This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that created the record for those services.
Official Ellis County Contacts
Ellis County Sheriff's Office and Jail
105 West 12th Street
Hays, KS 67601
Jail: 785-625-1050
KORA office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.
Ellis County District Court
107 West 12th Street
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-9415
Ellis_County_Clerk@kscourts.gov
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; the public counter closes at 4:30 p.m.
23rd Judicial District Court Services
107 West 12th Street, Hays
785-628-9419
Handles court probation, bond supervision, and work release.
Northwest Kansas Community Corrections
117 East 13th Street, Hays
785-625-9192
The KDOC directory gives a different Hays street address, so confirm the reporting location before visiting.
KDOC Records Division
785-746-7470
Formal Kansas corrections records requests go through the KDOC GovQA portal. Kansas VINE is available around the clock at 1-866-574-8463, while KDOC Victim Services handles eligible KDOC custody and supervision notifications at 1-866-404-6732.
Choose the destination by the type of question:
- For a released person or an Ellis jail release record, use the home search and records path, then contact the sheriff when the exact entry matters.
- For supervision, identify whether Court Services, Community Corrections, or KDOC parole or probation controls the case.
- For same-day activity, consult the released last 24 hours fallback process because Ellis publishes no release feed.
- For timing or alerts, use the inmate release date explanation and VINELink release check.
- For the local facility, call Ellis County Jail or use its facility page in the footer.
- For a Kansas state prisoner, use KASPER and KDOC Records rather than the county roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator for that system.