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Kendall County Jail Overview

The Kendall County Jail sits at 1102 Cornell Lane in Yorkville and is operated by the Kendall County Sheriff's Office. It is a county jail, not a state prison, so it holds people close to the arrest and court-processing stage. The Sheriff's Corrections Division describes its population as people awaiting trial, people serving sentences of up to one year, and people on periodic imprisonment. The 2023 PREA audit lists an adult population, an age range of 18 to 80, and no youthful inmates, with custody levels from minimum to maximum.

The building has a single floor of detention. The 2024 state inspection counted 19 single detention rooms, 16 double detention rooms, and dorm areas of 16, 14, and 12 beds. Sheriff Dwight A. Baird leads the office, and Commander Jeanne Russo serves as Jail Superintendent. The jail falls in the 23rd Judicial Circuit, and the state inspects it every year under Illinois jail standards.

Kendall County Jail Capacity and Population

The jail is rated for 107 beds. It opened in 1992 with 60 beds, and renovations completed in 2000 and 2005 raised capacity to its current 107. The 2023 PREA final audit listed a current population of 84 and a 12-month average daily population of 84, while the June 2024 state inspection recorded 51 people in custody on that date. The audit found the jail had not been over capacity during the prior twelve months.

The numbers move with daily bookings and releases. The county processed roughly 2,406 people into the jail in 2023 against an average daily population near 81, which shows heavy turnover rather than a steady crowd. A point-in-time count like the June 2024 figure of 51 is a snapshot, not the yearly average.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Kendall County Jail

Use the Kendall County Sheriff's Office Illinois Inmate Inquiry at inmate.co.kendall.il.us for anyone held at this jail. The Sheriff's Corrections page says the search returns inmate details, booking photos, charges, bond amount, release date, and arresting agency. The portal needs JavaScript to run.

1. Open the inmate inquiry and let the search page load.
2. Search by name, or by booking number or subject number if you have one.
3. Check the housing facility line to confirm the person is at the Kendall County Jail.
4. Open the profile to read charges, bond, custody status, and the booking photo when posted.

If the person was sentenced to state prison, switch to the Illinois Department of Corrections locator instead. The jail inmate records page walks through every field and every alternate channel in more detail.

Kendall County Jail Address and Contact

The jail and the Sheriff's Office share one address, and the Records Division on the second floor handles booking and police records. For custody questions outside records hours, use the main or non-emergency Sheriff's line.

The Sheriff's Office also runs a mobile app for residents, listed on Google Play and the App Store.

The Google Play listing describes the app as a way to report crimes, send tips, and read public-safety news, so use the inmate inquiry website rather than the app to search the jail roster.

Visiting Someone at Kendall County Jail

All family and friend visits at the Kendall County Jail are by video, and contact visits are not allowed. Every visit must be scheduled and approved in advance. Off-site video runs daily in three windows from a visitor's own device, while free on-site lobby video is offered on set days with up to two registered adult visitors. Visitors must be 18 or older unless a parent or guardian is present, and attorney video visits are not recorded or monitored.

On-site lobby video is capped at two visits per week and 20 minutes each at no cost. Off-site video is unlimited as scheduling allows but cannot be booked back to back. An inmate may decline a visit, and the Sheriff's Office can suspend future visits after a conduct violation. NCIC handles video-visit billing questions.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Kendall County Jail

Several account details for the jail are not published on official pages. The county pages reviewed do not give a full inmate mail-address template or an inmate phone vendor and pricing, so confirm the correct mailing address and any phone account with jail staff before sending anything. JailATM is named for commissary deposits, and the recommended way to post bond is at the Sheriff's Office around the clock rather than through commissary.

The Sheriff's FAQ warns against routing bond money through commissary, because a negative commissary balance is collected from deposited funds and the money will not be returned to the depositor. Note: confirm custody status with the jail before sending money, since records can lag real events.

Booking and Intake at Kendall County Jail

The annual state inspection lists the intake standards the jail must follow. After arrest and transport, a receiving officer reviews the legality of the confinement, verifies identity, and completes a property receipt with a copy for the detainee. The jail fingerprints and photographs the person under current law, screens for medical and mental-health needs, asks female detainees about pregnancy, and refers anyone in distress to health care staff as soon as possible.

Classification and housing follow, with separation rules and reviews at set intervals. Detainees receive orientation, hygiene items, and clean bedding, and they are allowed a reasonable number of completed phone calls as soon as practical. The public sees the result of intake as a roster profile carrying the booking number, booking date, prisoner type, and bond.

About the Kendall County Jail

The jail does more than hold people. In 2022 the Sheriff's Office began a substance-use and opioid-use disorder treatment program with Family Counseling Service and Family Guidance Centers, offering group therapy and medication-aided recovery, funded with commissary funds and grant money at no cost to taxpayers. The on-site health service administrator is named in the PREA audit, and state inspections review medical access, suicide prevention, and mental-health discharge planning.

Accountability is on the record. The 2023 PREA final audit found 4 standards exceeded, 41 met, and none not met, and the facility had no overcapacity in the prior year. The state's annual compliance inspection, required by Illinois jail standards, keeps the facility's capacity, population, and conditions data public. In 2023 the Corrections Division reported 15 reviewable use-of-force incidents, none found excessive, and four public complaints.

The audit also gives a rare look at the people around the jail. It counted 36 staff who may have contact with inmates, 22 volunteers with inmate contact, and 7 contractors authorized to enter. On the first day of the audit the population was 68, and the snapshot of detainees included one with limited English proficiency and one with a cognitive or functional disability, detail that shapes how the jail handles accessibility and medical care. The Sheriff's Office joined a learning collaborative to develop the treatment programming.

Location matters for visitors. The jail and Sheriff's Office sit at 1102 Cornell Lane, while the Kendall County Courthouse stands a short distance away at 807 W. John Street. Jail records, FOIA requests, and visitation route to the Sheriff's Office, while court files and hearings route to the courthouse, so the two should not be confused even though both sit in Yorkville.