Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Chanute, Kansas, in Neosho County, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chanute is held at the county jail, run by the Neosho County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Chanute
The county jail, run by the Neosho County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Chanute, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Neosho County Sheriff's Office at nc-so.org (page title: NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Newton County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Matt Stewart), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Neosho County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 47 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 78 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Neosho County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Neosho County Jail
The Neosho County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Chanute (filed by the FBI as Chanute Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Chanute.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Chanute's 213 for 2025, the Neosho County Sheriff's Office's 53 for 2025 and Erie's 10 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Neosho County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 276 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Chanute arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kansas Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Chanute?
Ask the Neosho County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at nc-so.org.
How many people are in the Neosho County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 78 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Neosho County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Chanute website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.