This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post or accept bond, pull official booking records, verify court dates, or change jail information. For official action, contact the Douglas County office, court, or agency that controls the record.
Official Douglas County Contacts
Use the contacts below for custody, records, and case questions connected to Douglas County, Missouri. County office hours published by the Missouri Association of Counties are 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed legal holidays; jail operations may have different procedures, so call before visiting.
Douglas County Jail / Sheriff's OfficeSheriff Chris Degase
900 Industrial Rd., Ava, MO 65608
Mailing: PO Box 907, Ava, MO 65608
Phone: 417-683-1020
Fax: 417-683-3100
Email: chris@dcsosheriff.com Ava Police Department
City Hall contact point: 404 S. Jefferson St., Ava, MO 65608
Phone: 417-683-2900 Douglas County Circuit Clerk
PO Box 249
203 SE 2nd Ave., Ava, MO 65608
Phone: 417-683-4713 Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney
Matthew Thomas Weatherman
PO Box 245, Ava, MO 65608
Phone: 417-683-2919
Choose the route that matches the question you are trying to answer:
- For a person believed to be in the Douglas County Jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the jail if the status must be confirmed.
- For booking photos or photo-release limits, use jail roster mugshots and ask the Sheriff's Office what can be released under Missouri law.
- For criminal charges filed after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest and contact the Circuit Clerk for court-file questions.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Douglas County Jail or Ava Police Holding Facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Missouri prisoner, use Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Web Search rather than the county jail route.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals contact channels, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator as applicable.