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Lyman County Jail, Lyman County, County Jail

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300 South Main Street PO Box 97, Kennebec, SD, 57544-0097

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http://www.lymancounty.org/page.php?7

Lyman County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Kennebec – is the county seat. Lyman County has a total population of 3904 and was formed in 1873.

Lyman County County has a total area of 1,642 square miles. The zip codes in Lyman County County are 57365, 57542, 57544, 57548, 57568, 57569, 57576.

The Lyman County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Lyman County County, operates the Lyman County Jail in Kennebec, Kennebec, South Dakota. Lyman County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 95,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Lyman County Jail sits on a 90-acre land with 8 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Lyman County Jail commissary. The Lyman County Jail’s physical address is 300 South Main Street PO Box 97, Kennebec, SD, 57544-0097.

Lyman County Jail was constructed in 1874. By then, the Lyman County Jail served less than 77 residents. Later in 1927, the population in Lyman County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1953s, 65 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Lyman County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Lyman County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2011, the Lyman County Jail could house up to 4,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Lyman County Jail

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

The Lyman County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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