The Jerauld County Jail is in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. The Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency in charge of the day to day operation of the Jerauld County Jail.

The Jerauld County Jail is medium-security detention center. The facility operates on a 24-hour basis. The Jerauld County Jail will only house adult male and adult female inmates. This facility will not house any juvenile inmates are housed in a different facility within the county.

The Jerauld County Jail is made up of mainly of inmates who are currently waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and inmates who are waiting to be sentenced. There are a number of inmates who are currently serving out their sentence in the facility as well. The Jerauld County Jail will house inmates who have a sentence of two years or less. If an inmate is sentenced to more than two years, they will be transferred out to state prison within South Dakota.

The Jerauld County Jail offers its inmates a wide variety of programs, services, and resources to help better themselves. These programs, services, and resources include the following:

• Life Skills Program
• Life Skills Classes
• Writing Workshops
• Individual Coaching Sessions
• GED & Adult Education
• National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC)
• Substance Abuse Program (SAP)
• AA/NA (Alcohol Anonymous & Narcotics)
• Religious Services
• Jerauld County Extension Office
• Color Your City
• Jefferson Community & Technical College (Jerauld County Adult Education)
• South Dakota Career Training Center (Kentuckiana Works)

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Jerauld County Jail
205 South Wallace Avenue PO Box 453, Wessington Springs, SD, 57382-0453

Jerauld County Jail Prison Information

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