Search Jackson County Inmate Population

Jackson County Inmate Population

The Jackson County inmate population is housed locally at the Jackson County Jail in Holton. Official research found one detention facility in the county facility map. It is operated by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and holds adult males and females. The jail population can include pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, court remands, city or federal prisoners held under Kansas law, and people held for another agency. The roster inspection also showed outside holds, including county and tribal examples, which means the visible jail count can include more than a single Jackson County criminal case.

The population count changes for plain reasons. New arrests add people after booking is complete. Bond, court release, sentence completion, or transfer can remove people. A person sentenced to Kansas Department of Corrections custody leaves the county jail population and should be searched through KASPER, not the county roster. Federal and immigration custody are also separate systems. Jackson County does not have a KDOC prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center in the county, so those searches use statewide or federal tools.

Jackson County Inmate Population Statistics

Jackson County has several sourced population measures, and they are not all the same kind of number. The 2024 PREA audit lists designed capacity, current population, average daily population, housing units, and day-one audit population. The sheriff PREA page lists year-end and average daily population for 2022 and 2023. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association profile uses a different jail size figure and bed split. Each figure below keeps its source and date because capacity, roster count, and average daily population answer different questions.

Jackson County Jail Population Trends

The official trend data is strongest for 2022 through the 2024 audit period. The sheriff PREA page reported a higher 2022 average daily population than 2023. The 2024 PREA audit then reported an average daily population between those two annual values. The same audit said the facility had no over-capacity point in the prior 12 months, which is a direct local finding rather than a general assumption.

Jackson County Inmate Makeup

Jackson County's published demographic detail is limited but useful. The 2024 PREA audit says the jail held both females and males, had no youthful inmates, and housed adults across low, medium, and high custody levels. The audit gives an age range of 18 to 71. It also tracked day-one vulnerability categories, including cognitive or functional disability, limited English proficiency, deaf or hard-of-hearing status, and prior sexual victimization disclosures. The research did not find a race or ethnicity breakdown for the full jail population.

• Adult jail population: Official sources describe adult male and female prisoners, not juveniles.
• Custody level: The 2024 PREA audit identifies low, medium, and high custody levels.
• Gender split: Year-end 2023 was 55 male and 15 female; year-end 2022 was 68 male and 16 female.
• Outside holds: The public roster can show holds for other jurisdictions or agencies.

Jackson County Jail Capacity

Capacity is reported two ways in the research. The PREA audit lists a designed capacity of 122. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association profile lists jail size as 108, with 86 male beds and 22 female beds. Those figures should not be merged into one unsourced number. They come from different official or law-enforcement association sources and may reflect different counting methods, dates, or definitions.

The audit is also the source for the overcrowding finding. It says there was no over-capacity point in the prior 12 months. No official consent decree, DOJ investigation, recent jail-death article, or construction project was located in the research. The audit found 45 PREA standards met, 0 exceeded, and 0 not met.

Jackson County Inmate Population Laws

Kansas law explains both custody and access. The sheriff has charge and custody of county jail prisoners. KORA gives the public a route to inspect and obtain public records unless another law closes them. Some jail material can still be withheld or redacted for privacy, juvenile confidentiality, sealed records, or active-investigation reasons. Death-in-custody reporting is also addressed by Kansas law for city and county jail prisoners.

Search Jackson County Inmates

The roster is the fastest way to search the current Jackson County inmate population. It is on the sheriff's site under Agency Data. At inspection, it showed a disclaimer, Search For fields, a current inmate count, booking images, charges, bonds, arresting agency, date, age, sex, race, and pagination. The disclaimer says information changes quickly, may contain errors, and should not be used for legal action. That warning is important because booking data is not a conviction record.

1. Open the Jackson County Jail roster and accept the disclaimer.
2. Search by name, using broad spelling first if the result is missing.
3. Search by booking number when a number is available.
4. Read the charge, bond, agency, date, and demographic fields together.
5. Call the jail if the search is time-sensitive or the person may have just been booked.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office homepage links to jail, roster, warrants, media releases, and VINELink resources.

