Cass County Inmate Population at a Glance
The Cass County inmate population is centered on the Cass County Jail in Harrisonville and the Belton Police Department Jail in Belton. The sheriff's public inmate-list text says the list covers people held in either the Cass County Sheriff's Office or the Belton Police Department Jail. That makes Cass County different from a one-facility county: the same current-custody search can point to the county jail or a municipal jail, while Belton still tells callers to use its own jail phone line for custody and bond questions.
The local count is driven by arrests, warrant pickups, bond decisions, short local sentences, agency holds, and transfers. A newly arrested person may not appear until booking reaches a publishable status. A sentenced felon may leave the Cass County inmate population shown on the county roster and enter the Missouri Department of Corrections population instead. Federal and immigration custody are separate again, though a local hold may still affect release from a Cass County or Belton custody event.
Cass County Jail Capacity and Statistics
The strongest published local statistic is the maximum capacity listed by the Cass County Sheriff's Office Jail Division. The official jail page states that the Cass County Jail has a maximum capacity of 265 inmates. The same page publishes the jail staffing structure, including command staff, control room operators, extraditions deputies, corporals, deputies, and two full-time medical staff. Official county pages reviewed did not publish a current daily population dashboard, annual bookings, average daily population, or average length of stay.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County Jail maximum capacity | 265 inmates | Sheriff Jail Division page, inspected June 19, 2026 |
| Current daily population | Not published in static official source | Zuercher roster is current custody, not an ADP report |
| Average daily population | Not located | Official county and sheriff pages reviewed |
| Belton Police Department Jail capacity | Not published | Belton jail FAQ reviewed |
The official jail division page is the source for the capacity figure used here.
The screenshot is useful because it ties the Cass County inmate population discussion to the sheriff's own jail division material instead of a third-party jail directory.
Cass County Inmate Population Trends
Cass County does not publish a simple multi-year average daily population table in the official sources reviewed. The sheriff publishes a current roster and a facility capacity, but those are not the same as an annual trend report. A public roster can help a reader see who is listed now, yet it should not be treated as a verified yearly count or a historical data set unless the county publishes the extract or the requester obtains it through a records process.
| Year | Published ADP or Year-End Count | Use on This Site |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published in official source located | Use the current roster for current custody only |
| 2025 | Not published in official source located | No county ADP figure stated |
| 2024 | Not published in official source located | No official jail annual report found |
| 2013 | 101 in a BJS-derived secondary table | Historical context only, not current capacity use |
For broad context, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported 664,200 people in local jails nationally at midyear 2023. The Vera Missouri trends page provides statewide incarceration context, but neither source replaces a Cass County jail count.
Who Makes Up Cass County Custody
The Cass County inmate population includes people arrested by county or local agencies, people held on warrants, local sentenced inmates, people waiting for transfer, and people held for another agency. The Zuercher roster's active fields include name, race, sex, age, arrest date, held-for agency, and hold reasons. Those fields can help explain an individual entry, but official sources did not publish aggregate race, sex, age, felony, misdemeanor, or pretrial percentage tables for Cass County.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest or surrender.
- Held for agency
- The agency responsible for the hold or custody reason shown on the roster.
- Bond
- A court-set release condition that may involve cash, surety, signature, property, or no release.
- DOC transfer
- Movement from local jail custody to Missouri Department of Corrections after sentencing or transport order.
Laws Governing Cass County Inmate Records
Missouri law shapes how Cass County inmate population records are created, requested, and limited. Roster entries and arrest reports are public-record issues, not proof of conviction. The sheriff also has a local records custodian process for documents not shown on the roster, and the custodian must follow Missouri Sunshine Law timing rules when acting on written requests.
Key Missouri rules:
RSMo 610.023 requires public bodies to appoint a custodian and act on requests as soon as possible, no later than the end of the third business day after receipt.
RSMo 610.100 defines arrest and incident reports and makes many such reports open, subject to legal closures and redactions.
RSMo 221.020 makes sheriffs the jailers of their counties, subject to statutory exceptions.
Missouri DPS death-in-custody reporting collects and reports custody deaths to meet federal reporting duties.
How to Search Cass County Inmates
The official current-custody path is the Cass County Zuercher inmate portal. Its page text says the list includes inmates held in the Cass County Sheriff's Office or Belton Police Department Jail and warns that the list is informational. Start with the person's name. If the result is too broad, use race, sex, in-custody date, or arrest date filters only as needed.
- Open the Zuercher inmate portal from the sheriff's In Custody Inmates link.
- Search by name first, because that is the most useful public field.
- Use race, sex, in-custody date, or arrest date if the name is common.
- Read the roster row for mugshot, age, arrest date, held-for agency, and hold reasons.
- If no current result appears, call Cass County, call Belton when appropriate, or check MODOC, BOP, ICE, Case.net, and VINELink.
The public roster interface is the main search screen for current county and Belton custody.
