This is a private reference website, not a Russell County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, approve a release, post bond, schedule jail visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office contacts below for those actions.
Where to Start for a Jail or Court Record
For current Russell County Jail custody questions, start with the sheriff's office because no official Russell County, Kansas online jail roster was located in the research. Keep the person's full name, approximate booking or arrest date, and any case or citation number ready before calling.
Russell County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Operator of Russell County Jail
210 E 4th Street, Russell, KS 67665
Mailing: PO Box 825, Russell, KS 67665
Phone / jail administration: 785-483-2151
Fax: 785-483-3681
Hours: 24/7 office listing
Sheriff: Andrew L. VanDerWege
Russell County District Court
401 N Main Street, Russell, KS 67665
Mailing: PO Box 876, Russell, KS 67665
Phone: 785-483-5641
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
Clerk: Carla Miller
Other Local Case Contacts
Russell County Attorney Daniel Krug: 785-483-3119, fax 785-483-5376
Russell Municipal Court: 785-483-7311
Use the record type to decide which office or locator fits the question.
- For someone held at the county jail, use the sheriff's phone line and the jail inmate records guide.
- For booking photo questions, read the jail roster mugshots page before requesting a photo, because Kansas law may allow discretionary closure.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Kansas CaseSearch.
- For facility-specific details, use the Russell County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner or KDOC supervision record, search KASPER at https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/.
- For a federal inmate, use the BOP locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. VINELink at https://www.vinelink.com/ may help with custody notifications where agency coverage is available.