Multi-level security (men) · State Prison · KDOC

Larned State Correctional Facility

Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: 620-285-6249 Info last verified: June 2026

A multi-level-security state prison for men in Larned, Kansas, built in 1991 on the Larned State Hospital grounds with a specialized mental-health treatment mission; renamed in 2023 from the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility.

Statewide rules that apply at every KDOC prison

These rules are set by KDOC and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Kansas.

Dress code

Dress modestly — Kansas facilities enforce a visiting dress code that bars revealing, transparent, or provocative clothing, gang-related items, and anything resembling what residents or staff wear.
Each facility may turn away a visitor who is dressed out of code, and electronic devices are not allowed inside, so confirm the specific facility's rules before traveling.

ID: Every visitor must be on the resident's pre-approved visitation list before visiting (under KDOC policy IMPP 10-113D). Bring a government-issued photo ID to each visit.
What to bring: Bring only what the facility allows — most personal items are not permitted in the visiting room. Money for a resident's account is sent through Access Corrections (by app, online, phone, retail, or a money order to Centralized Resident Banking, P.O. Box 9101, Topeka, KS 66608), never handed over at a visit.
Scheduling: Kansas schedules visits statewide through ICSolutions — reserve at icsolutions.com at least 72 hours ahead. Each facility offers two slots a day (one morning, one afternoon); a visitor may book one or two slots on a day but not multiple days in the same weekend, with up to four visitors per resident, and appropriate contact such as a brief hug is allowed. Newly admitted people in reception cannot have family visits until they advance past intake. Men enter through the Reception and Diagnostic Unit at the El Dorado Correctional Facility; women at the Topeka Correctional Facility.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Kansas

Overview

Larned State Correctional Facility is a state prison for men operated by the Kansas Department of Corrections. It is in Larned, the seat of Pawnee County, in west-central Kansas. The facility houses men at multiple custody levels and includes a specialized mental-health treatment mission.

Kansas assigns custody level based on factors that include sentence length, time remaining, and conduct, and a resident’s custody level can change during incarceration. The custody class and housing unit held at a given prison affect day-to-day movement and visiting arrangements, so families confirm the arrangement that applies to the specific person before a first visit.

What Makes the Larned State Correctional Facility Different

Larned State Correctional Facility was built in 1991 on the grounds of the Larned State Hospital, under a federal court order directing the state to meet the mental-health needs of residents in its custody. Its mission still includes specialized mental-health treatment, and it provides programs and housing for men who need that level of care.

The facility was renamed in 2023, under House Bill 2214, from the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility to the Larned State Correctional Facility. Because the change is recent, a person, a court document, or an older directory may still use the name “Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility” or the abbreviation “LCMHF” — that older name refers to this same prison in the same location. The Kansas DOC website also continues to use the former name in the facility page’s web address.

Visiting

The statewide KDOC rules above — the approved visitor list, the dress code, ID, and item limits — apply at the Larned State Correctional Facility. The facility’s own arrangements:

Getting There and Parking

Larned State Correctional Facility is at 1318 KS Highway 264 in Larned, in Pawnee County in west-central Kansas. Larned is northwest of Wichita and is reached by way of U.S. Highway 156 and state highways through the area. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Wichita area to the southeast.

Parking is on site. Visitors confirm current entry procedures, the visitor-processing location, and what may be brought onto the grounds with the facility before arriving, because electronic devices and personal items are generally not permitted inside — visitors may typically bring only identification, a car key, and coins for vending machines.

Nearby Services

Larned has limited lodging and dining, with additional options in the surrounding Pawnee County area and a wider range in the Great Bend area to the northeast and the Wichita area to the southeast. Emergency medical care is available locally, with larger hospitals in the Great Bend and Wichita areas. Visitors traveling a long distance generally find the most options for fuel, food, and overnight stays in Great Bend and along the routes toward Wichita.

Mail

Kansas sends mail straight to the facility — there is no off-site scanning vendor. The Kansas Department of Corrections accepts only letters and photographs through the mail; it will not accept other items mailed into a facility. Every envelope must show the resident’s full name and KDOC registration number, plus the sender’s name and return address — mail missing this information is not delivered. Incoming and outgoing mail that is not legal, official, or privileged may be inspected or read.

Address personal mail to the resident at the Larned State Correctional Facility, 1318 KS Highway 264, Larned, KS 67550-0280. Legal, official, and privileged mail goes to the facility and is handled separately. Books, publications, and packages are not sent as ordinary letter mail; confirm the current approved-vendor and publisher-direct rules with the facility before ordering.

Mail rules are set by Kansas Administrative Regulation 44-12-601 and KDOC policy IMPP 12-120.

Learn More

Visiting someone in a Kansas prison — the approved visitor list, scheduling visits through ICSolutions, days and hours, and what to expect at the facility.
Sending mail to a Kansas prison — what the Kansas DOC accepts, how to address an envelope, and the rules for legal mail and publications.
Phone calls and video visits in Kansas — setting up phone service through ICSolutions, video visits, and electronic messaging through GettingOut.
Sending money in Kansas — depositing to a resident’s trust account through Access Corrections, by app, online, phone, retail, or mailed money order.
Medical care in Kansas prisons — how health care is provided, requesting care, and what families can and cannot do.
Intake and transfers in Kansas — reception at El Dorado (men) and Topeka (women), and how people move between facilities.

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.