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Tanana County Jail, Tanana County, County Jail

PO Box 18952 Parks StreetTanana, AK 99777

Alaska

Tanana County County can be found in the Alaska area. – is the county seat. Tanana County has a total population of 48491 and was formed in .

Tanana County County has a total area of 533 square miles. The zip codes in Tanana County County are .

The Tanana County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Tanana County County, operates the Tanana County Jail in Parks, , Alaska. Tanana County 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 89,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Tanana County Jail sits on a 81-acre land with 11 divisions, 5 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Tanana County Jail commissary. The Tanana County Jail’s physical address is PO Box 18952 Parks StreetTanana, AK 99777.

Tanana County Jail was constructed in 1848. By then, the Tanana County Jail served less than 99 residents. Later in 1919, the population in Tanana County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1955s, 56 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Tanana County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Tanana County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Tanana County Jail could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Tanana County Jail

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

The Tanana County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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