. That distinction matters for searches: people arrested on Ray County charges, warrants, short local sentences, and 24-hour holds are handled through the sheriff and jail, while people sentenced to a Missouri prison move into the Missouri Department of Corrections system. The official Ray County homepage lists the sheriff number as 816-290-5323, and the Missouri Association of Counties also lists a jail or direct number, 816-290-5631.

The facility has an unusual recent history. Sheriff Gary Blackwell took office on January 1, 2025 and closed the jail because of safety, security, and building-condition issues reported in local coverage. Detainees were moved to Harrison County Jail, Lafayette County Detention Center, and Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. KCTV later reported that the Ray County Jail reopened in January 2026 after improvements. The reopened layout was described as including a female dayroom, a male sex-offender dayroom, two male general-population dayrooms, segregation cells, administrative cells, one detox cell, and dedicated 24-hour-hold space.

Ray County Jail Capacity and Population

The strongest sourced Ray County Jail population number in the research is a 2013 local jail population figure of 60, drawn from the Prison Policy Initiative correctional-populations table using the Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Jail Facilities. KSHB reported that 47 detainees were transported out when the jail closed in January 2025. Those figures should not be treated as a real-time headcount. Ray County did not publish a live jail population dashboard or official online roster in the reviewed sources, so current custody status requires a phone call to the sheriff or jail.

The reopened housing description gives a useful operational picture without supplying current counts by gender, charge type, sentence status, or hold type. Do not infer demographics from the layout. The research also notes that Missouri statewide jail context, such as Vera's statewide pretrial share, is not a Ray County-specific figure. For Ray County Jail, the defensible local statement is that available public figures show a small rural jail population measured in dozens, with closure and reopening events affecting where detainees were physically housed.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Ray County Jail

No official Ray County public online jail roster was located on the official Ray County website. A Ray County Jail inmate search should therefore start with direct custody confirmation through the Ray County Sheriff's Office or jail. Ask whether the person is in the Ray County Jail, in a 24-hour hold, released, transported to court, or housed in a partner facility. If the booking occurred during or near the 2025 closure period, specifically ask whether the person was sent to Harrison County, Lafayette County, or Daviess-DeKalb.

1. Call Ray County Sheriff's Office or Jail at 816-290-5323 or 816-290-5631 and give the person's full name, date of birth if known, and arrest date.
2. If staff say the person is housed elsewhere, contact the named partner facility and search any official roster or detainee tool that facility provides.
3. Search Missouri Case.net for Ray County court charges, hearings, bond orders, warrants, and dispositions after charges are filed.
4. Use VINELink for custody-status notifications where Missouri data is available.
5. Use the Missouri DOC Offender Search only for sentenced state prisoners, probationers, and parolees, not for ordinary county pretrial custody.

For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. A person may leave Ray County's physical custody after a bond order, transfer, detainer, probation hold, federal hold, or prison sentence. That is why a missing Ray roster result does not prove the person was never arrested.

Ray County Jail Address and Contact

Use the Henrietta address for custody questions, inmate location, jail check-in, and Ray County Jail records questions. Use the Richmond courthouse address for Sunshine request hand delivery and many court-related matters. The research specifically warns not to blur the courthouse and jail locations because Ray County's court and county clerk offices are in Richmond, while the modern jail and sheriff's office are in Henrietta.

Visiting Someone at Ray County Jail

Official Ray County pages reviewed did not publish a current Ray County Jail visitation schedule, mail rule page, vendor, dress code, or visitor-entry procedure. The correct instruction is to call the jail before travel. Confirm whether the person is physically in Henrietta, whether the facility is accepting visits for that housing area, what identification is required, whether appointments are needed, and what entrance or parking area visitors should use. If the person is held at a contract jail, that facility's visitation rules control the visit even when the Ray County case remains active in court.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Ray County Jail

Ray County-specific mail, phone, commissary, and deposit vendor details were not found in the official Ray County materials reviewed. Call the jail before sending money, books, prescriptions, property, or mail. Ask for the exact mail format, whether a booking number is needed, what items are prohibited, whether money orders are accepted, whether online deposits exist, and how calls or video services are billed. Missouri law allows county jail canteens under RSMo 221.102, but that statute does not identify Ray County's current vendor or fees.

Booking, Intake, and Records at Ray County Jail

Ray County-specific booking steps were not published in full, so the safest description is Missouri county-jail practice localized to Ray County. A person may be brought in by the sheriff, city police, Missouri State Highway Patrol, conservation officers, probation and parole, or another agency on a warrant. Intake normally includes paperwork transfer, identity checks, warrants, search and property inventory, booking photo and fingerprints where required, medical and mental-health screening, charge and bond review, classification, and housing. The reopened Ray jail's reported detox and 24-hour-hold areas are relevant to short-term holds and pending-transfer situations.

For records, Ray County's homepage says Sunshine requests go to the Ray County Clerk because the clerk is the custodian of county records. When requesting a booking record, be specific: ask for the arrest report, booking sheet, booking photograph if releasable, bond or hold information, release or transfer status, and incident report if available under Missouri Chapter 610. Missouri law generally treats arrest and incident reports as open records, but investigative material, protected-victim details, juvenile information, safety-sensitive information, and records closed after certain case outcomes can be withheld or redacted.

Ray County Jail Building Updates

The Ray County legal notices page includes a 2026 jail-related maintenance notice, and the captured source can be reviewed at Ray County Legal Notices.

The image fits this facility page because the notice refers to heating and cooling systems serving the jail detention area, which aligns with the documented 2025-2026 focus on jail conditions, repair work, and reopening.

About Ray County Jail

Ray County Jail is the primary facility for Ray County arrestees and local detainees. It is separate from Missouri DOC prisons, BOP facilities, and ICE detention systems. No state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was found inside Ray County in the reviewed research. The jail's recent story is dominated by the January 2025 closure, transfer of detainees to three named outside jails, and January 2026 reopening after reported improvements. For family members, attorneys, and records requesters, that history means older bookings and transfer questions may require checking more than one facility even when the underlying case is still a Ray County matter.