The Elk County Jail is situated in Howard, Kansas.

The Elk County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency in charge of the day to day operation of the Elk County Jail.

Their correctional officers go through intense training to ensure the safety of everyone involved. The Elk County & Annex operates that surpasses both state and national standards on a day to day basis.

The facility accepts inmates every day. Some inmates will be released from the facility either because the facility is overcrowded, they have finished their sentence, they are going on probation, or they posted bail. The facility is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The old Elk County Jail use to book and process around 7,000 inmates every year. When broken down they would book and process around 583 inmates a month.

• N.C. Highway Patrol
• Kannapolis Police
• Howard Police
• Elk County Sheriff’s Office

The Elk County accepts inmates from the surrounding cities, counties, and even the occasional federal inmate. While the majority of the inmates in the facility are residents in Elk County, not all of them are.

Elk County Jail Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Elk County Jail
PO Box 127, Howard, KS, 67349

Elk County Jail Prison Information