Address:
400 East Merchant
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone:
815-937-3645
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Kankakee County Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 815-802-7272 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Kankakee County Detention Center, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 815-802-7272 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Kankakee County, the state of Illinois and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
For inmates receiving mail in the Kankakee County Detention Center there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Kankakee County Detention Center:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Securus Digital Mail Center - Kankakee County
PO Box 974
Lebanon, MO 65536
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
To rent a tablet for an inmate in Kankakee County follow these instructions:
If you have any questions:
For all Kankakee County information on Tablet Rentals for your inmate, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Kankakee County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Kankakee County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Kankakee County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Kankakee County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Kankakee County Detention Center, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Kankakee County.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Kankakee County do the following:
1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.
2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Kankakee County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
To send a text or email message to a Kankakee County inmate, do the following:
Kankakee County Detention Center uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.
Register here. (You are already registered if you signed up with Securus for 'Phone' or 'Remote Visitation' in Kankakee County or any jail or prison in the country).
Steps:
1. Sign up for eMessaging
2. Find your Kankakee County inmate.
3. Purchase a book of Securus ‘stamps’.
4. Type & Send message.
For all Kankakee County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Kankakee County Detention Center, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To schedule and set up a visit, either at-the-jail or remotely from your home, follow these instructions:
To get more complete instructions, and understand visit lengths, times, locations, fees and all the other rules including children, dress codes and more, check out or Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: All visits are recorded and whatever you say and do will be monitored. It is best to never discuss sensitive information regarding your inmate's pending case.
