• Labette County Jail, 718 5th St., Oswego, KS 67356. 24-hour line 620-795-2565; jail administration 620-795-2997. Built in 1983 for 40 inmates and enlarged in 1996, it now has 84 beds and holds local and contract inmates.
• Jails in the surrounding counties:
• Cherokee County Jail, 915 E. Country Road, Columbus, KS 66725, 620-429-3897
• Crawford County Jail, 225 N. Enterprise Dr., Girard, KS 66743, 620-724-8853
• Neosho County Detention Facility, 402 E. State St., Erie, KS 66733, 620-244-3884
• Montgomery County Jail, 300 E. Main St., Independence, KS 67301, 620-330-1000

Bookings show up on the Current tab within hours, newest first; a recent page carried the night's arrests by 3 a.m. Charges are listed in full words, such as failure to appear or possession of a weapon by a felon, with a "more charges" note when there are several. A $0.00 bond usually means a judge has not set one yet or the hold carries no bond. If a name is missing, check the Released tab, then call 620-795-2565. The sheriff's mobile app carries the same roster.

Yes. Open a roster entry with View Profile and the booking photo appears above the charges. Photos are shown for people currently booked and for recent releases on the Released tab. An older booking photo can be requested from the sheriff under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215) by calling 620-795-2565 during office hours, Monday to Friday 8 to 5. ICE booking photos need an ICE FOIA request; federal photos are public only when the U.S. Marshals post a fugitive.

The sheriff publishes yearly jail statistics. In 2025 the jail admitted 723 people and released 709, with an average daily population of 52.4; 505 of those booked were men and 218 women, and 519 lived in the county. In 2024 it admitted 699 with an average of 46 a day, and in 2023 it admitted 727 with an average of 66. The sheriff also runs a Most Wanted page.

Warrants from both the Oswego and Parsons courthouses are served by the sheriff's office in Oswego; call 620-795-2565 to ask about one. Kansas doesn't maintain a public statewide warrant search, but Oswego and Parsons cases are on Kansas CaseSearch, where a bench warrant would appear. To clear a warrant, ask a lawyer to book a time for you at the Oswego jail. For a missed hearing, contact the district court clerk at 501 Merchant St., Oswego (620-795-4533), or at 201 S. Central Ave., Parsons (620-421-4120).

Confirm the charges and the bond with jail staff at 620-795-2565 before paying. Payments can be made by card online at any hour or in the lobby kiosk (cash or cards) while the office is open; cash and checks are not taken by mail, and out-of-state bonding companies are not accepted. The 11th Judicial District's list of approved bondsmen can be found online through the state courts and on the lobby wall. State law sets the agent's minimum premium at 10% of the bond (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Our Labette County bail page has more.

- Labette County Judicial Center, 201 S. Central Ave., Parsons, KS 67357; 620-421-4120, fax 620-421-3633. Most district cases are handled here, Monday through Friday, 8 to 4. - Labette County Courthouse (Oswego), 501 Merchant St., Oswego, KS 67356; 620-795-4533, fax 620-795-4068. Its third-floor courtroom holds a monthly session, roughly the third Thursday. - City cases go to the municipal courts of Parsons, Oswego, Chetopa and Altamont. The Parsons court at 112 S. 17th St., 620-421-7068, sits most Wednesdays. Both district courthouses belong to the 11th Judicial District. See our Labette County court page.

Kansas law calls for a first court appearance without unnecessary delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); for Labette arrests that hearing is held through the Parsons judicial center, where bond is reviewed and a lawyer can be appointed. A person charged with a felony may have a preliminary examination within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902). If held only on that charge, trial must start within 150 days after arraignment, or 180 days on bond (K.S.A. 22-3402). The clerk at 620-421-4120 gives the dates.

In Kansas CaseSearch, pick Labette and search a name or case number. Filings from both the Parsons and Oswego courthouses are in one record, with charges, bond, hearing dates and the judge, and a free text reminder can be set for the next hearing. Juvenile and sealed files are excluded. The Parsons clerk at 620-421-4120 answers questions on a filing.

Yes. The jail has a Serving Sentence / Sanction page for people ordered to report for a set term or a probation sanction. Call 620-795-2997 before the report date for the time to arrive and what to bring. The sheriff must keep the jail with separate quarters for men and women and give proper food, drink and medical care (K.S.A. 19-1903); a healthcare services page explains medical requests.

Register with the jail's video provider and book at least 48 hours ahead. In-person visits are for approved immediate family only, a spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling or child, with photo ID and proof of the relationship. Hours are Sunday noon to 5 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed 11:30 to 12:30 and 4:30 to 5:30. Each inmate gets one 30-minute visit a week, and one adult may come. Co-defendants, victims and people released in the past six months cannot visit. Our visitation page has more.

• Letters: Labette County Jail, inmate's last name, first name, 718 5th Street, Oswego, Kansas 67356. Mail is scanned and delivered electronically, anything with no return address is destroyed, and packages are refused. See our mail page.
• Calls: general population can phone out at any hour; video chat runs 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for users 18 and older. See our phone page and messaging page.
• Money: add funds online or at the lobby kiosk; money sent by mail is returned. Commissary is capped at $75 a week, and an inmate who owes the jail needs a balance first. Our money page and commissary page explain it.

The adult jail does not hold minors. A detention order sends a child to an out-of-county youth facility, and details are given only to a parent or guardian from the sheriff at 620-795-2565 or the Parsons clerk at 620-421-4120.

1. Southeast Kansas cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas at Kansas City; the clerk is at 500 State Ave., Room 259, Kansas City, KS 66101, 913-735-2200.
2. Custody pending trial is decided by a federal magistrate.
3. The U.S. Marshals Service, Kansas City office, 913-748-8550, places detainees in contract jails.
4. Look up a sentenced federal defendant in the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE can file a Form I-247A detainer with the jail.
2. A paid state bond does not clear the detainer.
3. Staff can keep the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); without an ICE pickup by then, release is required.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Use the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Search KASPER for the current KDOC prison, then use our Kansas state prisons directory for phone and visit details.

• Labette County Sheriff's Office, 718 5th St., Oswego, KS 67356: 620-795-2565, 24 hours. Edna, Mound Valley, Bartlett and the town of Labette are not on the KBI police agency list; deputies patrol them and the rural county.
• Parsons Police Department, 217 N. Central, Parsons, KS 67357: 620-421-7060.
• Oswego Police Department, 703 5th St., Oswego, KS 67356: 620-795-2131.
• Chetopa Police Department, 332 Maple St., Chetopa, KS 67336: 620-236-7511.
• Altamont Police Department, 501 S. Huston Ave., Altamont, KS 67330: 620-784-5582.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.