Grant County Jail Records Start Point
No official Grant County, Kansas online inmate roster appears on the county website. That changes the search order. The local source is the Grant County Sheriff's Office, which operates the Grant County Jail and lists the jail operator contact block. The jail and sheriff share the same main contact line, and the sheriff staff page lists a Records contact, but no sheriff-specific Kansas Open Records Act form, fee schedule, or public jail-roster database was found.
For a current Grant County inmate record, ask whether the person is booked at the Grant County Jail before relying on state or federal databases. The local jail is the right place for recent arrests, pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, bond status, and release confirmation if that information is maintained and releasable. If the person has moved into Kansas Department of Corrections custody, use KASPER instead of the county jail. If the case is federal or immigration-related, use the BOP or ICE lookup channel that fits the custody type.
The Grant County sheriff staff page gives useful jail context. Sheriff James Biddle is the sheriff. The jail was built in the 1970s, can hold up to 40 prisoners, and is staffed by four full-time jail deputies who work two 12-hour shifts. That small-facility context matters because a phone call or records request may be more reliable than waiting for a public roster that the county does not publish online.
Grant County Jail Search Fields
Because no official Grant County online jail roster was found, there is no county roster search form with fields such as name, booking number, housing unit, or charge filter. The practical search fields are the identifiers a caller or requester should give to the sheriff, plus the separate fields used by Kansas statewide systems. Kansas Case Search can help locate filed court cases after charges reach District Court, while KASPER is for KDOC custody and supervision rather than fresh jail bookings.
| Search path | Fields to use | Best for | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Sheriff/Jail | Full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency | Current jail custody, booking confirmation, bond or release status if releasable | No public county web roster was found |
| Records request | Name, booking date, record type, case number if known, requester contact | Older booking records and non-online jail records | Fees, turnaround, and redactions were not published locally |
| Kansas Case Search | Name, county, case number, party information | Filed court cases after an arrest | Not a live jail custody roster |
| KASPER | Name, KDOC number, alias option, birth data, conviction county, supervision type | Sentenced prison residents and KDOC supervision | Not complete criminal history and not a county jail booking list |
| Kansas VINE | Name and custody search options in the VINE system | Custody status and notification | May not replace a direct jail records confirmation |
Use Grant County Inmate Records
A Grant County inmate search should follow the custody chain. Start with the jail for a recent arrest. Move to records if the booking is older or if a written copy is needed. Check Kansas courts when the question is about charges, hearings, or warrants. Search KASPER only when the person may be in KDOC custody or supervision.
- Call the Grant County Sheriff/Jail at 620-356-3500. Ask whether the person is currently booked at the Grant County Jail.
- Give the full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date and time, and the arresting agency, such as the sheriff's office or Ulysses Police.
- If the person is not in current custody, ask whether Records can accept an in-person or mailed KORA request for a booking record.
- Search Kansas Case Search for filed Grant County District Court charges and hearing entries.
- Use KASPER for state prison, parole, community corrections, or absconder information.
- Use Kansas VINE, BOP, or ICE ODLS when the issue is notification, federal custody, or immigration detention.
Do not treat a missing online result as proof that a person was not arrested. A local booking can exist before a court case appears. A person can also be released before a requester checks, transferred to another agency, held under a sealed or restricted matter, or listed in a system that does not publish the specific field being sought.
Grant County Jail Contact Card
Direct contact is the main Grant County jail roster fallback. The sheriff page states that the office operates the jail and provides the public contact block. The same address is used for local jail inquiries and sheriff records contact routing.
Grant County Sheriff / Grant County Jail
210 E. Central Avenue
Ulysses, KS 67880
620-356-3500
Fax: 620-356-1038
Emergency: 911
Records contact is listed on the sheriff staff page. No sheriff KORA fee schedule was found in the official county material reviewed.
Grant County Inmate Profile Fields
Grant County did not publish a sample public inmate profile. A request should be framed around fields that are likely to exist in a booking record but should not assume each field is public in every case. Kansas Attorney General guidance says jail rosters and police blotters are public, while K.S.A. 45-221 allows closure or redaction for some criminal-investigation and correctional records. Ask for the field, then let the records custodian state what can be released.
| Field to request | What it may show |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | Full name, date of birth if releasable, and identifiers needed to distinguish people with similar names. |
| Booking date and time | When jail intake occurred after arrest or transfer to the jail. |
| Booking number | A local tracking number if one was assigned and may be released. |
| Arresting agency | The agency that brought the person to the jail, such as sheriff deputies or city police. |
| Charges or warrant basis | The stated arrest basis, complaint, warrant, hold, or filed charge if available. |
| Bond or hold status | Whether bond was set, release conditions exist, or another agency has lodged a detainer. |
| Release date | The date custody ended, if the person has been released and the field is releasable. |
Grant County Booking Process
Grant County does not publish a local booking manual, so the supported description is a careful Kansas county-jail sequence. After arrest by the sheriff, Ulysses Police, or another law-enforcement agency, the person is brought to the jail or Law Enforcement Center for intake. Jail staff enter identifying details, account for property, confirm the charge or warrant basis, and place the person under sheriff custody while bond, court, or hold issues are reviewed.
