Bourbon County Inmate Population
The official local custody source is the Bourbon County Jail, also named on the sheriff roster as the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center. The facility is operated by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office in Fort Scott. It holds adults booked by the sheriff, Fort Scott Municipal authorities, and other agencies when the roster shows a hold, warrant, sanction, or local sentence. A person listed there is part of the Bourbon County inmate population only while the jail is the public custody source.
The county jail count rises and falls as arrests are booked, bonds are posted, court orders are served, and people transfer or release. The sheriff roster is useful because it gives a dated public snapshot, but it is not the same thing as an average daily population report or a rated bed-capacity report. Official county sources inspected for this project did not publish an average daily jail population, annual booking total, or rated capacity. That gap matters. Current roster numbers should be read as a live custody list, not a full jail-planning data set.
Bourbon County Inmate Population Statistics
The most concrete Bourbon County inmate population figure found in official local sources was the current roster count. The official current inmate roster showed 52 current records when inspected on June 13, 2026. The 48-hour release roster showed 6 release records on the same date. Both figures are useful, but each measures the roster view at one point in time.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County current jail roster count | 52 current inmates | Sheriff current roster, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Bourbon County 48-hour release count | 6 released persons | Sheriff release roster, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Bourbon County jail rated capacity | Not published in official sources located | Sheriff and county pages inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Bourbon County population | 14,803 | Bourbon County official history page |
| Kansas adult correctional facilities | 9,849 residents / 10,674 capacity | KDOC homepage, updated September 18, 2025 |
Bourbon County Inmate Population Trends
No official multi-year Bourbon County jail trend series was located in the inspected county or sheriff sources. That means the Bourbon County inmate population trend cannot be stated as rising or falling from official local data. The available local trend evidence is narrower: the roster showed a current custody count and a separate 48-hour release view on one inspection date. Those two views help explain current movement through the jail, but they do not replace annual booking, length-of-stay, or average daily population figures.
| Year or Date | Bourbon Jail Count / ADP | What the Figure Means |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2026 | 52 current roster records | Live current-inmate roster count, not average daily population |
| June 13, 2026 | 6 release records | People shown in the sheriff 48-hour release view |
| 2025 official state data | No Bourbon jail ADP found | KDOC published state prison figures, not a Bourbon County jail ADP table |
| Midyear 2023 national data | 664,200 local jail inmates nationally | Bureau of Justice Statistics national comparison, not a county count |
Who Is in Bourbon County Custody
The public roster gives limited demographic fields for people in Bourbon County jail custody. Public profiles show age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, booking number, charges, and often a booking photo. The sample inmate profile inspected on June 13, 2026 did not show a full date of birth, home address, next court date, housing unit, warrant number, or case number. That keeps the Bourbon County inmate population visible enough for public lookup, but not broad enough for a full demographic report.
- Pretrial and warrant custody appears when a person is booked before case resolution or on a warrant.
- Local sentence or sanction custody appears on roster entries such as SENTENCED or SANCTION.
- Other-agency holds can keep someone in jail even when a local bond amount is low or zero.
- Kansas DOC warrants or holds may require KDOC review or transfer instead of a simple county release.
- Released people appear in the sheriff's 48-hour release view, not in an unlimited archive.
Bourbon County Inmate Records Laws
Kansas public-record law explains why some jail information is available while other records may be withheld. The Bourbon County sheriff publishes a roster, but the roster disclaimer says the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center cannot certify that each entry is accurate or current. Kansas law also lets agencies close some criminal-investigation records and some arrest-photo material at their discretion. A person who needs current bond, case numbers, or charges should verify with the jail, the district court, or the records custodian.
Key Statutes:
K.S.A. 45-215 anchors the Kansas Open Records Act framework for public access unless a law permits or requires closure.
K.S.A. 45-221 lists records that are not required to be disclosed, including criminal-investigation records and some arrest-photo contexts.
K.S.A. 19-811 places the county jail and prisoners under the sheriff's charge.
K.S.A. 22-2410 covers petitions to expunge Kansas arrest records when the statutory conditions are met.
Bourbon County and KDOC Population
People sentenced to Kansas prison are no longer tracked as county jail inmates in the same way as current Bourbon County detainees. The Kansas Department of Corrections runs KASPER, the Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository. KDOC says KASPER can be used to check a resident's location and status and is updated daily except weekends. It is not a complete criminal-history search, and the disclaimer warns that offenders should not be arrested solely on displayed information.
KDOC's statewide population snapshot gives context for Bourbon County cases after sentencing. The KDOC homepage reported 9,849 adults in correctional facilities against 10,674 capacity on September 18, 2025. That state number includes residents across Kansas facilities, not people housed in the Bourbon County Jail. No KDOC prison was located in Bourbon County in the official facility search.
