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Pennington County Jail
307 St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
605) 394-6116
E-mail Pennington County Jail
Male Work Release Visitation
703 Adams Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)394-6485
American Correctional Association (ACA) standards are the national benchmark for the effective operation of correctional systems throughout the United States and are necessary to ensure that correctional facilities are operated professionally. They address services, programs and operations essential to good correctional management, including administrative and fiscal controls, staff training and development, physical plant, safety and emergency procedures, sanitation, food service, and rules and discipline. Standards reflect practical, up-to-date policies and procedures that safeguard the life, health and safety of staff and offenders.
Accreditation is a system of verification that correctional agencies/facilities comply with national standards promulgated by the American Correctional Association. Accreditation is achieved through a series of reviews, evaluations, audits and hearings.
The advantages and benefits of accreditation are numerous and include (1) the assessment of a facility's strengths and weaknesses, (2) the identification of obtainable goals, (3) the implementation of state-of-the-art policies and procedures, (4) the establishment of specific guidelines for daily operations, (5) aid in the defense of frivolous lawsuits, (6) an increase of community support and (7) a higher level of staff professionalism and morale.
Standards are classified into two categories: mandatory and non-mandatory. To be awarded accreditation, applicants must comply with 100% of the applicable mandatory standards and at least 90% of applicable non-mandatory standards. However, the Commission evaluates the conditions of confinement/quality of life as well as standards compliance levels in making their decisions on awarding accreditation.
To topThe Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA, P.L. 108-79) was enacted by Congress to address the problem of sexual abuse of persons in the custody of U.S. correctional agencies. Major provisions of PREA include:
The Act applies to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders and is also relevant to community-based agencies. For more information on the prison rape elimination act, go to the National Institute of Corrections website.
To topThe Pennington County Jail maintains a zero-tolerance policy for staff misconduct with inmates. The zero-tolerance policy applies to staff, contractors, volunteers, inmates and visitors. It is the policy of the Pennington County Jail to prohibit conduct that would create a hostile work environment or sexualized work environment. It is also the policy of the Pennington County Jail to prohibit any acts or behaviors of sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment or sexual misconduct as defined in this policy.
Inmates may report allegations of misconduct using any of the following methods:
Members of the public may report allegations of misconduct by any of the following:
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