How to Visit Boone County, MO (MO)

If your visit relates to a health concern, knowing how medical care works at the jail can help. Boone County Jail contracts with Advance Correctional Healthcare for 24/7 nursing coverage. A physician visits weekly and stays until the assigned work is done. There's also a physician on call around the clock for medical staff. Beyond nursing and physician coverage, the contract includes 40 hours of qualified mental healthcare and 20 hours of discharge-planning services each week. If your loved one needs help arranging care or services for when they're released, discharge planning is the category to ask about.

Boone County Jail offers religious programming with support from local faith communities. On Sundays, there are two scheduled religious programs for male detainees and one for female detainees. An organized Bible study group meets on alternating Saturdays, rotating between men and women (not held for both at the same time). Access to programming has limits: individuals with "no-contact" status cannot attend, and capacity restrictions apply to the program area. For recovery support, community volunteers lead weekly AA and NA sessions. All volunteers must pass criminal background checks before providing programs inside the jail.

Picking up property held as evidence requires an extra step. Boone County releases evidence by appointment only, and you'll need to show personal identification at the time of release.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ If you need to retrieve items held as evidence, schedule an appointment first.
• ✓ Bring personal identification for any evidence/property release.
• ✓ Ask whether “no-contact” status affects the program access you are trying to arrange or attend.
• ✓ Confirm whether program-area capacity limits could restrict attendance on the day you plan to go.

• ✓ If the goal is religious programming, plan around Sunday services (two scheduled programs for men, one for women).
• ✓ For Bible study, confirm which Saturdays are men’s vs. women’s since the group meets on alternating Saturdays.
• ✓ If you are asking about AA or NA, expect that the programs are run by community volunteers who must pass criminal background checks.
• ✓ Confirm eligibility and logistics in advance, especially if “no-contact” status applies or if the program area may be at capacity.

1. Call with a clear medical request. Ask how to reach the medical unit and how Advance Correctional Healthcare’s 24/7 nursing coverage is handled at the facility.
2. Ask how physician coverage works in practice. The jail reports a weekly physician visit with a physician on call 24/7 for the medical staff. Confirm the current visit day/time and what the process is if your loved one needs to be seen.
3. Request the right support service. Ask how to access the contracted mental-health services (40 hours) and discharge-planning services (20 hours), and what the request process is from inside the jail.

Medical services deserve a double-check since schedules and procedures can shift. Confirm the exact day and time the physician typically visits each week, how urgent issues are handled through the on-call arrangement, and whether there are any exceptions to the stated 24/7 nursing coverage. Ask about the current scope of mental-health and discharge-planning services in practice: how a detainee requests those services and how quickly requests are usually addressed.

For programming, verify the schedule you're planning around. The jail reports Sunday religious services (two for men, one for women) and Bible study on alternating Saturdays. Get the current calendar showing which Saturdays are assigned to men versus women. Also ask how "no-contact" status is defined and enforced, and how program-area capacity limits work. If you're looking to volunteer or coordinate volunteer-led programs like AA or NA, confirm what the background-check process requires and how long clearance typically takes.

For evidence or property pickup, confirm the appointment process before you show up. Boone County releases evidence by appointment only and requires personal identification. When you call, ask what forms of ID are accepted, whether someone else can pick up on behalf of the owner, and whether there are additional requirements tied to the case timeline.

• ✓ Call the jail or the county office that handles property and evidence to set up an evidence-release appointment.
• ✓ Contact the jail medical unit (or ask to be routed to the medical contractor) to confirm nursing coverage, on-call physician procedures, and the weekly physician visit schedule.
• ✓ Ask the staff member who coordinates programs or volunteers about Sunday religious services, alternating Saturday Bible study, capacity limits, “no-contact” restrictions, and volunteer background-check clearance.
• ✓ Check the Boone County Sheriff’s Office posted policies for the most current wording on programs, services, and evidence release.