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Faulk County Jail, Faulk County, County Jail

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924 Lafoon Avenue PO Box 157, Faulkton, SD, 57438-0157

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

Faulk County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Faulkton – is the county seat. Faulk County has a total population of 2329 and was formed in 1873.

Faulk County County has a total area of 981 square miles. The zip codes in Faulk County County are 57435, 57438, 57466, 57467, 57470, 57473.

The Faulk County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Faulk County County, operates the Faulk County Jail in Faulkton, Faulkton, South Dakota. Faulk 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 94,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Faulk County Jail sits on a 86-acre land with 12 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Faulk County Jail commissary. The Faulk County Jail’s physical address is 924 Lafoon Avenue PO Box 157, Faulkton, SD, 57438-0157.

Faulk County Jail was constructed in 1868. By then, the Faulk County Jail served less than 82 residents. Later in 1909, the population in Faulk County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1952s, 65 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Faulk County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Faulk County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2011, the Faulk County Jail could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Faulk County Jail

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

The Faulk County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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