Locate Sherman County Bastille Inmates

Sherman County Bastille Overview

The Sherman County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Chad Mann, operates the Sherman County Bastille / Sherman County Jail in Goodland. The county uses both names in official public material: visitation text often says Bastille, while inmate-mail instructions also use Sherman County Jail. The facility is the local adult detention point for the Sherman County inmate population, not a Kansas Department of Corrections prison and not a federal detention center.

The roster shows a mixed local jail population. Entries reviewed in the research included people serving time, people held for court, people held on probation violations or failures to appear, people arrested on new drug, traffic, property, and violent-charge allegations, and people held for another agency. Arresting agencies visible on the list included the Sherman County Sheriff's Office, the Goodland Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol, so a Goodland or highway arrest can still lead to a Sherman County Bastille booking.

The county pages reviewed did not publish rated bed capacity, housing-unit names, classification levels, building age, accreditation status, or a local jail inspection report. The Jail Data Initiative Sherman County Jail profile listed capacity as N/A for its 2023 scrape. That means capacity should be treated as unpublished in official local sources, not estimated from roster photos or from the size of the building.

Search Sherman County Bastille Roster

The correct first source is the official Sherman County inmate information page. It is a current list, not a database-style search form. The public roster is free and does not require login. It displays names, arrest dates, charges, arresting agency, bond information, and mugshot thumbnails for many listed inmates.

Because the public page is a list, readers have to scan the current rows rather than type into a last-name search box. A missing name can mean release, transfer, a spelling variation, a state-prison transfer, federal or immigration custody, or a county update lag. The safest Sherman County Bastille lookup uses the roster and then checks the fallback chain before assuming the person is not in custody.

1. Open the official inmate information page and scan the current entries by first and last name.
2. Read the date arrested, charge text, arresting agency, and bond cell as a booking snapshot, not a final court result.
3. Call the sheriff/jail line if the name is missing, the bond text is mixed, or a hold may block release.
4. Check Kansas VINELink for custody notifications and status checks.
5. Use KASPER for sentenced Kansas prison custody, the BOP locator for federal prison custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.

The Sherman County Sheriff's Office did not publish a mobile app with an app-only inmate roster, warrant search, or most-wanted tool in the research file. VINELink has statewide notification tools, but that is not a Sherman County Sheriff app.

Sherman County Bastille Contact

The jail and sheriff's office share the official jail address used for inmate records, visitation confirmation, and report-copy requests. The county government address nearby is similar, so use the half-number Broadway jail address when asking about a person held at the Bastille. The sheriff contact form says immediate assistance should go to the sheriff's office number, and emergencies should use 911 or dispatch.

The official sheriff contact page lists fax 785-890-4839, while the Kansas Sheriffs' Association profile lists fax 785-890-4837. Use phone contact for time-sensitive custody questions because fax listings differ across official sources.

Sherman County Bastille Visits

Sherman County visitation is video-based. Two official county pages give different on-site video visitation windows, so visitors should call the jail on the day they plan to visit. Both pages require a picture ID, a valid email address, age 18 or older, and sign-in before 4:00 p.m. to be guaranteed visiting time. Attorney visitation is treated separately during regular business hours.

The sheriff FAQ page also states that all visitors should call first to confirm visitation will take place. That call is useful for checking entrance instructions, parking, and whether a housing or court issue has affected the visit schedule.

Mail Phone and Money

Mail for a Sherman County Bastille inmate should use the person's name and the jail/Bastille address. The county publishes both "Sherman County Jail" and "Sherman County Bastille" in mail-format material, so either facility name should be tied to the same official street address. The public pages reviewed did not publish a separate mail room, mail scanning vendor, package vendor, or legal-mail rule set.

Remote video and commissary vendor fees were not published on the county pages reviewed. The known free service is on-site video visitation. For records, the sheriff FAQ lists a report-copy fee of $2 and says pictures cost extra.

Sherman County Jail Booking

Booking starts after an arrest by the sheriff, Goodland Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, or another authority that brings the person to the Sherman County Bastille. The county does not publish a full intake manual, so the current roster is the best public window into what happens next. A listed person may show a new arrest, a failure to appear, a probation violation, a court hold, a serving-time status, or a hold for another agency.

The public roster does not show booking number, exact booking time, date of birth, age, race, sex, height, weight, housing unit, court date, warrant number, or release history. For a fuller booking report, the sheriff FAQ says most Sheriff's Office records are public under the Kansas Open Records Act, but open criminal investigations, sealed or expunged records, personnel records, and juvenile records may be withheld. Requests may be made in person or by mail to the Sheriff's Office, Attn: Reports, at the jail address.

The official inmate information page includes the current list, mugshot thumbnails for many entries, bonding agency information, intake report repository link text, visitation details, mail format, and inmate-contact FAQs. It does not state the refresh schedule or how long released inmates stay visible.

Sherman County Bastille Bond

Bond information appears at the row level on the official current inmate list. Examples in the research included no-bond entries, cash-or-surety amounts, and mixed text such as no bond plus a cash-or-surety amount. A mixed entry can mean one charge or hold blocks release even if another count has a dollar amount, so the full cell matters.

Cash bond

The listed amount must be paid as security before release, unless another hold prevents it.

Surety bond

A bail agent may post a guarantee for a fee under Kansas practice.

No bond

The roster says money is not currently enough to release the person from that hold.

Detainer or hold

Another court or agency has asked the jail to keep custody or give notice before release.

The roster also lists local bonding agencies and agent phone numbers. Before paying money or signing with an agent, call the jail at 785-890-4835 and check the court case if one has opened.

Sherman County Bastille Records

For current custody, the roster is faster than a public-records request. For a report copy, booking-photo copy, or older booking detail not visible online, the sheriff's records process is the fallback. The sheriff FAQ says accident reports are typically filed with the office manager within two days and that report copies cost $2, with extra cost for pictures.

Kansas law frames the request process. K.S.A. 45-216 states the public policy that records are open unless a law says otherwise. K.S.A. 45-218 covers inspection requests, responses, refusals, and fees. K.S.A. 45-221 lists exceptions, including criminal-investigation and privacy categories that can matter for jail reports, mugshots, and juvenile or sealed material.

Once a person is sentenced to KDOC custody, the Sherman County Bastille roster is no longer the main place to search. KASPER covers KDOC-funded or KDOC-operated custody and supervision records, while Kansas Case Search and the Sherman County District Court handle filed criminal charges after an arrest.