• Wallace County Sheriff's Office, 313 N. Main St., P.O. Box 37, Sharon Springs, KS 67758; 785-852-4288, fax 785-852-4275; open 24 hours; email lawenforcement@wallacecountysheriff.org. Emergencies: 911.
• Jails in surrounding counties:
• Sherman County Jail, 813 1/2 Broadway, Goodland, KS 67735, 785-890-4835
• Thomas County Jail, 275 N. Court Ave., Colby, KS 67701, 785-460-4570
• Greeley County Jail, 208 E. Harper St., Tribune, KS 67879, 620-376-4233
• Scott County Jail, 602 W. Fifth St., Scott City, KS 67871, 620-872-2133

We found no county or state sheriffs' association page naming a Wallace County jail, so we won't guess at one. Ask the dispatcher at 785-852-4288 which facility booked the person, then deal with that jail for visits, deposits and bond.

Wallace County runs on Mountain Time, one of the few Kansas counties that does. Court settings, release times and visiting slots here are an hour behind Topeka, so confirm the zone before you drive or schedule a call.

The county's staff directory shows that the elected sheriff also serves as emergency manager and that a head dispatcher runs the console. The office answers at all hours at the same courthouse address.

No. The KBI's list of Kansas agencies shows only the sheriff's office for Wallace County, so deputies handle Sharon Springs, Wallace and Weskan as well as the countryside.

The KBI agency list shows walk-in fingerprinting at the sheriff's office, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at no charge, on ink cards or digitally.

Enter the full name on VINELink; the result names the holding agency. If it shows nothing, phone 785-852-4288 or try the jails listed above.

Wallace County posts none online. File a written open-records request with the sheriff (K.S.A. 45-215); parts can be withheld. Immigration photos go through ICE FOIA.

Sharon Springs deputies with the Wallace County Sheriff's Office carry out warrants, and the dispatcher at 785-852-4288 can tell you whether one is active and where the county's prisoners are being held. Sharon Springs court cases are listed on Kansas CaseSearch; Kansas has no statewide warrant search, so a bench warrant would show there. A lawyer can arrange your surrender so it's handled on a planned day. Sharon Springs's district court clerk, 313 N. Main St., answers at 785-995-4289 about missed hearings.

The 15th District magistrate. Pay at the facility that has the person or through a surety it accepts; agents keep a fee of 10% or more (K.S.A. 22-2809b). Details on our bail page.

Reporting, curfews, electronic monitoring and travel restrictions are allowed (K.S.A. 22-2802); after a person-crime arrest, no contact lasts at least 72 hours.

- Wallace County District Court, Wallace County Courthouse, 313 N. Main St., P.O. Box 8, Sharon Springs, KS 67758; 785-995-4289, fax 785-995-4051. - Wallace County has a resident 15th District magistrate. More on our court page.

A first appearance without unnecessary delay (K.S.A. 22-2901); a felony preliminary hearing within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); trial within 150 days of arraignment while in custody on just this case, 180 days on release (K.S.A. 22-3402).

Sharon Springs filings show in CaseSearch under CR numbers for criminal cases; juvenile and sealed matters stay hidden. Paper copies come from the clerk at 785-995-4289.

Ask the magistrate at the opening hearing and fill out the income affidavit; BIDS (785-296-6631) pays the appointed attorney.

Kansas guarantees counsel access to a detained client "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930). Phone the holding jail first.

The sheriff must provide prisoners meals and medical care and to house men apart from women (K.S.A. 19-1903). Tell the holding jail about prescriptions.

The sheriff's office registers offenders under K.S.A. 22-4902; a person must report in person within three business days of moving to, working in or attending school in Wallace County (K.S.A. 22-4905). Search the KBI offender registry.

Visits follow the rules of whatever jail has the person. Learn which one from the sheriff, then ask about days and ID. See our visitation page.

Address mail to the holding jail with the full legal name and a return address. Our mail page and messaging page have more.

Each jail sets its own deposit methods; ask the one holding the person. See our money page, commissary page and phone page.

Yes. Sign up on VINELink and you will hear by phone, SMS or email the moment custody status shifts.

1. The person is booked at a jail: fingerprints, a photograph, a property list and a health check.
2. Anyone unconscious, seriously ill or injured, or heavily intoxicated may need a doctor's clearance before booking (K.S.A. 19-1930).
3. A preset schedule or the Sharon Springs magistrate fixes bond.
4. Charges filed by the county attorney show up in CaseSearch.

People under 18 are kept apart from adults, and a judge may order a youth into a regional juvenile center. Call 785-852-4288 to learn which.

1. Filing is in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Salina division, at 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. A magistrate judge decides at a hearing whether release is safe.
3. The U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, choose where the person is housed.
4. After sentencing, check the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE lodges an I-247A with the jail that has the person.
2. Bail does not lift it.
3. Custody can stretch "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
4. Kansas falls under ICE Chicago, 872-351-3990.
5. Search the ICE detainee locator or call 888-351-4024.

Check KASPER and our Kansas state prisons directory.

• Wallace County Sheriff's Office, 313 N. Main St., Sharon Springs, KS 67758: 785-852-4288. No town in Wallace County keeps its own force; deputies make every local arrest.
• Emergencies: 911.