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Updated on: February 16, 2024

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Steele County Detention Center, Steele County, County Jail

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2500 Alexander Strret, Owatonna, MN, 55060

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http://www.co.steele.mn.us/departments/detention_center/index.html

Steele County County can be found in the Minnesota area. Owatonna – is the county seat. Steele County has a total population of 36887 and was formed in 1855.

Steele County County has a total area of 429 square miles. The zip codes in Steele County County are 55049, 55060, 55917, 56026, 56046.

Steele County Sheriff’s Office:

The Steele County Sheriff, Lon S. Thiele, is the head law enforcement officer in the Steele County county. You can reach him by calling 507-444-3800.

Address: 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, Minnesota, 55060, 55049, 55060, 55917, 56026, 56046.

Fax: 507-444-3894

Phone: 507-444-3800

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Steele County Sex Offender Registry

The Steele County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Steele County County, operates the Steele County Detention Center in Owatonna, Owatonna, Minnesota. Steele County Detention Center is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 5,000 inmates daily and admitting up 85,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Steele County Detention Center sits on a 93-acre land with 8 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Steele County Detention Center commissary. The Steele County Detention Center’s physical address is 2500 Alexander Strret, Owatonna, MN, 55060.

Steele County Detention Center was constructed in 1864. By then, the Steele County Detention Center served less than 77 residents. Later in 1922, the population in Steele County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1959s, 70 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Steele County Detention Center.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Steele County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2012, the Steele County Detention Center could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Steele County Detention Center

All inmates at the Steele County Detention Center have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Steele County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Steele County Detention Center inmate or officer at the Steele County Detention Center, call at 507-446-7000 or fax at or fax507-446-7050.

Call the Steele County Detention Center any day of the week from 9.00 am to 8.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Steele County Detention Center official website for answers to common questions about the Steele County Detention Center, inmates, and services.

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