Kake Community Jail, AK Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: February 9, 2024

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Kake Community Jail, Wrangell-Petersburg County, County Jail

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PO Box 107, Kake, AK, 99574

Alaska

Wrangell-Petersburg County County can be found in the Alaska area. – is the county seat. Wrangell-Petersburg County has a total population of 23074 and was formed in .

Wrangell-Petersburg County County has a total area of 649 square miles. The zip codes in Wrangell-Petersburg County County are .

The Wrangell-Petersburg County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Wrangell-Petersburg County County, operates the Kake Community Jail in Kake, , Alaska. Kake Community Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 5,000 inmates daily and admitting up 71,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Kake Community Jail sits on a 99-acre land with 9 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Kake Community Jail commissary. The Kake Community Jail’s physical address is PO Box 107, Kake, AK, 99574.

Kake Community Jail was constructed in 1872. By then, the Kake Community Jail served less than 84 residents. Later in 1902, the population in Wrangell-Petersburg County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1953s, 70 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Kake Community Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Wrangell-Petersburg County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Kake Community Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Kake Community Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Alaska state prison. While Kake Community Jail, they undertake various Kake Community Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Kake Community Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

  1. Individual in Custody Services at the Kake Community Jail

All inmates at the Kake Community Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

  1. The Wrangell-Petersburg County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Wrangell-Petersburg County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Kake Community Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Kake Community Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Kake Community Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Kake Community Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Kake Community Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Kake Community Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Kake Community Jail inmate or officer at the Kake Community Jail, call at 907-785-3393 or fax at .

Call the Kake Community Jail any day of the week from 8.00 am to 10.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Kake Community Jail official website for answers to common questions about the Kake Community Jail, inmates, and services.

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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

Directions

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