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Lyon 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: 620-342-5545
This facility is for adult inmates.
The Lyon County KS Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 425 Mechanic St Emporia, KS which is operated locally by the Lyon 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. Lyon County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Emporia Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.
The Detention Center is staffed with 40 detention officers, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse and 5 cooks. They are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the inmates.
Detention officers have many different responsibilities:
- Processing inmates in and out of the facility
- Transporting prisoners to court and to the Kansas Department of Corrections
- Public and inmate safety
- Laundry
- Meal calls
- Work/school release program
- Job search program
- Confined inmate worker(trustee) program
- Inmate labor details
In cooperation with Community Counseling Services and Emporia State University, the Detention Center offers counseling services for confined inmates through programs:
- Seeking safety
- Anger education
- Parenting
- Individual counseling
The partnership with Emporia State University allows inmates to have an opportunity to learn some life skills while incarcerated in the facility.
visitation Info
PRISON_NAME – Visitation at PRISON_ADDRESS, PRISON_CITY, PRISON_STATE_ABBR
- Monday 9am – 6pm
- Tuesday 9am – 6pm
- Wednesday 9am – 6pm
- Thursday 9am – 6pm
- Friday 9am – 6pm
All visits are non-contact and conducted through a glass partition. This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call PRISON_PHONE for more information and updates to the current rules and regulations.
Inmates are allowed 2 visitors per day
