The Douglas County Youth Services is operated and managed by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department.

No minors are in this facility. The Douglas County Youth Services is a medium security prison that houses adult inmates. This facility is where people who are arrested in Douglas County will go when they are booked and processed.

If an inmate is sentenced to more than two years, they will be transferred out to state prison within Kansas. The Douglas County Youth Services is made up of mainly of inmates who are currently waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and inmates who are waiting to be sentenced. There are a number of inmates who are currently serving out their sentence in the facility as well. The Douglas County Youth Services will house inmates who have a sentence of two years or less.

They will accept inmates from surrounding cities, counties, and will even take in the occasional federal inmates. The Douglas County Youth Services operates closely with other law enforcement agencies.

The custody division of Douglas County Youth Services is the division that is responsible for the custody and care of all inmates. These responsibilities including but not limited to checking all incoming and outgoing mail, passing out the inmates three meals, ensuring all inmates receive their medication, making sure they follow all housing assignments, ensuring inmates are being transported when they should and doing random housing checks throughout the day and week.

Douglas County Youth Services Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Douglas County Youth Services
330 Industrial Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66044-1471

Douglas County Youth Services Prison Information