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400 4th Street West PO Box 217, Clear Lake, SD, 57226-0217

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Deuel County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Clear Lake – is the county seat. Deuel County has a total population of 4281 and was formed in 1862.

Deuel County County has a total area of 622 square miles. The zip codes in Deuel County County are 57213, 57218, 57226, 57237, 57238, 57268.

Deuel County Sex Offender Registry

The Deuel County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Deuel County County, operates the Deuel County Jail in Clear Lake, Clear Lake, South Dakota. Deuel 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 111,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Deuel County Jail sits on a 96-acre land with 9 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Deuel County Jail commissary. The Deuel County Jail’s physical address is 400 4th Street West, , PO Box 217, Clear Lake, SD, 57226-0217.

Deuel County Jail was constructed in 1867. By then, the Deuel County Jail served less than 83 residents. Later in 1900, the population in Deuel County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1953s, 57 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Deuel County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Deuel County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2015, the Deuel County Jail could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Deuel County Jail

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

The Deuel County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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