• Sheridan County Jail, inside the sheriff's office, 940 Eighth St., Hoxie, KS 67740; 785-675-3481.
• The sheriffs' association lists eight holding spaces and a $35 daily board rate for outside agencies.
• Nearby jails to call if Hoxie has no record:
• Thomas County Jail, 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701, 785-460-4570
• Graham County Jail, 410 N. Pomeroy Ave., Hill City, KS 67642, 785-421-2107
• Norton County Jail, 105 S. Kansas Ave., Norton, KS 67654, 785-877-5780

Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming each have a Sheridan County with their own jails. Online results naming those states do not cover Hoxie.

VINELink, or 866-574-8463, reports whether a Kansas jail holds the person and, once you sign up, alerts you by phone, text message or email the moment custody status changes.

Call the sheriff's office at 785-675-3481 to ask about visiting days, times and dress rules before driving to Eighth Street; bring photo ID. Our visitation page has general advice.

Write the inmate's full name, then Sheridan County Jail, 940 Eighth St., Hoxie, KS 67740. Ask staff what items are refused. See our mail page and email page.

Ask the sheriff's office at 785-675-3481 how deposits are accepted in Hoxie. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

No. A written open-records request to the Hoxie sheriff may produce a photo (K.S.A. 45-215); some can be withheld. ICE photos: ICE FOIA.

Hoxie is where the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office sits, and Hoxie deputies are the ones serving warrants; ring them at 785-675-3481. Hoxie court cases are on Kansas CaseSearch; Kansas doesn't have a statewide warrant search, but a judge's warrant shows up in the Hoxie file. To clear one, have your lawyer talk to the court, then report to the Sheridan County Jail. Hoxie's district court clerk, 925 9th St., answers at 785-675-3451 about missed hearings.

At the Eighth Street sheriff's office, or through an approved surety charging 10% or more (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Steps: our bail page.

Court services reporting, testing, travel limits and curfew are common (K.S.A. 22-2802); a person-crime arrest triggers no contact for at least 72 hours.

- Sheridan County District Court, 925 9th St., PO Box 753, Hoxie, KS 67740; 785-675-3451. See our court page.

Prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); a 14-day window for a felony preliminary (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial 150 days after arraignment if jailed, 180 if bonded (K.S.A. 22-3402).

15th District court services officers handle most Hoxie probation; the clerk at 785-675-3451 can connect you. Higher-risk felony cases go to community corrections. A violation can mean a warrant and a return to Eighth Street.

Ask at 785-675-3481 whether the inmate can authorize a property release, and bring photo ID. Send needed prescriptions in labeled pharmacy bottles; staff decide whether they are used.

CaseSearch carries public Hoxie filings (not juvenile or sealed cases); copies come from the clerk at 785-675-3451.

Ask the judge in Hoxie at the first hearing and complete the indigency affidavit; BIDS (785-296-6631) covers the fee.

Kansas requires the jail to admit an inmate's attorney "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930); phoning 785-675-3481 first saves a wasted trip.

Tell staff about medicines and conditions at 785-675-3481. By statute the sheriff furnishes meals and needed medical attention and keeps male and female prisoners apart (K.S.A. 19-1903).

To the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office (K.S.A. 22-4902), inside three business days of any new Sheridan County residence, workplace or school (K.S.A. 22-4905). Search the KBI offender registry.

1. The arresting deputy, Hoxie officer or trooper brings the person to 940 Eighth St.
2. Jail staff fingerprint and photograph them, list property and screen for medical needs, which take priority (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. The bond schedule or a 15th District judge sets the amount.
4. When the county attorney files, the complaint shows on CaseSearch.

Hoxie does not house minors beside adults; a youth ordered detained is moved to a juvenile facility. Ask the sheriff (785-675-3481) or the clerk (785-675-3451).

1. Federal cases from Sheridan County are heard 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. A Topeka magistrate judge rules on detention.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, decide where the person is housed.
4. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE lodges an I-247A with the Hoxie jail.
2. State bond does not lift it.
3. Eighth Street staff can hold them "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
4. ICE Chicago serves Kansas: 872-351-3990.
5. Check the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

People leave Eighth Street when bond clears, a judge signs them out, or their time is served. Hoxie has no bus or taxi service, so plan the ride home in advance.

County terms of a year or less are usually served in the Hoxie jail. Prison terms go to KDOC: search KASPER and our Kansas prisons directory.

Yes. The 9th Street court (785-675-3451) gives a day of sentence credit for every pretrial day in custody, as K.S.A. 21-6615 directs. The sheriff at 785-675-3481 can confirm the dates.

A person may petition the 9th Street clerk under K.S.A. 22-2410. Prosecutors and the arresting officers get notice, and a Sheridan judge may expunge a mistaken-identity arrest, one without probable cause, or if the case ended in acquittal or a just dismissal. Those last two outcomes also waive the $176 fee.

• Sheridan County Sheriff's Office, 940 Eighth St., Hoxie, KS 67740: 785-675-3481.
• Hoxie Police Department, Hoxie, KS 67740: with no separate number in the KBI directory; Hoxie arrests are reached through 785-675-3481.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.