Sitka Community Jail, AK Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

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Sitka Community Jail, Sitka Borough County, County Jail

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304 Lake Street - Room 102, Sitka, AK, 99835

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Sitka Borough County County can be found in the Alaska area. – is the county seat. Sitka Borough County has a total population of 17278 and was formed in .

Sitka Borough County County has a total area of 404 square miles. The zip codes in Sitka Borough County County are .

The Sitka Borough County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Sitka Borough County County, operates the Sitka Community Jail in Sitka, , Alaska. Sitka Community Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 119,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Sitka Community Jail sits on a 86-acre land with 9 divisions, 5 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Sitka Community Jail commissary. The Sitka Community Jail’s physical address is 304 Lake Street – Room 102, Sitka, AK, 99835.

Sitka Community Jail was constructed in 1890. By then, the Sitka Community Jail served less than 80 residents. Later in 1926, the population in Sitka Borough County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1953s, 51 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Sitka Community Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Sitka Borough County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2006, the Sitka Community Jail could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Sitka Community Jail

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

The Sitka Borough County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Sitka Community Jail inmate or officer at the Sitka Community Jail, call at 907-747-3349 or fax at or fax907-747-7122.

Call the Sitka Community Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 10.30 pm.

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

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