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.
Osborne County, Kansas, has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Osborne County is held at the county jail, run by the Osborne 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: Osborne County public records, Osborne County arrest records, Osborne County warrants, Osborne County criminal records, Osborne County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Osborne County
The county jail, run by the Osborne County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Osborne County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Osborne County Sheriff's Office at osbornecounty.org/departments/sheriff/index.html (page title: Osborne County Sheriff), phone 785-346-2001, 128 South 5th Street PO Box 235 Osborne, KS 67473, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 785-346-2001.
The Osborne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 5 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 13 beds, and it ran at 38 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Osborne County has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Osborne County Jail
The Osborne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Osborne make the arrests that end in a booking in Osborne County.
The Osborne County Sheriff's Office reported 8 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Osborne 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 Osborne County?
Ask the Osborne County Sheriff's Office at 785-346-2001; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at osbornecounty.org.
How many people are in the Osborne County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 13 beds.
What is the phone number for the Osborne County jail?
785-346-2001, the number on the page of the Osborne County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Osborne County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Osborne 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.