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The Henry County Inmate Population

The Henry County inmate population is centered at the Henry County Jail / Henry County Detention Center in Clinton. The jail is operated by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, and the public roster shows people booked by the sheriff, Clinton Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and other agencies. The roster also shows housing or hold labels for Boone County, St. Clair County, probation and parole, out-of-state matters, and court commits. That means the Henry County jail count is broader than a list of new sheriff arrests.

No Missouri Department of Corrections prison, Federal Bureau of Prisons institution, or ICE detention facility was found inside Henry County in the official facility sources reviewed. When a Henry County defendant is sentenced to state prison, the correct record moves from the county roster to the Missouri Department of Corrections offender search. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP locator, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS. The county jail roster remains the first stop for current pretrial detainees and short local commitments.

Henry County Inmate Population Statistics

The strongest local population figures come from the Henry County Sheriff's Office April 2026 Monthly Report and weekly Jail Administrator Reports in the sheriff news feed. The April 2026 monthly report listed a detention-center capacity of 119, an average daily inmate population of 99, and 94 bookings for that month. Weekly reports then showed the count moving between the high 80s and low 100s during spring 2026.

The sheriff's monthly brief gallery is the source tied to the April capacity, average daily population, and booking figures.

The monthly brief matters because it gives a sourced baseline for the Henry County inmate population, not just a one-day roster snapshot.

Henry County Inmate Population Trends

Recent Henry County jail population counts stayed close to capacity but did not exceed the 119-bed figure in the official entries reviewed. The highest inspected weekly count was 110 for March 13-19, 2026, which equals about 92.4 percent of listed capacity. The lowest inspected weekly count was 87 for April 10-16, 2026. April's average daily population of 99 was about 83 percent of capacity.

The weekly sheriff news feed publishes arrest summaries with jail administrator counts.

Those reports make Henry County unusual among smaller counties because they show repeated jail counts, not just a roster list.

Who Makes Up the Henry County Inmate Population

Local demographic data is limited, but the sheriff reports do publish male and female counts for some weeks. The June 12-18, 2026 report listed 78 male detainees, 24 female detainees, and 102 total. That made female detainees about 23.5 percent of that weekly count. The June 5-11, 2026 report listed 84 male and 25 female detainees, while April 24-30, 2026 listed 83 male and 16 female detainees.

The roster also shows that Henry County custody records can involve more than one legal status. Some entries are new arrests. Others are probation detainers, warrants, court commits, housing for other counties, out-of-state offenses, or other-agency matters. Published sources did not provide a full official split for pretrial versus sentenced detainees, felony versus misdemeanor, average length of stay, or race and ethnicity totals.

• Local arrests: sheriff, Clinton Police Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol entries appear in the public roster.
• Other-agency holds: roster text includes labels for Boone County, St. Clair County, probation, and out-of-state matters.
• Gender counts: weekly reports give male and female totals, but not all demographic fields.
• State custody: sentenced Missouri prisoners are searched through MODOC after transfer.

Henry County Jail Capacity and Crowding

The Henry County inmate population can run near the published detention-center capacity. A 119-person capacity and a 110-person weekly count leave little margin for new bookings, warrants, transfers, and court returns. Still, the inspected official counts did not show a week above the capacity figure. No official jail construction plan, consent decree, Department of Justice investigation, or recent jail litigation item was located in the sources reviewed.

Capacity should be read with care. A jail can be below rated capacity and still face practical pressure if classification, medical needs, separation rules, female housing, or other-agency holds limit which beds can be used. Henry County published no housing-unit breakdown, so the safest interpretation is simple: official 2026 counts show a busy jail that often operated in the 90s or low 100s against a stated capacity of 119.

Laws Governing Henry County Inmate Records

Missouri public-record law explains why many Henry County jail records are available but not unlimited. The sheriff's General Info page says Sheriff Aaron Brown designated Captain Rob Hills as Custodian of Records under state law. It also says arrest and incident reports are generally open unless active or protected, while investigative reports remain closed until inactive. Written requests are handled as quickly as possible and no later than the third business day after receipt unless more time is needed.

These laws do not make every file public at all times. Juvenile records, sex-offense victim identity, active investigative material, 911 access limits, sealed cases, expunged cases, and safety restrictions can narrow what the sheriff, court, or corrections agency releases.

Henry County and State Prison Custody

A person sentenced from Henry County may leave the local jail and enter Missouri Department of Corrections custody. The MODOC Offender Search is then the correct locator for active offenders, including probationers and parolees. The inspected MODOC page noted that discharged offenders are excluded and that some records may be unavailable for safety, security, or confidentiality reasons. It also uses a captcha, so a manual browser search is the normal route.

This distinction is important for the Henry County inmate population because county custody and state custody answer different questions. The county roster shows current local jail cards with booking photos, booking dates, agencies, charges, bonds, and some court dates. MODOC tracks people under state corrections supervision after sentencing or placement on probation or parole. VINE can help with custody notifications, but it is not a full court docket or jail roster.

