The population log on the county website names people in the Dodge City jail, but the sheriff notes that bookings and releases from the last few hours may be missing. Jail staff at 620-227-4501 can confirm by name; the county's jail page has the address and fax.

• Ford County Jail, 11311 E. Comanche, Dodge City, KS 67801; 620-227-4501, fax 620-227-4504. It has 256 beds in pods with their own recreation space.
• Hodgeman County Jail, 500 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Jetmore, KS 67854, 620-357-8391
• Kiowa County Jail, sheriff's office at 200 E. Wisconsin St., Greensburg, KS 67054, 620-723-2182
• Meade County Jail, 223 N. Meade Center St., Meade, KS 67864, 620-873-8765

Yes. People arrested by the Edwards County sheriff are held here. The Edwards sheriff is at 312 Massachusetts Ave., Kinsley, KS 67547, 620-659-3636.

Search a name on VINELink with Kansas selected. Registration brings a phone, text or email notice when custody status changes. Help: 866-574-8463.

The log shows names only. Under the Kansas Open Records Act, a booking image or report may be sought from the sheriff at 620-227-4501 (K.S.A. 45-215), which permits some records to be withheld. ICE detainee records: ICE FOIA.

Dodge City deputies with the Ford County Sheriff's Office serve the county's warrants, so call 620-227-4501 if you want to know whether one is out. Kansas keeps no public statewide warrant search, but Dodge City court cases, warrants included, are on Kansas CaseSearch. Most people deal with a warrant by having a lawyer arrange their surrender at the Ford County Jail. If the cause was a missed hearing, the Dodge City district court clerk on West Spruce (number 101) can be reached at 620-227-4609.

Bond is fixed by a judge at the early hearing mandated by K.S.A. 22-2901. The sheriff's bond desk is 620-227-4508, and the 16th District publishes which bonding companies are approved to write bonds here. Our Ford County bail page explains bond types and refunds.

- District court, 101 W. Spruce St., 620-227-4609. It is part of the 16th Judicial District; search cases on Case Search. - Dodge City Municipal Court, 806 N. Second Ave., 620-225-8107; first appearances are Tuesdays and cases are heard Thursdays. The city court office is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, fax 620-225-8112; mail goes to P.O. Box 880, Dodge City, KS 67801-0880. A district court case is filed at the courthouse, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 197, fax 620-227-6799. Our Dodge City court page covers each step.

When a financial affidavit shows no means to hire counsel, the judge appoints one; the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631, pays for appointed counsel.

Visits are by video, so residents leave the pod only for court or medical care. Each pod has its own recreation area, which is part of why in-person visiting rooms are not used. Visitors should be ready with photo identification when registering and expect sessions to be recorded. Staff at 620-227-4501 explain scheduling and registration. See our visitation page.

• Mail: U.S. Postal Service only, to the inmate's name at 11311 E. Comanche, Dodge City, KS 67801. It is opened and inspected. Letters, money orders, cashier's checks and photos up to 3.5 by 5.5 inches are accepted; Polaroids, stamps, envelopes, food and clothing are returned. Packages are refused except clothing for a jury trial. See our mail page.
• Money: mailed money orders, cashier's checks and attorney trust checks post after the inmate signs; cash and personal checks are refused. Call 620-227-4501 about other deposit options. See our money page and commissary page.
• Phone: see our phone page and messaging page.
• Property: belongings come back at release, with any balance on a debit card; items left behind are disposed of after 30 days.

Juveniles ordered detained go to a juvenile detention center, not the East Comanche jail. Call 620-227-4501 to learn which one.

Look the person up on KASPER (Kansas Department of Corrections) and our Kansas prisons directory.

Dodge City sits in the Wichita division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, clerk at 401 N. Market, Room 204, Wichita, KS 67202, 316-315-4200. The U.S. Marshals Service in Wichita, 316-765-6339, places federal pretrial detainees. Once sentenced, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE may lodge a Form I-247A detainer after booking.
2. Posting bond on the state case leaves it in effect.
3. Ford jailers can keep someone "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); if ICE does not collect the person, release follows.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office serves Kansas, 872-351-3990.
5. Find a detainee on the ICE detainee locator or at 888-351-4024.

The district court at 101 W. Spruce St. (620-227-4609) controls trial dates; the jail at 620-227-4501 holds defendants who are still unable to make bond. Under K.S.A. 22-3402, a defendant jailed solely on the charge must be tried within 150 days of arraignment, and one released on bond within 180. Delays sought by the defense count against the defendant.

A judge at 101 W. Spruce (620-227-4609) forfeits the bond and issues a warrant under K.S.A. 22-2807; the jail at 620-227-4501 books the person when deputies serve it. Breaking other release terms can lead to revocation of the bond and a new bond setting. Not surrendering within 30 days of forfeiture is a separate offense under K.S.A. 21-5915.

• Ford County Sheriff's Office, 11311 E. Comanche, Dodge City, KS 67801: 620-227-4501
• Dodge City Police Department, 110 W. Spruce St., Dodge City, KS 67801: 620-225-8123
• Bucklin Police Department, 117 W. Oak, Bucklin, KS 67834: 620-826-3581
• Spearville Police Department, 302 N. Main, Spearville, KS 67876: 620-385-2813
• Ford (the town) and the rural county rely on Ford County deputies for patrol.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.