Sherman County KS Jail

Sherman County KS Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 785-899-4835

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Sherman County KS Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 813 1/2 Broadway Goodland, KS which is operated locally by the Sherman County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Sherman County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Goodland Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Can I bring an inmate clothes, stamps, toiletries, etc.?

Due to items available on our commissary list, we do not accept outside items. You can purchase these items through www.inmatecanteen.com and the item will be delivered to inmate

Can I bring an inmate their prescribed meds?

Medication may be brought in to an inmate if it is prescribed by a doctor. The bottle must be correctly labeled by the pharmacy and the seal can not be tampered with. Tylenol, Aspirin, and IBU can be purchased from our office.

How can I contact an inmate?

Email: You can contact an inmate through e-mail if you have an account with www.inmatecanteen.com and a valid email account.

Video Visit: You can video visit from your home if you have an account with www.inmatecanteen.com and the proper equipment.

Phone: If you call our office and request to talk to an inmate, we can NOT transfer calls back to their phones. By policy we can NOT give messages either. They have a separate phone system that they have access to where they can call out from. To call out they can either call collect or buy calling cards through the commissary system. Phone cards cannot be brought in from the outside; they will not work on the inmate phone system. Phone cards that are purchased through our commissary system can be used when they get out if there is time remaining on the card. Most commonly an inmate will receive mail if someone would like to get a hold of them from the outside.

visitation Info

Video visitation at the Sheriff’s office: The Bastille is open for video visitation on Mondays & Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. MST. Video visitation at the Sheriff’s Office is free. Visitors must have a picture ID, valid e-mail address, and be at least 18 years of age. All visitors must be signed in before 4:00 pm to be guaranteed visiting time. Please call for confirmation the day you wish to visit to ensure visitation will take place.

Attorney visitation: The Bastille will be open for Attorney visitation during regular business hours.

There will be no visitation when the office is closed in observance of a holiday.

Video visitation outside Sheriff’s office: Video visitation from remote location is open every day between 8:00 am to 11:59 pm MST. You must have an account with www.inmatecanteen.com and the proper equipment.