Smith County Jail, KS Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: February 20, 2024

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217 South Jefferson Street, Smith Center, KS, 66967

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http://www.smithcoks.com/Sheriff/tabid/4253/Default.aspx

Smith County County can be found in the Kansas area. Smith Center – is the county seat. Smith County has a total population of 3668 and was formed in 1872.

Smith County County has a total area of 895 square miles. The zip codes in Smith County County are 66932, 66951, 66952, 66967, 67628, 67638.

Smith County Sheriff’s Office:

The Smith County Sheriff, Bruce D. Lehman, is the head law enforcement officer in the Smith County county. You can reach him by calling 785-282-5180.

Address: 217 South Jefferson Street, Smith Center, Kansas, 66967, 66932, 66951, 66952, 66967, 67628, 67638.

Fax: 785-282-5185

Phone: 785-282-5180

Smith County Arrest Warrants

Smith County Child Support Warrants

Smith County Sex Offender Registry

The Smith County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Smith County County, operates the Smith County Jail in Smith Center, Smith Center, Kansas. Smith County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 6,000 inmates daily and admitting up 74,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Smith County Jail sits on a 91-acre land with 12 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Smith County Jail commissary. The Smith County Jail’s physical address is 217 South Jefferson Street, Smith Center, KS, 66967.

Smith County Jail was constructed in 1877. By then, the Smith County Jail served less than 83 residents. Later in 1924, the population in Smith County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1952s, 70 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Smith County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Smith County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2013, the Smith County Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Smith County Jail

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

The Smith County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Smith County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Smith County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Smith 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 Smith County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Smith 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 Smith County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Smith County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.