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 October 2, 2026.
Chautauqua County, Kansas, has about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chautauqua County is held at the county jail, run by the Chautauqua 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.
Related guides: Chautauqua County public records, Chautauqua County arrest records, Chautauqua County warrants, Chautauqua County criminal records, Chautauqua County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Chautauqua County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chautauqua County is held at the county jail, run by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.us/corrections (page title: Corrections), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Chautauqua County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 10 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chautauqua County has about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chautauqua County Jail
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sedan and Cedar Vale make the arrests that end in a booking in Chautauqua County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Chautauqua County: the Chautauqua Unified School District (other agency).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Chautauqua County 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 Chautauqua County?
Ask the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.us/corrections.
How many people are in the Chautauqua County jail?
About 10 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chautauqua County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Chautauqua County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.