The Woodson County Inmate Population
The Woodson County inmate population is centered on the Woodson County Sheriff's Office and the Woodson Detention Center in Yates Center. Official research found one local detention facility for Woodson County, not a separate city jail, jail annex, work-release center, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility inside the county. That matters because the county roster is the first place to check for local arrests, warrant bookings, bond holds, and short local sentences.
The count changes as arrests, court appearances, bond decisions, releases, and transfers occur. A booking can appear on the county roster before the prosecutor files formal court charges. A sentenced Kansas prisoner may later leave the jail count and move into the KDOC KASPER offender search. Federal and immigration custody use separate systems, so a missing Woodson roster entry does not always mean the person is free.
Woodson County Inmate Population Statistics
The sheriff roster gives the strongest local point-in-time population count. It is not an average daily population report, and Woodson County official sources did not publish rated jail capacity, annual bookings, average length of stay, or local demographic totals. The roster count still helps users understand how many people were listed in Woodson Detention Center custody on the inspection date.
| Measure | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Current Woodson Detention Center roster count | 13 current inmates | Woodson Sheriff roster, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| 48-hour release count | 2 released inmates | Woodson Sheriff released roster, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Rated jail capacity | Not published | Not located on official sheriff or county pages |
| Woodson County 2020 population | 3,115 | U.S. Census QuickFacts |
| Kansas adult correctional facilities | 9,849 residents / 10,674 capacity | KDOC homepage snapshot, updated September 18, 2025 |
Woodson County Inmate Population Trends
Woodson County does not publish a multi-year jail population report in the official sources reviewed. The available trend record is narrow: an older roster copy warned that the roster was not updated daily, while the current sheriff site now separates current custody from a recent release view. That change gives users a clearer short-term custody picture, but it does not replace a county jail census or annual booking report.
| Year or date | Woodson jail figure | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2021 | Older named roster, count not used | Older copy warned that the roster was not updated daily and pointed users to VINELink or the jail phone. |
| June 13, 2026 | 13 current inmates | Operational roster count, not official average daily population. |
| June 13, 2026 | 2 recent releases | Separate 48-hour release page count. |
For broader context, Kansas statewide corrections data is outside the Woodson jail count. KDOC reported adult correctional facility population and parole totals on its own site, while the Prison Policy Initiative reported a Kansas incarceration rate of 648 per 100,000 people and at least 60,000 different people booked into Kansas jails in a year. Those figures describe state conditions, not a Woodson Detention Center capacity figure.
Who Makes Up Woodson County Inmates
The public roster shows individual record fields, but it does not publish a demographic dashboard. Profiles can show age, gender, race, arresting agency, charge text, booking date, and bond. Current entries in the research sample included warrant arrests, probation violations, bond revocation, burglary, theft, forgery, drug paraphernalia, drug possession, aggravated criminal threat, aggravated escape, and aggravated assault descriptions.
- Pretrial and bond holds: These are people booked before the case is resolved or while a court bond order is pending.
- Warrant arrests: The roster can show district court or bench warrant language tied to a Woodson case number.
- Sentenced local inmates: Short local sentences may stay in county custody when accepted by the sheriff.
- State transfers: Sentenced Kansas prison cases move to KDOC systems rather than staying on the county jail roster.
Visible roster examples are useful, but they are not a statistical distribution. They should not be treated as race, sex, age, charge-level, or pretrial-status totals for the full Woodson County inmate population.
Woodson County Jail Capacity
Official Woodson County pages did not publish a rated bed capacity, housing-unit layout, annual average daily population, overcrowding finding, jail construction plan, consent decree, or detention-center litigation record. The correct local wording is therefore limited: Woodson Detention Center is the county jail, the roster showed a current count on the inspection date, and capacity was not located in official sources.
No official visitor-parking, ADA entrance, public-transit, pod, medical unit, or work-release detail was found either. That absence should not be filled with generic jail claims. When a capacity, housing, visit, or program detail is needed for a real decision, call the detention center rather than relying on a copied rule from another county.
Note: The roster count is a live custody clue, not a certified jail census or a rated-capacity report.
