Ellis County Detention Center

To search for an inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 785-625-1050 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Ellis County Criminal Court Cases online, as well as for every county in Kansas.

Ellis County Detention Center Inmate Search

The Ellis County Detention Center maintains an average of 94 offenders in custody on any given day. The Ellis County Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Ellis County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 1,880 offenders.

The following charts of Ellis County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Ellis County Corrections Department, the state of Kansas Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Ellis County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Ellis County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Ellis County, neighboring counties and the state of Kansas.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Ellis County and Kansas state prisons, click the button below.
Ellis County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center? What is the Schedule?

Ellis County Detention Center uses the services of correctpay.com (aka JailFunds) for you to schedule and visit your inmate via remote video visitation.

You can ‘video visit’ your inmate one of three ways:

• Visit from your home computer.
• Visit from the correctpay VendEngine Kiosk in the jail lobby.
• Visit by using the JailFunds iphone or Android app

Go here to begin the process to schedule a visit.

What is the cost to do remote video visitation?
Paid Remote Visits
Having a remote visit from your Home or app, the cost of each 20-25 minute ‘friends and family remote visit’ will be approximately $7.95 plus tax.
FREE Remote Visits
Visitors can also choose to come to the jail and video chat with an inmate via the JailFunds/VendEngine kiosk in the lobby. The video visit on-site at the jail is FREE.

You can deposit money four different ways:

• Deposit online at correctpay.com
• Deposit at the correctpay VendEngine kiosk in the Ellis County Detention Center lobby.
• Deposit over the phone 24/7 at 855-836-3364
• Deposit through their iOS or Android app.

Attorney Visits only!  < (Lawyers, go here)

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Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center?

Ellis County Detention Center uses the services of correctpay.com (aka JailFunds) for you to schedule and visit your inmate via remote video visitation.

You can ‘video visit’ your inmate one of three ways:

• Visit from your home computer.
• Visit from the correctpay VendEngine Kiosk in the jail lobby.
• Visit by using the JailFunds iphone or Android app

Go here to begin the process to schedule a visit.

What is the cost to do remote video visitation?
Paid Remote Visits
Having a remote visit from your Home or app, the cost of each 20-25 minute ‘friends and family remote visit’ will be approximately $7.95 plus tax.
FREE Remote Visits
Visitors can also choose to come to the jail and video chat with an inmate via the JailFunds/VendEngine kiosk in the lobby. The video visit on-site at the jail is FREE.

You can deposit money four different ways:

• Deposit online at correctpay.com
• Deposit at the correctpay VendEngine kiosk in the Ellis County Detention Center lobby.
• Deposit over the phone 24/7 at 855-836-3364
• Deposit through their iOS or Android app.

Attorney Visits only!  < (Lawyers, go here)

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How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center?

There are FOUR options for putting money on an inmate's books:

Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person. 
Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a Jail ATM self-serve kiosk in the lobbies that accepts cash, debit or credit cards.

Option 2 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
Ellis County Detention Center uses Jail ATM to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. The company charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.

Option 3 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank or Western Union. Call the Ellis County Detention Center first as they may want you to do this online or at the jail kiosk instead.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate's name and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
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Option 4 - Make an Inmate Deposit with Jail ATM over the Phone by calling 877-810-0914
To do this you will need the inmate's offender # (inmate ID #) and full legal name.

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Ellis County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Ellis County Detention Center follow these steps:

• 
• Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Ellis County.
• After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
• Choose Kansas, then choose Ellis County Detention Center
• Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
• Select your inmate.
• Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Ellis County Detention Center, and then input your payment method. 
• NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Ellis County at any one time.
• If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Ellis County Detention Center, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Ellis County.

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center?

How Does an Inmate Make Phone Calls in Ellis County Detention Center?

To receive phone calls from an inmate in Ellis County follow these instructions:

Ellis County Detention Center uses the services of NCIC for inmate phone calling. It is called a ‘friends & family account”.

In order to receive phone calls from your inmate, you need to do the following:

• Register here, or by phone 800-943-2189
• Choose Kansas.
• Choose Ellis County Detention Center
• Select your Inmate.
• Enter the phone number your Inmate will be calling.
• Fund your Account. ($10-$100 at a time)

NOTE:
1.   You cannot receive any calls to your phone number from your inmate until both you and your phone number are registered.
2.  When you do receive a call, the number you will view on your phone from the incoming call is: 800-943-2189.
3.  When allowed by Ellis County Detention Center, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.

Fees

• Adding funds to your account - $3.00 
• Cost of phone call of a Prepaid Collect Account - $0.21 per minute
• Cost of an interstate (ex. Kansas to a different state) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
• Cost of an intrastate (ex. Kansas to Kansas) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
• Cost if you set up your account (or fund it) by phone using a live agent, you will be charged a one-time fee of $5.95.

NCIC Customer Service
Phone - 800-943-2189 or 903-247-0069
Email – [email protected]
Full list of participating jails.

For all the information regarding phone calls with Ellis County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, fees, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.

Can I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center, and what can I purchase?

JailATM – Send Money or Send Commissary Gift Packs to Ellis County Detention Center

Search for JailATM services for Ellis County Detention Center.

Make an inmate deposit with JailATM for Ellis County Detention Center. 

Note: While JailATM offers the following inmate services, Ellis County Detention Center may not allow all of them. Check on the JailATM website to confirm. Services available through JailATM are subject to change with no notice.

Send Gift Packs

Ellis County Detention Center has an agreement with JailATM, which ships predetermined Gift Packs of candy, snacks and hygiene products to the inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow Gift Packs.

These can be ordered by you online and are delivered directly to the inmate.

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Ellis County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Ellis County Detention Center follow these steps:

• 
• Go to JailATM, choose Kansas, then choose Ellis County Detention Center
• Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
• Select your inmate, and then you will be prompted to Register with them to open an account.
• Select the products you want shipped to them at Ellis County Detention Center, and then input your payment method. 
• NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Ellis County at any one time.
• If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Ellis County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Ellis County.

How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Ellis County Detention Center using an Online Messaging Service?

Ellis County Detention Center uses the services of jailfunds.com (aka JailFunds) for you to deposit funds into your inmate’s account so that you and they can purchase secure email messaging services from this jail’s e-messaging service.

You can deposit money four different ways:

• Deposit online at correctpay.com.
• Deposit at the VendEngine kiosk in the Ellis County Detention Center lobby.
• Deposit over the phone 24/7 at 855-836-3364
• Deposit through their iOS or Android app.

Go directly here to start the process to send a message

Uploading photos to Inmate’s email
Make sure the file size is less than 5MB.
Also make sure your file is a .jpg, .jpeg or .gif.

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How to Send a Secure Email or Text Message to an Inmate in Ellis County

To send a secure email message and digital photos to an inmate in Ellis County Detention Center follow these steps:

• Register with correctpay by creating an account.
• 
• Select Kansas, then select Ellis County Detention Center, and then the inmate you want to send your message to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to spend, and input your payment method. The funds can also be used by the inmate to send a message back to you.
• NOTE: All messages between you and your inmate will be permanently recorded and seen by the staff and could be used against your inmate in court... So be careful what you write.
• Uploading photos to Inmate’s email
  Make sure the file size is less than 5MB.
  Also make sure your file is a .jpg, .jpeg or .gif.

For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Ellis County Detention Center and send them photos, check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Ellis County. 
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What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Ellis County?

Do you have a list of Arrest Warrants, and the Most Wanted Criminals in Ellis County, the state of Kansas and the United States?