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.
Morton County, Kansas, has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morton County is held at the county jail, run by the Morton 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: Morton County public records, Morton County arrest records, Morton County warrants, Morton County criminal records, Morton County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Morton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morton County is held at the county jail, run by the Morton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Morton County Sheriff's Office at mtcoks.com/233/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Morton County, KS), phone 620-697-2832, 1025 Richards Street Elkhart, KS 67950, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 620-697-2832.
The Morton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 13 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 12 beds, and it ran at 108 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Morton County has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Morton County Jail
The Morton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elkhart make the arrests that end in a booking in Morton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Elkhart's 28 for 2022 and the Morton County Sheriff's Office's 28 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Morton County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 63 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 Morton 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 Morton County?
Ask the Morton County Sheriff's Office at 620-697-2832; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mtcoks.com/233/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Morton County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 12 beds.
What is the phone number for the Morton County jail?
620-697-2832, the number on the page of the Morton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Morton County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Morton 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.