Washington County Jail

• Washington County Jail, Law Enforcement Center, 301 B St., Washington, KS 66968; 785-325-2293; fax 785-325-2924. The sheriff patrols all 900 square miles of the county.
• Nearby:
• Republic County Jail, 1815 M St., Belleville, KS 66935, 785-527-5658
• Marshall County Jail, 107 S. 13th, Marysville, KS 66508, 785-562-3141
• Clay County Jail, 539 Lincoln Ave., Clay Center, KS 67432, 785-632-5601
• Cloud County Jail, 2090 Ft. Kearney St., Concordia, KS 66901, 785-243-3636

Ask at 785-325-2293 with a full name and birth date. VINE also offers alerts if custody status changes; an arrest made tonight may be missing until processing ends.

Thursday to Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m., by appointment booked at least 24 hours ahead at 785-325-2293 ext. 1. Each inmate gets two 30-minute visits or one 60-minute visit per week. Bring valid photo ID; minors stay with an adult. No bare shoulders or midriffs, short shorts or skirts, or gang or drug slogans; phones stay outside. See our visitation page.

Bring cash to the jail or send a postal money order in the inmate's name to 301 B St., Washington, KS 66968. See our money page and commissary page.

Calls, messages and video visits run through the jail's contracted systems; the jail information page lists current numbers. Our phone page and email page explain how such accounts generally work.

Letters, photos and money orders, addressed to the inmate's full name at 301 B St., Washington, KS 66968. Other paper, envelopes and stamps are returned, and books must come straight from the publisher with jail approval. See our mail page.

Washington County does not post them. Send a written records request to the sheriff's office under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215); some records may be withheld. ICE images: ICE FOIA.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office, in the town of Washington, serves warrants for the whole county; deputies answer at 785-325-2293. The courthouse in Washington puts its cases on Kansas CaseSearch, useful given that Kansas lacks a statewide warrant search, and a Washington bench warrant is recorded in the case. A lawyer can call ahead to the court and walk you in to the Washington County Jail. The district court clerk, 214 C Street, can help with a missed hearing at 785-325-2381.

A 12th District judge sets it; cash, property or an approved bondsman (at least a 10% fee under K.S.A. 22-2809b). Steps are on our bail page.

Release orders here can include reporting to court services, a curfew, an ankle monitor or staying in Kansas (K.S.A. 22-2802); person crimes bring a 72-hour no-contact minimum.

- Washington County District Court, Washington County Courthouse, 214 C St., Washington, KS 66968; 785-325-2381, fax 785-325-2557. - City ordinance cases go to each town's municipal court. See our court page.

Prompt first appearance (K.S.A. 22-2901); felony preliminary within 14 days (K.S.A. 22-2902); speedy trial in 150 days in custody or 180 on release (K.S.A. 22-3402).

CaseSearch shows public filings; closed and juvenile files are restricted. Copies: 785-325-2381.

Request one when first before the judge, with a sworn financial statement; Kansas' defense board (785-296-6631) pays appointed counsel. Attorneys may meet jailed clients "at all reasonable hours" (K.S.A. 19-1930); call ahead.

Tell the jail at 785-325-2293 about prescriptions or conditions. Kansas law makes the sheriff responsible for prisoners' food and medical care and for separating men and women (K.S.A. 19-1903).

1. Fingerprints, photograph, property list and health questions at 301 B St.
2. Someone hurt, sick or unresponsive may be taken for treatment first.
3. Bond is set by schedule or by a judge.
4. Charges filed by the county attorney then show in CaseSearch.

People walk out of the B Street building after bond posts, a judge orders release, or a sentence ends. Ask the jail whether the inmate can sign property, cash or glasses over to you, and bring ID. Arrange a ride; the county has no public bus.

Misdemeanor sentences of up to a year are generally served in the county jail. Anyone sentenced to state prison is moved to KDOC custody; look people up on KASPER and our Kansas state prisons directory.

If a car was towed after an arrest, the sheriff's office at 785-325-2293 can say which towing company has it and whether a release is needed. Copies of arrest or incident reports are requested in writing from the sheriff's office; the reporting officer's narrative may be withheld while a case is open, but the basic arrest facts are generally public under Kansas law.

Court services officers of the 12th District supervise most misdemeanor and lower-level felony probation; reach them through the clerk at 785-325-2381. A violation can bring a warrant and a return to jail.

Registrants report to the sheriff (K.S.A. 22-4902) within three business days of moving in, taking a job or enrolling here (K.S.A. 22-4905); see the KBI registry.

Washington, Hanover, Linn, Barnes, Clifton, Greenleaf, Haddam, Mahaska, Morrowville, Palmer and Hollenberg all fall under the sheriff's patrol, so an arrest anywhere in the county normally ends with booking at 301 B St. If the arresting officer was a state trooper on U.S. 36 or a highway, the person still comes to this jail unless they were taken to a hospital or another county first. When in doubt, the 24-hour line can tell you whether the person was brought in and by which agency.

People under 18 are not held with adults. The sheriff (785-325-2293) or the clerk (785-325-2381) can say where a youth went.

1. Charges filed federally are heard in Topeka: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400.
2. U.S. Marshals in Topeka, 785-596-9470, arrange housing before trial.
3. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE sends an I-247A to the jail.
2. Posting county bond does not end it.
3. The person may be kept "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
4. Kansas cases go through ICE Chicago, 872-351-3990.
5. Use the ICE locator or call 888-351-4024.

Yes. The C Street court (785-325-2381) must credit each day of pretrial custody when it dates the sentence, under K.S.A. 21-6615. The jail at 785-325-2293 has the booking dates.

• Washington County Sheriff's Office, 301 B St., Washington, KS 66968: 785-325-2293. The KBI agency list shows no separate city police department in the county.
• Kansas Highway Patrol: 785-296-6800. Emergencies: 911.