Marshall County Inmate Population
The Marshall County inmate population is held through one locally documented detention facility, the Marshall County Jail. The jail is operated by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and is used for people detained or confined under local, county, city, state, or court authority before release, transfer, or case disposition. The county research did not locate a separate Marysville city jail, regional detention center, Kansas Department of Corrections prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center inside Marshall County. A person arrested by Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Waterville, Axtell, Vermillion, Oketo, Beattie, Summerfield, or another local agency is therefore most likely routed through the county jail unless the arresting agency, court, or jail says otherwise.
The count changes when people are booked, released on bond, transferred for classification needs, sentenced to state custody, held for another agency, or moved out of county because the current jail cannot safely separate them. County project materials make that last point important. Marshall County says the current jail's layout limits separation by prisoner type, crime category, gender, medical need, mental-health concern, and co-defendant status. When the jail cannot house a person safely, the county may send the person to a neighboring facility, which changes where family members must call and where records may be held.
Marshall County Inmate Population Statistics
Marshall County did not publish a current daily jail count or average daily population in the official source set. The sourced figures describe admissions, planned replacement capacity, staffing, and county context. The official jail construction FAQ and Kansas Legislature jail project handout identify the current jail as a 1979 facility and describe the planned replacement as a law-enforcement center designed around modern classification needs. For the Marshall County inmate population, these numbers are more useful than a stale snapshot because they show how many admissions the jail processed and why capacity planning became a county issue.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail bed capacity | Not published on official county jail page | County jail information page, reviewed June 2026 |
| Planned new jail housing | Approximately 30 inmates | Official jail construction FAQ, 2023 |
| Planned new jail size | Approximately 21,300 square feet | Official jail construction FAQ, 2023 |
| Jail staff | 27 people from corrections officers to administration | Kansas Legislature jail project handout, 2023 |
| County population | About 9,900 residents | FRED and U.S. Census annual estimate, 2025 |
Marshall County Inmate Population Trends
The county's admissions trend shows steady demand on a small jail. The Kansas Legislature project handout reported 250 admissions in 2021, 280 in 2022, and 251 admissions by October 1, 2023. That 2023 partial-year number was already near the full 2021 total. The figures do not prove overcrowding by themselves because admissions are not the same as beds filled on a given day, but they do show a recurring flow of people through the Marshall County inmate population.
| Year | Admissions / population measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 250 jail admissions | Official county project handout |
| 2022 | 280 jail admissions | Increase of 30 admissions from 2021 |
| 2023 through Oct. 1 | 251 jail admissions | Near the 2021 full-year total before year end |
| 2023 jail project | Approximately 30 planned beds | Designed for classification and facility needs for decades |
The jail replacement materials also note that sending inmates to neighboring facilities can cost Marshall County $35 per inmate per day. That detail matters for searches. If a caller cannot confirm a person at the local jail, transfer for classification, medical, safety, or separation reasons is one possible explanation.
Who Makes Up Marshall County Jail Custody
Detailed demographic tables for the Marshall County inmate population were not found in the official county source set. The county did publish operational categories that drive jail housing decisions. Those categories include prisoner type, crime type, gender, special needs, medical concerns, mental-health concerns, violent or nonviolent classification, co-defendant separation, and privacy needs for attorney or medical meetings. These are classification facts, not demographic counts.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held after arrest while charges, bond, first appearance, or case disposition are still pending.
- Sentenced prisoner
- A person serving a court sentence. Longer Kansas prison sentences are researched through KDOC after transfer.
- Hold or detainer
- A custody restriction from another court, county, state, federal agency, or immigration authority.
- Classification
- The jail decision about housing, security, separation, medical needs, and management risk.
Marshall County Jail Capacity
The official jail construction FAQ describes the existing jail as a 1979 building with minor remodels and modern operational problems. The county cites lack of current jail-standard compliance, insufficient isolation and individual cells, limited private intake and medical space, inadequate attorney meeting areas, open-cell requirements, dispatch proximity that lets inmates hear communications, weak technology infrastructure, kitchen venting problems, mold growth, and reduced sight lines. Those facts help explain why the Marshall County inmate population cannot be judged only by a bed count.
The proposed replacement was planned for county-owned land on 11th Terrace north of U.S. Highway 36 in Marysville. County materials describe a one-level law-enforcement center with a secured garage for inmate loading, dispatch, law-enforcement offices, county attorney space, medical and nurse areas, classroom space, video arraignment, exercise, kitchen, laundry, and storage. The county framed the project around classification separation and safety, not only more beds.
Laws for Marshall County Jail Records
Kansas law separates open public records from records that may be closed, redacted, or withheld. For Marshall County inmate population searches, the practical rule is to start with the office that holds the record: the jail for current custody, the County Clerk for the formal open-records form, the District Court for filed cases, and KDOC for sentenced state custody.
Key Statutes:
Kansas Open Records Act - Kansas public policy favors access to public records unless another law closes or limits the record.
K.S.A. 45-221 - agencies are not required to disclose listed exempt records, including criminal investigation records.
K.S.A. 19-1930 - county jails may receive U.S. prisoners, city prisoners, and certain corrections or parole prisoners.
