Shawnee County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds
Shawnee County, Kansas Bail and Bond in Topeka
Bail in Shawnee County is posted at the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center, 501 SE 8th Ave., Topeka, KS 66607, which the county Department of Corrections runs instead of the sheriff, and release is processed there after the bond clears. The corrections main line, 785-251-5000, gives the bond amount and payment rules, and the county's inmate search tells you if the booking is still active.
1. Where is the person held?
Adults are booked into the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center, 501 SE 8th Ave., Topeka, KS 66607; 785-251-5000. The department also runs an Annex at 818 SE Adams, Topeka, KS 66607, on the same line. If neither has a record, try: - Jefferson County Jail, 1360 Walnut, Oskaloosa, KS 66066, 785-863-2765 - Douglas County Correctional Facility, 3601 E. 25th St., Lawrence, KS 66046, 785-830-1000 - Osage County Jail, 131 W. 14th St., Lyndon, KS 66451, 785-828-4991 - Pottawatomie County Jail, 108 N. First St., Westmoreland, KS 66549, 785-457-3353
↑ Back to the question list2. Where does the bond figure come from?
First confirm custody on the county inmate search, then call corrections at 785-251-5000 for the bond and any hold from another agency. No figure appears until a 3rd District judge rules or a schedule amount applies.
↑ Back to the question list3. Who sets bond?
Judges of the 3rd Judicial District, which covers Shawnee County only and sits at the courthouse on SE 7th Street. Kansas requires that first hearing promptly (K.S.A. 22-2901).
↑ Back to the question list4. Which bond forms are allowed?
A judge can choose own recognizance, full cash, pledged real estate or a bondsman (K.S.A. 22-2802). Bonding companies must be approved by the 3rd District (K.S.A. 22-2809b), and their fee is kept.
↑ Back to the question list5. How is bond posted on SE 8th Avenue?
- Phone 785-251-5000; staff will say the total due and which payment forms the jail takes.
- Bring photo ID and the money to 501 SE 8th Ave., or meet an approved bondsman there.
- Save the bond paper; it lists the next court date.
6. What about Topeka city charges?
They go to the Topeka Municipal Court, 214 SE 8th Ave., Topeka, KS 66603; 785-368-3776. Smaller towns keep their own courts: Silver Lake Municipal Court, 218 W. Railroad St., Silver Lake, KS 66539, 785-582-4280; Rossville Municipal Court, 438 Main St., Rossville, KS 66533, 785-584-6155. Auburn's court is reached through City Hall, 161 W. 9th St., Auburn, KS 66402, 785-256-2426.
↑ Back to the question list7. What release rules apply?
Making every hearing and avoiding new charges. Anyone arrested for a person crime is barred from contacting the alleged victim for at least 72 hours unless the judge says otherwise. Judges may add court services reporting or testing.
↑ Back to the question list8. What if the family cannot afford bond?
The defendant can ask for an appointed lawyer at first appearance; the Board of Indigents' Defense Services (785-296-6631) pays. Counsel may then ask the court to cut the bond.
↑ Back to the question list9. Is cash bond returned?
Yes. Once the Shawnee case closes with every court date kept, the district clerk sends it back, after deducting fines or costs. Skipping court can bring forfeiture and a warrant (K.S.A. 22-2807).
↑ Back to the question list10. Courthouse
Shawnee County District Court, Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 SE 7th St., Suite 209, Topeka, KS 66603; 785-251-6700, fax 785-251-4908. Our court page has more.
↑ Back to the question list11. Federal arrests
Shawnee County is in the Topeka division, so federal cases stay in town. A federal detainer outlasts any Shawnee bond.
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 444 SE Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683; 785-338-5400.
- U.S. Marshals Service, Topeka: 785-596-9470.
12. ICE detainers
Bond leaves an ICE detainer in force, and SE 8th Avenue corrections can continue custody "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)). ICE Chicago Field Office: 872-351-3990; ICE detainee search. For account money, see our money page and commissary page; searches: our inmate page.
↑ Back to the question listShawnee County Detention Center
Address:
501 S.E. 8th Street
Topeka, KS 66607
Phone:
785-291-5000
Posting a Bond in Shawnee County
- If you are posting a bond for an adult offender who has a CA (cash) bond, you have to pay the full amount in the booking area of the Adult Dtention Center.
501 S.E. 8th Street
Topeka, KS 66607 - To get the amount, which may include additional fees, call the Shawnee County Detention Center at 785-291-5000.
- If you are posting a bond for an adult offender who has a PS (professional surety) bond, you will have to contact a bondsman to post the bond. Google "Shawnee County Bail Bondsman".
- If you are posting a bond for an adult offender who has an ORC, ORCD, or CS (own recognizance with cash, own recognizance with cash deposit, or cash deposit) bond, you have to also pay at the Adult Detention Center, and have to have 10% of the bond. To get the amount, which may include additional fees, call the Shawnee County Detention Center at 785-291-5000.
501 S.E. 8th Street
Topeka, KS 66607