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302 2nd Avenue PO Box L, Fort Yates, ND, 58538

North Dakota

Sioux County County can be found in the North Dakota area. Fort Yates – is the county seat. Sioux County has a total population of 4376 and was formed in 1915.

Sioux County County has a total area of 1,094 square miles. The zip codes in Sioux County County are 58528, 58538, 58568, 58570.

Sioux County Sex Offender Registry

The Sioux County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Sioux County County, operates the Sioux County Jail in Fort Yates, Fort Yates, North Dakota. Sioux 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 97,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Sioux County Jail sits on a 92-acre land with 12 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Sioux County Jail commissary. The Sioux County Jail’s physical address is 302 2nd Avenue, , PO Box L, Fort Yates, ND, 58538.

Sioux County Jail was constructed in 1885. By then, the Sioux County Jail served less than 81 residents. Later in 1904, the population in Sioux County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1959s, 51 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Sioux County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Sioux County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2007, the Sioux County Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Sioux County Jail

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

The Sioux County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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