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 on September 24, 2026.
Doniphan County, Kansas, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Doniphan County is held at the county jail, run by the Doniphan 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: Doniphan County public records, Doniphan County arrest records, Doniphan County warrants, Doniphan County criminal records, Doniphan County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Doniphan County
The county jail, run by the Doniphan County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Doniphan County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Doniphan County Sheriff's Office at doniphanso.com/county-jail/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates | Doniphan County, KS | Sheriff Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Doniphan County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 11 people, down from about 12 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 40 beds, and it ran at 30 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Doniphan County has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Doniphan County Jail
The Doniphan County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wathena, Elwood, Troy and Highland make the arrests that end in a booking in Doniphan County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Highland's 84 for 2019, the Doniphan County Sheriff's Office's 38 for 2025 and Elwood's 38 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Doniphan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 76 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 Doniphan County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Doniphan County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Doniphan County?
Look on the custody page of the Doniphan County Sheriff's Office at doniphanso.com/county-jail/current-inmates. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Doniphan County jail?
About 11 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 40 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Doniphan County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Doniphan 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.