Prisons and jails in Kansas

Kansas has 126 prisons and jails: 2.5% of the US total of 4,960. That ranks #16 by count and #4 per person (4.24 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#4
national rank (per capita)
126
prisons and jails
4.24
per 100k residents

The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. Each facility at the centre of its boundary. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

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Named prisons and jails in Kansas include

Morton County Jail · Seward County Jail · Chautauqua County Jail · Harper County Jail · El Dorado Correctional Facility SE Minimum Unit · Cherokee County Jail · Labette County Jail · El Dorado Correctional Facility SE Medium Unit · Stevens County Jail · Clark County Jail · Montgomery County Jail · Cowley County Jail

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