The Prairie County Jail is located in Terry, Montana. The facility is operated and ran by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department.

The facility is a medium to a maximum-security facility. This means the Prairie County Jail can hold inmates between these security levels. Maximum-security is the highest security level when it comes to inmates. These are typically violent inmates.

During a typical year, the Prairie County Jail may book around 1,100 inmates. They typically have a daily average of 56 inmates with them. The only have 14 staff members to run the jail.

The Prairie County Jail will have inmates with misdemeanors to those inmates who are being convicted of rape, murder, or even robbery.

The inmates in the Prairie County Jail are either awaiting their trial or they have already been sentenced.

All correctional officers working in the Prairie County Jail are equipped with mace. They are also trained to use physical force to not only protect themselves but other inmates and visitors.

If an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a sentence more than a year, they will typically be transferred to a federal prison or the Montana State Prison. Inmates who have a sentence less than a year will typically serve their time out in the Prairie County Jail.

Prairie County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Prairie County Jail
217 West Park Street PO Box 126, Terry, MT, 59349-0126

Prairie County Jail Prison Information