Search Bourbon County Inmate Population
The sheriff roster is the first lookup channel for the Bourbon County inmate population in local jail custody. Start at the official roster disclaimer, then choose Current Inmates or 48 Hour Release. Current Inmates covers people now held at the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center. The release view covers people released from that detention center during the prior 48 hours.
The roster can be searched by name or browsed through the visible list. It also sorts by name or date, with newest-to-oldest and oldest-to-newest options. If timing, bond, or court case numbers matter, use the jail phone because the profile warning says charges and bail may change after court appearances.
- Open the Bourbon County roster disclaimer page.
- Select Current Inmates for present jail custody or 48 Hour Release for recent releases.
- Use Search By Name, or choose Show All and sort by date when the name spelling is uncertain.
- Open View Profile to see the booking photo, booking number, arresting agency, booking time, charges, and bond notes.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, check KASPER, and use BOP or ICE only when custody has moved to those systems.
Bourbon County Roster Search Fields
The Bourbon County jail roster is simple, but it has several controls that matter when names are misspelled or the person has just been released. The inspected roster showed current and released tabs, name and date sorting, a name-search area, Search and Show All controls, pagination, and a View Profile link for each person. It also showed photo thumbnails, booking numbers, ages, booking dates, charges, and bond amounts in the list view.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Link/tab | No | Opens the current custody list. |
| 48 Hour Release | Link/tab | No | Shows people released within the prior 48 hours. |
| Options: Name | Sort/filter link | No | Sorts or filters by name. |
| Options: Date | Sort/filter link | No | Sorts by booking or release date. |
| Search By Name | Text search area | Unspecified | Search box label was captured, but no minimum characters were exposed. |
| View Profile | Profile link | No | Opens the public inmate profile. |
The current roster screenshot source shows the public list layout used for custody lookup.
That roster view is the best starting point for a Bourbon County jail search, but it still needs jail verification when money, release, or court timing is involved.
Bourbon County Inmate Record Fields
A Bourbon County inmate record is a booking and custody profile, not a full court file. The sample profile inspected from the sheriff roster displayed a mugshot, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, and charge text. List entries may show a bond amount, but the profile warning says bail and charges can change after court appearances. Case numbers and next court dates were not visible on the sample public profile.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking-photo image if the sheriff publishes it for that record. |
| Booking # | Local booking identifier such as a year plus six-digit sequence. |
| Age | Public age instead of a full date of birth. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency credited with the arrest or booking. |
| Charges | Booking or hold text that may change after court action. |
| Bond | List-level amount that should be verified with the jail before posting bail. |
Bourbon County Jail vs Prison
County jail and state prison searches answer different questions. Bourbon County jail lookup covers people booked locally, held on warrants, serving short local terms, under sanctions, or waiting on local court action. KASPER covers Kansas Department of Corrections residents and adults under state supervision after a case moves into the state corrections system. Federal and immigration custody use still different locators.
| Bourbon County Jail | Kansas State Prison System | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, warrants, sanctions, agency holds | People sentenced to KDOC custody or under adult supervision |
| Run By | Bourbon County Sheriff's Office | Kansas Department of Corrections |
| Where to Look | Sheriff current roster and 48-hour release roster | KASPER offender population search |
| Update Caveat | Roster disclaims certified accuracy and currentness | KDOC says KASPER updates daily except weekends |
Bourbon County Custody Fallbacks
If a name is not on the Bourbon County roster, the next step depends on the custody path. A state sentence points to KASPER. A federal sentence points to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Immigration detention points to ICE ODLS. Kansas VINE, available through VINELink, is a notification channel rather than a complete roster replacement.
The Bourbon County KS Sheriff app is another official channel. The Google Play listing says the app includes public information for inmates, most wanted persons, press releases, contact, and crime tips. No app-only inmate field was verified, so treat the app as a mobile route to the same sheriff information rather than a separate database.
Bourbon County Detention Facilities
The facility map located one official detention facility serving Bourbon County. No separate county annex, work-release center, city jail with its own public roster, KDOC prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention facility was found inside Bourbon County official source searches. Fort Scott is the county seat, but jail custody information routes through the sheriff facility rather than the courthouse.
- Bourbon County Jail / Bourbon County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center holds adults booked or held by the sheriff, Fort Scott Municipal authorities, Kansas DOC warrants or holds, and other agencies shown on the roster.
Bourbon County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Bourbon County inmate population? The official current roster showed 52 current jail records on June 13, 2026. That is a dated roster count, not an average daily population figure or a rated capacity number.
How do I search the Bourbon County inmate population? Use the sheriff roster disclaimer, choose Current Inmates or 48 Hour Release, then search by name or sort the visible list. Call the jail when bond, charges, or release timing must be current.
Can released inmates be found? The sheriff provides a 48-hour release roster. Older booking records may require the sheriff records custodian or a written Kansas Open Records Act request.