Useful terms help keep the record straight. Booking is jail intake after arrest. Intake is the search, identification, screening, property, and data-entry stage. Bond is a release condition set by a court or authorized process. A detainer is another agency's hold. A warrant is a court order for arrest. A filed case is different from a jail booking, so a person can have a custody record before the court docket is easy to find.
Staffing also affects timing. The official staff page says the jail uses four full-time jail deputies on two 12-hour shifts. The safest practical approach is to call before traveling, before sending funds, and before assuming a person remains in custody.
The official Grant County sheriff page is the local source for jail contact information: Grant County Sheriff's Office.
The image supports the local access point: the jail record search starts with the sheriff because a county roster portal was not located.
Grant County Jail Visitation
Grant County's official sheriff FAQ gives one clear rule: jail visits are digital only. The jail does not offer live in-person visits. Visits can be done from home or at the kiosk in the Grant County Law Enforcement Center lobby. Visitors must be 18 or be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No official visit schedule, vendor name, cost, approval timeline, cancellation rule, or visit length was published in the source material reviewed.
| Visit topic | Grant County information | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Visit type | Digital visitation only | Whether any exception applies for attorney or official visits |
| At-home option | Official FAQ says visits can be done from home | Vendor, account setup, device rules, and cost |
| Lobby kiosk | FAQ places the kiosk in the Law Enforcement Center lobby | Lobby access times and identification rules |
| Age rule | Visitors must be 18 or with a parent or guardian | Whether minors must be listed before the visit |
| Schedule | No official schedule was located | Available time slots and cancellation rules |
The county visitation screenshot comes from the Grant County sheriff FAQ.
That FAQ is important because it gives the only official visit method located for the Grant County Jail.
Grant County, State, Federal Custody
The lookup source depends on who has legal custody. Grant County Jail is the local detention point for people arrested in the county, including pretrial detainees and local prisoners under the sheriff. K.S.A. 19-811 gives the sheriff charge and custody of the county jail and prisoners. Once a defendant is sentenced to state prison, the search shifts to KDOC. Federal and immigration custody have separate locator systems.
| Custody type | Where to look | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Jail | Sheriff/Jail phone and Records contact | Recent booking, current custody, release, local bond, jail record request |
| Kansas court record | Kansas Case Search and Grant County District Court | Filed charges, case events, warrants in court files, hearing dates |
| Kansas DOC | KASPER offender population search | State prison residents, parole, community corrections, absconder records |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Sentenced federal prisoners and federal release dates |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE detainee location and immigration detention checks |
KDOC's KASPER system is shown at the official KASPER disclaimer page.
KASPER is useful after a state-custody transfer, but it should not be read as the Grant County Jail's booking roster.
Grant County Records Law
Kansas open-records law supports public access to basic jail information, but it does not make every jail file public. The Kansas Attorney General's KORA FAQ states that jail rosters and police blotters are public. The same access framework recognizes exceptions. K.S.A. 45-221 permits closure of certain criminal-investigation records and correctional records tied to an identifiable inmate. That is why a booking date or roster entry may be available while medical, security, juvenile, victim, sealed, expunged, or investigative material may be withheld.
Record request wording: Ask for the booking record, jail roster entry, booking date, arresting agency, charges or warrant basis, bond status, release date, and any booking photo maintained and releasable for the named person and date.
Grant County VINE Alerts
Kansas VINE is a notification and custody-status tool, not a Grant County sheriff app. No official Grant County, Kansas sheriff mobile app and no Ulysses Police app with an app-only roster were located. VINE can still help when a person wants notice of custody changes, but the jail should be contacted for local booking details that are not visible online.
The Kansas VINE entry point is available through VINELink for Kansas.
VINE is best treated as a notice channel. It does not replace a Grant County jail records request.
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before posting bond, sending mail, scheduling a digital visit, or relying on a third-party result.