1. Open the inmate search linked from the sheriff's website and accept the disclaimer.
2. Enter a last name, or part of one, and review the matches.
3. Open a record for booking details and charges.
4. No match? Call 620-724-8853; the booking may still be in process or the person may have been released.

• Crawford County Jail, 225 N. Enterprise Dr., Girard, KS 66743 (P.O. Box 157); jail administration 620-724-8853; sheriff 620-724-8274, fax 620-724-8290.

Jails in surrounding counties: - Cherokee County Jail, 915 E. Country Rd., Columbus, KS 66725, jail 620-429-3897 - Bourbon County Jail, 293 E. 20th St., Fort Scott, KS 66701, 620-223-1440 - Labette County Jail, sheriff's office at 718 5th St., Oswego, KS 67356, jail 620-795-2997

Look at the inmate search record first. For a booking photo or report that isn't shown, contact the sheriff at 620-724-8274; such requests are handled under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215), and some records can be withheld. Federal photos are seldom released, and ICE detention records go through ICE FOIA.

It helps when the roster can't tell you about a move. VINELink covers Kansas jails and sends alerts by phone, text or email; the toll-free line is 866-574-8463.

Warrants from either courthouse are served by the sheriff's office in Girard, reachable at 620-724-8274. You can't search warrants statewide in Kansas, but Kansas CaseSearch lists the cases from Girard and Pittsburg along with any warrant a judge issued. The usual way out is a planned surrender at the Crawford County Jail, set up with a defense lawyer. For a warrant that grew out of a missed hearing, reach the district court clerk in Girard at 620-724-6212 (111 E. Forest St., 3rd floor) or the Pittsburg office at 620-231-0380 (602 N. Locust St.).

Bond is fixed by an 11th Judicial District judge when the arrested person first sees a judge, a hearing Kansas law says must happen promptly (K.S.A. 22-2901). Jail administration at 620-724-8853 can give the amount and how to pay. Our Crawford County bail page explains bond types and refunds.

Crawford has two district court locations under one clerk: - Pittsburg: 602 N. Locust St., Pittsburg, KS 66762, 620-231-0380, fax 620-231-0316. - Girard: 111 E. Forest, 3rd floor, Girard, KS 66743, 620-724-6212. Pittsburg city cases go to the municipal court, 201 E. Pine St., 620-231-9880, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our Crawford County court page explains the steps.

Yes, after the judge reviews a financial affidavit showing the defendant cannot pay for counsel. The State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631, runs public defense in Kansas.

Call the jail at 620-724-8853 for visiting days, sign-up rules and ID requirements before you go to Girard. Our visitation page has general tips.

• Calls: the sheriff's website links the jail's phone provider; account questions go to 620-724-8853. See our phone page and messaging page.
• Mail: confirm the format and allowed items with jail staff first; see our mail page.
• Money and commissary: the sheriff's website links the commissary ordering service; call the jail for deposit options. See our money page and commissary page.
• The sheriff's inmate services page posts a property release form and program details.

People are screened at intake for substance use and mental illness, and a voluntary medication-assisted treatment program is available. Community partners provide mental health care, a full-time community health worker helps with release planning, and self-guided courses cover parenting, jobs, anger management, substance abuse and offender responsibility.

Under-18 arrestees go through juvenile intake instead of the Girard cells; for a placement ordered by a judge, the sheriff at 620-724-8274 can tell parents where.

Search the Kansas Department of Corrections on KASPER and see our Kansas prisons directory for each prison's contacts.

Federal charges from Pittsburg or Girard go to the federal clerk's office in Kansas City, 500 State Ave., Room 259, Kansas City, KS 66101, 913-735-2200. The U.S. Marshals Service in Kansas City, 913-748-8550, places federal pretrial detainees in contract jails, while a federal magistrate weighs release. Look up anyone already serving federal time on the BOP inmate locator.

1. Federal fingerprint checks at booking can prompt ICE to send a Form I-247A detainer.
2. The Kansas bond can be paid, but the detainer is not lifted.
3. Girard staff may hold the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); with no ICE transfer by then, the person walks out.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office has Kansas, 872-351-3990.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

The district court, in Girard (620-724-6212) or Pittsburg (620-231-0380), forfeits the bond and has a warrant issued under K.S.A. 22-2807; the sheriff's jail at 620-724-8853 books the person when caught. Breaking a different release condition, such as a no-contact order, can get the bond revoked instead. Staying away 30 days past the forfeiture is a new offense under K.S.A. 21-5915.

Yes. Whether the case is heard in Girard or at 602 N. Locust St. in Pittsburg (620-231-0380), K.S.A. 21-6615 requires a sentence start date crediting every pretrial day in custody. The jail at 620-724-8853 keeps the dates.

• Pittsburg Police Department, 201 N. Pine, Pittsburg, KS 66762, 620-235-0400
• Pittsburg State University Police, 302 E. Cleveland Ave., Pittsburg, KS 66762, 620-235-4624
• Girard Police Department, 120 N. Ozark, Girard, KS 66743, 620-724-6219
• Frontenac Police Department, 199 N. Crawford St., Frontenac, KS 66763, 620-231-9216
• Arma Police Department, 701 E. Washington, Arma, KS 66712, 620-347-4500
• Cherokee Police Department, 210 S. Vine, Cherokee, KS 66724, 620-457-8456
• Mulberry Police Department, 109 S. Military Ave., Mulberry, KS 66756, 620-764-3200
• Arcadia Police Department, Arcadia, KS, 620-638-4310
• Crawford County Sheriff's Office, 225 N. Enterprise Dr., Girard, KS 66743, 620-724-8274; McCune, Walnut and Hepler are covered by deputies
• Kansas Highway Patrol, 785-296-6800