• Rice County Detention Center, 1442 W. Commercial Ave., Lyons, KS 67554.
• Detention 620-257-7877 (option 1); administration 620-257-7876 (option 2); dispatch 620-257-2363; fax 620-257-2221.
• Nearby:
• Reno County Correctional Facility, 1800 S. Severance St., Hutchinson, KS 67501, 620-694-2741
• McPherson County Jail, 1177 W. Woodside, McPherson, KS 67460, 620-245-1225
• Stafford County Sheriff's Office, 209 N. Broadway, St. John, KS 67576, 620-549-3247 (ask where its arrests are held)

VINELink or 866-574-8463 shows whether Lyons holds someone, and registered users get word by voice, text or email if the inmate leaves or is moved.

Brand-new bookings take time to appear. Call 620-257-7877; if Lyons has no record, try the jails above or the arresting department.

The sheriff's page sets visiting by housing: men on Saturdays, 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m.; women on Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visits last 30 minutes, minors need a parent or guardian, and video visits are arranged through the jail's phone provider. Our visitation page has general tips.

Envelopes need the inmate's full name and 1442 W. Commercial Ave., Lyons, KS 67554; staff inspect all mail. See our mail page and email page.

The sheriff's page names one outside service for both deposits and commissary orders; ask detention at 620-257-7877 for the current link. See our money page and commissary page.

Outgoing calls and video sessions use the jail's contracted phone provider; family set up a prepaid account. See our phone page.

No booking photos are published here. An open-records request sent in writing to the Lyons sheriff (K.S.A. 45-215) may produce one, though exemptions apply; for ICE images use ICE FOIA.

The sheriff's office in Lyons serves Rice County warrants, and deputies will check a name at 620-257-7876. Lyons district court cases are on Kansas CaseSearch; Kansas offers no statewide warrant search, so look there for a bench warrant. Once a lawyer has talked with the court, you can turn yourself in at the Rice County Detention Center and get the matter moving. Lyons's district court clerk, on the third floor at 101 W. Commercial St., answers at 620-257-2383 about missed hearings.

It is posted on Commercial Avenue in Lyons, or through a company on the 20th District's approved list; such companies keep a premium of 10% or more (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Steps: our bail page.

Reporting to court services, alcohol or drug testing, curfews and travel limits are typical (K.S.A. 22-2802); a person-crime charge adds no contact for 72 hours or more.

- Rice County District Court, Rice County Courthouse, 101 W. Commercial St., third floor, Lyons, KS 67554; 620-257-2383, fax 620-257-3826. - Lyons city cases: 620-257-2320. Sterling city cases: 620-278-3423. See our court page.

A detained person must reach a judge without undue delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); a felony preliminary hearing follows within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial must start within 150 days of arraignment in custody, 180 on release (K.S.A. 22-3402).

Rice County filings are on CaseSearch; juvenile and sealed cases are excluded. The clerk at 620-257-2383 provides copies.

Yes, if you qualify: request one when first brought before the Lyons magistrate and complete the indigency form; the state BIDS office (785-296-6631) pays.

Kansas law lets an attorney consult a detained client "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930); calling 620-257-7877 ahead helps.

Tell detention staff about medicines or conditions. The sheriff must supply meals and medical care and separate male and female prisoners (K.S.A. 19-1903).

To the Rice County Sheriff's Office, the county's registering agency (K.S.A. 22-4902), within three business days after settling, taking work or enrolling in school in Rice County (K.S.A. 22-4905). See the KBI offender registry.

1. Officers deliver the arrestee to 1442 W. Commercial.
2. Staff record prints and photos, list property and screen for health or safety risks; a medical problem can send them to the hospital first (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. Bond is assigned by schedule or judicial order.
4. The county attorney's charges later post to CaseSearch.

Not with adults in Lyons. A detention order places a youth in a juvenile facility; ask dispatch (620-257-2363) or the clerk (620-257-2383).

1. Rice County federal cases 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. Detention is decided at a hearing before a federal magistrate.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Wichita, 316-765-6339, assign the jail.
4. After sentencing, check the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE files an I-247A with the Lyons jail.
2. Posting county bond does not remove it.
3. Staff may hold the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
4. Kansas reports to ICE Chicago, 872-351-3990.
5. Use the ICE detainee locator or 888-351-4024.

Release is from the Commercial Avenue building after bond clears, a court order arrives or the sentence runs out; plan transport, as Lyons has no public transit.

Misdemeanor time up to a year is normally served in Lyons. State prison commitments go to KDOC; search KASPER and our Kansas prisons directory.

Yes. Rice County judges on the third floor of the Commercial Street courthouse (620-257-2383) must date a sentence to include all pretrial custody, under K.S.A. 21-6615. The jail (620-257-7877) keeps the dates.

A Rice petition filed with the clerk can ask for expungement under K.S.A. 22-2410. After notice to the county attorney and arresting agency, a judge may order it when the arrest was a mistaken identity, had no probable cause, or closed with an acquittal or a dismissal the judge finds just. The $176 docket fee is not charged in the acquittal or dismissal situations.

• Rice County Sheriff's Office, 1442 W. Commercial, Lyons, KS 67554: 620-257-7876; dispatch 620-257-2363.
• Lyons Police Department, 1344 W. Main, Lyons, KS 67554: 620-257-2355.
• Sterling Police Department, 118 N. Broadway, Sterling, KS 67579: 620-278-2100.
• Chase Police Department, 507 Main, Chase, KS 67524: 620-938-2911.
• Geneseo Police Department, 600 Main St., Geneseo, KS 67444: 620-824-6232.
• Bushton Police Department, 217 S. Main, Bushton, KS 67427: 620-562-3407.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.