This is a private reference site, not an Ottawa County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, clear a warrant, or answer for the jail, court, prosecutor, KDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink.
Where to Ask
For a current Ottawa County jail custody question, start with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and Ottawa County Detention Center. Sheriff Russ Thornton's office is at 312 N. Ottawa, Minneapolis, KS 67467. The main phone is 785-392-2157, the fax is 785-392-3659, and the detention email channels found in the research are sheriff@ottawacounty.org and jail@ottawacounty.org. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association lists 24-7 hours and a jail administrator phone of 785-392-3625.
For filed criminal cases after an arrest, use Ottawa County District Court at 307 N. Concord, Minneapolis, KS 67467. The court phone is 785-392-2917. The public counter is listed as Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, closed noon to 1 PM. For charging decisions, the Ottawa County Attorney is Jeffrey Ebel at 307 N. Concord, Suite 206, Minneapolis, KS 67467, phone 785-392-2953, email attorney@ottawacounty.org.
No official Ottawa County online jail roster, sheriff app, booking-photo gallery, or local warrant database was found. If a record is not available by phone or at the counter, Kansas Open Records Act requests should be narrow. K.S.A. 45-218 requires an agency response by the end of the third business day after receipt, while K.S.A. 45-221 allows certain records or parts of records to be withheld.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records and call the detention center.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and request non-exempt jail records from the sheriff's office.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Kansas CaseSearch, or the district court clerk.
- For the local facility, use the Ottawa County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner, use KASPER through the Kansas Department of Corrections.
- For custody alerts, use VINELink Kansas.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS.