Fort Scott police, deputies and troopers book into the Bourbon County Jail, 293 E. 20th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Jail: 620-223-2380. Sheriff (24-hour non-emergency): 620-223-1440. Dispatch: 620-223-1700. The administrative office keeps weekday hours, 8 to 4.

Nearby jails, if the arrest crossed a county line:

• Linn County Jail, Linn County Justice Center, 308 Main St., Suite 103, Mound City, KS 66056, jail 913-795-2665 (Alternative number: 913-795-2666)
• Allen County Jail, 1 N. Washington, Iola, KS 66749, jail 620-365-1402
• Neosho County Detention Facility, 402 E. State St., Erie, KS 66733, 620-244-3884
• Crawford County Jail, 225 N. Enterprise Dr., Girard, KS 66743, sheriff 620-724-8274

1. Open the sheriff's inmate roster and accept the disclaimer.
2. Search the last name and open the entry.
3. Note the booking information and charges shown.
4. If no entry appears, the person may be in booking, released or transferred; call 620-223-2380.
5. For release notices, register on VINELink Kansas.

Any booking photo the sheriff makes public appears with the roster entry. For one you cannot find, ask the sheriff's office at 620-223-1440, whose staff rule on releases to journalists and the public.

Federal agencies normally do not release booking photos, but the U.S. Marshals Service sometimes does to find a fugitive. ICE photos are requested through ICE's FOIA portal.

Here in Fort Scott, it's the sheriff's office that serves warrants; the number to call is 620-223-1440, and staff can tell you whether a warrant is on file. Kansas does not have a public statewide warrant search. You can, however, look up the case on Kansas CaseSearch, where a bench warrant normally appears. The usual way to deal with one is to walk into the jail in Fort Scott with a lawyer and turn yourself in. When the trouble started with a missed hearing, the district court clerk at 210 S. National Ave. in Fort Scott (620-223-0780) can explain how to request a new date.

A 6th Judicial District judge sets release terms, and Kansas requires a prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901). Bond can be a recognizance, cash, a surety or property. The sheriff publishes a list of approved bonding companies; the jail at 620-223-2380 confirms amounts. More on conditions and refunds in our Bourbon County bail guide.

Booking charges show on the roster, and the county attorney decides what gets filed. District court file and dates: Bourbon County District Court, Bourbon County Courthouse, 210 S. National Ave., P.O. Box 868, Fort Scott, KS 66701; 620-223-0780, fax 620-223-5303. Fort Scott city cases go to municipal court, meeting on first Thursdays at 123 S. Main St.; 620-223-0550. Case Search lists district hearings. How Fort Scott hearings unfold is on our Bourbon court guide.

When hiring counsel is not possible, the defendant asks for an appointed lawyer at the first hearing and fills in the court's income affidavit. The Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631, funds appointed defense. Jail calls and messages are recorded.

Tell the jail at 620-223-2380 about medications, conditions and the pharmacy. Medical staff decide treatment and send emergencies out; speak up at once about any self-harm risk.

Visits are scheduled online and held by video through the jail's communications vendor, which also handles phone time, email and text messages. Phone money can be loaded for calls to your own number only, or to the inmate's account for calls to anyone. See our visitation page, phone page and messaging page.

Personal letters go to: Inmate Name - Inmate ID, Bourbon County Jail, P.O. Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. They are scanned and delivered electronically. Legal mail only goes to: Bourbon County Jail, Attn: Inmate Name, 293 E. 20th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Include name, inmate ID and sender address on every item; keep it letter size (8.5 x 11 or smaller) on paper no heavier than light card stock. Prohibited items are destroyed, not returned. See our mail page.

Online commissary ordering has ended. Deposits are made at the kiosk in the jail foyer, 293 E. 20th St. See our money page and commissary page.

The jail does not house juveniles with adults. A minor needing secure detention is placed in juvenile detention out of the jail, with confidential records. Ask the sheriff at 620-223-1440 where a youth was taken.

A person sentenced to prison stays in Fort Scott until the Kansas Department of Corrections transfers them for classification at its reception and diagnostic center. Find their facility on KASPER and read about it on our Kansas state prisons page.

Bourbon County gives its name to no division but sits in the Fort Scott one of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and that division's clerk's office is in Kansas City: 500 State Ave., Room 259, Kansas City, KS 66101, 913-735-2200. In federal court, a magistrate weighs release under the Bail Reform Act.

The U.S. Marshals Service holds federal defendants before trial and may board them in county jails; Kansas City Marshals: 913-748-8550. Sentenced prisoners are on the BOP inmate locator.

1. Fingerprints from the Fort Scott booking are run against federal records, alerting immigration officers.
2. A detainer on Form I-247A may follow.
3. Posting state bond does not remove it.
4. Bourbon jailers may retain them "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
5. Absent an ICE pickup, the person is released.
6. Coverage for Kansas comes from the Chicago Field Office, 101 W. Ida B. Wells Dr., Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60605, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
7. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Defendants request appointed counsel through the district court, 210 S. National Ave. (620-223-0780). Kansas charges a $100 application fee under K.S.A. 22-4529, paid to that clerk; the judge can waive part or all of it for real hardship, and the fee is returned if the case is dismissed or ends in acquittal.

• Fort Scott Police Department, 1604 S. National Ave., Fort Scott, KS 66701, 620-223-1700
• Bourbon County Sheriff's Office, 293 E. 20th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701, 620-223-1440 (24-hour non-emergency)
• Bronson, Uniontown, Fulton, Mapleton and Redfield lack town police, so deputies take calls at 620-223-1440.
• Kansas Highway Patrol (U.S. 69 and U.S. 54), 785-296-6800