• Kingman County Jail, 120 N. Spruce St., Kingman, KS 67068; 620-532-5133 option 1; fax 620-532-3216. It has 22 beds and sits a few doors north of the courthouse at 130 N. Spruce.
• Jails in the bordering counties:
• Pratt County Detention Facility, 303 S. Oak, Pratt, KS 67124, 620-672-4133
• Reno County Correctional Facility, 1800 S. Severance St., Hutchinson, KS 67501, 620-694-2741
• Sedgwick County Detention Facility, 141 W. Elm, Wichita, KS 67203, 316-660-3900
• Sumner County Jail, 610 Hillside, Wellington, KS 67152, 620-326-8941
• Harper County Jail, 115 E. Steadman, Anthony, KS 67003, 620-842-5135
• Barber County Jail, 124 E. Washington, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104, 620-886-5678

The list is pulled from the jail's booking software, so a person usually shows up shortly after booking ends and drops off once released. A recent check showed 12 people. Holds for other agencies show up in the charge line. When a name you expect is missing, call 620-532-5133 option 1; dispatchers will confirm a booking, a transfer or a release. The sheriff also links a VINE page that explains alerts by phone, text or email.

Booking photos are not part of the Current Inmates list. The sheriff handles records requests under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215); its public records policy is posted on the sheriff's site, and staff at 620-532-5133 explain how to file one and whether a photo can be released. Photos from an ICE booking are requested through ICE FOIA. Federal booking photos stay private except fugitive pictures that the U.S. Marshals choose to publish.

In Kingman, the county sheriff's office serves warrants, and you can reach deputies at 620-532-5133. Kansas has no statewide warrant search, yet the courthouse in Kingman puts its cases on Kansas CaseSearch, bench warrants included. A planned surrender at the Kingman County Jail, set up through a lawyer, is how most of these get resolved. After a missed hearing, call the Spruce Street office of the district court clerk, number 130 N., at 620-532-5151.

Bond amounts for the Kingman jail are printed on the Current Inmates list. Payment goes to the jail at 120 N. Spruce; call 620-532-5133 first to confirm the amount, accepted forms of payment and whether a judge has added conditions. A Kansas bail agent must be approved by the 30th District's chief judge, and K.S.A. 22-2809b sets the agent's minimum fee at 10% of the bond, with at least half paid before the agent signs at the jail. Our Kingman County bail page goes through cash, surety and own-recognizance bonds.

- Kingman County District Court, county courthouse, 130 N. Spruce, Kingman, KS 67068 (P.O. Box 495); 620-532-5151; fax 620-532-2952. One district judge and one magistrate judge hold court in this building. - The court is part of the 30th Judicial District with Barber, Harper, Pratt and Sumner counties. - City ordinance cases from the town of Kingman go to the city's municipal court; call Kingman City Hall through the police line below for its schedule. More detail is on our Kingman County court page.

1. Booking at 120 N. Spruce: photo, prints, property and a medical screen. 2. A first appearance before the magistrate, where charges are read, bond is set and the defendant may ask the court for a lawyer. K.S.A. 22-2901 calls for this without unnecessary delay. 3. On a felony, a preliminary hearing, which K.S.A. 22-2902 sets within 14 days of arrest or first appearance unless the judge grants a continuance for good cause. 4. Arraignment and trial. Someone held in jail only on the charge must be tried within 150 days of arraignment, or 180 days if out on bond, under K.S.A. 22-3402, minus delays the defense asks for. The clerk at 620-532-5151 has hearing dates.

Open Kansas CaseSearch, select the county and search by party name or case number; no account is needed. Criminal felony and misdemeanor files carry a CR number and traffic cases a TR number. The record lists each charge, the bond set, the next hearing, the assigned judge and later the outcome, and the site can send text reminders for hearings. Juvenile files and sealed cases are not shown. The district court clerk at 620-532-5151 can explain an entry.

The sheriff keeps the jail. Under K.S.A. 19-1903 the sheriff must house men and women apart and provide proper food, drink and medical care. Tell staff at 620-532-5133 about medicines, a pregnancy or a health condition at booking. Questions about appointed counsel go to the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services at 785-296-6631; the local judge decides who qualifies.

The sheriff's office registers local offenders; its offender registration desk is reached through 620-532-5133. The KBI keeps the statewide Kansas registered offender search, which lists people required to register after sex, violent or drug convictions with their reported addresses. That list shows registration status only; it does not show who is in jail.

In-person visits are on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., 20 minutes per inmate, and must be booked ahead by the visitor at 620-532-5133 option 1; walk-ins are turned away. Up to three visitors may come at once, anyone 17 or younger stays with a parent, and anyone on probation or parole or facing pending charges cannot visit. Visitors and their belongings may be searched. Our visitation page has more.

• Mail: the inmate's first and last name, c/o Kingman County Jail, 120 North Spruce, Kingman, KS 67068. Staff open and inspect it before delivery. An inmate with no funds may ask for up to three stamped envelopes each week. See our mail page and messaging page.
• Money: deposits can be made at the kiosk in the Law Enforcement Center lobby or online; see our money page. Commissary orders are due Sunday night and arrive Wednesday; our commissary page covers it.
• Calls: each pod has phones from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., with 15-minute calls asked for when lines are busy; see our phone page.

Youths are not held in the adult jail. When a judge orders detention, the young person goes to a juvenile detention center outside the county, and only a parent or legal guardian can get details. The sheriff at 620-532-5133 or the district court clerk at 620-532-5151 can give a parent the name of the center.

1. Charges brought in federal court here belong to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita division; the clerk is at 401 N. Market, Room 204, Wichita, KS 67202, 316-315-4200.
2. A U.S. magistrate judge holds the detention hearing.
3. The U.S. Marshals Service in Wichita, 316-765-6339, places detained defendants in contract jails.
4. After sentencing, check the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE may send the jail a Form I-247A detainer, which then shows as a hold.
2. A paid state bond leaves that hold in place.
3. Under federal rules a person may be kept "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)), after which release is required unless ICE has picked the person up.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

After sentencing to KDOC, look the person up in KASPER, which shows the current prison and status, then use our Kansas state prisons directory for phone numbers and visiting.

• Kingman County Sheriff's Office, 120 N. Spruce St., Kingman, KS 67068: 620-532-5133, dispatch 24 hours. Deputies patrol the rural county and cover Cunningham, Zenda, Spivey, Nashville and Penalosa, which have no police department on the state agency list.
• Kingman Police Department, 2120 N. Koch Industrial St., Kingman, KS 67068: 620-532-3138.
• Norwich Police Department, 226 S. Main, Norwich, KS 67118: no separate phone is listed, so call Norwich City Hall at 620-478-2278 or the sheriff's dispatch.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.