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Jerauld County Jail, Jerauld County, County Jail

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205 South Wallace Avenue PO Box 453, Wessington Springs, SD, 57382-0453

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

Jerauld County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Wessington Springs – is the county seat. Jerauld County has a total population of 2028 and was formed in 1883.

Jerauld County County has a total area of 526 square miles. The zip codes in Jerauld County County are 57312, 57358, 57382.

Jerauld County Sex Offender Registry

The Jerauld County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Jerauld County County, operates the Jerauld County Jail in Wessington Springs, Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Jerauld County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 5,000 inmates daily and admitting up 114,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Jerauld County Jail sits on a 95-acre land with 9 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Jerauld County Jail commissary. The Jerauld County Jail’s physical address is 205 South Wallace Avenue PO Box 453, Wessington Springs, SD, 57382-0453.

Jerauld County Jail was constructed in 1869. By then, the Jerauld County Jail served less than 98 residents. Later in 1913, the population in Jerauld County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1956s, 51 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Jerauld County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Jerauld County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2011, the Jerauld County Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Jerauld County Jail

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

The Jerauld County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Jerauld County Jail inmate or officer at the Jerauld County Jail, call at 605-539-1311 or fax at or fax605-539-1087.

Call the Jerauld County Jail any day of the week from 10.00 am to 10.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Jerauld County Jail official website for answers to common questions about the Jerauld County Jail, inmates, and services.

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