Marshall County, Kansas Jail Roster

Confirmed custody records for the Marshall County jail run through the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office jail information page in Marysville; no separate online inmate roster was confirmed for this county at time of verification. For district court case records across the 22nd Judicial District — which includes Marshall County — the Kansas Judicial Branch’s CaseSearch covers district court filings statewide at no charge.

Looking for someone booked tonight? See If someone was just booked tonight for phone-first contact info.

How to find an inmate in Marshall County

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, located at 107 South 13th Street in Marysville, operates the county jail and is the authoritative source for current custody status. No confirmed online inmate roster was available for Marshall County at the time this page was verified. Contact the Sheriff’s Office directly to confirm whether a person is in custody — call the Sheriff’s Office (see Sources for the current number). Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; the jail operates around the clock.

If you have a booking number — typically assigned at intake and sometimes shared by the arresting agency — provide it when you call. The booking number speeds up the lookup considerably. If you don’t have it, last name and date of birth are the standard search fields. For district court case information after charges are filed, the Kansas Judicial Branch’s CaseSearch covers Marshall County’s 22nd Judicial District records at no charge.

What the roster does (and doesn’t) show

A new booking can take time to appear in any official record — the intake process, paperwork, and data entry all happen before a name becomes searchable. Calling the Sheriff’s Office directly is the most reliable method for a booking that happened within the past day. Kansas law treats jail inmate rosters as open records, so current detainees are generally available on request; however, booking photos and investigation-related records may be withheld at the agency’s discretion.

The roster reflects only people held in the Marshall County jail. It will not show juveniles held in a separate facility, cases sealed by court order, or anyone held on a federal detainer at a federal facility. District court case records — charges, hearing dates, case numbers — appear in the Kansas Judicial Branch’s CaseSearch, which covers district court filings statewide but does not include municipal court cases. The Kansas Department of Corrections’ KASPER database covers people who have passed through state prison — it is a historical record, not a live list of who is incarcerated today. A booking that happened tonight may not appear anywhere online until processing is complete.

If someone was just booked tonight

Your brother has the right to one phone call — he may not have made it yet. Contact the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office at 107 South 13th Street, Marysville, to confirm he is in custody. The jail operates around the clock, so you can call now. Ask the jail directly — see Sources for the current number, and confirm it before calling. That call tells you he’s there and gives you the case number you’ll need for everything that follows.

Bond is decided at a first appearance before a judge — not tonight, and not by the jail. Calling the Sheriff’s Office now confirms when that hearing is scheduled, which is the information you actually need. Under Kansas law, unless a magistrate orders otherwise, a bond on a felony or misdemeanor against a person carries a no-contact condition with the alleged victim for at least 72 hours — that’s a bond condition, not a hold that prevents release. The magistrate can order differently.

Visitation won’t happen tonight — that’s just how the intake process works. Visiting hours typically begin the following day. Anyone wanting to visit must set up an account with the jail first, so check the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office jail information page for current visitation procedures before you go.

Tomorrow morning, call the Clerk of the Marshall County District Court at 1201 Broadway, Marysville — Clerk Liberty Price-Obley’s office can tell you the case number and hearing date. Attend the first appearance if you can. If you need an attorney, the Kansas Bar Association lawyer referral service and the Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services are the two official paths for finding counsel in Kansas.

If the person isn’t on the Marshall County roster

The most common reason a name doesn’t appear is timing — booking paperwork takes time to process, and a very recent arrest may not yet be reflected in any searchable record. Calling the Sheriff’s Office directly is faster than waiting for a database to update.

• Transferred to state custody: If the person was sentenced or transferred to a Kansas Department of Corrections facility, the KASPER offender search covers people who have passed through state prison, though it is a historical record rather than a live roster.
• Released: Bond may have been posted or the person released on recognizance before the roster updated. The Sheriff’s Office can confirm.
• Held in a neighboring county: Arrests by the Kansas Highway Patrol or another agency sometimes result in booking in an adjacent county. Brown, Nemaha, and Washington counties are Marshall County’s neighbors.
• Federal custody: Federal charges result in booking at a federal facility, which county rosters never display. The Federal Bureau of Prisons’ inmate locator covers federal detainees.
• Custody alerts via VINELink: Register to receive automated notifications about custody status changes — useful if you need ongoing updates rather than a one-time lookup.

If you can’t find them in Marshall County

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