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.
Neosho County, Kansas, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Neosho County 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.
Related guides: Neosho County public records, Neosho County arrest records, Neosho County warrants, Neosho County criminal records, Neosho County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Neosho County
The county jail, run by the Neosho County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Neosho County, 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 agencies that report for Chanute and Erie make the arrests that end in a booking in Neosho County.
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 Neosho 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 Neosho 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 Neosho County?
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 Neosho 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.