Search the Henry County Inmate Population

The official Henry County inmate search is the primary lookup channel for current county jail detainees. The sheriff site is backed by an OCV / MyOCV roster feed with search and sort controls. It is free, did not require a login during inspection, and returned public inmate cards with mugshots, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and arresting agencies.

For best results, start with the person's last name and then check the full card. A person who was just arrested may not appear yet. A person who has been sentenced to prison may no longer appear on the county feed. If the county roster does not show the person, the next steps are the jail information line, the records custodian, MODOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE depending on custody type.

1. Open the official Henry County Sheriff's Office inmate search page or the OCV inmate feed.
2. Use the search box to filter by name or text shown in the roster cards.
3. Review the name format carefully because roster cards use last name first.
4. Open the card and compare the booking date, agency, charges, bond, and court date fields.
5. If the person is not there, call the jail or check the state, federal, or immigration locator that fits the case.

Current Henry County Inmate Lookup

The roster is compact. It does not publish a long profile with address, date of birth, height, weight, hair color, eye color, pod, housing unit, release calculation, or booking officer. It does show the fields most readers need to confirm that a person is in Henry County custody. Bond rows can be tricky because a 0.00 entry should not be treated as a release price without jail or court confirmation.

The OCV inmate feed shows the public card layout that powers Henry County inmate search results.

The feed view is useful when the sheriff site route fails because it exposes the same current roster style in a simpler public display.

Past Henry County Inmate Records

The official roster is a current-custody tool. No published rule was found saying how long released Henry County inmates remain visible, and no separate historical mugshot archive or recent-bookings gallery was located. For older booking records, arrest reports, incident reports, or booking photos that are no longer on the feed, the local path is a Sunshine Law request to the sheriff's Custodian of Records.

Captain Rob Hills is named as Custodian of Records. Requests can be addressed to the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Attention: Custodian of Records, C/O Captain Rob Hills, 200 North Main Street, Clinton, MO 64735, or sent by email to rhills@henrymosheriff.gov. The app's report-copy form asks for name, address, phones, report number if known, report date, incident description, relationship to the report, and whether pickup or mail copy is requested.

What a Henry County Inmate Record Shows

A Henry County inmate record on the public roster is best read as a booking card, not as the full criminal case file. Formal court charges can change after prosecutor review. The roster card is still valuable because it confirms jail intake, arresting agency, charge text, bond row, possible court date, and the booking photo for current detainees.

Henry County Jail vs State Prison

The same person can move across systems. A new Henry County arrest usually starts with jail booking. If the person is charged and held before trial, the county roster is the main public custody path. If the person is sentenced to the Missouri Department of Corrections, MODOC becomes the official locator. If the case is federal or immigration-related, BOP or ICE systems may be the better search tool.

State and Federal Inmate Search

When the Henry County jail roster does not show the person, the next question is custody type. Missouri sentenced prisoners and people under state supervision are searched through MODOC. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Immigration custody is searched through ICE ODLS. Victims and families seeking custody-change alerts can use Missouri VINELink.

Detainer

A hold request from another agency, court, county, state, or supervision office.

PR bond

Release on a promise and conditions instead of paying the full bond amount up front.

DOC

Missouri Department of Corrections, the state system for prison custody and supervision.

VINE

A notification service for custody status, not a complete court-record database.

Henry County Detention Facilities

Henry County has one public local detention facility in the facility map. Municipal arrests from Clinton and other towns appear to feed into the Henry County jail roster rather than a separate city-jail roster. No official state prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention facility was located inside Henry County, so those searches use statewide or federal locators.

• Henry County Jail / Henry County Detention Center - the county jail in Clinton for pretrial detainees, local sentenced detainees, booking photos, warrants, court commits, and other-agency housing shown on the roster.

Henry County Inmate Population FAQ

How big is the Henry County inmate population? The April 2026 monthly report listed an average daily inmate population of 99 against a capacity of 119. Weekly reports reviewed in 2026 ranged from 87 to 110 total inmates.

How do I search the Henry County inmate population? Start with the official sheriff inmate search page. Use the OCV roster feed if the main route fails, then call the jail or use a records request if the person is not visible.

Does the Henry County roster show booking photos? Yes. Current roster cards inspected in June 2026 included a mugshot image, name, Inmate ID, booking date, agency, charge rows, bond amounts, and some court dates.

Where are sentenced Henry County inmates searched? Once a person enters Missouri state corrections custody, use MODOC Offender Search instead of the county jail roster. Federal and immigration custody use BOP and ICE locators.

Can old Henry County booking records be requested? Yes, when records are public and not protected. Send the request to the sheriff's Custodian of Records with the report number, date, names, and enough detail to locate the record.