Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center is located in the city of Butler, Missouri which has a population of 4,091 (as of 2016) residents. This prison has a capacity of 89 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 2003 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 94 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Sheriff Chad Anderson and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

660-679-3232 660-679-6587

Fax Number for Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center is:

660-679-4147

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center
6 West Fort Scott Street
PO Box 60
Butler, MO 64730

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Bates County Jail & Law Enforcement Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
6 West Fort Scott Street
PO Box 60
Butler, MO 64730

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