King County DAJD

Department of Justice Report

Click here for the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention’s (DAJD) statement pertaining to the audit conducted by the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) report.

Information on juvenile detainees

King County Juvenile Detention is responsible for the care and custody of youth who are detained in the Youth Services Center. Click on the link above for more information related to juvenile detainees.  

Locate an adult inmate

King County inmates may be housed in the Regional Justice Center Detention Facility located in Kent or at the King County Correctional Facility located in Seattle. Do you need to locate an adult inmate? Use our Jail Inmate Lookup Service.

Visiting information

Find information on visiting adult inmates at the Seattle or Kent Jail. If you don't know which facility is housing an inmate use our Jail Inmate Lookup Service to find their location.

For visiting Juvenile detainees, refer to the juvenile detainees visitation guidelines.

Contacting an inmate

Do you need to contact an adult inmate? Here are information and guidelines on contacting an adult inmate  by phone or mail.

Need information on contacting a juvenile detainee? Here are information and guidlines on contacting a juvenile detainee  by phone or mail.

Inmate medications or health concerns

For a timely response from Public Health - Jail Health Services, please call 206-296-1234 and follow the prompts. The Jail Health Services phone line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Providing funds for an adult inmate

Do you want to provide an inmate with money for their accounts or "books". Here's how to apply money to an adult inmate's account.

Posting bail

 Need to post bail? Here's a link with information on how to post bail. Looking for a bail bonding company? Try this link to a list of approved bonding companies.

Resource guide

The Resource Guide was prepared under the direction of the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention to assist those leaving detention and returning to the community. The Resource Guide provides links and contact information about resources that may be able to provide assistance in areas like housing, domestic violence, health care, alchohol & drug treatment and counseling services among other topics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Didn't find what you were looking for? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to the most commonly asked questions.

Contact us

Not seeing what you need? Check out the sitemap or contact us.

Jobs

We're always on the lookout for qualified corrections officers, detention officers and other staff. Here's a link to our  DAJD jobs web page.