City of Kent Corrections Facility Inmate Lookup

City of Kent Corrections Facility Overview

The City of Kent Corrections Facility is at 1230 Central Ave. S, Kent, WA 98032. It is operated by the City of Kent Police Department and should not be confused with King County's Maleng Regional Justice Center, which is also in Kent but belongs to the county adult jail system. The Kent jail phone number in the research file is 253-856-5960.

Kent's official facility page describes a municipal corrections staff that includes one Jail Commander, one Administrative Assistant, seven Corrections Sergeants, and 18 Corrections Officers. The jail serves a different role from KCCF and MRJC: it is tied to Kent city custody, Kent municipal misdemeanor matters, warrants, local bail handling, jail visiting approval, collect-call phone access, and Kent's own JILS lookup service.

This distinction is the main practical issue for families. A person arrested in Kent may appear in Kent JILS instead of King County's Subject Lookup Tool, depending on the case type, custody route, and any later transfer. If the person is moved to King County DAJD, Washington DOC, federal BOP custody, or another jail, the search has to move with the custody system.

City of Kent Corrections Facility Capacity and Population

The captured official Kent sources did not provide a rated capacity or current jail population count for the City of Kent Corrections Facility. The page therefore avoids publishing a capacity claim. King County DAJD population reports list adult secure ADP for KCCF and MRJC, but those numbers do not describe Kent's city jail. For a current roster count, use Kent JILS or contact the facility directly.

How to Look Up an Inmate at City of Kent Corrections Facility

Kent provides the Jail Inmate Lookup Service, usually shortened to JILS. The research file says JILS identifies current jail inmates and provides bail, visit, and booking information, and the facility page says it updates every 15 minutes. Use Kent JILS for City of Kent jail custody rather than the King County Subject Lookup Tool.

JILS is most useful when the question is immediate custody at the Kent city jail. It should not be treated as the complete court file, a statewide criminal-history report, or a county DAJD record. If JILS shows a person in Kent custody, use the listed jail, bail, visit, and booking information as the starting point, then verify any court schedule with Kent Municipal Court or the appropriate court record system.

1. Open the official Kent Jail Inmate Lookup Service.
2. Search for the person as a current Kent inmate and review the booking, bail, and visit information shown by the city.
3. Confirm that the location is City of Kent Corrections Facility, not MRJC, KCCF, SCORE, DOC, or federal custody.
4. If JILS does not show the person, call Kent jail at 253-856-5960 and check the King County, SCORE, Washington DOC, and BOP systems if the custody route is unclear.

Kent JILS is especially important because municipal booking may move quickly. The research notes that most people arrested or booked for misdemeanor charges or warrants in Kent Municipal Court appear at 1:30 p.m. the next business day. That court timing can affect custody status, bail, and release information.

If the person does not appear in JILS, avoid assuming release until another source confirms it. A person may be held by King County DAJD at MRJC, by SCORE under a municipal arrangement, by Washington DOC after sentencing, or by federal authorities if a federal case or hold is involved. The safest search path follows the arresting agency, court, and current housing location.

City of Kent Corrections Facility Address and Contact

Use Kent's corrections contact information for city jail questions, including current custody, visitor applications, property rules, mail, collect-call setup, and after-hours bail delivery. King County DAJD should be used for KCCF and MRJC records, not Kent city jail records.

Visiting Someone at City of Kent Corrections Facility

Kent visits require an online visitor application and screening. The research file says visitors should allow at least 72 hours for officer screening. Visitors 17 or younger must be with an approved parent or legal guardian. The facility also says visitors and property are subject to search and cell phones must remain off. Because Kent is a city jail, these visit rules are not the same as King County DAJD's KCCF or MRJC visiting schedule.

Mail, Phone, and Money at City of Kent Corrections Facility

Kent's mail rule in the research is direct and facility-specific: send mail to the inmate's name, Kent Correctional Facility, 1230 Central Ave. S, Kent, WA 98032. Do not use King County DAJD's Securus Digital Mail Center address for Kent city jail mail unless Kent later instructs otherwise.

For phone calls, Kent inmates have collect-call phones through Securus. The site ID identified in the research is City of Kent PD #53070. That site ID is useful when setting up or troubleshooting a phone account because Securus also serves other correctional agencies. Confirm any current phone rates, account limits, or restrictions through Kent or Securus before depositing funds.

Bail and Court Timing for Kent City Jail

Kent bail rules are different from King County DAJD bail rules. During normal business hours, the research says cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit card payments go to Kent Municipal Court, and the court notifies the jail. After hours, a cashier's check or money order goes to Kent Jail. The jail does not accept cash or credit cards after hours.

Licensed bonding agencies authorized by Kent Municipal Court can deliver bail bonds to the Kent Jail and must show identification and a bonding card. Anyone arranging bail should confirm the current amount in JILS or with the court or jail, verify whether another hold exists, and avoid paying anyone who cannot identify the official court or jail process.

A bail amount alone does not guarantee release. Another warrant, court order, probation matter, immigration issue, or agency hold can prevent release even after money is posted. Kent's city process also differs by time of day, so the payment location and accepted method should be checked before a family member drives to the court or jail.

Booking and Intake at City of Kent Corrections Facility

Kent city bookings commonly involve municipal misdemeanor charges or warrants. The research notes that most people arrested or booked for misdemeanor charges or warrants in Kent Municipal Court appear at 1:30 p.m. the next business day after arrest. That hearing can change bail, release conditions, or custody location. A Kent roster entry is a custody and booking record, not a final court outcome.

If the case becomes a King County case or the person is moved to a county jail, search through the King County Subject Lookup Tool and court portals. If the person is sentenced to Washington state prison, use the Washington DOC incarcerated search. If a federal agency takes custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or other federal channels. The right system depends on the agency that currently holds the person.

For records requests, separate the jail custody question from the court case question. Kent jail records can help with booking and custody information, while court portals and court clerks handle filed charges, hearings, and dispositions. King County open data and DAJD records are useful for county jail bookings, but they should not be used as substitutes for Kent city jail source material.

About City of Kent Corrections Facility

Kent's city jail is a practical example of why King County inmate searches require local detail. MRJC and Kent City Jail are both in Kent, but they are not the same facility. MRJC is King County DAJD's south county adult detention and courthouse complex. City of Kent Corrections Facility is the city-operated municipal jail at Central Avenue South.

The Kent-specific details are important: JILS updates every 15 minutes, Securus uses City of Kent PD site ID #53070, most Kent misdemeanor or warrant bookings have a next-business-day 1:30 p.m. appearance, and after-hours bail at the jail excludes cash and credit cards. These are not generic King County jail rules and should be verified through Kent before action.

This page intentionally does not borrow Kent images from the manifest because both Kent screenshot attempts failed with HTTP 403. The successful county images show DAJD, court, mail, bail, or population sources, but those are not facility-specific Kent images. Keeping the Kent page text-only avoids implying that a county screenshot is an official Kent jail screen.