K.S.A. 19-1935 - a city or county prisoner death in custody triggers Kansas Bureau of Investigation inquiry duties.
Search Marshall County Inmate Population
No official Marshall County, Kansas jail roster, current-inmate search portal, recent-booking gallery, or county mugshot gallery was located on the county site. Search results for a Marshall County sheriff roster can lead to Marshall County, Alabama, which must not be used for this Kansas county. A useful Marshall County inmate search therefore works as a channel sequence rather than a single roster lookup.
- Call the Marshall County Jail/Sheriff at 785-562-3141 and ask whether the person is held, released, transferred, or known by another agency.
- If jail staff cannot release the detail by phone, request the Open Records Request Form from County Clerk Sandra K. Wilson by phone at 785-562-5361 or by email at swilson@mscoks.org.
- Use Kansas VINELink for county-jail custody notifications. Kansas VINE does not cover KDOC prison inmates.
- Search KASPER for a person sentenced to Kansas Department of Corrections custody.
- Use the BOP inmate locator for federal prison custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Marshall County Lookup Channels
The official county jail page publishes contact, visitation, mail, and commissary information, but no inmate search form. That absence should be stated clearly because a false roster link wastes time and may send users to the wrong state. The following table reflects the actual search fields documented in the research file.
| System | Field or method | Use it for | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County Jail | Phone inquiry or written KORA request | Current local custody, release, transfer, booking-record questions | No official online county roster located |
| Kansas VINE | Name or custody notification search | County jail custody notification | Does not include KDOC prison inmates |
| KASPER | Disclaimer acceptance, name, KDOC number | Sentenced Kansas corrections custody, supervision, discharge | Not a complete criminal-history record |
| BOP locator | First, middle, last, race, sex, age, or number | Federal inmates from 1982 forward | Not for local jail custody |
| ICE ODLS | A-number and country of birth, or name, birth date, and country of birth | ICE or qualifying CBP custody | Not a mugshot or county jail roster |
Marshall County Inmate Record Details
Because no official online Marshall County inmate profile was found, the county-specific public field list is limited. The jail page gives the address, jail phone, mail format, visit scheduling path, and deposit channels. A booking record obtained by phone or KORA request may require the person's full legal name, booking date, arresting agency, case number, release date, and a clear description of whether the request seeks a booking sheet, jail incident report, mugshot, bond detail, or custody status.
| Source | What it can show |
|---|---|
| County jail public page | Jail address, phone, mail format, visit schedule, CorrectPay scheduling, JailATM deposits |
| County jail roster profile | Not published on the official Marshall County, Kansas site |
| Kansas VINE | County-jail custody status and notification option |
| KASPER | KDOC-funded or operated programs, location/status, supervision, discharge, and images where available |
| Kansas CaseSearch | Filed court case data, case number, party information, events, and public filings where available |
County Jail vs State Prison
Marshall County Jail and KDOC serve different parts of the inmate population. The jail is the local custody point after arrest, before release, during short local detention, or while a court matter is pending. KDOC is the state corrections system for people sentenced to the custody of the Secretary of Corrections. VINE is also limited in Kansas: the Attorney General's VINE material says Kansas VINE covers county jails and does not include KDOC prison inmates.
| Marshall County Jail | Kansas Department of Corrections | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Local arrest, pretrial custody, short local commitments, holds | State prison, post-incarceration supervision, discharge records |
| Operator | Marshall County Sheriff's Office | Kansas Department of Corrections |
| Lookup path | Jail phone, KORA request, VINE notification | KASPER offender population search |
| Common mistake | Expecting a public online county roster | Searching KDOC before a person has been sentenced or transferred |
Marshall County Official Sources
The official Marshall County Sheriff page is the starting point for the local jail operator and contact details.
That page ties the sheriff's office to the jail address and confirms the local office to contact before turning to state or federal inmate locators.
The official Marshall County Jail information page documents jail visits, mail, commissary, and phone contact even though it does not publish an inmate roster.
Those local service details are useful after custody is confirmed because visitation, money, and mail rules depend on the person actually being held at the jail.
Marshall County Detention Facility
The facility map for this project contains one local detention facility. No official source identified a separate municipal jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE facility in Marshall County. The local jail remains the main place to begin a custody search.
- Marshall County Jail - county jail operated by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office for local detention, pretrial custody, short local custody, and holds under lawful authority.
Marshall County Inmate FAQ
Is there a Marshall County online jail roster? No official Marshall County, Kansas online jail roster was located in the county source set. Start with the jail phone, then use the County Clerk's open-records route if written records are needed.
Where are sentenced Kansas prisoners searched? Search KASPER after a person is sentenced to KDOC custody. A person may not appear there while the case is still pending in county court.
Does VINE cover Marshall County Jail? Kansas VINE is relevant for county jail custody notification, and the Attorney General states that it does not include KDOC prison inmates.
Can booking photos be found online? The official Marshall County site does not publish a mugshot gallery. Ask the jail whether a booking photo exists and whether a KORA request is required.
Where do charges after arrest appear? Filed charges are researched through Kansas CaseSearch or the Marshall County District Court Clerk, not through a jail roster alone.
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