• Norton County Jail, Norton County Courthouse, first floor, 105 S. Kansas Ave., Norton, KS 67654; jail office 785-877-5710. Sheriff 785-877-5780, fax 785-877-5782, mail P.O. Box 70.
• Jails in neighboring counties:
• Phillips County Jail, 301 State St., Phillipsburg, KS 67661, 785-543-6885
• Decatur County Jail, 120 E. Hall St., Oberlin, KS 67749, 785-475-8100
• Graham County Jail, 410 N. Pomeroy, Hill City, KS 67642, 785-421-2107
• Sheridan County Jail, 940 Eighth St., Hoxie, KS 67740, 785-675-3481

A booking photo, the booking date, each charge and the bond, which may be a dollar amount, a cash-or-surety figure or "no bond." With roughly 5,300 residents, the county usually lists only a handful of people. A name may be missing because booking is still underway, the person was released or moved, or the hold belongs to another agency; call 785-877-5710 to check.

Yes, the inmate list carries a booking photo for each person currently held. Once someone is released the entry comes down; for an older photo ask the sheriff under the Kansas open-records law (K.S.A. 45-215). ICE photos: ICE FOIA.

In Norton, the county sheriff's office handles warrant service, and deputies will tell you about one at 785-877-5780. Kansas has no statewide warrant search; still, the courthouse in Norton posts its cases on Kansas CaseSearch, so a bench warrant would show there. Most people clear a warrant by turning themselves in at the Norton County Jail at a time their lawyer sets. Missed a hearing in Norton? The district court clerk at 101 S. Kansas Ave. answers at 785-877-5720.

The amount is on the list; payment is made at the first-floor jail. Approved agents charge at least 10% (K.S.A. 22-2809b). See our bail page.

Reporting, curfews, monitoring or travel restrictions under K.S.A. 22-2802, and no contact with an alleged victim for 72 hours or more on person crimes.

- Norton County District Court, Norton County Courthouse, 101 S. Kansas Ave., PO Box 70, Norton, KS 67654; 785-877-5720, fax 785-877-5722. - City tickets: the city police department, 301 E. Washington St., 785-877-5010. See our court page.

A first appearance without needless delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); felony preliminary hearing inside 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial within 150 days of arraignment if held solely on the case, 180 days if out (K.S.A. 22-3402).

District cases from the county are on CaseSearch under CR numbers for criminal matters, except juvenile and sealed files. Clerk: 785-877-5720.

A defendant unable to hire a lawyer asks the judge and signs the affidavit of finances; the state indigent defense board (785-296-6631) pays.

Under K.S.A. 19-1903 the sheriff must supply meals, water and medical attention and keep men and women separate. Report medications at 785-877-5710.

In-person visiting has ended at the jail; all visits use the inmate video system. Visitors must register an account through the link on the sheriff's jail page and wait for jail approval before scheduling. Video visiting replaced in-person visits entirely, so families who drive to the courthouse without an approved account will not be able to see the inmate. Clergy, attorneys and special visits approved by the sheriff are the exceptions. See our visitation page.

Yes. The jail lists attorneys as an exception to video-only visiting, and state law guarantees counsel access to clients in jail "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930). Call 785-877-5710 to set one.

Once a video-visit account is approved, the same account can add money to the inmate's account. To add money only, for phone time or commissary, use the online deposit link on the sheriff's jail page. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Use the inmate's full name, County Jail, 105 S. Kansas Ave., Norton, KS 67654, with a return address; confirm content rules at 785-877-5710. Approved video accounts can also exchange messages. See our mail page and messaging page.

VINELink sends phone, text or email notice when someone leaves the courthouse jail or is moved. The inmate list also drops a name after release.

1. Deputies, city officers or troopers bring the arrestee to the courthouse's first floor for booking.
2. Under K.S.A. 19-1930, the jail may first require a medical exam if the person appears unconscious, seriously injured or ill, or badly impaired.
3. The person then appears on the inmate list with charges and bond.
4. A first appearance follows before the judge in the same building.

Only adults are jailed in the courthouse. When a judge orders a minor detained, the youth is placed in a juvenile detention center. Parents may phone the sheriff (785-877-5780) to learn the facility.

1. The county falls in the Salina jury division, run from the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Topeka: 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. A federal magistrate decides pretrial custody.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, arrange housing.
4. After sentencing, check the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE lodges an I-247A at the courthouse jail.
2. County bond leaves the detainer in force.
3. Custody may stretch "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)), no longer.
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 Kansas Avenue courthouse (785-877-5720) must set the start date to give back each night of pretrial confinement, under K.S.A. 21-6615. The jail at 785-877-5710 can confirm when the person came in.

The defendant owes $100 to the district clerk under K.S.A. 22-4529. A Norton judge may forgive the fee for hardship, and the clerk on Kansas Avenue refunds it after charges are dropped or a not-guilty finding.

• Norton County Sheriff's Office, 105 S. Kansas Ave., Norton, KS 67654: 785-877-5780.
• Norton Police Department, 301 E. Washington St., Norton, KS 67654: 785-877-5010.
• Almena, Lenora, Clayton and Edmond: covered by the sheriff.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.