• Ness County Jail, 221 W. Main St., Ness City, KS 67560; 785-798-3611, fax 785-798-2704. For emergencies dial 911.
• Jails in neighboring counties:
• Trego County Jail, 525 Warren Ave., WaKeeney, KS 67672, 785-743-5721
• Ellis County Jail, 105 W. 12th St., Hays, KS 67601, 785-625-1040
• Hodgeman County Jail, 500 Main St., third floor, Jetmore, KS 67854, 620-357-8391
• Pawnee County Jail, 116 W. Eighth St., Larned, KS 67550, 620-285-2211
• Finney County Jail, 304 N. Ninth St., Garden City, KS 67846, 620-272-3700

Call 785-798-3611 with the full name and birth date, or search VINELink. Ness County appears on the KBI agency list with just one department, the sheriff's office, so a local arrest almost always means this jail.

Sheriff's deputies patrol Ness City and the smaller towns of Bazine, Ransom, Utica and Brownell; none has its own police department on the KBI list. The Kansas Highway Patrol handles many highway stops, and troopers also book into Ness City.

The county publishes none. A records request in writing can go to the sheriff under K.S.A. 45-215; the sheriff may decline. For immigration photos use ICE FOIA.

Deputies at the Ness County Sheriff's Office in Ness City serve warrants, and they'll check a name at 785-798-3611. Kansas doesn't offer a statewide warrant search, but Ness City court cases are listed on Kansas CaseSearch, where a bench warrant would be recorded. The usual way to clear one is to go with a lawyer to the Ness County Jail and turn yourself in. Ness City's district court clerk, at 202 W. Sycamore, answers at 785-798-3693 about missed hearings.

A 24th District judge sets it; it is posted at the jail on West Main. Approved agents charge 10% at minimum (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Our bail page has the details.

Reporting to court services, curfews, electronic monitoring or travel limits under K.S.A. 22-2802, and a no-contact period of 72 hours or longer in person-crime cases.

- Ness County District Court, 202 W. Sycamore St., P.O. Box 445, Ness City, KS 67560; 785-798-3693, fax 785-798-3348; open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.. - 24th District Court Services, 202 W. Sycamore St., Suite 17, 785-798-3695. See our court page.

A prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); a felony preliminary hearing within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); and a speedy-trial limit of 150 days after arraignment if jailed only on that charge, extended to 180 days once released (K.S.A. 22-3402).

Ness district cases are on CaseSearch, criminal ones under CR numbers; sealed and juvenile matters are left out. The clerk (785-798-3693) keeps hours of 8 to noon and 1 to 5.

Ask for one in court in Ness City and fill in the sworn income form; Kansas' indigent defense board (785-296-6631) pays the attorney.

Kansas law says attorneys of jail prisoners must be allowed to visit them professionally at all reasonable hours (K.S.A. 19-1930). Lawyers should call 785-798-3611 ahead so staff can set a room.

The sheriff is responsible for feeding inmates, giving medical attention and housing men and women apart (K.S.A. 19-1903). Report prescriptions by calling 785-798-3611.

The county website has a jail visitation heading but no posted schedule. Phone 785-798-3611 to learn the schedule and what identification is needed. See our visitation page.

Address it to the inmate by full name, Ness County Jail, 221 W. Main St., Ness City, KS 67560, with your return address; confirm photo limits by phone. See our mail page and messaging page.

The posted county pages give no deposit method, so phone 785-798-3611 to learn what the jail takes and on which day orders go in. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

The sheriff's office does VIN inspections and fingerprinting by appointment only; call the non-emergency line to schedule. Its county page also links to the KBI's Kansas offender registry and has forms for extra patrol requests and tips.

Yes. VINELink will call, text or email you once the Ness City jail logs a release or transfer. Victims of a crime may ask the prosecutor's office in Ness City about notice rights too.

1. A deputy or trooper brings the person to 221 W. Main St. for booking, which includes fingerprints, a photo, a property list and a medical screen.
2. If the person appears unconscious, seriously hurt, seriously ill or badly impaired, the jail may require a medical exam before accepting them (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. Bond comes from a schedule or from the judge at first appearance.
4. Formal charges come from the county attorney and later appear in CaseSearch.

Ness City's jail holds adults. When a judge detains a youth, a juvenile detention center takes them; ask the sheriff at 785-798-3611 which one.

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 Wichita magistrate judge rules on detention.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Wichita, 316-765-6339, arrange housing.
4. Once sentenced, the BOP inmate locator tracks the person.

1. ICE lodges an I-247A at the Ness City jail.
2. Paying the county bond does not dissolve it.
3. Custody may continue "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)), after which release is due.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

See KASPER and our Kansas state prisons directory.

Yes. The Sycamore Street court (785-798-3693) gives a day of credit for each pretrial day held, under K.S.A. 21-6615; the sheriff (785-798-3611) has the dates.

• Ness County Sheriff's Office, 221 W. Main St., Ness City, KS 67560: 785-798-3611.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.