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Palmer County Jail, Palmer County, County Jail

423 S Valley WayPalmer, AK 99645

Alaska

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Palmer County County can be found in the Alaska area. – is the county seat. Palmer County has a total population of 27363 and was formed in .

Palmer County County has a total area of 937 square miles. The zip codes in Palmer County County are .

The Palmer County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Palmer County County, operates the Palmer County Jail in Valley, , Alaska. Palmer County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 9,000 inmates daily and admitting up 91,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Palmer County Jail sits on a 84-acre land with 8 divisions, 5 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Palmer County Jail commissary. The Palmer County Jail’s physical address is 423 S Valley WayPalmer, AK 99645.

Palmer County Jail was constructed in 1880. By then, the Palmer County Jail served less than 88 residents. Later in 1924, the population in Palmer County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1957s, 61 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Palmer County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Palmer County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2007, the Palmer County Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Palmer County Jail

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

The Palmer County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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