This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
Choose the Correct Record Path
These site sections can help identify the proper agency before making a call or sending a request.
- For a released person or a county release record, start with the home page search and records path.
- For supervision after release, use the Probation & Parole resource.
- For a same-day county window, see Jail Releases: 24 Hours.
- For a date estimate or custody alert, use Projected Release or VINELink Inmate Search.
- For facility details, use the Elk County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner, use KASPER through KDOC. For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator.
Elk County Sheriff’s Office
Contact the sheriff for an Elk County Jail discharge entry, booking record, or maintained booking photograph. The county publishes no sheriff-specific online request form, fee table, guaranteed production time, or official office hours. Ask about current access before visiting and request a fee estimate before costs are incurred.
Elk County Sheriff’s Office100 N. Cedar St.
PO Box 127
Howard, KS 67349
Phone: 620-374-2108
Fax: 620-374-2483
Email: sheriff@elkcountyks.org
Hours: Not published on the official sheriff page
A focused Kansas Open Records Act request can seek the K.S.A. 19-1904 prisoner-calendar entry, exact discharge time, authority for release, booking identifier, and related photo if maintained and open.
Elk County District Court
Use the district court for a release order, bond record, judgment, sentence, probation order, revocation, or other case-file material. A docket entry may need the signed order behind it.
Elk County District Court127 N. Pine, second floor
PO Box 306
Howard, KS 67349-0306
Phone: 620-374-2370
Fax: 620-374-3531
General hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The court identifies Erin Meador as clerk and Tony Bauer as Court Services Officer. Confirm file-access arrangements because the district publishes a more detailed access schedule for records work.
Probation and Parole Offices
KDOC state release supervision and court probation are separate. Check the actual KASPER office for a person under parole, conditional release, or postrelease supervision. District 13 Court Services handles local court probation and bond supervision, while Community Corrections can handle assigned felony probation.
El Dorado Parole Office226 W. Central Ave. #310
El Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: 316-619-8726
Serves Butler, Elk, and Greenwood Counties13th Judicial District Community Corrections
2365 W. Central
El Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: 316-321-6303
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
KDOC Sentence Questions
For a Kansas state sentence computation, contact the KDOC Sentence Computation Unit. It can address the agency’s calculated dates, while a county-jail release remains a sheriff and court matter.
KDOC Sentence Computation UnitPhone: 785-296-3317
Email: KDOCSentCompUnit@doc.ks.gov
Public Transportation Contact
The City of Howard lists General Public Transportation through the Elk County Council on Aging at 620-647-6335. Vans follow a set schedule and require advance planning. The source does not promise jail pickup or on-demand service, so confirm the trip separately from any release event.