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Jones County Jail, Jones County, County Jail

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104 East 4th Street PO Box 95, Murdo, SD, 57559-0095

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

Jones County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Murdo – is the county seat. Jones County has a total population of 936 and was formed in 1916.

Jones County County has a total area of 969 square miles. The zip codes in Jones County County are 57531, 57559, 57562.

The Jones County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Jones County County, operates the Jones County Jail in Murdo, Murdo, South Dakota. Jones 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 100,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Jones County Jail sits on a 91-acre land with 10 divisions, 5 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Jones County Jail commissary. The Jones County Jail’s physical address is 104 East 4th Street, , PO Box 95, Murdo, SD, 57559-0095.

Jones County Jail was constructed in 1850. By then, the Jones County Jail served less than 80 residents. Later in 1927, the population in Jones County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1957s, 61 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Jones County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Jones County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Jones County Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Jones County Jail

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

The Jones County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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