Russell County KS Jail

Russell 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: 785-483-2151

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Russell County KS Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 210 E 4th St in Russell, KS. This county jail is operated locally by the Russell County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Russell County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Russell Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Russell County KS Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

The Detention Facility or Jail was originally built in 1955.  The facility has undergone several remodels and upgrades of technology.  The correctional staff consists of 6 full-time Correctional Officers, 2 part-time Correctional Officers, and 1 Jail Administrator who work 12-hour shifts and handle the jail’s population of 21 beds.  The population can exceed our capacity very quickly so often times the staff is on the road handling inmate transports to other facilities in our area.  The facility houses both male and female prisoners, along with work release inmates and DOC holds that come through our doors.  The staff books in and books out inmates and the average daily population is 19 inmates. The jail was recently upgraded from boiler heat to central heat and air.  The staff is trained in jail operations through the Kansas Sheriff’s Association and other specialized training which includes Cell Extraction and Electronic Defense Inmate Transport systems.  Inmates are given weekly commissary, visitation, and phone access in every cell.  Meals are provided to the inmates from our own kitchen facilities by the jail staff

visitation Info

Russell County KS Jail – Visitation

Visitation is SATURDAY and SUNDAY  from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M.

Visitors must be placed on the inmates visitation list by the inmate.  Visitation is a privilege and can be restricted or eliminated.  All visitors must follow the Rules of the Russell County Adult Detention Facility.  Inappropriate clothing and conduct can result in you being turned away or visitation being stopped.  Anyone trying to introduce contraband into the Facility can and will be charged with a crime.