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Miner County Jail, Miner County, County Jail

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400 North Main Street & Park Avenue PO Box 366, Howard, SD, 57349-0366

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

Miner County County can be found in the South Dakota area. Howard – is the county seat. Miner County has a total population of 2228 and was formed in 1873.

Miner County County has a total area of 570 square miles. The zip codes in Miner County County are 57321, 57323, 57337, 57349.

The Miner County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Miner County County, operates the Miner County Jail in Howard, Howard, South Dakota. Miner 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 74,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Miner County Jail sits on a 98-acre land with 8 divisions, 2 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Miner County Jail commissary. The Miner County Jail’s physical address is 400 North Main Street & Park Avenue PO Box 366, Howard, SD, 57349-0366.

Miner County Jail was constructed in 1877. By then, the Miner County Jail served less than 88 residents. Later in 1914, the population in Miner County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1956s, 62 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Miner County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Miner County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2010, the Miner County Jail could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Miner County Jail

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

The Miner County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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