St. Louis City Jail Roster Overview
The local jail for St. Louis City is the City Justice Center, commonly shortened to CJC. It is operated by the City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety, Division of Corrections. It is not a sheriff-run county jail. The official City Justice Center page places CJC at 200 South Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63102, gives the main phone as (314) 621-5848, and describes the facility as a 24-hour, six-story jail with an official capacity of 860 inmates.
The primary online channel is the City page titled Locate a St. Louis City Inmate, which sends users to the linked STL Inmate Locator. The City says people arrested in St. Louis are usually held at CJC or in police custody. A person may not appear because they are still on the first floor in Police Department custody, at a police substation awaiting transport, already released, or listed under a name that does not exactly match the arrest paperwork.
The STL Inmate Locator form is the official linked search form for exact-name lookup.
This locator image is important because St. Louis City search results are exact matches, not a broad similar-name index. If a user has a nickname, partial spelling, hyphenated surname, or recent arrest, the phone and records-request channels below matter.
How to Use the St. Louis City Inmate Roster
Begin with the official City locator landing page instead of a search-engine copy or commercial repost. The City page explains the local custody caveats and links to the STL Inmate Locator. The locator requires exact first and last names for St. Louis City. If results appear, the public result table shows the inmate name, year of birth, race, sex, and facility. When a clickable detail is available, open the inmate profile to review arrest, charge, facility, court-date, and release information.
- Open the City page for locating a St. Louis City inmate and follow the official link to the STL Inmate Locator.
- Enter the exact last name and exact first name. The City warns that similar names are not returned.
- Complete the reCAPTCHA and click Search.
- Review the result table for name, year of birth, race, sex, and facility.
- Open the profile if a name link is available, then compare the arrest date, charges, court date, and status with court records.
- If no result appears and custody is still likely, call SLMPD Prisoner Processing at 314-241-8339.
For custody questions after an online search fails, the local phone chain is specific. SLMPD Prisoner Processing at 314-241-8339 is the fallback for recent police custody. CJC general information is (314) 621-5848 ext. 2000. Admissions and Inmate Intake is (314) 621-5848 ext. 2247. The Shift Commander is ext. 1024 or 1025. These lines are more precise than calling a sheriff's office because St. Louis City corrections are run through the City Department of Public Safety.
St. Louis City Roster Search Fields
The locator is a narrow current-custody tool. It is not built like a statewide court database or a historical jail archive. The visible search form and shared code identify the following fields and controls, with the St. Louis City exact-name rule controlling practical use.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Yes | Uppercase text, 2 to 30 characters. City instructions say the exact last name is required. |
| First Name | Text | Yes | Uppercase text, 2 to 30 characters. City instructions say the exact first name is required. |
| Active Inmates | Radio | No public St. Louis City filter in normal view | Appears in shared code for another jurisdiction, so it should not be treated as a St. Louis City public search option. |
| Released in the past 72 hours | Radio | No public St. Louis City filter in normal view | Shared-code option only unless visible during the St. Louis City search session. |
| reCAPTCHA | Automated challenge | Yes | The form submits a Google reCAPTCHA token before returning results. |
What a St. Louis City Inmate Profile Shows
A St. Louis City roster record is a custody record, not the final court disposition. The locator disclaimer says information is informational only, may change quickly, may contain factual or other errors, and cannot be used as proof of guilt. Case dispositions must be checked through Case.net and St. Louis Municipal Court, because booking charges can differ from formal court outcomes.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | An image area exists, but it may show "Inmate Photo Not Available." A photo displays only when the data response includes an inmate photo. |
| Inmate Name | Last name, first name, and middle initial on the result or detail profile. |
| Year of Birth | Birth year only, not the full date of birth in the visible template. |
| Race and Sex | Demographic fields returned with the roster result. |
| Facility | The facility or holding location returned by the system, often CJC for local jail custody. |
| Arrest Date/Time | The arrest or booking time visible on the detail profile when supplied. |
| Release Date/Time | A release time if the person has been released and that field is populated. |
| Charges | Charge description, Case#, Next Court Date, and Status. St. Louis City bond amount and bond type columns are hidden in the shared locator code. |
| Bond Contacts | The profile template points users to Municipal bond information at (314) 622-3231 and State bond information at (314) 641-8214. |
Finding Local, State, Federal, and Immigration Custody
The St. Louis City locator covers local custody connected to CJC and police processing. It does not replace the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Web Search for sentenced state offenders, probationers, parolees, or the Transition Center of St. Louis. The Transition Center is a MODOC residential reentry and community release facility at 1621 North First Street, not a jail for new city bookings.
The MODOC Offender Web Search page is the state channel for active DOC offenders and supervision records.
