Western South Dakota Juvenile Services Center

Western South Dakota Juvenile Services Center (WSDJSC) - Visitation

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Carla Leveque, Commander
Western South Dakota
Juvenile Services Center (WSDJSC)
3505 Cambell Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

Phone: (605) 394-2639
Fax: (605) 394-5136

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Initial 30 Days at WSDJSC
Over 30 Days at WSDJSC
Special or Additional Visits
Special Management Population
Visitation Rules
Visitation Schedule

Visitation Rules and Schedule

WSDJSC encourages contact with family through regular visits. Visitation is offered Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Visitation times are as listed below and family may call 394-2639 to verify housing classification. Detainees are limited to one 25-minute visit period per scheduled visiting day. A maximum of 2 visitors per detainee are permitted at any one visitation period.

Visitors must arrive 15 minutes prior to posted visitation time to complete administrative processing. A maximum of 12 detainees may have visitors during a 25-minute period. If more visitors arrive involving more than 12 detainees, additional 25 minute visitation periods will be scheduled immediately following a completed session. All adult visitors must have a picture ID

Visitation Schedule

All Visitation for Detainees in the GENERAL POPULATION are Scheduled by Security Classification.

Wednesday		Saturday
Max	7:00 p.m.	Max	8:00 a.m.
Medium	7:30 p.m.	Medium	8:30 a.m.
Minimum	8:30 p.m.	Minimum	9:30 a.m.

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Initial 30 Days

During the initial 30 days at the WSDJSC, only parents/legal guardians, spouse, and biological children will be allowed to visit during the scheduled visitation periods. If a detainee is not married and has a child, the detainee's parent/legal guardian will be authorized to escort the child during normal visitation times. A maximum of 2 visitors remains the rules at any one visitation period.

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Over 30 Days

If a stay at the WSDJSC extends past 30 days, grandparents and/or siblings will be allowed to visit on Saturdays, with certain conditions:

Under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Parents or guardians are responsible for the actions of the minors they accompany.
Maximum of 2 visitors remains the rule at any one visitation period.

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Special or Additional Visits

Special visits must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance and will only be allowed at the times listed below, upon approval of a WSDJSC Supervisor, after determining a visitor is unable to attend regular visitation periods at WSDJSC. (Special visits are all NON-CONTACT VISITS and only 2 detainees receive special visits per day.)

Day	Time
Mondays	6:30 p.m.
Thursdays	3:00 p.m.
Sundays	9:30 a.m.

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Special Management Population

All Special Management Detainee visits will be NON-CONTACT visits and will take place on Sundays between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm and Wednesdays between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm. All visits must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance with a WSDJSC Supervisor. Duration of visits will be 25 minutes. Detainees on Disciplinary Detention are not eligible for visitation during sanction status.

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ALL VISITORS MUST ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES.

WSDJSC Visitation Rules

No person under the influence of any substance, alcohol or drugs, will be allowed to visit.
No visitor will be allowed to visit until successfully passing through a metal detector or successfully being scanned by a hand-held detector and/or after cooperating to determine the cause of an alarm.
Disruptive behavior by visitors or the detainee receiving the visit will result in immediate termination of the visit.
Visitors who damage the WSDJSC in any way will be asked to leave.
No visitor will be allowed to give any item directly to a detainee.
No detainee will be allowed to give any item to a visitor.
No detainee will accept any item directly from a visitor.
If a visitor wishes to leave anything for the detainee, it must be routed through JSC staff for approval and documentation.

Failure to strictly adhere to the above rules will result in denied access to visitation or immediate termination of an active visitation.

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ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE DEMANDS
OF FACILITY OPERATIONS AND/OR SHIFT SUPERVISOR DIRECTION

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