• Morton County Jail, Morton County Law Enforcement Center, 1025 Richard St., Elkhart, KS 67950; 620-697-4313, fax 620-697-2832; mail P.O. Box 1115, Elkhart, KS 67950-1115.
• Jails in neighboring counties:
• Stevens County Jail, 505 S. Monroe, Hugoton, KS 67951, 620-544-4386
• Stanton County Jail, 208 N. Chestnut, Johnson, KS 67855, 620-492-6866

Dispatch at 620-697-4313 answers day and night. Give the full name and date of birth. VINELink, the statewide notice service, also shows Kansas jail custody.

The sheriff's office and the Elkhart Police Department share the Law Enforcement Center, so both book arrests at the same desk. Rolla and Richfield arrests and Kansas Highway Patrol stops on U.S. 56 also come here.

None are posted. A written open-records request to the sheriff (K.S.A. 45-215) may or may not produce one. For ICE photos use ICE FOIA.

Elkhart deputies serve warrants for Morton County from the sheriff's office there, and you can reach them at 620-697-4313. Kansas has no statewide warrant search, though Elkhart's court cases appear on Kansas CaseSearch, bench warrants and all. To clear one, have a lawyer call the Elkhart court, then turn yourself in at the jail there. Elkhart's district court clerk, 1025 Morton, can help with a missed hearing at 620-697-2563.

Set by a 26th District judge and paid at 1025 Richard St.; confirm by phone first. Approved bondsmen charge at least 10% (K.S.A. 22-2809b). See our bail page.

Check-ins, curfews, monitoring or a travel ban under K.S.A. 22-2802, plus no victim contact for 72 hours or more on person crimes.

- Morton County District Court, 1025 Morton St., P.O. Box 825, Elkhart, KS 67950; 620-697-2563, fax 620-697-4289. Judges also sit in Ulysses, Sublette, Liberal, Johnson and Hugoton. See our court page.

Prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); a felony preliminary hearing within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); a 150-day trial deadline from arraignment while jailed solely on the case, or 180 days on release (K.S.A. 22-3402).

CaseSearch covers Morton County district cases under CR numbers, except juvenile and sealed files. Elkhart clerk: 620-697-2563.

Ask at the Elkhart first appearance and sign the financial affidavit. The state indigent defense board, 785-296-6631, pays appointed counsel.

The sheriff must keep men and women separate and supply food, water and medical care under K.S.A. 19-1903. Tell staff about medications at 620-697-4313.

Morton publishes no visiting schedule. Call 620-697-4313 to ask about days, ID and the visitor list. See our visitation page.

Address letters with the inmate's full name to the Morton County Jail, P.O. Box 1115, Elkhart, KS 67950-1115, and ask staff about photo rules. See our mail page and messaging page.

Call 620-697-4313 for deposit methods and commissary timing. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Yes. Register on VINELink for text, phone or email alerts on release or transfer from the Elkhart jail. Victims may also contact the county attorney's office about notification rights.

1. The person is booked at the Law Enforcement Center: fingerprints, photo, property and a medical screen.
2. A bond schedule may allow quick release; otherwise the person waits for the judge.
3. The first appearance happens at the Elkhart courthouse or by video with a 26th District judge.
4. The county attorney files charges, which then show on CaseSearch.

The building at 1025 Richard St. holds the jail, the sheriff, Elkhart police and the county 911 center, so the front desk handles all of them. The county says the center is connected to the Morton County Courthouse, with its entrance on Richard Street. Bring a government photo ID, leave weapons and phones in the car, and call 620-697-4313 ahead, since the small staff may be on calls.

The KBI offender registry lists people registered in Morton County, and the sheriff's office handles local registration at the Law Enforcement Center.

For a crisis, call or text 988, or the Kansas Crisis Hotline at 888-363-2287. Tell jail staff at 620-697-4313 about suicide risk or psychiatric medication right away so the screening can account for it.

The Elkhart jail is an adult facility. A judge who orders a youth detained sends them to a juvenile center; ask the sheriff at 620-697-4313 where.

1. Charges are filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita division: 401 N. Market, Room 204, Wichita, KS 67202, 316-315-4200.
2. A federal magistrate in Wichita rules on detention.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Wichita, 316-765-6339, arrange housing.
4. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. The Law Enforcement Center receives an I-247A from ICE.
2. A Morton bond does not end it.
3. Elkhart can keep custody "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)), then must let them go.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Search KASPER and our Kansas state prisons directory.

Yes. Judges at the Elkhart courthouse on Morton Street (620-697-2563) must set a start date that credits each pretrial day in custody, under K.S.A. 21-6615. The jail at 620-697-4313 keeps booking and release times.

After the bond is forfeited, a defendant who does not surrender within 30 days can face a separate failure-to-appear charge under K.S.A. 21-5915. It is a class B misdemeanor when the original case was a misdemeanor and a severity level 10 nonperson felony when it was a felony. Deputies at 620-697-4313 serve the warrant.

• Morton County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 1025 Richard St., Elkhart, KS 67950: 620-697-4313.
• Elkhart Police Department, same building: 620-697-2151.
• Rolla and Richfield: covered through the sheriff's office.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.