Coffey County Inmate Population Overview
The Coffey County inmate population is centered on one local jail: the Coffey County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center. The sheriff's detention page describes a mixed county-jail population. It can include people charged and waiting for trial, warrant arrests, short county-jail sentences, municipal-court sentences, parole or probation holds, people waiting for Kansas Department of Corrections or Community Corrections placement, and holds for other agencies. That mix matters because not every person in the jail is there for the same reason or at the same point in a case.
The Coffey County Sheriff's Office detention page is the local source that explains who the jail holds. The jail is a county facility, not a state prison. A person can appear in the Coffey County jail roster before trial, after a warrant arrest, or while waiting on another agency. If the person receives a Kansas prison sentence and transfers to KDOC, the county roster is no longer the main lookup path. That shift is one of the most common reasons a name appears to leave the local Coffey County inmate population.
The Coffey County Sheriff's Office detention source shows the local jail population categories and jail contact route.
The detention source is useful because it separates accused persons, sentenced local inmates, holds, and people awaiting state placement instead of treating the roster as one simple list.
Coffey County Inmate Population Statistics
The most concrete local figures come from the Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing, the sheriff roster, the sheriff fee schedule, and county population sources. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association Coffey County listing reports a jail size of 21 beds, with 17 male beds and 4 female beds. The official roster page inspected on June 13, 2026 showed 27 current inmates. That roster count is a point-in-time web count, not an average daily population. Research did not locate an official multi-year average daily population or annual booking count.
Those limits should shape how the numbers are read. The roster count can change with arrests, releases, court orders, transfers, and holds. The association bed count may also lag local construction if a new operational count has not been published. Coffey County commission records document a Law Enforcement Center project and courthouse renovation work, so any exact capacity question should be confirmed with detention staff before it is used for legal, bond, or planning purposes.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster count | 27 inmates | Coffey County current roster, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Listed jail size | 21 beds | Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing, accessed 2026 |
| Male beds | 17 beds | Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing |
| Female beds | 4 beds | Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing |
| County population | 8,360 residents | Coffey County Fast Facts and 2024 emergency operations plan, 2020 Census |
| Daily board rate | $50.00 | Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing and Coffey County Sheriff fee schedule |
Coffey County Inmate Population Trends
Official research did not find a published series for Coffey County average daily jail population. The available trend picture is narrower. County population has stayed small and fairly stable over recent census decades, while county records show a Law Enforcement Center construction and renovation project during 2025 and 2026. Older county material described capacity pressure at the former jail, including portable or floor-bed use in a special meeting context, but the current public sources did not publish a final replacement bed count.
For the Coffey County inmate population, that means the safest trend statement is about documented capacity context, not a claimed annual jail-average trend. The inspected roster count was higher than the association's 21-bed listing, yet the county was also in a facility transition period. That is not enough to label the jail as currently overcrowded. It is enough to say the roster count, bed listing, and new Law Enforcement Center records should be checked together.
| Year / Date | Population or Capacity Note | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Coffey County population 8,404 | Coffey County Fast Facts |
| 2000 | Coffey County population 8,865 | Coffey County Fast Facts |
| 2010 | Coffey County population 8,601 | Coffey County Fast Facts |
| 2020 | Coffey County population 8,360 | Coffey County Fast Facts and emergency operations plan |
| 2020 local context | Older jail capacity pressure discussed in county material | Coffey County commission special meeting context |
| 2025-2026 | Law Enforcement Center project payments, change orders, and Phase II work documented | Coffey County commission minutes |
| June 13, 2026 | Online roster showed 27 current inmates | Coffey County current roster |
Who Coffey County Jail Holds
The Coffey County inmate population is not limited to new arrests. The detention page lists several custody reasons. Some people are accused and awaiting trial. Some are serving local jail sentences. Some are held on warrants, parole or probation holds, municipal-court sentences, or requests from another agency. A person may also be in the jail while waiting for a KDOC bed or Community Corrections placement. Those categories explain why a roster entry may show a no-bond hold, a $0.00 bond, or an agency hold that cannot be cleared by paying a Coffey County bond alone.
The roster publishes age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, charges, and bond on individual profiles, but official Coffey County sources did not publish aggregate race, sex, age, felony, misdemeanor, pretrial, or sentenced breakdowns. The available sex-specific capacity data is bed capacity, not a demographic count: 17 male beds and 4 female beds in the Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing.
- Pretrial
- A person held before conviction or sentencing, often while bond and court dates are pending.
- Sentenced
- A person serving punishment imposed by a court, either locally or while awaiting transfer.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or order from another agency that can keep a person in custody even when local bond is addressed.
- KDOC
- The Kansas Department of Corrections, which tracks sentenced state prisoners through KASPER.
