The Platte County Detention Division’s primary responsibility is the safe and secure management of adult male & female offenders housed in the Platte County Detention Center. The Platte County Detention Center is a 154-bed facility that houses local, state and federal pre-trial detainees and sentenced offenders.

The first Platte Co. Jail was built in 1841 at the cost of $3,000. The construction is historically described as "a substantial log structure". This jail was burned by Union forces during the Civil War in December 1861 and was not replaced until 1867. The 1867 facility was replaced in February 1910 and housed county prisoners until April 1979. In 1978, a new housing facility built into in the County Courthouse as part of a historic restoration of that building. In August of 1998, the current facility was opened as part of the new Tom Thomas Law Enforcement Center.

The Detention Division also contains the Security Services Unit (SSU; see below) and the Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT: see below) in addition to the Jail Operations Unit.

Detention Population
Visitation Information
Security Services Unit
Crisis Negotiation Team

The Detention Facility is a Smoke Free facility