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.
Clark County, Kansas, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County is held at the county jail, run by the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County criminal records, Clark County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clark County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County is held at the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office at clarkcountyks.com/sheriff/page/jail (page title: Jail | Clark County Kansas), 221 W 9th Ave. Ashland, KS 67831, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Clark County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 1 people, down from about 4 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 1 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clark County has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clark County Jail
The Clark County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Clark County.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported 29 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Clark 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 Clark County?
Ask the Clark County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountyks.com/sheriff/page/jail.
How many people are in the Clark County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clark County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Clark 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.