Laws for Woodson County Jail Records
Kansas public-records law gives the access framework for jail and booking records. The sheriff roster is the practical starting point because it is already public, but missing or older records may require a Kansas Open Records Act request to the custodian. Woodson County research also points to the county clerk as a formal open-records route for county records, while booking-specific questions should begin with the sheriff or jail staff.
Key Kansas laws:
K.S.A. 45-216 states the public policy that public records are open unless another law closes them.
K.S.A. 45-220 allows agencies to require a written request with identifying information needed to find the record.
K.S.A. 45-221 lists records not required to be disclosed and requires open parts to be separated where possible.
K.S.A. 19-1903 places jail custody, meals, separation, and medical care duties on the sheriff.
K.S.A. 19-1935 requires a KBI inquiry when a city or county jail prisoner dies in custody.
Woodson County and Kansas Prisons
There is no KDOC prison in Woodson County in the official sources reviewed. A person sentenced to Kansas Department of Corrections custody is searched through KASPER, not the Woodson jail roster. KDOC says KASPER covers offenders sentenced to the Secretary of Corrections since 1980, including people currently incarcerated, under post-incarceration supervision, and discharged from a sentence, with some interstate compact limits.
That split prevents a common search mistake. The county jail roster is best for recent local bookings, bond status, and short-term custody. KASPER is best after a felony sentence, prison transfer, parole, postrelease supervision, or discharge from a state sentence. The two systems can overlap during transition, so verify with the jail or court when timing matters.
Search Woodson County Inmate Population
The main Woodson County inmate population search starts at the Woodson Detention Center roster choice page. It is not a name-search box. The user chooses Current Inmates for the active jail list or 48 Hour Release for people released from the detention center within the last 48 hours. Each listing can then be sorted and opened through a profile link.
The current Woodson roster shows mugshot thumbnails, names, booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bonds, and profile links. The profile page warning is important: charges and bail amounts can change after court appearances. Bond companies and people posting bail should call detention staff for the correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers.
- Open the roster choice page and choose either Current Inmates or 48 Hour Release.
- Use the roster controls to sort by name or date, or switch between current and released views.
- Open View Profile to read the booking number, arresting agency, booking date, charge text, bond, and photo.
- Call the jail if bond, release timing, or case numbers will affect a payment or court appearance.
- Use KDOC KASPER, BOP, ICE, or VINELink if the person is not in Woodson county custody.
Current Woodson County Roster Lookup
The current roster is the active county-jail view. The research inspection found no login, no fee, and no visible free-text search field. The public controls are simple links, which makes the roster easy to scan but less precise than a search form. A common-name search may require sorting the whole list and opening more than one profile.
The official current roster screenshot shows the public layout used for Woodson County jail records.
The page places booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bonds, mugshots, and profile links in the same list, which is why a profile should be opened before acting on a roster entry.
| Roster control | Type | Required | How it helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Link | No | Shows people currently listed in Woodson Detention Center custody. |
| 48 Hour Release | Link | No | Shows persons released within the last 48 hours. |
| Name | Sort link | No | Sorts the roster by inmate name. |
| Date | Sort link | No | Sorts by booking or release date context. |
| View Profile | Profile link | No | Opens the detailed booking record. |
Past Woodson County Inmate Records
Woodson County provides a 48-hour release roster, but no official historical booking archive was located. If a person is no longer in current custody and does not appear on the recent release view, the next steps are the jail phone line, a KORA request, court records, KDOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE, depending on the custody path. Older booking photos and booking sheets may be subject to redaction or denial under Kansas law.
A recent release is not the same as a dismissed case. The district court record may still show pending charges, hearings, bond conditions, amended counts, or a final disposition. For that reason, released roster records and court records after a jail arrest should be checked together when the legal status matters.