Use MODOC when the person has moved beyond local jail custody into state prison, probation, parole, or a DOC reentry placement. DOC says some offenders may be omitted for safety, security, or confidentiality reasons, and discharged offenders are not covered by the active-offender search.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New St. Louis City arrest or CJC custody | City inmate locator landing page and STL Inmate Locator | Exact first and last name required. Call SLMPD Prisoner Processing if the person is newly arrested but not listed. |
| Police custody before CJC intake | SLMPD Prisoner Processing, 314-241-8339 | Use when the arrest is recent or the person may be on the first floor or at a substation. |
| In-person custody or records follow-up | CJC at 200 South Tucker Boulevard or the City Counselor at City Hall | Use CJC for jail-specific business such as approved property pickup, and City Hall/GOV/QA for Sunshine request follow-up. |
| Sentenced Missouri DOC custody, probation, parole, or reentry | MODOC Offender Web Search | Covers active offenders and aliases, including probationers and parolees. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP Inmate Locator | Search by name or federal number for federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Search by A-number and country of birth, or by name, birth date, and country of birth. |
| Custody notification | VINELink | Use for notification and custody-status monitoring where Missouri data is available. |
St. Louis City Detention Facilities
There are two important facility pages for St. Louis City custody research, but only one is the local jail. CJC is the city jail for people arrested by police, people awaiting court, and locally confined sentenced inmates. The Transition Center of St. Louis is a MODOC reentry and community supervision facility for men released from adult institutions or under community supervision who need transitional housing, supervision, and programming.
City Justice Center
200 South Tucker Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 621-5848
24-hour local jail. General information ext. 2000. Admissions/Inmate Intake ext. 2247.
Transition Center of St. Louis
1621 North First Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-877-0300
MODOC residential reentry and community release facility, not the CJC jail roster.
Booking and Intake in St. Louis City
For a new St. Louis City arrest, the person may move through police processing before appearing in the CJC locator. A practical sequence is arrest by SLMPD or another law-enforcement agency, short-term police processing, transport or transfer to CJC if not released or bonded from police custody, admissions and intake, creation or update of the inmate master number, property intake, medical and security screening, classification, and housing assignment.
The locator does not guarantee immediate publication. A search can fail because intake is still underway, because the person remains in police custody, because a substation transfer is pending, because release has already occurred, or because the searched name does not exactly match the paperwork. For intake status, use Admissions/Inmate Intake at (314) 621-5848 ext. 2247. For property release, the inmate starts the process through a caseworker, or an outside person can call the Property Unit at ext. 2233 or ext. 2270. The person retrieving property needs valid ID and goes to CJC during the published weekday property-release hours.
Sunshine Requests for Older or Non-Online Jail Records
When a current locator search is not enough, St. Louis City routes public-record requests through the City Counselor's GOV/QA Sunshine system. Missouri's Sunshine Law policy in RSMo 610.011 says public records of public governmental bodies are open unless the law provides otherwise. RSMo 610.023 addresses inspection and copying, and RSMo 610.100 addresses law-enforcement incident, investigation, and arrest records.
The City Sunshine request page describes the GOV/QA request process.
For a jail record, mugshot, arrest report, or older custody document, make the request specific. Include the person's full name, arrest date, agency if known, CJC or SLMPD context, case number if known, and the exact record sought. The City says the GOV/QA system lets users search prior requests and track messages, invoices, payments, and released records. Sunshine request phone is (314) 657-1326. The Office of the City Counselor is at 1200 Market, City Hall, Room 314, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Visitation Hours and Rules
CJC social visits require advance approval. During orientation, the inmate receives five Visitor Request Forms and mails them to selected visitors. The visitor completes the form and mails it to City Justice Center, 200 S. Tucker Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63102. CJC performs a criminal history check. Approval requires no active warrants, no recent release from a penal institution within the past 180 days, and no probation or parole unless a parole officer provides handwritten approval. Call CJC at (314) 621-5848 and give the inmate's name to reach the correct caseworker.
| Facility | Visit Type | Schedule | Length and Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Justice Center | Social visits | Monday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. | One hour. One social visit per week. Inmate requests the date and time two days in advance. Visitor must be approved and arrive 15 minutes early. |
| City Justice Center | Attorney or special visits | Use the official attorney request process | Attorney contact and no-contact visits outside regular hours use the official request form. |
| Transition Center of St. Louis | DOC reentry visits | Not published in the inspected TCSTL page | Verify directly with TCSTL or MODOC. Do not use CJC visitor rules for the Transition Center. |
Visitor rules are strict. No items may be brought for inmates. Large bags and items that do not fit in a small locker are not allowed. Dress restrictions include no tank tops, hoodies, or jackets in visiting areas, dresses at or below the knees, religious headgear only, and closed-toe shoes. Visitors may be frisk searched, and visits can be denied for active warrants, dress issues, intoxication, disruption, uncooperative conduct, or a security breach.
Mail, Phone, Money, and Mobile App Options
Money deposits for CJC require the Inmate Master Number. If the IMN is unknown, call (314) 621-5848, press 1, and provide the inmate's name. Deposit options include phone deposits at 1-877-618-3516, lobby kiosks in the CJC main lobby, and online deposits through CSG Pay. The research notes a $3 kiosk fee deducted from the deposit and immediate availability for internet, phone, or kiosk deposits. CJC says it does not accept cash, personal checks, cashier checks, or money orders for inmate accounts, so confirm any conflicting payment language before relying on it.
The CJC money page documents the IMN, CSG Pay, kiosk, phone, and fee instructions.
Confirm the person is still in CJC custody before sending money, scheduling a visit, or mailing items. The current research found no current official St. Louis City or SLMPD mobile app with an inmate roster, warrant search, or records portal feature. Older SLMPD Mobile references were not enough to verify current custody-lookup support. Use the City locator, SLMPD/CJC phone lines, GOV/QA Sunshine requests, MODOC, BOP, ICE, Case.net, and VINELink instead.
Note: Custody status can change quickly. Verify current location with the locator or CJC before sending funds or traveling for a visit.