Pulaski County Detention Center Overview
Pulaski County Detention Center, also called the Pulaski County Detention Facility in jail materials, is operated by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. The jail is at the sheriff's office complex in Waynesville and is separate from the Pulaski County Courthouse, where the prosecutor and circuit clerk handle criminal case filings and court records.
The 2025 detainee handbook describes the facility as a county jail for state and local pre-trial and post-conviction detainees. Housing is indirect supervision, with pods, cells, dayrooms, kiosks, phones, video visitation access, commissary, medical requests, grievance procedures, attorney contact, and court transport. The sheriff's office app links inmate information, jail rules, VINE, CityTeleCoin, Tiger Commissary, and inmate mail resources from its public navigation.
Pulaski County Detention Center Capacity and Population
Current official rated capacity was not located in the sheriff app, sheriff site, county directory, or 2025 handbook research. Historical figures are available, but they should be treated as context instead of a current bed count. The Vera/BJS county data file listed Pulaski County jail rated capacity as 68 and jail population as 70 for 2019. A 2014 KRCG report described 75 beds and pressure from as many as 100 inmates a day, but that is a media report rather than a current official jail posting.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Pulaski County Detention Center
The official sheriff website and app include an Inmate Search link, but research found that it resolved to an official page saying "Check back for Updates." Because no public roster fields, downloadable current-inmate list, or sample booking profile were visible, do not rely on a promised online roster. Start with the sheriff's official site or app, then use the fallback chain below when the link is unavailable.
- Check the sheriff site or Pulaski County Sheriff MO app under Inmate Info, then Inmate Search.
- If the page still has no roster fields, call the jail line at 573-774-4790 or sheriff main line at 573-774-6196 for current custody, release, transfer, or hold status.
- For records not posted online, ask sheriff records or administration for the arrest report, booking record, jail log, letter of incarceration, or booking photograph.
- Use Missouri VINELink for custody and release notifications when the person is in a participating system.
- Use Case.net for filed charges, court dates, bond entries, warrants, and case status after the prosecutor or court opens a case.
- Use MODOC Offender Web Search after a person is sentenced or supervised by Missouri Department of Corrections.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for sentenced federal prisoners and the ICE Online Detainee Locator for immigration custody.
The sheriff's official inmate-search placeholder had no name, booking number, date of birth, current/released, or booking-date fields available during research. For recent arrests, phone confirmation is the most direct county-level route.
Pulaski County Detention Center Address and Contact
Use the jail line for custody questions and the sheriff main line for office routing, records questions, and non-emergency contact. The Missouri Association of Counties directory lists the sheriff jail at the School Street address, and sheriff contact data lists the same office location, main phone, fax, and dispatch email.
Pulaski County Detention Center
403 School St
Waynesville, MO 65583
Jail line: 573-774-4790
Sheriff main line: 573-774-6196
Fax: 573-774-6129
Email listed in sheriff contact data: dispatch@pcsheriff2.com
Visiting Someone at Pulaski County Detention Center
Pulaski County jail rules say there are no personal, contact, or through-glass visits. Visits are video visits through CityTeleCoin. Official jail materials are not perfectly identical on weekly onsite limits: the Jail Rules PDF says onsite visits are available Monday and Saturday, scheduled at least 24 hours ahead, once per week; the handbook says up to two onsite visits per week and scheduling 24 hours to one week ahead. Confirm the current rule with the jail or CityTeleCoin before scheduling.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Access | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite video | Monday and Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Jail Rules PDF | Schedule at least 24 hours ahead, check in at the front window, use visitation kiosks. |
| Offsite video | Available remotely through CityTeleCoin | Handbook says unlimited offsite visits; rules list home video at $0.25 per minute. |
| Attorney visits | Generally available through in-person, phone, video, or mail access | Public defender calls are described as excluded from monitoring in handbook language. |
| Professional visits | Usually Monday through Friday during regular business hours unless approved otherwise | Clergy, medical, psychological, and other professional visits need jail approval. |
Visitor groups are limited to one adult and two children, visits are 25 minutes, and all visitors are subject to warrant checks. Visits can be monitored or recorded, and photographing or recording the visitation area, detainees, or staff is prohibited.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Pulaski County Detention Center
The sheriff app's inmate mail page summarizes postcard rules from official detention materials.
Non-legal and non-government correspondence should be sent as postcards, using the stricter handbook size limit of no larger than 4.25 by 6 inches unless the jail confirms a different current rule. Address mail to Pulaski County Detention Facility, C/O the detainee name, 403 School St, Waynesville, MO 65583. Legal, confidential, privileged, and government mail must be clearly labeled and include the sender's full name and address.
The sheriff manifest links Tiger Commissary for Pulaski County deposits and orders.
Funds may also be deposited through the lobby kiosk or commissarydeposit.com, while detention staff do not accept commissary funds through the mail except from other correctional facilities. CityTeleCoin is the linked vendor for detainee phone, video visit, and secure messaging services.
| Service or Fee | Documented Detail |
|---|---|
| Postcard mail | Use detainee name and 403 School St address; full sender name and return address required. |
| Phone and video | CityTeleCoin; remote home video listed at $0.25 per minute in the Jail Rules PDF. |
| Commissary deposits | Lobby kiosk, commissarydeposit.com, and Tiger Commissary Pulaski MO link from sheriff manifest. |
| Starter kit | $5.00 for cup, spork, hygiene items, toothbrush, toothpaste, and deodorant. |
| Medical protocol / nurse / doctor | $5.00 medical protocol, $10.00 nurse visit, $15.00 doctor visit. |
| Records and copies | $2.00 document base fee plus $0.10 per copied page for listed detainee records; notary $5.00. |
| Fax | $2.00 plus $0.10 per faxed page. |
| Transportation | $30.00 for first 50 miles plus $30.00 for each additional 50 miles. |
Booking and Intake at Pulaski County Detention Center
During intake, detainee property is inventoried, money is placed into a commissary account, and a personal identification number is assigned for dayroom telephone access. The handbook says detainees receive a facility handbook at initial incarceration and must return it undamaged at discharge or transfer. Medical assessment is conducted within a reasonable time, and non-emergency medical or mental-health care is requested through sick call or medical request procedures.
Routine warrant checks occur at intake and before release, but detention staff do not run active warrant checks for detainees outside that process. Housing assignments may include pods, cells, bunks, administrative segregation, protective custody, or disciplinary restriction depending on classification and facility operations. Missouri law, including RSMo 221.040, gives the sheriff or jailer duties to receive persons lawfully apprehended or committed.
Programs, Medical Requests, and Grievances
The 2025 handbook describes basic services including meals, clothing and bedding exchange, laundry, exercise and recreation when schedule and discipline allow, religious practice requests, book exchange, haircuts, legal mail, attorney access, and pro se law library requests. Detainees can use kiosks for requests and grievances, and dayrooms are used for recreation, communication, and kiosk access.
The grievance process generally starts with a kiosk grievance within 24 hours, except sexual abuse or harassment complaints. Appeals move through detention supervisors and can proceed to the jail administrator, chief deputy, and sheriff, with short appeal windows stated in the handbook. Necessary medical care is not denied for inability to pay, although the handbook lists medical and copy fees that can be charged to accounts.
Confirm before travel: custody status, visitation availability, onsite scheduling, and deposit rules can change without appearing in public web data.