Kiowa County Jail – Greensburg, KS

Kiowa County Jail is located in Kiowa County and is the primary jail for that area. Are you looking for someone locked up in Kiowa County Jail? This guide gives you information about anything you might need to know about Kiowa County Jail,like: How to locate an inmate. Find inmate mugshots. The jail’s phone number and address. Bail and bail bondsmen. Kiowa County Jail intake procedures. Court information. And much more…

The prospect of getting arrested and going to jail is a scary prospect, not only for the person who gets locked up, but also their family and friends. This guide is designed to give info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and want to locate them?

Has somebody who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

To see who’s in jail at Kiowa County Jail you have to visit their web site and use the inmate search.

The Kiowa County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of persons who have been arrested, including status, bail amount (if applicable), and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24-hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

If the person you’re searching for is at another jail you will want to check our Kansas county jail guide: List of all county jails in Kansas

A mugshot, also known as a jail booking photo, is a picture taken by the police when you get booked into jail. They will take one frontal photo and a side-view photo. Your full name and booking number will be on the pictures, and they are stored at the jail.

Mugshots can be viewed on the website, or you can see them at the Kiowa County Jail. When you search for mugshots on the website you need to enter the prisoner’s full name, and the arrest date, if you have it.

Want to get your mugshot taken off of the Kiowa County Jail website? This can be tricky, as your mugshot is a public record. To get your mugshot removed you have to file a ‘Petition to Expunge’. What this means is that all of your arrest records would be sealed, and unavailable to the public. It is difficult to do this, and you will most likely need the services of a lawyer.

For more information about getting your mugshot taken down, the many different mugshot websites, and the websites that offer to remove your mugshot for you: How To Get Your Mugshot Taken Down

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Naturally, if you’re locked up, your main thought is about when and how you will get out. After you’ve been booked, bail will be set using the bail schedule or the magistrate will decide it. If you don’t get a bail set this might mean that you will either get released, pending trial, or you are kept in jail until your court date.

If you are released you must promise to be in court on your court date, and you are not allowed to go out of town.

Usually, a prisoner will be given time off for good behavior when they don’t break the rules and conduct themselves properly while in jail.

If you do exhibit good behavior and the jail believes you can be trusted, you may be allowed to participate in a work release program. You will either have to return to jail each day after work, or you could get to live in a halfway house instead of jail.

Bail is money that you have to pay to the court system in order to be released from jail until your trial. The amount of bail that is set is determined by the seriousness of your crime. Someone you know will need to put up 10 percent of the total amount that was set in order to get discharged from jail. If you fail to show up for your court date, whoever put up your bail money will not get their money back.

In order to find out how much someone’s bail is, you will need to call the jail or the county courthouse. If you’ve got the pertinent information, like name, address and date of birth, they’ll tell you the bail amount. You can also see the bail amount on the Kiowa County Jail website.

Having to bail a friend or family member out of jail is an unpleasant situation, but usually, it’s really easy. To start with, you need to find out if they have a “Cash Bond Only”. If so, you won’t be able to get a Bail Bondsman. Take cash only to the jail – the jail will not take checks. As soon as you’ve paid the bail bond, the inmate will be released into your care. If the conditions of bail are not violated, the bail money you posted will be returned to you.

If the amount of bail set is large, or you just can’t afford to pay it, you will need to use a bail bondsman. They will usually charge a fee of 10 to 15 percent of the total amount of bail set, and usually with a minimum fee of $100. The amount you pay to the bondsman is non-refundable and has to be paid in cash. If the bail is exceptionally high, the bail bondsman might require that they use your assets as collateral for the bond in addition to their charges.

