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Klawock Community Jail, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County, County Jail

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PO Box 650, Klawock, AK, 99925

Alaska

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County can be found in the Alaska area. – is the county seat. Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County has a total population of 28186 and was formed in .

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County has a total area of 670 square miles. The zip codes in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County are .

The Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County, operates the Klawock Community Jail in Klawock, , Alaska. Klawock Community Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 74,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Klawock Community Jail sits on a 85-acre land with 8 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Klawock Community Jail commissary. The Klawock Community Jail’s physical address is PO Box 650, Klawock, AK, 99925.

Klawock Community Jail was constructed in 1864. By then, the Klawock Community Jail served less than 96 residents. Later in 1900, the population in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1958s, 63 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Klawock Community Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2006, the Klawock Community Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Klawock Community Jail

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

The Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Klawock Community Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Klawock 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 Klawock Community Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Klawock 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 Klawock Community Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Klawock Community Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Klawock Community Jail inmate or officer at the Klawock Community Jail, call at 907-775-2777 or fax at or fax907-755-2419.

Call the Klawock Community Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 9.30 pm.

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

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