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Anderson County Jail

County jailOvercrowded (352%)ModerateHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
Fresh · 29d ago

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Anderson County Jail is a county jail located in Anderson County, Kansas. Rated capacity: 48. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

48

Current population

169

Occupancy

352%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Anderson County Sheriff / Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

Kansas

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

135 East 5Th Avenue, Garnett 66032

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 352% of capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 352% · peers avg: 93% (+279%)
Capacity (beds)this: 48 · peers avg: 559 (91%)

Data completeness

66%

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