• Thomas County Jail, 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701; 785-460-4570; after hours 785-460-4460.
• The jail shares the building with the district court and Colby police.
• Nearby jails:
• Sherman County Jail, 813 1/2 Broadway, Goodland, KS 67735, 785-890-4835
• Sheridan County Jail, 940 Eighth St., Hoxie, KS 67740, 785-675-3481
• Graham County Jail, 410 N. Pomeroy Ave., Hill City, KS 67642, 785-421-2107

Names of current inmates and, for some, a note that they are housed for another agency. Call the jail to confirm charges or bond.

Thomas County, Georgia (Thomasville) and Thomas County, Nebraska have their own jails. Results naming those states do not cover Colby.

VINELink, or 866-574-8463, confirms custody in Kansas jails and can notify you about a release or transfer after you register.

Per the visitation page, visits are by video kiosk in the jail lobby, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting. Visitors need a state-issued ID; minors must follow the posted rules, and a 30-day rule applies to recently released people. Our visitation page has general tips.

The inmate questions page says no outside items are accepted except approved property; call 785-460-4578 before bringing anything. Medications must be sealed. Staff do not pass along messages or transfers between inmates.

Put the person's legal name on the envelope, addressed to 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701. See our mail page and email page.

Per the deposits page: use the lobby kiosk, the online service, or mail a money order or a wire-service money order. Cash and personal checks are not accepted by mail. See our money page and commissary page.

Through the jail phone system using prepaid phone time; ask 785-460-4570. See our phone page.

Send a written Open Records Act request to the Colby sheriff (K.S.A. 45-215); some photos may be withheld. ICE photos: ICE FOIA.

Colby deputies with the Thomas County Sheriff's Office handle warrants, and they'll check a name at 785-460-4570. Colby court cases appear on Kansas CaseSearch, the spot to check because Kansas has no statewide warrant search; any Colby bench warrant is noted in the case. The Thomas County Jail in Colby, which also holds some people from Gove County, is where you'd surrender, ideally with a lawyer having set it up. Colby's district court clerk, 275 N. Court Ave., answers at 785-460-4540 about missed hearings.

At the jail, 275 N. Court, or through a bonding company approved in the 15th District (fee 10% or more, K.S.A. 22-2809b). Attorneys and bondsmen can leave messages for inmates through staff. Steps: our bail page.

Court services reporting, sobriety testing, curfew and a stay-away order (K.S.A. 22-2802); the statute sets a three-day no-contact minimum after person crimes.

- Thomas County District Court, 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701; 785-460-4540, fax 785-460-2291. See our court page.

Prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); felony preliminary within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial within 150 days of arraignment if jailed, 180 if bonded (K.S.A. 22-3402).

15th District court services, based in the Colby courthouse; call the clerk (785-460-4540). Community corrections takes higher-risk felonies. Breaking the rules typically leads to an arrest order and booking again on North Court.

Ask at 785-460-4570 whether the inmate can sign property out to you, and bring ID. Approved items brought in go through 785-460-4578.

Colby's public district filings are on CaseSearch, minus juvenile and sealed cases; the clerk at 785-460-4540 makes copies.

If you qualify. Tell the judge at first appearance and sign the indigency affidavit; BIDS (785-296-6631) pays.

Kansas law grants lawyers access "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930); the sheriff's attorney page explains contact steps.

Medications must come sealed; tell staff about prescriptions at 785-460-4570. The sheriff provides food and medical attention (K.S.A. 19-1903).

To the Thomas County Sheriff's Office (K.S.A. 22-4902), within three business days of a new Thomas County home, job or school (K.S.A. 22-4905). KBI offender registry.

1. Deputies, Colby officers or troopers bring the person into 275 N. Court.
2. Jailers record prints, a photo and property and check health, emergencies first (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. Bond is set by schedule or a 15th District judge.
4. Filed charges then appear on CaseSearch.

Colby houses adults only; a court sends detained minors to a youth center. Ask the sheriff (785-460-4570) or clerk (785-460-4540).

1. Federal cases from Thomas County 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. A Topeka federal magistrate weighs pretrial custody.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, assign the jail.
4. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE lodges an I-247A with the Colby jail.
2. State bail does not end it.
3. Jail staff may hold them "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
4. ICE Chicago covers Kansas: 872-351-3990.
5. Use the ICE detainee locator or 888-351-4024.

When bail posts, a judge orders it, or time is served. Plan a ride from North Court Avenue.

Misdemeanor time, a year at most, is normally done at the Colby jail. Prison terms go to KDOC; search KASPER and our Kansas prisons directory.

It does. Thomas judges on North Court Avenue (785-460-4540) credit each pretrial day in custody under K.S.A. 21-6615; the jail (785-460-4570) keeps the dates.

• Thomas County Sheriff's Office, 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701: 785-460-4570.
• Colby Police Department, same building: 785-460-4460; lobby weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Colby Community College campus police and security, 1255 S. Range Ave.: 785-460-5508.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.