You can find a bail bondsman go to: How to find a bail bondsman

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• Get Time Off For Good Behavior
• Get Out on Work Release
• Time Served
• Pre-Trial Release Programs
• Released On House Arrest
• Own Recognizance

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The jail intake procedure includes these steps:

• They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.
• The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact.
• Also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history.
• You will be given an inmate number.
• Your fingerprints will be taken.
• You will have a front and profile photo taken for your mugshot.
• Any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.
• You will get to make a phone call to contact family, friends, or bail bondsman.
• If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will have to wear a jail uniform.

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Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

If you have a, or if you have to report to start a sentence, you really should follow the rules and turn yourself in willingly. In the case of an outstanding warrant, go to the jail reception area, and tell an officer that you think there is an outstanding arrest warrant out for you. A record check will be run, and if so, they will take you into custody and begin the intake process. If you have a jail sentence to serve, go to the jail at the time and date that the sentence order requires you to. Make sure that you get don’t get there late, or they may decide to arrest you. Just bring approved items when you go to jail, like a driver’s license or even ID, any prescription medication you might take, as well as a sentencing order from court.

The inmate need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors is required to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.
Jail visitation policies can change, so you should review the official jail site before you visit an inmate.

The only phone calls that inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (620) 723-2182

Any mail that you send to an inmate is required to be sent using the actual US Postal Service, and not courier or delivery, or hand delivered. You cannot use any other type of mail delivery. You have to clearly print the person’s name, prisoner number, and the address of the jail on the outside of the letter that you send. Do not mail anything in a box, envelope with padding or insulation, bag, or an envelope with metal inside. All mail gets opened and read and examined by the officers at the jail, and the mail will be returned to the sender if it can’t be delivered.

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at Kiowa County Jail is:

Kiowa County Jail
200 East Wisconsin Avenue
Greensburg, KS 67054

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Kiowa County Jail
200 East Wisconsin Avenue
Greensburg, KS 67054

The mail policy at Kiowa County Jail can change, so we suggest that you visit the official website before you send a letter to an inmate.

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When you get arrested, you still have rights, the most important of which is your right to request a lawyer. Remember that you may be limited to the amount of phone calls you can make, so make sure to get a friend or relative to find an attorney when you call. You might be asking yourself ‘do I really need an attorney?’ You’re not required to have an attorney in all cases, an attorney will make sure you know your rights, help protect your interests and help you navigate through the complicated legal system that you are now faced with. The sooner you get a lawyer involved with your criminal case, the better.

For more information about the benefits of and how to hire an attorney, click here: Find a Lawyer

If you’ve been arrested and don’t have the money to hire an attorney, the courts will assign you a public defender, which is a free lawyer. The Public Defender Office has access to private investigators, crime scene and forensics experts and social case workers. You should be reassured that Public Defenders are real attorneys, members of the Kansas State Bar and are legally licensed to practice law and represent you in court.

Have you or someone you know had to use a court appointed attorney? Do you think they properly handled your case?

Kiowa County court records are public and available to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and every documents and motions that have been filed in your case. You are able to access your court records with the Kiowa County website, or at the Clerk of Court’s office where the case was filed.

The Kiowa County Clerk of Court is an officer of the court who manages the records. The Clerk of Court also administer the oath in a court case, and also read the jury’s verdict. All records, documents, and evidence related to your court case are held at the Kiowa County Clerk of Court.

Court fees are the fees and charges associated with your court case, such as filing fees, motion and claim fees, and court charges. If you don’t have the money to pay these fees and have court appointed legal counsel or a Public Defender, you may not have to pay them.

A Magistrate is the type of judge that will preside on your case. Magistrates do different tasks, like setting bail, issuing warrants for arrest, and overseeing preliminary and procedural court proceedings and detention proceedings.

A defendant’s pre-sentencing report is put together with information about your background and details of the arrestee’s life history, which the magistrate judge will review when decide your sentence. Information and personal details will be gathered from the defendant, the defendant’s family, and if necessary the victim in the crime. Keep in mind you are able to ask to get your own copy of the pre-sentencing report prior to sentencing, and make sure that you correct any mistakes that it contains.

