Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.030
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
The sheriff may be imprisoned in the jail of his own county; and for the time that he shall be confined, the coroner shall have the custody, rule, keeping and charge of the said jail, and shall, by himself and his sureties, be answerable for the faithful discharge of his duties in that office.
§ 221.030, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 9221