Cloud County Law Enforcement Center Overview
The Cloud County Law Enforcement Center is operated by the Cloud County Sheriff's Office. Official county material places the sheriff's office and jail at 2090 Fort Kearney Road in Concordia, Kansas, with Sheriff Ken Davis named on the sheriff page. The facility is the primary local jail identified for Cloud County. It holds adult male and female inmates, including people in pretrial county custody and local sentenced prisoners. The 2024 PREA audit says the facility does not house youthful inmates and reports all custody or security levels.
The county's Law Enforcement Center page describes the building as including the sheriff's office, an 80-bed jail, and full jail support facilities. The KDOC-hosted 2024 PREA final audit uses the same facility name, lists the physical address as 2090 Fort Kearney Road, and identifies the Cloud County Sheriff's Office as the agency. No separate county annex, work-release center, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was located in Cloud County through the official sources summarized in the research.
The official Law Enforcement Center page shows the county's own facility description and the 80-bed jail statement. Open the Cloud County Law Enforcement Center source page before comparing local jail information with state or federal custody tools.
Cloud County Law Enforcement Center Capacity and Population
Capacity should be stated with care because two official sources use different figures. The county facility page says the Law Enforcement Center includes an 80-bed jail. The 2024 PREA final audit, submitted January 13, 2024 after onsite audit dates of November 20 to November 21, 2023, lists designed facility capacity as 85. The same audit reports current population as 44 in the facility-characteristics section, average daily population as 48 for the prior 12 months, and an audited-facility table with day-one onsite count 36 and average daily population 49. The audit also says the jail had not been over capacity during the prior 12 months.
Other facility details in the audit help explain the population figures. Cloud County reported seven inmate, resident, or detainee housing units, both female and male adult population, an adult age range of 19 to 68, no youthful inmates, and all custody levels. Staffing figures in the audit list 14 staff who may have inmate contact, three authorized contractors, and two volunteers. Those numbers describe the audited jail operation, not a separate state or federal facility.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
No official Cloud County online jail roster or searchable current-inmate database was located on the county or sheriff site. For a person believed to be in local Cloud County custody, the most direct access channel is the jail phone line at 785-243-8164. The Cloud County jail inmate records page covers the same access problem in more detail, but the facility-specific workflow is simple: verify current jail custody first, then branch to court, state, federal, or immigration systems only if the person is not held locally.
- Call Cloud County Jail at 785-243-8164 for a newly arrested person or someone believed to be in local pretrial custody.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth or approximate age, and approximate arrest date ready before calling.
- Ask whether the person is currently in custody, whether bond has been set, whether visitation is allowed, and whether a court date or first appearance has been scheduled.
- If jail staff confirm custody but will not release a document by phone, ask how to request the jail-book, roster, booking, bond, or release-status record under the Kansas Open Records Act.
- If the person has been sentenced to Kansas Department of Corrections custody, use KDOC KASPER instead of the county jail.
- For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the U.S. Marshals District of Kansas. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Cloud County Law Enforcement Center Address and Contact
Use the jail number for custody status, visit scheduling, and jail-specific questions. The sheriff's office number is the broader agency line, and dispatch is listed separately by the county. The research found no dedicated Cloud County sheriff open-records request form or booking-record request form, so a practical records request should identify the person, approximate booking date, arresting agency if known, case number if available, and the delivery method requested.
Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
2090 Fort Kearney Road
Concordia, KS 66901
Jail: 785-243-8164
Sheriff office: 785-243-3636
Dispatch: 785-243-3131
Fax: 785-243-8163
The facility is separate from the Cloud County Courthouse at 811 Washington in Concordia. Jail custody, booking, visitation, and inmate questions go to the Law Enforcement Center. Filed criminal cases and court-record requests go through Cloud County District Court and the Kansas court system after charges are filed.
Visiting Someone at Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
Cloud County's official visitation policy is specific. Inmates are allowed one personal visit by reservation. Visitation runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in two-hour blocks. Appointments must be made 24 hours ahead by calling the jail at 785-243-8164 or by stopping at the sheriff's department during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The person scheduling must list every visitor who will attend. Visits are not scheduled on holidays or court motion days.