Coffey County Inmate Population Laws
Kansas law explains why much of the Coffey County inmate population can be searched while also setting limits on what the public can obtain. K.S.A. 45-216 states the Kansas policy that public records are open unless another law says otherwise. K.S.A. 45-221 lists exceptions and limits tied to law enforcement and criminal investigation records. That is why roster facts may be public while some reports, investigation records, and protected personal data may be withheld or redacted.
The jail itself is tied to sheriff custody law. K.S.A. 19-811 places charge and custody of the county jail and prisoners with the sheriff. K.S.A. 19-1930 covers receiving prisoners committed by city, federal, county, or KDOC authority and safely holding them until discharge or order. K.S.A. 19-1935 requires a Kansas Bureau of Investigation inquiry when a city or county prisoner dies in custody under the statute's terms.
Key Kansas rules: public records start from openness, criminal investigation records can have limits, the sheriff has custody of the county jail, city and state authority can commit prisoners to the jail, and certain in-custody deaths trigger outside inquiry.
Coffey County Jail Records Access
The online roster is the first source for current custody and the 48-hour release window, but it is not the only access channel. The Coffey County Sheriff's Office records request page is the fallback for records no longer shown online or records that require staff review. The page cites K.S.A. 45-230 and warns that names and addresses from public records may not be used for commercial solicitation. If a fee applies, the office says it will email the requester for authorization before completing the request.
Records requests are important for older booking records, incident reports, and booking-photo questions that are not answered by the roster. The sheriff fee schedule lists report copies at $2.50 digital, $2.00 by mail, and $15.00 for DVD. It also lists inmate housing charges of $50.00 per day and a padded-cell add-on of $15.00 per day. Those housing figures are administrative charges, not a public inmate search fee.
The sheriff's records request screenshot comes from the official records page, where KORA routing and the commercial-use warning appear.
The records page helps fill the gap when a person is no longer on the current roster and is outside the 48-hour release view.
Coffey County State Prison Population
No KDOC prison was found inside Coffey County in the official sources reviewed. Still, sentenced felony cases from Coffey County can become part of the Kansas state prison population after transfer. KDOC's KASPER system covers offenders sentenced to custody of the Secretary of Corrections since 1980, including currently incarcerated people, post-incarceration supervision, and discharged sentences. KDOC says KASPER is updated each working day and is not a full criminal history record.
Statewide context is useful, but it should not be confused with the county jail count. The KDOC homepage snapshot inspected in research listed 9,849 adult correctional facility residents against 10,674 capacity, plus 5,357 on parole and 159 juvenile correctional facility residents against 422 capacity. Those are Kansas-wide numbers. They do not measure the Coffey County jail population. They explain where to look after a Coffey County inmate transfers to state custody.
Search Coffey County Inmates
The online county lookup path starts with the Coffey County inmate roster disclaimer. That page sends users to Current Inmates or the 48 Hour Release list. Current Inmates is the best first choice for someone believed to be in the Coffey County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center now. The released view is useful when a person was booked recently but no longer appears in the current list.
The current Coffey County roster inspected on June 13, 2026 showed the roster count, search controls, sorting, booking entries, charges, bonds, and profile links. The profile note tells bond companies and people posting bail to call detention staff for correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers because those details may change after court appearances.
- Open the roster disclaimer and choose Current Inmates for present jail custody.
- Use Search By Name if the list is long, or browse the roster pages.
- Sort by date when the arrest is recent, then open the profile link.
- Read the booking number, arresting agency, booking date, charges, and bond.
- If the person was released, check the 48-hour release view before filing a records request.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred, search KASPER, BOP, ICE, or VINE based on the custody type.
The official roster screenshot shows the name search, roster count, sorting controls, and current booking entries.
That current roster view is the main live lookup for people held in the county jail before a state, federal, or immigration transfer.
Coffey County Roster Search Fields
The roster uses a simple public search and filter layout. No login is required. The search box can be used with a last name or partial name, and the same roster area lets users switch between name and date views, current and released records, sort order, and extra pages when the list is longer than one screen. The 48-hour release view is a key local feature because it answers many recent-release questions without a staff call.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By Name | Text | Optional | Use a last name or partial name when the roster has many entries. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the entered name search. |
| Show All | Button or link | n/a | Clears a name search and returns the full list. |
| Name / Date | Filter link | Optional | Changes the roster sort or filter view. |
| Current / Released | Filter link | Optional | Switches between current custody and 48-hour release records. |
| Pagination | Page links | Optional | Use page numbers, Next, or Last when more than one page exists. |
Coffey County Inmate Record Details
A Coffey County inmate record on the roster is a booking profile, not a full court case file. The sample profile inspected in research showed name, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, charges, bond, and caution notes. It did not show housing pod, height, weight, eye color, hair color, date of birth, court date, case number, warrant number, release date on the current profile, magistrate, or projected release.
