• Osage County Jail, Law Enforcement Center, 131 W. 14th St., Lyndon, KS 66451; jail 785-828-4991, jail fax 785-828-4571; dispatch 785-828-3121; sheriff's administration 785-828-4657.
• The jail moved here on Feb. 5, 2025, from the old building at 702 Ash St.
• Jails in neighboring counties:
• Shawnee County Adult Detention Center, 501 SE 8th Ave., Topeka, KS 66607, 785-251-5000
• Douglas County Correctional Facility, 3601 E. 25th St., Lawrence, KS 66046, 785-830-1000
• Franklin County Detention Center, 220 S. Beech St., Ottawa, KS 66067, 785-229-1220
• Coffey County Jail, 625 Neosho St., Burlington, KS 66839, jail 620-364-3199
• Lyon County Detention Center, 425 Mechanic St., Emporia, KS 66801, 620-342-5545
• Wabaunsee County Jail, 215 Kansas, Alma, KS 66401, sheriff 785-765-3323

The county's Law Enforcement Center page describes 124 beds; the corrections page gives a capacity of up to 120. The facility is non-smoking.

Call the jail at 785-828-4991 with the full name and birth date, or use VINE by phone at 866-574-8463. Arrests by any of the county's seven city police departments are booked here too.

None are posted. Request one in writing from the sheriff under the open-records law (K.S.A. 45-215); release is discretionary. ICE photos: ICE FOIA.

In Lyndon, Osage County sheriff's deputies serve the warrants; call 785-828-3121 to see if one is active. Kansas offers no statewide warrant search, but Lyndon's district court cases are on Kansas CaseSearch, where any bench warrant is listed. To resolve a warrant, a lawyer can line up your surrender at the Osage County Jail. Lyndon's district court clerk, 717 Topeka Ave., is the place to call about a missed hearing: 785-828-4713.

All bonds are set within 48 hours, according to the corrections page, and are posted at 131 W. 14th St. Approved agents charge at least 10% (K.S.A. 22-2809b). See our bail page.

Reporting, curfews, monitoring or travel limits under K.S.A. 22-2802, plus a no-contact period of at least 72 hours on person crimes.

• Osage County District Court, Osage County Courthouse, 717 Topeka Ave., P.O. Box 549, Lyndon, KS 66451; 785-828-4713, fax 785-828-4704.
• City cases: Osage City, Overbrook, Carbondale or Burlingame. See our court page.

Prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); felony preliminary hearing within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial 150 days from arraignment when held only on the charge, 180 when released (K.S.A. 22-3402).

At the Lyndon first appearance, ask the judge and fill out the financial affidavit. Kansas' indigent defense board (785-296-6631) pays.

K.S.A. 19-1903 makes the sheriff responsible for meals, water, medical care and separate housing of men and women. Report medications to the jail at 785-828-4991.

In-person visits ended Jan. 1, 2025, and every visit now runs on video. Families can schedule remote visits through the provider linked on the sheriff's corrections page, or use free on-site video sessions at the Law Enforcement Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. See our visitation page.

Yes. Under Kansas law, counsel may see a jailed client "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930); lawyers should call 785-828-4991 to arrange one.

Letters go by U.S. Mail to the inmate by name at the Law Enforcement Center, 131 W. 14th St., Lyndon, KS 66451. Books come only as donations, and other items need a jail sergeant's approval. See our mail page and messaging page.

Only cash or money orders are accepted for inmates, per the corrections page; call 785-828-4991 for drop-off details. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Register with VINE at 866-574-8463 or online; it sends a call, text or email when the Lyndon jail records a release or transfer.

1. Deputies or one of the city departments bring the person to 131 W. 14th St. for booking.
2. Someone who arrives unconscious, badly hurt, very sick or heavily intoxicated can be sent for a medical check before the jail accepts them (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. Bond is set within 48 hours.
4. District charges are heard in Lyndon; city ordinance cases go to that town's court.

The Lyndon jail holds adults; a judge can order a youth to a juvenile detention center instead. The sheriff's office (785-828-4657) can tell parents where.

1. Charges 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 before trial is argued before a federal magistrate.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, arrange housing.
4. After sentencing, the BOP inmate locator has the person.

1. An I-247A from ICE reaches the Lyndon jail.
2. Paying the county bond leaves it standing.
3. Custody may extend "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)), then must end.
4. ICE's Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, covers Kansas.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Check KASPER and our Kansas state prisons directory.

Yes. Osage County judges on Topeka Avenue (785-828-4713) must backdate the sentence for all pretrial custody, as K.S.A. 21-6615 provides. The Lyndon jail (785-828-4991) keeps the booking dates.

A petition to the Topeka Avenue clerk can ask a judge to expunge it under K.S.A. 22-2410. The county attorney and arresting agency receive notice. Relief is available for a mistaken-identity arrest or one without probable cause, or when the Osage case ended in acquittal or a dismissal that serves justice, and no $176 fee is due after an acquittal or dismissal.

• Osage County Sheriff's Office, 131 W. 14th St., Lyndon, KS 66451: dispatch 785-828-3121.
• Osage City Police Department, 322 S. Martin, Osage City, KS 66523: 785-528-3131.
• Carbondale Police Department, 202 Main St., Carbondale, KS 66414: 785-836-7377.
• Lyndon Police Department, 730 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451: 785-828-3147.
• Overbrook Police Department, 102 W. Santa Fe Trail, Overbrook, KS 66524: 785-665-7230.
• Burlingame Police Department, 101 E. Santa Fe Ave., Burlingame, KS 66413: 785-654-3329.
• Scranton Police Department, 120 W. Boone, Scranton, KS 66537: 785-793-2336.
• Quenemo no longer has a police department; City Hall: 785-759-3315.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 from a cell phone.
• Emergencies: 911.