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808 Rollin Avenue SW PO Box 574, Coopersstown, ND, 58425

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http://www.griggscountynd.gov/departments/sheriff

Griggs County County can be found in the North Dakota area. Cooperstown – is the county seat. Griggs County has a total population of 2258 and was formed in 1881.

Griggs County County has a total area of 708 square miles. The zip codes in Griggs County County are 58416, 58425, 58448, 58452, 58484.

Griggs County Sex Offender Registry

The Griggs County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Griggs County County, operates the Griggs County Jail in Coopersstown, Cooperstown, North Dakota. Griggs County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 6,000 inmates daily and admitting up 111,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Griggs County Jail sits on a 98-acre land with 11 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Griggs County Jail commissary. The Griggs County Jail’s physical address is 808 Rollin Avenue SW, , PO Box 574, Coopersstown, ND, 58425.

Griggs County Jail was constructed in 1879. By then, the Griggs County Jail served less than 72 residents. Later in 1906, the population in Griggs County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1951s, 52 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Griggs County Jail.

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

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Griggs County Jail

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

The Griggs County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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