Stevens County Jail Overview
Stevens County Jail is operated by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office. Official local sources treat the jail as part of the sheriff's office rather than as a separate branded detention center. The facility holds people arrested locally, pretrial detainees, people remanded after arraignment, and local sentenced inmates. The sheriff page states that arrestees who remain in custody after arraignment are remanded to the Stevens County Sheriff's Department.
The local detention map has one facility entry: Stevens County Jail in Hugoton. No separate county annex, work-release center, regional jail, Kansas Department of Corrections prison, federal Bureau of Prisons facility, or ICE detention center was located in official sources inside Stevens County. Hugoton Police Department may be the arresting agency in city cases, but custody questions should still route through the county jail when the person is held locally.
Stevens County Jail Contact
Current jail and custody questions should start with the sheriff's office. The official Stevens County Sheriff page lists Ted E. Heaton as sheriff and gives the jail and sheriff address, mailing address, phone, fax, and 24-hour business hours. The county contact page also labels the sheriff number for "Jail, Dispatch, Vehicle Inspections," which makes it the main local route when no online jail roster is published.
Stevens County Jail
505 S Monroe
Hugoton, KS 67951
Mailing address: PO Box 459, Hugoton, KS 67951
620-544-4386
Fax: 620-544-2656
Business hours listed as 24 hours per day
Stevens County Clerk of District Court
200 E 6th
Hugoton, KS 67951
620-544-2484
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Stevens County Jail Lookup
No official Stevens County online jail roster, inmate search form, recent-booking report, or booking-photo gallery was located on the county or sheriff site. That gap changes the lookup workflow. For a current local inmate, call the Stevens County Sheriff's Office and provide the full name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency if known. Ask what can be confirmed by phone, what requires in-person contact, and what requires a Kansas Open Records Act request.
- Call the Stevens County Jail at 620-544-4386 for current custody status and release questions.
- Use Kansas Case Search after a court case is filed to check charges, hearings, and case status.
- Use KASPER only after a person is in Kansas Department of Corrections custody or supervision.
- Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for federal sentenced inmates.
- Use ICE ODLS for adult immigration detainees, using A-number or biographical search data.
VINELink and Kansas victim-services channels may help with statewide victim notification, but no Stevens County-specific VINELink page was located on the county site. No official Stevens County Sheriff's Office mobile app with a jail roster or warrant search was found during research. For more detail on the custody side, use the Stevens County jail inmate records workflow.
Stevens County Jail Population
The official Stevens County sheriff and county pages do not publish a current jail population, current daily count, current bed capacity, annual bookings, or present-day demographic split for Stevens County Jail. The only local jail population figures located in the research are historical county-level values from the Vera Institute Incarceration Trends dataset, which is built from Bureau of Justice Statistics and state or local sources. Those values are useful background, but they should not be treated as today's jail count.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Admissions | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 27 | 65 | Latest Stevens County row located in inspected Vera output. |
| 2007 | 17 | 47.5 | 52.5 | Historical rural county row. |
| 2006 | 12 | 45 | 49 | Historical BJS/Vera estimate. |
| 2005 | 14 | 46.38 | 50.5 | Historical dataset value. |
Stevens County Jail Bail
The sheriff FAQ provides clear local bail instructions. Bail can be posted at the Stevens County Sheriff's Department 24 hours a day. The listed payment routes are cash, surety bond, or cashier's check payable to the Stevens County Sheriff's Department and drawn on a Kansas bank. Before paying, confirm whether the person has any other holds, because a local bond may not release someone held on a warrant, detainer, probation or parole matter, federal hold, or immigration issue.
| Posting Method | Local Rule | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | Accepted at the Sheriff's Department 24 hours a day. | Exact amount and whether the court has set release terms. |
| Surety bond | Accepted as listed by the sheriff FAQ. | Whether the court permits surety and whether any hold remains. |
| Cashier's check | Must be payable to the Sheriff's Department and drawn on a Kansas bank. | Payee wording, bank eligibility, and amount before arrival. |
Stevens County Jail Visits
The official visitation information is short and should be read with care. Arrestees may have one visit a week by a friend or family member during established visiting hours. The county source does not publish the days, clock times, visitor-registration system, dress code, child-visitor rule, or video-visit vendor. Attorneys, bail bondspersons, and clergy may visit anytime according to the sheriff FAQ, but professional visitors should still call before arriving to confirm entry rules.
| Visitor Type | Rule Located | Source / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Friend or family | One visit per week during established visiting hours. | Exact days and times are not published on the county site. |
| Attorney | May visit anytime. | Confirm professional-entry rules before arrival. |
| Bail bondsperson | May visit anytime. | Confirm jail access procedures by phone. |
| Clergy | May visit anytime. | Ask whether credentials or advance notice are required. |
| Video visits | No official vendor or schedule located. | Do not assume video visitation is available. |
Stevens County Jail Mail Money
The county research did not locate an official inmate mail format, phone provider, video provider, tablet system, commissary vendor, money-deposit provider, deposit limits, or deposit fees for Stevens County Jail. The jail's mailing address exists, but that is not the same as a verified inmate-mail format. Mail rules can restrict envelopes, photos, books, checks, cards, and return addresses, so confirm the exact format before mailing anything to a person in custody.
| Service | Official Detail Located | Practical Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | PO Box 459, Hugoton, KS 67951 is listed as the sheriff mailing address. | Call before using it for inmate mail and ask for name or ID format. |
| Phone provider | No official vendor located. | Do not create an account with a vendor until the jail confirms it. |
| Money deposit | No official deposit provider or fee located. | Call the jail before sending funds. |
| Commissary | No official commissary vendor located. | Ask what items or deposits are allowed. |
| Bond payment | Cash, surety, or Kansas-bank cashier's check. | Use the sheriff's bail instructions for release money, not commissary assumptions. |
Booking at Stevens County Jail
Official Stevens County pages do not publish a full booking manual. The reliable local sequence is arrest by the sheriff, Hugoton Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, or another authority, transport to the county jail, administrative booking, custody review, first appearance, and either release on bond or remand. The sheriff FAQ says arraignment location depends on where the person was arrested and the type of charge, and it tells readers to call the jail facility for more information.
Kansas law adds the timing frame. Under K.S.A. 22-2901, an arrested person is taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. The magistrate fixes appearance-bond terms. If the person cannot provide bond, or if the offense is not bailable, the magistrate commits the person to jail pending further proceedings. The jail can confirm custody and bond posting routes, but the court record controls filed charges and future hearings.
Stevens County Jail Records
Kansas Open Records Act requests should go to the agency that maintains the record. For jail custody, booking, and sheriff records, that means the Stevens County Sheriff's Office. For filed charges and case documents, use Kansas Case Search or contact the Clerk of District Court. K.S.A. 45-221 contains exceptions that can limit release of criminal investigation records, standard arrest reports, and mug shots. The Kansas Attorney General's KORA FAQ says offense-report front pages are open, but mug shots and standard arrest reports may be discretionarily closed.
A request should include the person's full name, date of birth if known, date of arrest, arresting agency, and the record sought. Ask whether the record can be released, whether redaction is required, and whether a written request or copy fee applies. For mugshot-specific questions, use the local booking-photo limits described on the Stevens County jail mugshots page.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, bond status, and mail rules with the jail before traveling or sending funds.