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221 West Main Street, Ness City, KS, 67560

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Ness County County can be found in the Kansas area. Ness City – is the county seat. Ness County has a total population of 2869 and was formed in 1880.

Ness County County has a total area of 1,074 square miles. The zip codes in Ness County County are 67515, 67516, 67518, 67521, 67560, 67572, 67584.

Ness County Sex Offender Registry

The Ness County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Ness County County, operates the Ness County Jail in Ness City, Ness City, Kansas. Ness County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 72,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Ness County Jail sits on a 99-acre land with 9 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Ness County Jail commissary. The Ness County Jail’s physical address is 221 West Main Street, Ness City, KS, 67560.

Ness County Jail was constructed in 1865. By then, the Ness County Jail served less than 74 residents. Later in 1905, the population in Ness County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1950s, 52 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Ness County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Ness County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2019, the Ness County Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Ness County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Kansas state prison. While Ness County Jail, they undertake various Ness County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Ness County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Ness County Jail

All inmates at the Ness County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Ness County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Ness County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Ness County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Ness County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Ness County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Ness County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Ness County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Ness County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Ness County Jail inmate or officer at the Ness County Jail, call at 785-798-2707, 785-798-3611 or fax at or fax785-798-2704.

Call the Ness County Jail any day of the week from 10.00 am to 8.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Ness County Jail official website for answers to common questions about the Ness County Jail, inmates, and services.

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