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.
Phillips County, Kansas, has about 4,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Phillips County is held at the county jail, run by the Phillips 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: Phillips County public records, Phillips County arrest records, Phillips County warrants, Phillips County criminal records, Phillips County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Phillips County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Phillips County is held at the county jail, run by the Phillips County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Phillips County Sheriff's Office at phillipscosheriff.com/inmates (page title: Inmate Roster | Phillips County Sheriff's 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 Phillips County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 5 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 9 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Phillips County has about 4,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Phillips County Jail
The Phillips County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Phillips County.
The Phillips County Sheriff's Office reported 53 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County?
Look on the custody page of the Phillips County Sheriff's Office at phillipscosheriff.com/inmates. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Phillips 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 9 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Phillips County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Phillips 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.