Cheyenne County Jail Overview
Cheyenne County Jail is operated by the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office. The official county sheriff page lists Cody Beeson as sheriff and gives the office address as 212 E Washington Street, PO Box 613, St. Francis, KS 67756. The jail is a county jail or local detention facility, not a state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center. The population held locally can include arrestees, pretrial detainees, people held on local warrants, municipal transfers, and short local sentences when accepted by the sheriff.
No official county source located during research gives a jail bed count, rated capacity, pod layout, security classification, intake hours, visitation schedule, commissary vendor, mail policy, or public jail administrator name. Those missing fields should be confirmed directly. Under K.S.A. 19-811, the sheriff has charge and custody of the county jail and prisoners in that jail, making the sheriff's office the correct local custody contact.
Cheyenne County Jail Capacity and Population
Cheyenne County Jail capacity and current population were not located in official sources reviewed for this build. The sheriff page does not publish a jail census. No official county annual jail report, population dashboard, average daily population table, or annual bookings report was found. That prevents a sourced capacity stat block. Third-party jail directory estimates should not be used in place of local records.
Statewide KDOC population figures are useful only for broader Kansas prison context. They do not report the Cheyenne County Jail count. If a current local count is needed, call the sheriff's office or ask how to submit a Kansas Open Records Act request for jail roster information.
Look Up Cheyenne County Jail Inmates
No official Cheyenne County, Kansas online roster was found. A search result for a Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office roster at another domain is for Cheyenne County, Nebraska, not Kansas. The Kansas route begins with direct sheriff contact, then branches to Kansas VINE for county-jail custody notification and to court or state systems when needed.
- Call Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office at 785-332-8880 or dispatch at 785-332-8822.
- Give the person's full name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask whether the person is held at Cheyenne County Jail, released, transferred, or subject to another hold.
- Use Kansas VINELink for county-jail custody notification if the record is available.
- Use Kansas Case Search for filed charges and KASPER after a KDOC sentence or supervision event.
The Cheyenne County inmate records page gives the fuller jail, court, state, federal, and ICE lookup chain.
Cheyenne County Jail Address and Contact
The jail and sheriff's office are tied to the courthouse block in St. Francis. The legacy communications page also lists the Cheyenne County Communications Center at the same Washington Street address and gives the same main number. For emergencies, official county communications guidance points to 911. For non-emergency custody and records questions, use the sheriff's office or dispatch number.
Cheyenne County Jail
212 E Washington Street
St. Francis, KS 67756
785-332-8880
Dispatch: 785-332-8822; sheriff email: sheriff@cncoks.us
Visiting Cheyenne County Jail
No official Cheyenne County Jail visitation schedule was located. No video visitation vendor, dress code, minor-child rule, visitor ID list, cancellation policy, or attorney-visit procedure was published in the official sources reviewed. Call before traveling, especially when coming from Bird City, rural Cheyenne County, or during northwest Kansas winter weather.
| Topic | Published Finding | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not published | Days, hours, sign-in time, and eligibility. |
| Video visitation | Not located | Whether a video option or vendor exists. |
| Visitor ID | Not published | Required government photo ID and minor rules. |
| Dress code | Not published | Clothing restrictions before arrival. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Professional visit scheduling and entry. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Cheyenne County Jail
Official Cheyenne County sources did not publish an inmate mail format, prohibited-mail list, commissary page, phone account provider, tablet program, or money-deposit page. Do not assume a national vendor. Confirm local rules with the sheriff before sending funds or mail, because a wrong format can delay or return correspondence.
| Service | Official Finding | What to Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Not published | Name format, booking number, address line, and prohibited items. |
| Phone or video account | Vendor not located | Whether calls are collect, prepaid, or vendor-managed. |
| Commissary | Not published | Whether commissary exists and how ordering works. |
| Money deposit | Not published | Whether cash, check, money order, or online payment is accepted. |
Booking at Cheyenne County Jail
A local booking process was not posted as an official Cheyenne County procedure. A conservative Kansas county-jail description is appropriate: after arrest, the person is transported to the sheriff's office or jail, identified, checked against warrants and case papers, searched for safety, inventoried for property, fingerprinted and photographed when required, screened for safety or medical concerns, and assigned a custody status or housing decision if held.
St. Francis code adds local context. It says city law-enforcement personnel may make arrests under proper process or on view of an offense and may hold arrestees in a city jail, county jail, or other proper place until trial can be had. It also says state-law arrests not charged under city law are released to the custody of the county sheriff and reported to the county attorney. Current St. Francis public information says the sheriff's department provides city law enforcement, so local custody still points back to Cheyenne County Jail.
Bond and Release at Cheyenne County Jail
No Cheyenne County, Kansas sheriff bond page was located. Confirm bond by calling the sheriff and, when bond is court-set, the Cheyenne County District Court clerk at 785-332-8850. Ask for the exact amount, bond type, payee, payment methods, whether after-hours payment is accepted, and whether another hold blocks release.
| Question | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Is the person still held locally? | Bond cannot be handled locally if the person has been transferred or released. |
| What bond type was ordered? | Cash, surety, personal recognizance, and no-bond holds work differently. |
| Are there other holds? | Probation, parole, another county, federal, or ICE holds may block release. |
| What is the next court date? | Release does not end the court case. |
Court Records After Cheyenne County Jail
Jail booking charges are not the final word on a criminal case. The Cheyenne County Attorney reviews reports and files, amends, reduces, or dismisses formal charges in court. For public district court records, use Kansas Case Search or contact the 15th Judicial District clerk. The Cheyenne County court records after jail arrest page explains the charge path, court request fees, warrants, and expungement sources.
The 15th Judicial District overview shows Cheyenne County courthouse contact and the district court context.
Use the court record for filed charge status and hearing dates, and use the jail for current custody and release status.
KASPER, BOP, and ICE Alternatives
Cheyenne County Jail is not the right search tool for every person with a Cheyenne County connection. Once a person is sentenced to KDOC custody or placed under KDOC supervision, use KASPER. For federal custody, use BOP and the U.S. Marshals District of Kansas for federal pretrial context. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. These systems do not replace a local jail custody call, and the local jail does not replace them.
- KASPER
- Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository for KDOC custody and supervision records.
- BOP
- Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal inmate records.
- ICE ODLS
- ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detainee lookup.
- Kansas VINE
- County-jail custody notification route, separate from KDOC prison search.
Directions to Cheyenne County Jail
Cheyenne County Jail is in St. Francis at the county courthouse block. The City of St. Francis describes the city as accessible by U.S. Highway 36 and Kansas Highway 27. From U.S. 36, route into the downtown courthouse area. From K-27, use the junction with U.S. 36 and Washington Street and proceed toward county offices. From rural Cheyenne County or Bird City, use U.S. 36 and call ahead before travel.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, parking, and the correct public entrance with Cheyenne County Jail before traveling.