Franklin County Booking Reports Search
Franklin County booking reports are kept at the detention center in Union, Missouri. This is one of the larger county jails in the state, with a daily average of 175 inmates and a maximum capacity of 230. The sheriff's office at 370 S. Front Street handles all arrests and maintains booking records that include mugshots, charges, bond information, and booking dates. You can search the current roster online through the county's detention page or use statewide tools like VineLink. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law, anyone can request copies of these public records by contacting the sheriff's office at (636) 583-2561.
Franklin County Booking Reports Quick Facts
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is at 370 S. Front Street in Union. The phone number for both the main office and the jail is (636) 583-2561. Administrative hours run Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. The jail itself operates 24 hours a day.
Every person arrested in Franklin County gets a booking report created at this office. The report logs their name, date of birth, the charges, arrest date and time, bond amount, and the arresting officer. These records are kept in the office files and are available to the public under Missouri law. The sheriff's office handles records requests through the custodian of records on staff. You can ask for a copy in person, by mail, or by phone.
Franklin County Booking Reports Online
The Franklin County Detention Center page hosts the online roster. You can search by name to find current inmates and recent releases. The roster shows mugshots, charges, bond amounts, and booking dates. It is updated daily and free for anyone to use. The roster is split into two sections: current inmates and recent releases, which makes it easy to see who is still in custody and who has been let go.
The Franklin County Detention Center website provides direct access to the inmate roster and booking report data.
Use this page to check current inmates, see charges, and find bond information for anyone booked in Franklin County.
VineLink covers Franklin County too. It lets you search by name or ID and set up custody alerts. When an inmate's status changes, you get a notice by email, text, or phone. The tool is free and pulls data from most Missouri counties, so you can search across county lines in one place.
Note: The detention center roster is updated daily but may not reflect bookings from the last few hours.
How to Request Franklin County Records
Missouri's Sunshine Law, in RSMo Chapter 610, classifies arrest reports as open records. Anyone can request a booking report from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Put your request in writing and include the person's full name along with any dates or case numbers you know. Address it to the Custodian of Records at 370 S. Front Street, Union, MO 63084.
Standard copying fees are capped at ten cents per page under state law. If the request needs research time, the office can charge the actual cost of the employee's work. The agency must respond within three business days. Franklin County is a busy office with a large jail, so giving them clear and specific details in your request will speed things up. Most single-report requests are straightforward and cost under a dollar.
Franklin County Detention Center
The Franklin County Detention Center is a maximum security facility. It holds everyone from civil detainees to people charged with serious felonies. The daily average population is around 175, though the facility can hold up to 230 inmates. This makes it one of the bigger county jails in Missouri.
The jail creates a booking report for every person who comes through the door. That report becomes part of the public record unless the case meets one of the narrow exceptions in RSMo Section 610.100 (like jeopardizing an active investigation or putting someone at risk). The vast majority of booking reports at this facility are fully open to the public. If someone is arrested and not charged within 30 days, the arrest report becomes a closed record under state law, though the disposition portion can still be accessed.
Note: Franklin County's detention center is a maximum security facility, so visitation and mail policies may be stricter than smaller county jails.
Statewide Resources
The Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search is free and covers anyone in state custody, on probation, or on parole. It shows DOC IDs, facility assignments, charges, and release dates. Case.net covers court records from all Missouri counties and lets you search criminal cases by name or case number.
The MACHS portal through the State Highway Patrol offers name-based criminal history checks for $13 per search. The Missouri Sex Offender Registry is free and searchable by name, county, or address. For questions about your rights under the Sunshine Law, the Missouri Attorney General's website has a full manual that explains the process for getting records from any government office.
Nearby County Booking Reports
Franklin County is in east-central Missouri, west of the St. Louis metro area. Arrests near county borders sometimes get processed in a neighboring jurisdiction. Check these nearby counties if your search in Franklin turns up nothing.
Cities in Franklin County
Union is the county seat. Washington is the largest city in the county. Other communities include Pacific, Sullivan, and St. Clair. None of these cities have their own page on this site. All bookings in Franklin County go through the detention center in Union. For the nearest large city with its own page, St. Louis is about 50 miles to the east.