1. Open the jail management lookup on harveycounty.gov and search by last name.
2. No result? Search VINELink with Kansas selected; it shows the holding facility and lets you register for release or transfer notices. VINE help: 866-574-8463.
3. Still unsure, phone the sheriff's office at 316-284-6960 (Alternative number: 316-284-6938) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with a full name and birth date.

Harvey County Detention Center, 120 E. 7th St., Newton, KS 67114, the Law Enforcement Center it shares with the sheriff's office and Newton police; 316-284-6960. The sheriff's office handles questions on visits, mail and accounts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; its mailing address is P.O. Box 231, Newton, KS 67114. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association lists the jail at 133 beds.

The county does not run a public mugshot page. Anyone wanting a booking image or incident report should ask the sheriff's records staff at 316-284-6960; the request is governed by the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215); records tied to an open investigation can be withheld. Immigration booking records need an ICE FOIA request.

Newton is where Harvey County's sheriff's office serves warrants from, and you can check with deputies at 316-284-6960. Kansas doesn't publish its warrants for a statewide search, but Newton's district court cases are on Kansas CaseSearch, where any bench warrant appears. Most Newton warrants get resolved when the person, with a lawyer, turns themselves in at the Harvey County Detention Center. Newton's district court clerk, 800 N. Main St., handles missed court dates at 316-284-6824.

A judge of the 9th Judicial District, which covers Harvey and McPherson counties, sets bond at the first appearance required by K.S.A. 22-2901. Call 316-284-6960 for the amount and accepted payment before going to the jail at 120 E. 7th St. Bond types, bondsman approval and refunds are on our Harvey County bail page.

- The district court at the courthouse, 800 N. Main St. (mail PO Box 687), 316-284-6824, fax 316-284-4601: felonies, state misdemeanors and traffic cases. - Newton Municipal Court, 201 E. 6th St., Newton, KS 67114; 316-284-6050, fax 316-284-6102, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays: city ordinance and traffic cases from Newton police, with bench trials, diversion and appointed counsel. Our Harvey County court page explains each stage, and filings can be found on Case Search.

All visiting is done on video screens. Paid remote sessions run through the jail's video provider, and a free on-site video station in the lobby is booked ahead and filled first come, first served. Questions about the rules go to the sheriff at 316-284-6960. See our visitation page.

• Phone accounts: ask the sheriff's office at 316-284-6960; our phone page and messaging page explain how they work.
• Mail: confirm the letter format and allowed enclosures with the sheriff before sending; see our mail page.
• Deposits: made online or at the lobby kiosk. See our money page and commissary page.

A judge can appoint one after a financial affidavit. District court appointments are funded by the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631; Newton Municipal Court appoints its own counsel for city cases that can carry jail time.

Youths are not booked into the adult detention center. A juvenile who must be held goes to a juvenile detention facility; the sheriff at 316-284-6960 can say where a child was taken.

• McPherson County Jail, 1177 W. Woodside, McPherson, KS 67460, 620-245-1225
• Marion County Jail, 202 S. 4th St., Marion, KS 66861, 620-382-2144
• Reno County Correctional Facility, 1800 S. Severance St., Hutchinson, KS 67501, 620-694-2741

Search KASPER, the Department of Corrections offender lookup, and see our Kansas prisons directory.

Harvey County federal cases belong to the Wichita division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas; the clerk is at 401 N. Market, Room 204, Wichita, KS 67202, 316-315-4200. The U.S. Marshals Service in Wichita, 316-765-6339, arranges housing for federal pretrial detainees, often in a contract county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE may send the detention center a Form I-247A detainer once a person is booked.
2. Bond on the Kansas charge can be posted, but the detainer remains.
3. Newton staff may hold the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); with no ICE pickup by then, the hold lapses.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Yes. Someone who qualifies for counsel through the district court at 800 N. Main (316-284-6824) owes a $100 application fee under K.S.A. 22-4529. Hardship can lead the judge to lower or drop it, and a Newton defendant whose case is dismissed or who is found not guilty gets it refunded. Staff at the detention center, 316-284-6960, can pass a request for a lawyer to the court before the first appearance.

Yes. A Harvey County judge on North Main (316-284-6824) is required by K.S.A. 21-6615 to pick a sentence start date that gives the defendant one day for each pretrial day locked up. Detention staff at 316-284-6960 keep those dates. Days in an out-of-state jail with no Kansas hold, or days already used on a consecutive case, are left out.

• Harvey County Sheriff's Office, Newton (rural areas and the jail): 316-284-6960
• Newton Police Department, 120 E. 7th St., Newton, KS 67114: 316-284-6030
• North Newton Police Department, 2601 N. Main St., North Newton, KS 67117: 316-283-3191
• Hesston Police Department, 444 N. Lancaster Ave., Hesston, KS 67062: 620-327-2020
• Halstead Police Department, 303 Main, Halstead, KS 67056: 316-835-2266
• Burrton Police Department, 203 N. Burrton Ave., Burrton, KS 67020: 620-463-4444
• Walton Police Department, Walton, KS 67151: 620-837-3252
• Sedgwick Police Department, 505 N. Commercial Ave., Sedgwick, KS 67135: 316-416-4056, for the part of Sedgwick city inside Harvey County
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.