Woodson County Inmate Record Fields
A Woodson Detention Center profile shows practical booking data rather than a full criminal-history report. The inspected profile included a booking photo, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date and time, charge text, bond, and a bond-warning note. It did not show height, weight, hair color, eye color, housing unit, court date, judge, bond type, statute code, or a direct court case link.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Public booking image on the list and profile. |
| Booking number | Local jail identifier such as a two-digit year prefix and sequence number. |
| Booking date | Date and time the person was booked into Woodson Detention Center. |
| Arresting agency | The agency that made or lodged the arrest. |
| Charges | Booking or arrest charge text, sometimes with a Woodson court case number embedded. |
| Bond | Dollar amount listed at booking, subject to court changes and holds. |
County Jail vs Kansas Prison
The most reliable search path depends on the custody type. Woodson Detention Center is for local jail custody. KDOC facilities are for state sentences and state supervision. The federal Bureau of Prisons and ICE systems are different again. A Woodson County arrest can begin in the sheriff roster and later move to a court docket, KDOC record, or federal hold.
| Custody type | Where to look | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Woodson pretrial or local jail custody | Woodson Detention Center roster | Booking, bond, recent release, mugshot, and current custody checks. |
| Kansas state sentence or supervision | KDOC KASPER | Prison location, KDOC number, conviction county, release date, and supervision status. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Current ICE custody or certain recent CBP custody searches. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
KASPER can search by name, KDOC number, alias, race, gender, birth date, age range, conviction county, supervision county, facility, and supervision type after the disclaimer is accepted. The KDOC FAQ says profiles can show physical description, photograph, convictions, case number, housing location, movement history, release projection, supervision level, and disciplinary findings. It is not a full criminal-history search.
The BOP locator is for federal prisoners, not ordinary Woodson County jail bookings. The mobile by-name form accepts first, middle, last, race, sex, and age fields, while the main locator also supports register and other federal numbers. ICE ODLS requires JavaScript and can search by A-number or biographical data. VINELink remains useful for custody notifications and release alerts when roster timing is uncertain.
Woodson County Detention Facility
Official sources identified one local detention facility for this build. Woodson Detention Center is operated by the Woodson County Sheriff's Office and holds the county jail population. The City of Yates Center lists a police phone, but after-hours, weekend, and holiday non-emergency calls route to the sheriff, and no separate city jail roster was found.
- Woodson Detention Center: Holds current local detainees, Woodson charges, warrant arrests, bond holds, sentenced local inmates, and short-term city or agency prisoners accepted by the sheriff.
No Woodson County state prison, BOP institution, ICE facility, sheriff annex, or work-release center was located in official sources.
Woodson County Custody Terms
Jail and court records use short terms that can change the search route. A booking charge is not the same as a conviction, and a bond amount does not always mean release is available. These definitions keep the roster, court, and corrections records separate.
- Booking
- Jail intake record creation, usually tied to a booking number, photo, charge entry, and bond entry.
- Detainer
- A request from another court, county, KDOC, federal agency, or immigration agency to hold or notify before release.
- PR bond
- Personal recognizance release based on a promise and court conditions rather than full cash payment.
- Disposition
- The court outcome, such as dismissal, amendment, plea, conviction, sentence, or other case resolution.
Woodson County Inmate Population FAQ
How many people are in the Woodson County inmate population?
The current roster showed 13 inmates on June 13, 2026, and the 48-hour release roster showed 2 recent releases. Treat those as roster counts from that date, not as average daily population or rated capacity.
How do I search the Woodson County inmate population?
Start at the sheriff roster choice page. Choose Current Inmates or 48 Hour Release, sort the list, and open View Profile for booking details. Call the jail for bond, release, or case-number confirmation.
Are Woodson County jail mugshots public?
Yes, the official roster displays booking-photo thumbnails and profile photos for listed inmates. There is no separate public mugshot archive in the research, and older photos may require a KORA request.
Where do court charges appear after jail booking?
Woodson criminal cases are handled through the 31st Judicial District and Kansas CaseSearch. The prosecutor's filed charges can differ from the jail booking charge.
What if the person is not on the Woodson roster?
Check the 48-hour release view, call the jail, search KDOC KASPER for sentenced Kansas offenders, use VINELink for notifications, and use BOP or ICE for federal or immigration custody.