After being convicted of a crime, you will be sentenced. There are a number of different options, which include community service and probation, to incarceration in either jail (short term) or prison (long term). Depending on the severity of the crime, you may be taken into custody immediately, or you could receive a date to turn yourself into jail to serve your sentence.

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Are you trying to find out if some you know is incarcerated in jail, or has been an inmate in the past?

To find this out just query the Kiowa County jail website, and search using:

• Name.
• Birth date.
• Approximate booking date.
• and their jail ID.

If you’re not sure if your friend or family member is in jail, you should call the jail confirm whether they’ve been arrested or not.

If you think you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Kiowa County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Civil processes are when you get served with legal papers, such as a court order. You can find these by getting in touch with the Sheriff’s office, by phone or online.

All people registered as sex offenders have to be registered and listed on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted in a court of law of a sex or kidnapping crime. You are able to view sex offenders on the website, but remember that you will not be able to find the exact address, just the address block they live on.

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the Kiowa County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the courthouse and check in person or you can check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes:

• DUI.
• Drug offenses.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes.
• Theft.

During a criminal records search, you will not discover if they have had any moving violations, like:

• Speeding.
• Drivers license revoked or suspended.
• Accidents.
• Minor infractions or moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To search for this information, you have to do a driving history search.

Have you ever had to look for criminal records online? Was it easy? Was your search online or did you make a phone call to the courthouse? Was it correct? There are lots of reasons that people look up criminal records, and your story might help other people.

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Most Wanted

The FBI has a list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In Kiowa County, the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Department maintains their own list of the top most wanted criminals in the county.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List: External Link

Kiowa County Sheriff’s Department Ten Most Wanted List: External Link


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

While the prospect of spending time in the Kiowa County jail is quite unpleasant, you will soon get accustomed to the daily routine there. Prisoners get an alarm to wake up at six in the morning, and next they’ll do roll call. You will then get breakfast. When you finish breakfast you will have to work in the work program that you’ve been assigned to. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Kiowa County Jail, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Kiowa County Jail uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

The process for sending funds to jail inmates might change, so you should check the official website when you send money to an inmate.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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News and Media

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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Kiowa County Jail

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Kiowa County Jail, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

Apply for a Job at Kiowa County Jail

Requirements:

• You must be over the age of 21.
• You must possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You must be a US Citizen.
• You must pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You must pass a drug test.
• You must have a good level of fitness.
• You must be in good health.
• You must have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• The right to protection from the accused.
• The right to notification.
• The right to attend proceedings.
• The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• The right to restitution.
• The right to a speedy trial.
• The right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever been a prisoner at Kiowa County Jail? Do you know anybody there? Have you ever visited a prisoner at Kiowa County Jail?

If you have, then we would like you to write your review about it. Write down your jail experience because other people can find out what to expect.

What to include in the review:

• Conditions at the jail.
• Jail and pod facility and layout
• Jail staff and Guards
• Commissary and food
• Visitation Days
• Other Inmates.
• Prisoner safety
• Gangs
• Prisoner programs and activities


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Tell Your Story

Everbody that’s been incarcerated has a story about it. Why’d you end up in jail? Did you experience fair treatment? How was day to day life at Kiowa County Jail? Tell us about the other inmates. How did getting locked up affect your life?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

Did you meet some cool folks in jail? Do you want to send a message to someone from jail? Send a message to them here.

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Links and Resources

Main Kiowa County Jail Website
Kiowa County Jail Inmate Search Link
View Kiowa County Jail Mugshots
Kiowa County Jail Bail Amount Link

Kiowa County Jail Visitation Policy Link
Kiowa County Jail Jail Mail Policy Link
Kiowa County Jail Inmate Search
Kiowa County Jail Warrant Inquiry Link
Kiowa County Jail Arrests
Send Funds to an Inmate at Kiowa County Jail
Kiowa County Jail Employment


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