This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official Chase County Contacts
The correct contact depends on who held the person and which document is needed. Chase County's sheriff office is described as open around the clock, but that does not mean administrative records staff or KORA service is available at all hours. Call before an in-person records visit.
Chase County Detention Center301 S. Walnut, P.O. Box 639
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: 620-273-7054
Fax: 620-273-7076
Email: ccdc@chasecountyks.com
Website: chasejail.com Chase County Sheriff, Jacob Welsh
301 S. Walnut
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: 620-273-6313
Fax: 620-273-6442
Sheriff and dispatch office: 24 hours daily Chase County Clerk and KORA Requests
P.O. Box 529
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: 620-273-6423
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Request information: Chase County Clerk KORA page
For a jail release record, direct the request to the detention center or sheriff as the record custodian instead of assuming the county clerk holds jail data. Include the person's full name, date of birth or booking number, and an approximate booking or release window.
Court and Kansas Records
A signed bond, dismissal, sentence, probation, or release order belongs with the court. A state sentence, discharge, or KDOC supervision record belongs with Kansas corrections. These contacts do not replace the Chase County jail when the person only had local custody.
Chase County District Court Clerk, Jenna Gibb300 Pearl, P.O. Box 529
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: 620-273-6319
Fax: 620-273-6890
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kansas Department of Corrections Records
714 S.W. Jackson, Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: 785-296-3317
Records custodian: Nancy Burghart
Email: Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov
Portal: KDOC public records request
For state parole supervision in Chase County, the Emporia Parole Office is at 430 Commercial, Emporia, KS 66801, and can be reached at 785-289-3857. County-court probation is separate. Court Services Officer Amy Finnerty works from 430 Commercial in Emporia and can be reached at 620-341-3381.
Choose the Right Release Route
Use the record type and custodian to decide where to begin:
- For a person released from the local jail or a release sheet, use the home page search and records-request path.
- For supervision after release, consult Parole / Probation and the correct state or court office.
- For a same-day local release question, follow Released Last 24 Hours; Chase County does not publish an official recent-release feed.
- For a state date or custody alert, use Inmate Release Date and the VINELink Release Check.
- For the county jail, ICE, or U.S. Marshals custody distinctions, use the Chase County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner, search KASPER or contact KDOC. KASPER does not fill a missing local jail release record.
- For federal prison history use the BOP locator. For immigration custody use the ICE locator or call ICE DRIL at 1-888-351-4024, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, excluding holidays.
Kansas VINE provides free automated county-jail custody information at 1-866-574-8463, at all hours. It does not cover KDOC prison residents and does not replace a release sheet or court order.