• Start with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 116 N. Second St., Lincoln, KS 67455; 785-524-4479; fax 785-524-4108. Every arrest in the county runs through this office, and dispatch can name the facility holding the person.
• Jails around the county that may take a prisoner:
• Ellsworth County Jail, 212 N. Kansas, Ellsworth, KS 67439, 785-472-4416.
• Mitchell County Jail, 1716 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420, 785-738-3523.
• Ottawa County Jail, 312 N. Ottawa, Minneapolis, KS 67467, 785-392-2157.
• Russell County Jail, 210 E. 4th St., Russell, KS 67665, 785-483-2151.
• Our Lincoln County jail page gives the sheriff at 116 N. Second St., Lincoln, KS 67455, 785-524-4479.

Pick Kansas, type the first and last name, and read the result: it names the facility with the booking, whether the person is in or out, and often when they were booked. That one screen settles which county took them. Registering a phone or email brings word of any release or transfer. Fresh bookings lag behind, which is why a call to 785-524-4479 is faster right after an arrest.

The sheriff in Lincoln Center does not post mugshots. You may ask for one in writing under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215) at 785-524-4479; the office decides what it can release and may charge copy fees. When the person sits in a neighboring jail that posts its roster, the photo may appear there. Immigration booking photos go through ICE FOIA, and the U.S. Marshals publish photos only of wanted fugitives.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office serves warrants for the county from its base in the town of Lincoln; call 785-524-4479 to ask about one. Kansas runs no public statewide warrant search, but Lincoln County district court cases are listed on Kansas CaseSearch, along with any bench warrant. Before turning yourself in, ask the deputies which jail is holding the county's prisoners, and have a lawyer make the arrangements. If you missed a hearing in Lincoln, the district court clerk's office, 216 E. Lincoln Ave., answers at 785-524-4057.

A 12th Judicial District judge, usually the magistrate seated in Lincoln, fixes the bond at the first appearance, and it is paid at the sheriff's office. Confirm the figure and accepted payment at 785-524-4479 before driving in. For paperwork, the clerk of the district court at 216 E. Lincoln Ave. answers at 785-524-4057. A paid surety must charge at least 10% of the bond and needs the chief judge's approval (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Our bail guide explains cash, surety and own-recognizance bonds.

Lincoln County District Court, 216 E. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln, KS 67455; clerk 785-524-4057; fax 785-524-3204. It belongs to the 12th Judicial District, whose chief judge sits in Washington County. Our court page has hours and filing details.

1. A magistrate sees the arrested person promptly (K.S.A. 22-2901), explains the accusation, deals with bond and takes up appointment of counsel.
2. Felony defendants can ask for a preliminary examination, which belongs on the calendar within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902).
3. Someone kept in custody on just that charge is owed a trial within 150 days of arraignment; on bond the limit is 180 days (K.S.A. 22-3402), with defense-requested delays excluded.
4. For hearing dates, ask the clerk at 785-524-4057.

Yes, on Kansas CaseSearch: choose Lincoln County, then search a name or case number, no account required. Criminal files carry CR numbers and traffic files TR. The screen lists charges, bond, upcoming settings, the assigned judge and the outcome, and you can opt into text reminders. Sealed and juvenile matters are not displayed.

Ask the judge at the first hearing for appointed counsel; the Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense (785-296-6631) pays for it when the person qualifies. Report prescriptions, injuries or mental-health needs to the sheriff at 785-524-4479 and to whichever jail holds the person. Under K.S.A. 19-1903 the sheriff must see that prisoners get proper food, drink and medical care, with men and women kept apart.

The holding jail sets the schedule. Phone that facility to learn the visiting days, whether visitors must be approved ahead, the ID rules, and whether visits are by lobby kiosk or from home by video. Our visiting guide lists what to bring.

• Calls: outgoing and recorded, paid from a prepaid account; see our inmate phone guide.
• Messages: some jails allow tablet messages; see our email and text guide.
• Letters: use the person's full legal name and the holding jail's street address; our mail guide lists accepted items.
• Money for food, hygiene and phone time: our inmate money page and commissary page.

Children are kept out of adult jails. A youth who must be detained is booked through juvenile intake and placed in a regional juvenile detention center that has space. A parent or guardian can learn the location and the detention hearing date from the sheriff at 785-524-4479.

1. Lincoln County federal cases belong to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Topeka division; the clerk is at 444 SE Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. A U.S. magistrate judge holds a detention hearing on pretrial release.
3. The U.S. Marshals Service in Topeka, 785-596-9470, places detained defendants in contract jails; VINE usually names the one.
4. After sentencing, the BOP inmate locator follows the person.

1. ICE files a Form I-247A with the jail holding the person.
2. A paid state bond does not cancel the detainer.
3. Federal regulation lets a jail keep the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); after that it must let them go.
4. The ICE field office for this region is in Chicago, 872-351-3990.
5. The ICE detainee locator searches by A-number or by name and birth country; the phone line is 888-351-4024.

KDOC first sends a new prisoner to reception for classification, then to a facility that fits their custody level. KASPER shows the current location, and our Kansas prison directory has addresses and phones.

• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 116 N. Second St., Lincoln: 785-524-4479. No town here runs its own police force on the KBI roll of agencies; deputies cover Lincoln Center, Sylvan Grove, Beverly, Barnard and the countryside.
• Kansas Highway Patrol (trooper arrests on highways): 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.