Lyon County KS Jail

County Jail

Last Updated: January 13, 2022
Address
425 Mechanic St, Emporia, KS 66801
Beds
163
County
Lyon
Phone
620-342-5545
Fax
620-343-2074

Lyon Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

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You can support your loved ones at Lyon Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 620-342-5545.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Lyon County KS Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Lyon Co Jail is a 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, Emporia Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Kansas here.

Maintaining and operating a jail is one of the statutory requirements of the sheriff. The sheriff is required to hold inmates for all felony and misdemeanor cases filed in Lyon County District Court. To meet this requirement, the Lyon County Sheriff has a 163-bed adult Detention Center.

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.

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Kansas. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Lyon County KS Jail.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Lyon Co Jail - Visitation

Times and days are subject to change without notice

  • Monday 8:30 am - 4 pm
  • Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
  • Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 10 am - 3:30 pm
  • Sunday 10 am - 3:30 pm
  • All federal holidays

This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call 620-342-5545 for more information, alerts, or scheduling changes.

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.