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 9, 2026.
Russell County, Kansas, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Russell County is held at the county jail, run by the Russell 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: Russell County public records, Russell County arrest records, Russell County warrants, Russell County criminal records, Russell County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Russell County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Russell County is held at the county jail, run by the Russell County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Russell County Sheriff's Office at russellcountykansas.com/220/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Russell County, KS), phone 785-483-2151, 210 E 4th Street Russell, KS 67665, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 785-483-2151.
The Russell County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 24 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 21 beds, and it ran at 114 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Russell County has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Russell County Jail
The Russell County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Russell make the arrests that end in a booking in Russell County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Russell's 77 for 2023 and the Russell County Sheriff's Office's 27 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Russell County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 111 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 Russell 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 Russell County?
Ask the Russell County Sheriff's Office at 785-483-2151; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at russellcountykansas.com/220/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Russell County jail?
About 24 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
What is the phone number for the Russell County jail?
785-483-2151, the number on the page of the Russell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Russell County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Russell 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.