Charges and bond should be treated as live, changeable data. The public profile warns that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances. That is why the jail phone remains part of the access chain even when the online roster works. A roster charge is an arrest or booking label. The formal court charge can change when the Coffey County Attorney reviews the case and court records are opened.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking # | Local jail tracking number, with an inspected example using a year prefix and sequence. |
| Age, gender, race | Basic profile fields published on the sample county roster profile. |
| Arresting agency | Agency abbreviation tied to the arrest or booking, such as CFSO in the sample. |
| Booking date | Date and time of jail intake. |
| Charges | Plain-language booking charge descriptions, subject to later court change. |
| Bond | Listed bond amount or hold status, which must be confirmed with detention staff. |
Coffey County Released Inmate Lookup
The Coffey County released roster is limited to a 48-hour release window. The 48-hour release list is the best next stop when a name disappears from current custody soon after booking. If the release is older than that window, the public web roster may no longer answer the question. The records request process then becomes the local route for older booking information, subject to Kansas open-records limits and any fee approval the sheriff's office requires.
Released does not always mean the whole case ended. A person may bond out, be released on conditions, move to another agency, transfer to KDOC, or have a court event pending. For formal charges after release, use Kansas District Court records or the courthouse public terminal. For custody notification rather than a static search, Kansas VINE can alert registered users to county-jail custody changes.
Coffey County Jail vs Prison Search
The Coffey County inmate population search splits by custody system. County jail lookup covers the sheriff's detention center in Burlington, including pretrial detainees, warrant arrests, local sentences, and holds. KDOC KASPER covers Kansas sentenced offenders after state transfer or state supervision. Federal BOP and ICE systems are separate and should not be searched as if they were part of the Coffey County jail roster.
| Lookup Question | County Jail | State Prison or Other Custody |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial people, warrant arrests, local sentences, agency holds | Sentenced KDOC offenders, federal sentenced inmates, or ICE detainees |
| Run by | Coffey County Sheriff's Office | KDOC, BOP, ICE, or another agency |
| Where to look | Current roster, 48-hour release list, jail phone, records request | KASPER, BOP locator, ICE ODLS, or agency records |
| What changes | Roster status can change after court, release, or transfer | State and federal systems use different ID numbers and profile fields |
Coffey County State Federal Search
KDOC KASPER is the right tool for a Coffey County case after a person enters Kansas state correctional custody. It can show name, KDOC registration number, physical description, conviction information, housing location, supervision level, release information, and institutional discipline. KDOC cautions that KASPER is not a complete criminal history. For a complete Kansas criminal history, KDOC points users to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation path instead.
Kansas VINE is different. It is a custody-notification service for county-jail offenders and release changes, not a state-prison roster. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator covers federal sentenced inmates. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System covers a person in ICE custody or a person in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. No official source found a BOP, ICE, or KDOC detention facility physically operating inside Coffey County.
The KDOC KASPER screenshot comes from the state offender-search disclaimer, which users must accept before searching sentenced Kansas custody.
KASPER belongs to the sentenced state-prison side of the search path, not to current Coffey County jail custody.
Coffey County Detention Facilities
Official research resolved one local detention facility in Coffey County. Burlington Police Department operates a police office and patrol service, but the official city page routes after-hours dispatch through the sheriff and does not publish a separate city jail roster. That means Burlington arrests and other local custody questions should route first to the Coffey County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center and its roster channels.
- Coffey County Sheriff's Office Kansas Detention Center - the county jail for pretrial detainees, warrant arrests, local jail sentences, parole or probation holds, municipal commitments, people awaiting KDOC or Community Corrections placement, and other-agency holds.
For a current custody question, use the county roster or jail phone. For a sentenced state-prison question, use KDOC KASPER. For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator because those systems are not part of the Coffey County facility list.
Coffey County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Coffey County inmate population? The inspected online roster showed 27 current inmates on June 13, 2026. The Kansas Sheriffs' Association listing reports a 21-bed jail size. Because an official average daily population was not located and the county has Law Enforcement Center project records, treat those as source-specific figures rather than one permanent daily count.
How do I search the Coffey County inmate population? Start at the sheriff's roster disclaimer, choose Current Inmates, then search by name or browse the list. Open the profile for booking number, charges, bond, booking date, and arresting agency. If a person was just released, use the 48-hour release view.
What if the person is not on the Coffey County roster? Call the jail for live custody confirmation, check the 48-hour release list, then use the records request process if the booking is older. If the person was sentenced to state prison, use KDOC KASPER instead of the county roster.
Are mugshots part of the Coffey County inmate record? The roster source included image areas, but text inspection did not confirm a visible booking photo on the sample profile. If a booking photo is not visible in the browser, request the booking record or photo from the sheriff under KORA.
Can bond information change? Yes. The roster profile warns that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances. Detention staff should be called before payment, before using a bonding company, or before relying on a cached roster result.
Does Kansas VINE replace the roster? No. VINE is a notification tool for county-jail custody changes. It helps victims and residents receive release or status alerts, but the sheriff roster remains the first public lookup for current Coffey County jail custody.