• Mitchell County Jail, 1716 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420 (mail: PO Box 338); 785-738-3523, fax 785-738-2759. Beloit is on U.S. 24, about 12 miles east of Waconda Lake.
• Jails and sheriffs in nearby counties:
• Cloud County Jail, 2090 Ft. Kearney St., Concordia, KS 66901, 785-243-3636
• Jewell County Sheriff's Office, 307 N. Commercial, Mankato, KS 66956, 785-378-3194 (ask where inmates are held)
• Osborne County Jail, 128 S. Fifth St., Osborne, KS 67473, 785-346-2001
• Ottawa County Jail, 312 N. Ottawa, Minneapolis, KS 67467, 785-392-2157
• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 116 N. Second St., Lincoln, KS 67455, 785-524-4479 (ask where inmates are held)

Phone 785-738-3523. VINELink also reports Kansas custody and offers release alerts.

Deputies' arrests and state-charge arrests by the Beloit, Cawker City and Glen Elder police, plus Kansas Highway Patrol stops in the county. Tipton, Simpson, Hunter and Scottsville rely on the sheriff.

None are posted. A booking photo can be sought with a written Kansas Open Records Act request (K.S.A. 45-215), which leaves release to the sheriff. ICE photos: ICE FOIA.

Beloit houses the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, whose deputies serve warrants all over the county; call 785-738-3523 to check. Kansas doesn't give the public a statewide warrant search, but Beloit's court cases are on Kansas CaseSearch, where a judge's warrant would be listed. A lawyer can arrange for you to turn yourself in at the Mitchell County Jail, which is how most warrants get cleared. Beloit's district court clerk, at 115 S. Hersey, can help with a missed hearing at 785-738-3753.

Bond fixed by a 12th District judge is paid at the North Hersey jail; confirm at 785-738-3523. An approved bondsman's fee is 10% or more (K.S.A. 22-2809b). See our bail page.

Under K.S.A. 22-2802, check-ins, a curfew, monitoring or travel restrictions; person crimes add 72 hours or more of no contact.

- Mitchell County District Court, Mitchell County Courthouse, 115 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420; 785-738-3753, fax 785-738-4101. The 12th District also serves Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Republic and Washington counties. - Beloit Municipal Court for city tickets. See our court page.

First appearance without delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); felony preliminary hearing in 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial within 150 days of arraignment if jailed solely on the charge, else 180 (K.S.A. 22-3402).

Search Mitchell district cases on CaseSearch by name or number; criminal files use a CR prefix, and sealed or juvenile records are excluded. Clerk: 785-738-3753.

For a defendant without means, the Beloit judge can appoint counsel after you file a financial statement; the Board of Indigents' Defense Services (785-296-6631) pays.

1. Booking takes place at 1716 N. Hersey, and the record reaches VINE once entered.
2. A magistrate in the courthouse at 115 S. Hersey sets bond and conditions at the first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901).
3. If bond is posted at the jail, the person leaves with a court date; otherwise they stay in custody while the case proceeds.
4. Filings and hearing dates show up on CaseSearch under the Mitchell County district court.

The county's 2025 resource directory lists two: 785-781-4828 for the police department at 804 Locust St. and 785-781-4713 as its non-emergency line, which also rings city offices. Glen Elder police are at 785-545-3344. For an arrest by either department, the person is booked at the county jail, so the sheriff at 785-738-3523 is the place to ask about custody or bond.

Pawnee Mental Health Services has a Beloit office, 785-738-5363, and the county resource directory also lists the Kansas Crisis Hotline at 888-363-2287. Anyone in crisis can call or text 988. Tell jail staff at 785-738-3523 if an inmate has a mental health condition or takes medication.

By statute the sheriff keeps men and women separate and provides food, water and medical care (K.S.A. 19-1903). Medication questions: 785-738-3523.

The sheriff publishes no visiting schedule, so phone 785-738-3523 for days, times and ID rules before going to North Hersey. See our visitation page.

Inmate's full name, Mitchell County Jail, 1716 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420, with your return address; ask staff about photo limits. See our mail page and messaging page.

Call 785-738-3523 for accepted deposit methods and commissary timing. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Mitchell's jail houses adults only; a judge-ordered youth placement goes to a juvenile facility, which the sheriff at 785-738-3523 can identify for parents.

1. Federal cases are filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Topeka division: 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. Detention is decided by a federal magistrate.
3. The U.S. Marshals Service in Topeka, 785-596-9470, decides where the person is held.
4. Once sentenced, see the BOP inmate locator.

1. A Form I-247A detainer may be lodged with the jail.
2. Bond money paid to the county leaves it intact.
3. Custody can continue "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); past that point the jail releases them.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Use the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Search KASPER, KDOC's lookup, and our Kansas state prisons directory.

Yes. The court on South Hersey (785-738-3753) must credit every pretrial day in custody, in whatever jail held the person, under K.S.A. 21-6615. The sheriff at 785-738-3523 has the dates.

A $100 application fee applies under K.S.A. 22-4529 and is paid to the Hersey Street clerk. Mitchell County judges may waive it when paying would cause hardship, and Beloit defendants recover it after a dismissal or a not-guilty finding. It also applies to lawyers appointed for probation violation hearings.

• Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, 1716 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420: 785-738-3523.
• Beloit Police Department, 119 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420: 785-738-2203.
• Cawker City Police Department, 804 Locust St., Cawker City, KS 67430: 785-781-4828.
• Glen Elder Police Department, 213 S. Market St., Glen Elder, KS 67446: 785-545-3344.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.