Stafford County Jail Overview
Stafford County Jail is documented in the research as the sheriff-operated local jail function serving Stafford County. The official county site does not separate the jail from the Sheriff / Communications page. That page lists Sheriff Rob Murrow, an undersheriff identified as Brown, Communications Director Gina Schwein, and the courthouse-block contact point in St. John.
The facility serves a local custody role, not a state prison role. People arrested in Stafford County may be booked there while bond, first appearance, holds, or transfer decisions are pending. Kansas law also allows county jails to receive city, county, federal, or corrections-authority prisoners when committed by lawful authority. No official source reviewed published housing units, bed count, security classification, medical unit, work release housing, or a public roster.
The official sheriff and communications page is the local source for Stafford County Jail contact routing.
The image reinforces the main facility rule: call the sheriff and communications office when a current custody lookup cannot be completed online.
Stafford County Jail Capacity
Stafford County did not publish a jail rated capacity, current inmate count, average daily population, annual booking count, or population demographic table in the official online sources reviewed. Those missing figures should not be replaced with estimates from other Kansas counties. A capacity or count request should go to the sheriff as a specific public-record question.
| Facility measure | Published status | How to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | Not located in official online sources | Ask Stafford County Sheriff / Communications |
| Current jail population | No official online roster or dashboard found | Call the sheriff or request a daily count if releasable |
| Annual bookings | Not published online | Ask whether an annual report or jail book summary exists |
| Demographics | Not published for Stafford County Jail | Do not infer local demographics from state or national data |
Look Up Stafford County Jail Inmates
No official Stafford County Jail online roster was located. The correct local lookup path is the sheriff phone line or counter, followed by a Kansas Open Records Act request if the record is not shared informally. When calling, ask whether the person is currently held at Stafford County Jail, whether bond is set, whether a detainer or no-bond hold exists, and whether release or court-date information is available.
- Call Stafford County Sheriff / Communications at (620) 549-3247 during posted public hours.
- Provide the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask whether the person is held locally, transferred, released, or held for another agency.
- Ask how to request a booking record, jail book entry, or booking photo under KORA if needed.
- Use KDOC KASPER, BOP, or ICE ODLS only when the custody type fits those systems.
Important: A missing online Stafford County Jail roster result does not prove release; verify with the sheriff before acting on custody information.
Stafford County Jail Contact
The jail's public contact is the Stafford County Sheriff / Communications office. The same address is used for courthouse and sheriff routing in the official county materials, so callers should confirm the right public entrance before going for a visit, bond question, records request, or property-release issue.
Stafford County Jail
209 North Broadway
St. John, KS 67576
(620) 549-3247
Fax: (620) 549-6409
Public office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
For emergencies, use 911. For filed criminal case questions after an arrest, contact the Stafford County Clerk of District Court rather than the jail.
Visiting Stafford County Jail
Stafford County did not publish a jail visitation schedule, video visitation provider, visitor dress code, lobby rule sheet, or social-visit sign-up process. Because the official rule sheet was not located, visitors should call before travel and ask whether the person is still held locally, whether visits are available, what ID is required, and whether the visit must be scheduled.
| Visit topic | Official detail found | Before you go |
|---|---|---|
| Public visit days | Not published | Call the sheriff before travel |
| Video visits | Not published | Ask whether any remote system exists |
| Visitor ID | Not published locally | Bring government photo ID and confirm rules |
| Contraband rules | No local rule sheet found | Leave weapons, drugs, and restricted items out of the building |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should coordinate directly with jail staff |
Mail and Money at Stafford County Jail
No official Stafford County Jail mail format, commissary vendor, inmate phone vendor, tablet provider, or deposit fee table was found. Families should not assume that cash, cards, money orders, online deposits, or packages are accepted. Call the sheriff first, especially if a person may have been transferred to KDOC, another county, federal custody, or immigration custody.
| Service | Published Stafford detail | Question to ask |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published | Ask for exact name, ID, and address format before mailing |
| Phone calls | Not published | Ask whether calls are collect, prepaid, or vendor-based |
| Money deposits | Not published | Ask where deposits are accepted and what fees apply |
| Commissary | Not published | Ask whether commissary exists and how orders are funded |
| Property release | Not published | Ask what ID or written authorization is required |
Booking at Stafford County Jail
Stafford County did not publish a jail intake manual online. In a typical local booking process, officers confirm identity, check warrants and holds, inventory property, search the person, take fingerprints, take a booking photo if the jail uses one, conduct a medical or safety screen, enter charges or warrants, and make a temporary housing decision. This general process should be verified locally because Stafford County has not posted its own rule sheet.
The booking record can differ from the formal court case. A booking charge is an arrest allegation or hold entry. A court charge begins when the prosecutor files a complaint, information, indictment, citation, or other charging document. In Stafford County, the County Attorney handles felony crimes, selected misdemeanors and traffic prosecutions, juvenile offenses, care and treatment matters, criminal appeals, and selected traffic matters.
Stafford County Jail Records Requests
When a jail record is not available by phone, ask the sheriff how to submit a KORA request. A request for Stafford County Jail records should be narrow: the person's name, date of birth if known, approximate booking date, arresting agency, case number if known, and the specific record sought. Useful record names include jail book entry, booking record, incident report, bond or hold information, and booking photo.
Kansas open-records law does not make every detail public in every case. Juvenile records, sealed records, expunged matters, medical information, protected personal data, active-investigation material, and court-restricted records may be withheld or redacted. Ask for the statutory basis if a record is denied or redacted.
Stafford County Jail Transfers
A person booked into Stafford County Jail may later be released, moved to court, transferred to KDOC after sentencing, held for another Kansas county, or transferred into federal or immigration custody. That is why a search can change from the sheriff to KASPER, BOP, ICE, or Kansas Case Search. VINELink can help with notifications, but it should be paired with direct confirmation when timing matters.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may keep a person in custody after local bond is addressed.
- No-bond hold
- A custody status that usually requires a judge or holding agency to change the hold before release.
- KDOC
- Kansas Department of Corrections, the state system for sentenced prison custody and supervision.
- VINELink
- A custody-notification system for public notifications where records are available.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, bond, and records access with Stafford County Jail before traveling or sending funds.