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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Stafford County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stafford County is held at the county jail, run by the Stafford 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Stafford County public records, Stafford County arrest records, Stafford County warrants, Stafford County criminal records, Stafford County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stafford County
The county jail, run by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Stafford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at staffordcounty.org/sheriff--communications.html (page title: Sheriff | Communications | STAFFORD COUNTY, KANSAS), phone (620) 549-3247, 3509 Courthouse 209 N Broadway St. John, KS 67576, 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) 549-3247.
Who Books People Into the Stafford County Jail
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for St. John, Stafford and Macksville make the arrests that end in a booking in Stafford County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Stafford's 1,152 for 2025, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office's 19 for 2023 and St. John's 9 for 2024.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Stafford 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County?
Ask the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at (620) 549-3247; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at staffordcounty.org.
What is the phone number for the Stafford County jail?
(620) 549-3247, the number on the page of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stafford County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Stafford 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.