Ellis County Inmate Population is a private reference site. It is not a government office and cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Those requests must go to the agency that holds the record.
Official Record Contacts
For current jail custody, start with the Ellis County Jail or the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. For filed charges after an arrest, use Ellis County District Court or Kansas District Court Case Search. Written public-record requests to the sheriff's office should identify the record sought and include the requestor's name, mailing address, phone number, and enough detail to locate the file.
Ellis County Sheriff's Office
105 W. 12th St.
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 625-1040
Office hours for KORA requests: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday except official state holidays.
Ellis County Jail
105 W. 12th St.
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 625-1050
Use this line for jail custody, booking, housing, and bond-status questions.
Ellis County District Court
107 W. 12th St.
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-9415
Public hours: 8-12 and 1-5, with public access closing at 4:30.
Use the route that matches the question:
- For someone in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and the jail phone line.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and the sheriff's KORA process.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the district court clerk.
- For the local detention facility, use the Ellis County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner, search the Kansas Department of Corrections KASPER locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.