| Visit Rule | Cloud County Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Personal visit allowance | One personal visit by reservation | Confirm eligibility for the inmate before traveling |
| Hours | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in two-hour blocks | Ask which block is available |
| Scheduling | 24 hours ahead by jail phone or in person | Call 785-243-8164 or visit during business hours |
| Frequency and length | One two-hour session per prisoner per week | Confirm whether the weekly visit has already been used |
| Visitor limit | No more than three visitors in the visitation room | Names, phone numbers, and dates of birth must be registered |
| ID and minors | Valid ID required; minors only if inmate's children with parent or legal guardian | Bring ID and proof of guardianship when relevant |
| Conduct and items | No smoking, eating, drinking, or electronic devices; appropriate dress required | Ask staff about any item before bringing it inside |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
Official Cloud County pages located in the research did not publish a complete mail format, phone vendor, video-visitation vendor, commissary vendor, deposit fee table, commissary limits, or tablet policy. The visitation policy says items brought in will not be passed to inmates, and inmates may not receive ordinary items during visitation. Because a current vendor or fee was not documented in the source material, confirm mail, legal mail, money deposits, phone access, and commissary rules with jail staff before sending anything to the facility.
| Service | Documented Cloud County Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | No full official mail format located; confirm with jail at 785-243-8164 before mailing. |
| Phone or video provider | No official vendor located in the county sources reviewed. |
| Money deposit | No current official deposit vendor or fee table located; ask jail staff for the accepted method. |
| Items during visits | Items brought in are not passed to inmates during visitation. |
Booking, Bond, and Court Pathway
Cloud County has not published a detailed local booking manual in the located official sources, so booking information should be treated as a practical county-jail process rather than a promised timeline. A typical local arrest may involve a sheriff deputy, Concordia police officer, Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, or another agency taking a person to the Law Enforcement Center for intake, search, property inventory, booking paperwork, fingerprinting, booking photo when required, medical or safety screening, classification, housing assignment, phone access, and bond or hold review.
The PREA audit supports local wording about screening and classification. It says the facility uses risk-screening information for housing, bed, work, education, and program assignments, with individualized determinations to keep inmates safe. Bond details are not published on a dedicated Cloud County sheriff page in the research, so call 785-243-8164 after confirming custody. Ask for the bond amount, bond type, payment location, after-hours options, and any holds that may prevent release. After charges are filed, court information is checked through Kansas Case Search or Cloud County District Court, while the broader Cloud County inmate population context separates county jail custody from sentenced state-prison custody.
Records, KORA, PREA, and Public Access
Kansas open-records law is the fallback when a phone lookup is not enough. K.S.A. 45-216 states the Kansas policy that public records are open unless otherwise provided, and K.S.A. 45-218 governs inspection requests, agency response, refusal, and fees. K.S.A. 45-221 lists exemptions, including some criminal-investigation and security-related records. The Kansas Attorney General's KORA FAQ says jail rosters and police blotters are not criminal-investigation records and are open to the public, but request handling can still involve redactions, fees, or a written-request process.
For jail records, request the jail-book, roster, booking record, booking photo, bond status, or release status from the sheriff's office or jail, using the name and approximate booking date. For filed criminal charges, use Cloud County District Court or Kansas Case Search rather than the jail. For sentenced KDOC prisoners, KASPER is the proper state system and can include name, KDOC registration number, physical description, conviction information, housing location, supervision status, and sometimes a photograph. For BOP or ICE custody, use federal systems because the county facility page is not the source of federal or immigration records.
Cloud County also maintains a PREA information page. The PREA audit reported 45 standards met, zero exceeded, and zero not met. It also described unannounced rounds, annual staffing-plan review, risk screening, 69 cameras, and cameras in housing pods and cells. The PREA page identifies reporting options through jail staff, DVACK Hotline at 1-800-874-1499 or 785-827-5862 collect, and Crime Stoppers at 1-800-794-4512.
About Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
The Law Enforcement Center is both the sheriff's office location and the county jail. The PREA audit lists Matthew Nevins as a primary contact and jail administrator contact, and Leeann James as PREA compliance manager. It describes a small county operation with three minimum staff per shift, 12-hour shifts, three supervision levels, and a jail administrator or captain reporting directly to the sheriff. The audit also notes facility modifications and monitoring updates after a closure or system-problem period.
The public record and custody workflow for this facility is local first and then system-specific. Current county custody starts with the jail phone line or an in-person inquiry. Court records move to Kansas Case Search and Cloud County District Court after filing. Sentenced state-prison records move to KDOC KASPER. Federal defendants and immigration detainees move to BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels. That separation matters because a person arrested in Cloud County may stop appearing through jail contact after release, transfer, sentencing, or a hold from another agency.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, and the exact appointment block with Cloud County Jail before traveling to Fort Kearney Road.