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Updated on: February 1, 2024

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200 North Commercial Street PO Box 296, Clark, SD, 57225-0296

South Dakota

Clark County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Clark – is the county seat. Clark County has a total population of 3668 and was formed in 1873.

Clark County County has a total area of 957 square miles. The zip codes in Clark County County are 57217, 57225, 57236, 57258, 57271, 57278, 57322.

Clark County Sex Offender Registry

The Clark County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Clark County County, operates the Clark County Jail in Clark, Clark, South Dakota. Clark 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 77,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Clark County Jail sits on a 100-acre land with 12 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Clark County Jail commissary. The Clark County Jail’s physical address is 200 North Commercial Street, , PO Box 296, Clark, SD, 57225-0296.

Clark County Jail was constructed in 1853. By then, the Clark County Jail served less than 92 residents. Later in 1905, the population in Clark County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1960s, 67 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Clark County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Clark County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2013, the Clark County Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Clark County Jail

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

The Clark County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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