The Corrections staff includes a jail sergeant, 11 full time jailers, one part time jailer, and a cook.

The jail can house 32 inmates. The jail consists of an office area for the jailers, two holding cells for inmates that are only here to be processed and soon released or for detoxification of inmates that are under the influence of alcohol/drugs, a dayroom that allows inmates to use one television or use phones, or have interaction with other inmates.

The jailers who work in the jail facility have multi-tasked jobs as well. Jailers are expected to process/release inmates, serve the inmates food that is made by the cook, help wash inmate laundry, clean the jail facility, supervise the inmates 24 hours a day for their safety and protection. They do this by performing jail checks which they walk around the jail and make sure that the inmates don’t need anything, that all inmates are well, that inmates are following the rules of the jail, and they usher inmates in and out of visitation on Sundays during visitation hours. Jailers usually prepare supper for the inmates as the cook usually only prepare breakfast and lunch. The jailers also transport inmates that are arrested in other jurisdictions on our arrest warrants, and they take prisoners to court and provide court security.

Kansas VINE System

Click here to register for the Kansas VINE system.

The Kansas VINE system is a service through which victims of crime can use the telephone or Internet to search for information regarding the custody status of their offender and to register to receive telephone and e-mail notification when the offender’s custody status changes. The VINE toll-free number for the Kansas VINE system is (866) 574-8463.  This service is provided to assist victims of crime who have a right to know about their offender's custody status.

Inmate Visitation & Information

Inmate visitation is held on Sundays from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Visitation time is 20 minutes per inmate. Anyone under the age of 18 must have approval by the jail sergeant. Identification is needed and only family members are allowed to visit. The only items accepted for inmates are cash or money orders. All letters, notes, and cards, both incoming and outgoing, must be sent by US Mail. Books brought in will be considered donated to the jail. All items must be approved by the jail sergeant prior to being taken to inmates. Our facility is a non-smoking facility. All bonds will be set within 48 hours.

The Communications staff includes a communications director, 10 full time, and four part time dispatchers. Dispatchers answer and dispatch emergency and non-emergency calls for the following agencies:

• • Sheriff Deputies (including patrols for contracted cities) & Lake Patrol
• • Police Departments including:
  • • Carbondale Police
  • • Osage City Police
  • • Overbrook Police
  • • Lyndon Police
  • • Burlingame Police
  • • Scranton Police
• • Wildlife & Parks and Corp of Engineer Rangers including:
  • • Conservation Officers & Game Wardens 
  • • Pomona & Eisenhower State Park Law Enforcement 
  • • Melvern & Pomona Lake Park Rangers
• • Fire, EMS, First Responder, & Rescue Departments including:
  • • Osage County EMS
  • • Osage County Fire District #1—Carbondale
  • • Osage County Fire District #2—Osage City
  • • Osage County Fire District #3—Melvern/Olivet
  • • Osage County Fire District #4—Overbrook/Michigan Valley
  • • Osage County Fire District #5—Lyndon/Vassar
  • • Osage County Fire District #6—Burlingame
  • • Osage County Fire District #7—Quenemo
  • • Scranton Fire
  • • Reading Fire (Lyon County)
  • • Lebo Fire (Coffey County)

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office utilizes a Next-generation 9-1-1 (NG911) system, a multi-site radio system, a computer-aided dispatch system, and other equipment to aid in dispatching responders.

All dispatchers are NCIC certified by the Kansas Highway Patrol. Dispatchers are required to be NCIC certified within six months of employment. They are trained to use the computers to retrieve registrations, driver’s license, criminal history, and other types of information through all 50 states and Canada. They also are required to use NCIC to query, enter, and remove persons, vehicles, boats, and articles and other items that are missing, wanted, or stolen.

Dispatchers are also responsible for a number of other duties including: entering all civil process papers, warrants, and citations, and all calls for service into the computers, mailing first class and certified civil papers, making copies of reports to be forwarded to different departments, taking care of protection and restraining orders, monitoring weather conditions, and many other tasks other than just answering and dispatching calls.