The roster image shows why the Cass County inmate population search should be read as a current list, not a full criminal history or certified court file.
Cass County Roster Search Fields
Cass County's Zuercher configuration exposes fewer fields than a generic jail software template. Available filters identified in the research are name, race, sex, in custody, and arrest date. Available public columns include mugshot, name, race, sex, age, arrest date, and held-for agency. Hold reasons may appear below the main row. Generic fields such as cell block and release date exist in the software but were not active public columns in the Cass configuration reviewed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Unspecified | Search by inmate name; no public minimum character rule was located. |
| Race | Dropdown | Optional unless portal requires criteria | Dynamic values load in the portal. |
| Sex | Dropdown | Optional unless portal requires criteria | Useful when a name search returns too many rows. |
| In Custody On | Date | Optional or read-only | Cass settings limit this to current inmates. |
| Arrest Date | Date | Optional | Helps narrow recent booking searches. |
What Cass County Inmate Records Show
The Cass County roster is a results-list system, not a complete profile database. It did not show a confirmed public click-through page with booking number, charge code, bond per count, housing pod, court date, or warrant number during research. Use Case.net for filed court cases and the sheriff records custodian for arrest reports or letters of incarceration that are not visible online.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking image when available, or a generic icon placeholder. |
| Name | Public display name for the person in current custody. |
| Race / Sex / Age | Basic demographics; Cass uses age format rather than full date of birth. |
| Arrest Date | Date tied to the custody episode. |
| Held For Agency | Agency connected to the custody hold. |
| Hold Reasons | Reason lines that may explain the hold or charge language when published. |
Cass County Jail vs State Prison
Use the county roster for current local jail custody. Use MODOC Offender Search for sentenced Missouri offenders, probationers, and parolees supervised by the Missouri Department of Corrections. No state prison was located in Cass County in official DOC facility materials, so a Cass County sentence can lead to reception, classification, and placement elsewhere in Missouri.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail custody | Cass Zuercher roster | Current Cass County Jail and Belton Police Department Jail entries. |
| State prison or supervision | Missouri Department of Corrections search | Active offenders, including probationers and parolees, with captcha access. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Sentenced federal prisoners and some BOP custody records. |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainee locator | ICE detainee searches separate from the county jail roster. |
The MODOC offender search page is the statewide fallback when the Cass County inmate population search no longer fits a sentenced offender.
The DOC locator covers a different population than the Cass County Jail roster, which is why both sources matter for a full custody search.
Cass County Jail Records Requests
Past and released inmate records are not the same as current roster entries. The sheriff's records custodian page says Sheriff Jeff Weber appointed Major Kevin Tieman as Custodian of Records under Missouri Sunshine Law. Written requests go to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, Attention: Custodian of Records, C/O Major K. Tieman, 2501 West Mechanic, Suite 100, Harrisonville, MO 64701, or by email to diane.smock@cassmosheriff.org.
Cass County's records fee schedule lists $5.00 for a letter of incarceration, incident report, investigative report, accident report, arrest report, or local records check, plus $0.10 for each additional page. The fee page states fees are received before production and a deposit may be required when the exact fee cannot be determined. Those fees apply to produced records, not to simply searching the public roster.
Cass County Detention Facilities
Two local facilities shape the Cass County inmate population. The county jail is the main sheriff-operated detention facility. Belton Police Department Jail is a municipal jail for short-term city custody, and Belton's own FAQ remains important for phone confirmation, bond status, and visits.
- Cass County Jail holds pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, warrant arrests, holds, people awaiting transfer, and other sheriff roster entries.
- Belton Police Department Jail holds people arrested or held by Belton Police, with some entries appearing on the shared Cass County Zuercher inmate list.
Cass County Visitation and Money
Cass County Jail uses remote video visitation through InmateCanteen. Visits can be made from a camera-capable smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop, but the sheriff's visitation page says to use the full website, not the mobile app. The posted remote visitation windows are 8:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Remote visits may be made once every two hours.
Commissary and phone services use TurnKey Corrections and InmateCanteen. Mail rules are more detailed: incoming mail must have a complete return address, inmates may receive only letters and photos, incoming mail is opened and inspected for contraband, and mail is scanned and delivered electronically. These rules matter after a person is found in custody, because a roster hit is only the first step for family contact.
Cass County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Cass County inmate population? The only current hard local capacity number located is the Cass County Jail maximum capacity of 265 inmates. Official sources reviewed did not publish a current daily population count or average daily population.
Does the roster include Belton City Jail? Yes. The Zuercher roster text says the list covers inmates held in either the Cass County Sheriff's Office or Belton Police Department Jail.
What if someone is not listed? The person may still be booking, released, in Belton custody by phone, transferred to MODOC, held federally, in ICE custody, or withheld from public display for a legal reason.
Are court charges on the roster final? No. Use Cass County court records after jail arrest to confirm filed charges, case status, and dispositions in Missouri Case.net.
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