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The Knox County Jail, located at 152 South Kellogg Street, Galesburg, IL, 61401 is a County Jail and serves Knox County. It has a capacity of 512. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Knox County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 309-345-3733.

Table of contents -
  1. General Information
  2. Sheriff’s Office
  3. Visitation Rules
  4. Sending A Mail Or Package
  5. How to Send Money?
  6. How to Make Phone Calls?
  7. Overview
  8. Nearby Jails / Prisons

General Information

  • Facility Name Knox County Jail
  • Facility Type County Jails in Illinois
  • Address 152 South Kellogg Street, Galesburg, IL, 61401
  • Phone Number 309-345-3733
  • Capacity 512
  • City Galesburg
  • Zip 61401
  • State Illinois
  • County Knox County
  • Website http://www.knoxcountysheriffil.com/page.php?id=10
  • Visiting Hours
    Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
    Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

The Knox County Jail, located at 152 South Kellogg Street, Galesburg, IL, 61401 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 512.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Knox County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 309-345-3733 for scheduling a visit. http://www.knoxcountysheriffil.com/page.php?id=10 website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Knox County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Knox County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Knox County Jail’s http://www.knoxcountysheriffil.com/page.php?id=10.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Knox County Jail directly on 309-345-3733.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Knox County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 309-345-3733 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at Knox County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Knox County Jail, call 309-345-3733.

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Knox County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Knox County Jail
CITY: Galesburg
STATE: Illinois
ZIP: 61401
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