That local navigation is useful because Jackson County separates roster, warrant, Most Wanted, and notification tools into different public-safety channels.

Jackson County Roster Search Fields

The county roster search is simple. It does not ask for date of birth, address, court date, or housing unit. That simplicity helps quick searches, but it also means users should confirm close matches before taking action. The booking number field is the most precise option when it is known.

Jackson County Inmate Record Fields

A current Jackson County inmate record shows public booking details, not a full jail file. The public view lists name, booking number, image area, charges, bond, arresting agency, date, age, sex, and race. It does not show full birth date, Social Security number, home address, fingerprints, medical notes, exact housing unit, attorney information, court date, projected release date, or full release history. For filed charges and outcomes, use Kansas court records.

Booking

The jail intake record created after arrest, remand, or transfer.

Detainer

A hold from another agency that may keep a person in custody.

Remand

A court order placing or keeping a person in jail custody.

PR bond

Release on a promise to appear, when ordered by the court.

Disposition

The court outcome of a filed charge.

Jackson County Jail vs KDOC

The county jail and state prison systems should be searched separately. Jackson County Jail covers local custody before trial, local sentences, remands, and visible holds. KDOC covers sentenced Kansas corrections custody and KDOC-funded or operated programs. The KDOC locating FAQ says KASPER location and status information is updated daily, excluding weekends. KASPER also states that it is not a complete criminal-history check.

Jackson County Court Charge Records

Booking charges and filed charges can diverge. After a Jackson County arrest, the County Attorney reviews the case and files, amends, reduces, or dismisses charges in district court. The official County Attorney page names Bethany Lee and lists the office at 400 New York, Suite 400, Holton. Kansas Case Search is the statewide portal for district court records. The Judicial Branch also describes courthouse access and a request process for records that are not available online.

The practical workflow is to copy the roster name, booking number, booking date, and charge text, then search Kansas Case Search by party name or case number. A warrant record should also be checked in court records because warrant entries often use court case numbers.

Jackson County Detention Facility

The facility map resolves to one local jail page for this project. The Jackson County Jail is the county facility for the local inmate population. No KDOC prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was found in Jackson County, so non-county custody searches use the state or federal locator instead of another local facility page.

• Jackson County Jail - the county jail in Holton for adults in pretrial custody, short local sentences, remands, and visible outside holds.

Jackson County Custody Contacts

For a current inmate, call the jail before relying on an old screenshot or search result. The sheriff contact page lists the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at 210 US Hwy 75, Holton, Kansas 66436, phone 785-364-2251, fax 785-364-4820, Sheriff Tim Morse, and Undersheriff John Calhoon. The jail information page gives 785-364-4121 for correctional staff and bond decisions.

Jackson County Inmate Population FAQ

How large is the Jackson County inmate population? The 2024 PREA audit lists 82 current inmates and an average daily population of 87 for the past 12 months. The public roster inspection on June 13, 2026 showed 30 current listed inmates, which is a point-in-time roster count rather than an annual population measure.

How do I search the Jackson County inmate population? Start with the sheriff's jail roster, then call 785-364-2251 or 785-364-4121 if the name is missing or time-sensitive. Use KASPER for sentenced Kansas prisoners, BOP for federal inmates, ICE ODLS for immigration custody, and VINELink for custody notifications.

Are Jackson County mugshots public? The roster displays booking-photo or image slots when available. Kansas generally treats many jail-book and booking-photo records as public unless a KORA exemption or court restriction applies. The sheriff's office is the source for a KORA request when a current photo is not online.

Where are court charges after booking? Filed charges are searched through Kansas Case Search and Jackson County District Court, not only the jail roster. A roster charge is an arrest-side entry; the court case shows prosecutor-filed charges and dispositions.