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Dewey County Jail, Dewey County, County Jail

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702 C Street PO Box 340, Timber Lake, SD, 57656-0340

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http://www.southdakotasheriffs.org/dewey.htm

Dewey County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Timber Lake – is the county seat. Dewey County has a total population of 5835 and was formed in 1873.

Dewey County County has a total area of 2,302 square miles. The zip codes in Dewey County County are 57625, 57628, 57630, 57633, 57636, 57647, 57652, 57656, 57661.

Dewey County Sheriff’s Office:

The Dewey County Sheriff, Lesley D. Mayer, is the head law enforcement officer in the Dewey County county. You can reach him by calling 605-865-3330.

Address: 702 C Street, Timber Lake, South Dakota, 57656, 57625, 57628, 57630, 57633, 57636, 57647, 57652, 57656, 57661.

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Phone: 605-865-3330

The Dewey County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Dewey County County, operates the Dewey County Jail in Timber Lake, Timber Lake, South Dakota. Dewey 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. Dewey County Jail sits on a 88-acre land with 11 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Dewey County Jail commissary. The Dewey County Jail’s physical address is 702 C Street, , PO Box 340, Timber Lake, SD, 57656-0340.

Dewey County Jail was constructed in 1884. By then, the Dewey County Jail served less than 77 residents. Later in 1919, the population in Dewey County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1955s, 57 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Dewey County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Dewey County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2006, the Dewey County Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Dewey County Jail

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

The Dewey County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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