Shawnee County Detention Center is located in the city of Topeka, Kansas which has a population of 127,473 (as of 2016) residents. This prison has a capacity of 557 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Shawnee County Detention Center began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1987 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 452 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Director Brian W.Cole and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Shawnee County Detention Center, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Shawnee County Detention Center Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

785-291-5000

Email Address for this Facility:

[email protected]

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Shawnee County Detention Center
501 Southeast 8th Street
Topeka, KS 66607

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Shawnee County Detention Center:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Shawnee County Detention Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
501 Southeast 8th Street
Topeka, KS 66607

Send Money to an Inmate at Shawnee County Detention Center

Visitation Information for Shawnee County Detention Center

Visitation Hours for Shawnee County Detention Center:

All visitors are to report to the Juvenile Detention Center front lobby for check in.