Ellsworth Correctional Facility Overview
Ellsworth Correctional Facility, often called ECF, is operated by the Kansas Department of Corrections. The main facility address is 1607 State St, Ellsworth, KS 67439, with phone 785-472-5501 and fax 785-472-6365. The ECF-East Unit or Satellite Unit uses P.O. Box 107, Ellsworth, KS 67439, with the same phone number. KDOC describes ECF as a multi-custody adult male state prison with a minimum-custody East Unit.
This facility should not be searched like a county jail. A person at ECF has moved into sentenced state custody or KDOC supervision records. The county jail handles new arrests, pretrial custody, warrant bookings, and short local custody. ECF handles prison housing, prison visitation, resident mail, resident banking, programs, work assignments, and KDOC movement history.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility Population
The KDOC ECF overview says the facility sits on 68.6 acres. KDOC describes a Central Unit with housing for 832 multi-custody adult residents and an East Unit with housing for 95 minimum-custody residents. The KDOC history page reports 915 total operating capacity after the East Unit opened. Those figures belong to the state prison population and should not be blended with the Ellsworth County Jail's 19-bed local capacity.
Search Ellsworth Correctional Facility
Use KASPER, the Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository, for Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmate lookup. KDOC's locating FAQ says KASPER covers offenders sentenced to the Secretary of Corrections since 1980, including incarcerated people, people on post-incarceration supervision, and discharged offenders. It is updated each working day, excluding weekends, but status can change after the update.
- Open KASPER and read the disclaimer before entering the search form.
- Search by last name, first name, middle name, alias choice, or exact KDOC number if known.
- Use advanced filters such as date of birth, race, gender, conviction county, or supervision location when needed.
- Check the profile for current location, KDOC number, physical description, conviction county, case number, photo choice, and release information.
- Call KDOC sentence computation at 785-296-3317 or use KDOC contacts for release-date questions that require official calculation.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility Contact
Use the KDOC facility contact for prison matters. Do not use the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office for ECF visitation approval, resident banking, prison mail, or prison program questions. The sheriff's office is the right path for county jail custody only.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility
1607 State St
Ellsworth, KS 67439
785-472-5501
State prison facility phone
ECF-East Unit
P.O. Box 107
Ellsworth, KS 67439
785-472-5501
Minimum-custody East Unit mailing reference from KDOC research
Visit Ellsworth Correctional Facility
KDOC visitation is not the same as county jail visitation. The ECF visiting page says that once a resident is eligible for visiting privileges, the resident is responsible for making sure visitors receive paperwork to register. KDOC links IMPP 10-113D and the visitor handbook. Visitors should expect approval, scheduling, ID checks, search rules, dress-code rules, and facility-specific restrictions.
| Visiting Topic | KDOC Detail Found | Visitor Action |
|---|---|---|
| Eligibility | Resident must be eligible for visits | Confirm with resident and facility |
| Registration | Resident is responsible for sending paperwork | Complete required forms before scheduling |
| Policy | IMPP 10-113D and visitor handbook linked | Read current KDOC rules |
| Schedule | Facility-specific timing may apply | Confirm with ECF before travel |
Ellsworth Correctional Facility Mail
KDOC maintains statewide resident communication pages for mail, telephone, electronic messaging, minor child registration for correspondence, customer service, and interpreting service. Use the current KDOC communication rules before mailing letters, setting up calls, or using electronic messaging. Prison mail rules are separate from any county jail mail rule.
KDOC resident banking uses Access Corrections for online, app, phone, walk-in, and card-based deposit options. The KDOC banking page lists Access Corrections account information, phone deposit options, walk-in cash barcode options, money-order form use, and Centralized Resident Banking mailing details. Service fees apply to online, app, phone, and walk-in deposits.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Resident mail | KDOC resident communications rules |
| Telephone | KDOC resident telephone pages and customer service links |
| Electronic messaging | KDOC communication page links the current messaging process |
| Money deposit | Access Corrections online, app, phone, walk-in, and money-order options |
Ellsworth Correctional Facility Admission
ECF admission follows the state-prison path, not street-arrest booking. A person is arrested or charged in a county case, moves through court, and only enters KDOC after sentencing and commitment to the Secretary of Corrections. KDOC then controls classification, facility placement, movement history, supervision status, and release-date calculations. KASPER may show current location, facility movement dates, post-release supervision status, and parole-office location when the person is under supervision.
KDOC warns that KASPER is not a complete criminal-history search and that users should not arrest anyone solely from KASPER information. Profile data can include a photograph, but KDOC notes that digital image dates may be recording dates, not the exact date the image was taken. For full criminal-history checks, KDOC points users to KBI criminal-history channels rather than KASPER alone.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility Programs
The ECF programs page lists a wide set of services that are not available in the county jail research. Education and vocational options include contracted services through Greenbush and Barton Community College, GED instruction and testing, Manufacturing Skills Certification, welding, plumbing, Internet and Computing Core Certification, and Work Ready testing. Medical services include 24-hour nursing care, physician hours, dental care, optometry, labs, x-rays, specialty referrals, and chronic-care clinics.
Mental-health services include group counseling, individual counseling, psychiatric intervention, crisis intervention, psychological evaluations, discharge planning, tele-psychiatry, and on-call services. Reentry programs include job readiness, family transitions, transitional planning, money matters, interventions, and post-release support. ECF also has chaplaincy, AA/NA, a Spiritual Life Center, bicycle refurbishing, Wheels for the World, CARES dog training, library services, work programs, and community-based projects.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility History
The KDOC history page traces the prison to 1986 legislative approval for a facility originally tied to 96 minimum-custody youthful inmates. Ellsworth was selected in 1987 for a 252-bed medium-custody facility then called Ellsworth Correctional Work Facility. In 1988, the word "Work" was removed and the project was expanded to 516 multi-custody inmates. The facility was dedicated in 1990.
Later changes made ECF a major state correctional presence in the county. In 2000, the Legislature approved a 100-cell maximum-security unit now used for medium custody and segregation. In 2004, a Spiritual Life Center was built with private donations. In 2012, the East Unit opened with 95 minimum-security beds, which the KDOC timeline says brought total operating capacity to 915.
The KDOC overview screenshot source summarizes the current Central Unit and East Unit capacity.
The image supports the facility-specific distinction between KDOC prison residents and local Ellsworth County Jail inmates.
Note: Confirm visitation, resident location, and banking rules through KDOC before travel or deposits.
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