Osborne County Jail

• Osborne County Jail, 128 S. Fifth St., P.O. Box 235, Osborne, KS 67473; 785-346-2001, fax 785-346-2345. Emergencies: 911.
• Jails in surrounding counties:
• Smith County Jail, 217 S. Jefferson St., Smith Center, KS 66967, 785-282-5180
• Mitchell County Jail, 1716 N. Hersey Ave., Beloit, KS 67420, 785-738-3523
• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (ask where its prisoners are held), 116 N. Second St., Lincoln, KS 67455, 785-524-4479
• Russell County Jail, 210 E. Fourth St., Russell, KS 67665, 785-483-2151
• Ellis County Jail, 105 W. 12th St., Hays, KS 67601, 785-625-1040
• Rooks County Jail, 803 S. Elm St., Stockton, KS 67669, 785-425-6312

According to the sheriff's county page, the Osborne jail was built in 1955 and holds 12. Because space is that tight, ask the sheriff whether a person is housed in Osborne or placed in another county.

The county page says the sheriff employs seven full-time officers and is a countywide agency covering about 900 square miles. A jail administrator is listed among the staff.

Phone 785-346-2001 with the person's full name and date of birth, or search VINELink. If the answer is no, try the neighboring jails listed above.

Yes. The KBI agency list shows the Osborne Police Department at 128 N. First St., 785-346-5721, alongside the sheriff. People arrested by city officers are booked into the county jail, while deputies cover Downs, Natoma, Alton, Portis and the countryside.

No booking photos are published. You may make a written request to the sheriff citing the Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215), which the office can refuse in some cases. Immigration photos go through ICE FOIA.

In the town of Osborne, the county sheriff's office serves warrants; deputies there will look up a name at 785-346-2001. For Osborne court cases the search tool is Kansas CaseSearch, because Kansas has no statewide warrant search, and a judge's warrant would be logged with the rest of the docket. Turning yourself in at the Osborne County Jail, with a lawyer who has spoken to the court, is the usual way to clear one. The district court clerk's office, on West Main at number 423, can help with a missed hearing at 785-346-5911.

A 17th District judge or magistrate fixes the amount, and it is paid at the Fifth Street jail. Approved agents charge at least 10% (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Details are on our bail page.

Curfews, monitoring, travel limits and check-ins are all allowed by K.S.A. 22-2802. Person-crime cases carry a no-contact rule of at least 72 hours.

- Osborne County District Court, 423 W. Main St., P.O. Box 160, Osborne, KS 67473; 785-346-5911, fax 785-346-5992. - Osborne is part of the 17th Judicial District. More on our court page.

First appearance without unnecessary delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); a felony preliminary hearing inside 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); and trial within 150 days of arraignment for a person held only on that case, or 180 days if out on bond (K.S.A. 22-3402).

These district cases appear on CaseSearch; criminal files use CR case numbers, and juvenile or sealed cases are excluded. The clerk at 785-346-5911 can help with copies.

The defendant asks at the first hearing and signs an affidavit about income. The state indigent defense board, 785-296-6631, pays appointed counsel.

Yes. K.S.A. 19-1930 says prisoners' attorneys must be permitted to visit them "at all reasonable hours" (statute text). Counsel should call 785-346-2001 first.

Kansas makes the sheriff responsible for meals, medical attention and separate housing for men and women (K.S.A. 19-1903). Tell jail staff about prescriptions at 785-346-2001.

State law directs the sheriff to receive prisoners committed by city officers and by U.S. authorities (K.S.A. 19-1930). In Osborne that includes arrests by the police department on North First Street.

No visiting schedule is posted on the county site. Call 785-346-2001 for current times and ID rules. Our visitation page has general tips.

Write the inmate's full name, then Osborne County Jail, P.O. Box 235, Osborne, KS 67473, and include a return address; ask staff about photo and paper limits. See our mail page and messaging page.

The county pages list no deposit method. Staff at 785-346-2001 can explain the deposit method and the commissary order day. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Sign up on VINELink and it will contact you once the Osborne jail books a transfer or release out. Victims may separately request notice from the prosecutor.

1. An officer brings the person to 128 S. Fifth St. for booking: fingerprints, a photo, an inventory of property and a health screen.
2. The jail may ask for a medical exam first for an arrestee who is unresponsive, badly hurt, very sick or heavily intoxicated (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. Bond is set from a schedule or by a judge at first appearance.
4. Charges filed by the prosecutor are later visible in CaseSearch.

The jail is for adults. A detained youth goes to a juvenile detention center; the sheriff at 785-346-2001 can say which.

1. The case is filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas; Osborne County is in the Salina division, heard in Topeka at 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. Whether the defendant stays jailed until trial gets decided at a detention hearing in Topeka.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, arrange where the prisoner stays.
4. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE sends an I-247A to the Osborne jail.
2. A paid county bond does not cancel it.
3. The jail may keep custody "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); after that the hold lapses.
4. The ICE Chicago Field Office, 872-351-3990, handles Kansas.
5. Check the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Search KASPER and see our Kansas state prisons directory.

• Osborne County Sheriff's Office, 128 S. Fifth St., Osborne, KS 67473: 785-346-2001.
• Osborne Police Department, 128 N. First St., Osborne, KS 67473: 785-346-5721.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800, or *47 by cell.
• Emergencies: 911.