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Dundy County Jail, Dundy County, County Jail

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701 Chief Street PO Box 506, Benkelman, NE, 69001

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http://www.co.dundy.ne.us/sheriff.html

Dundy County County can be found in the Nebraska area. Benkelman – is the county seat. Dundy County has a total population of 1801 and was formed in 1873.

Dundy County County has a total area of 919 square miles. The zip codes in Dundy County County are 69021, 69030, 69037, 69041.

Dundy County Sex Offender Registry

The Dundy County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Dundy County County, operates the Dundy County Jail in Benkelman, Benkelman, Nebraska. Dundy 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 81,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Dundy County Jail sits on a 96-acre land with 9 divisions, 2 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Dundy County Jail commissary. The Dundy County Jail’s physical address is 701 Chief Street, , PO Box 506, Benkelman, NE, 69001.

Dundy County Jail was constructed in 1857. By then, the Dundy County Jail served less than 92 residents. Later in 1907, the population in Dundy County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1958s, 53 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Dundy County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Dundy County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Dundy County Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Dundy County Jail

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

The Dundy County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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