Detention Division
(Former LCSO facility)
The Livingston County Jail was housed within the sheriff's office at 901 Webster Street, Chillicothe, Missouri. The former Livingston County Jail opened in 1978 under Sheriff Leland O'Dell and closed December 31, 2012 due to a variety of expensive and needed repairs unable to be funded by Livingston County government.
The Livingston County Jail was a 48-bed facility. We had a total of 10 cell areas, 2 of which were strictly used to house female detainees. Facility had 1 padded cell which for high risk detainees who need additional supervision. Jail had 2 maximum security cell areas which could hold a total of 4 men in a more restrictive setting.
Even if the old Livingston County Jail could be repaired and re-opened, we would not be able to hold female detainees due to standards and requirements for jail facilities and the design of the jail facility. We would need 15 full time and 2 part time detention staff employees dedicated to only jail operations with 5 employees on during waking hours and 3 on during non-waking hours.
Estimated costs today, September 01, 2022 to staff and operate the former jail facility for only male detainees would cost Livingston County an estimated annual budget of 1.4 million dollars. This does not include the costs of renovation or the costs of housing females elsewhere.
To build a new 100-bed jail facility rough estimates are upwards of $30,000,000 million dollars or more with the costs of materials and inflation.
There is not much opportunity to gain revenue with a local jail in holding out-of-county prisoners in our area. We would have to compete with Andrew County, Caldwell County, Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail, Harrison County, Macon County, and Randolph County for available detainees. We would also be competing against these agencies and the Missouri Department of Corrections for employees.
Livingston County detainees are currently being housed at Caldwell County Detention Center (CCDC) and Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail (DDRJ).
You may determine where each detainee is currently housed by checking our website, www.livcoso.org and we list the jail facility on the same line where the charge is listed. You may also go to https://vinelink.com/#state-selection and follow the instructions and also register for updates.
The vast majority of Livingston County detainees are currently held at CCDC and overflow/conflicts/change of venue detainees are held at DDRJ.
We are fortunate to have an excellent working relationship with both facilities and their staff.
There are currently no future plans of constructing a jail in Livingston County due to many reasons including but not limited to-cost and staffing.
-Sheriff Dustin Woelfle
These are pictures of the Livingston County Jail facility prior to being closed.
Former Jail Photos