This is a private reference site, not a Clay County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office that controls the record or custody process.
Where to Check First
For Clay County jail custody, start with the Clay County Detention Center and the sheriff's official detention listing. The research file did not identify public records-counter hours for the sheriff's office or jail records unit, so call before visiting for a records question.
Clay County Detention Center
14 S. Water Street
Liberty, MO 64068
Jail information phone: 816-407-3800
Official detention listing: sheriffclayco.org/divisions/detention/detention-listings/
Clay County Sheriff's Administrative Offices
12 S. Water Street
Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: 816-407-3750
Sheriff: Will Akin
Custodian of Records
Captain Chris Johnson
Clay County Sheriff's Office
12 S. Water St.
Liberty, MO 64068
Records requests and fees: sheriffclayco.org/contact/custodian-of-records/
Detention and booking-file requests are handled under Missouri Sunshine Law review and posted fee categories.
Use the page that matches the question before contacting an office:
- Current Clay County jail custody: use jail inmate records or call the Detention Center.
- Booking photos or detention booking files: check jail roster mugshots, then use the sheriff's records request process if a photo is not posted.
- Charges filed after an arrest: use court records after a jail arrest and Missouri Case.net.
- A specific Clay County facility: use the Clay County Detention Center page.
- A sentenced Missouri prisoner: search the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- A federal or immigration detainee: use the BOP Inmate Locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.