The Lee County Jail is nestled in Dixon, Kentucky. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency is responsible for day to day operation of the Lee County Jail.

The Lee County Jail is a medium-security facility. The facility houses both adult female and adult male inmates. The facility does not house any juvenile inmates.

The Lee County Jail is home to inmates who are waiting for their trial to start, going through their trial, and inmates who are waiting to be sentenced. However, there are a handful of inmates who have already been sentenced as well. Most of the inmates that have been sentenced will carry a sentence of two years and less.

Not all inmates who are in the Lee County Jail are residents of Lee County. The Lee County Jail also accepts inmates on a local, state, and even federal level. They frequently take in inmates from the Dixon Police Department. As this facility does not have its own lock-up area.

The Lee County Jail takes in new inmates every day. They do release inmates after they posted bond, was put on probation or finished their sentence. The facility will occasionally release inmates when the facility is overcrowded.

Inmates in the facility can become a trusted inmate. When you are a trusted inmate, you can have the opportunity to have a job within the facility such as working in the laundry section, kitchen, or an orderly. This job will come with a small salary and the chance to have a few days shaved off your sentence.

Lee County Sheriffs Department

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Lee County Jail
122 West 3rd Street, Dixon, IL, 61021

Lee County Jail Prison Information

Nearby Jail/Prison