Rapid City, South Dakota

Pennington County Jail (South Dakota)

United States

Status

In use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Pennington County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
5
No Data
No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Pennington County Jail (South Dakota)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Rapid City, South Dakota, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 44.07874, -103.221593

Contact Information
307 St. Joseph St.,
Rapid City, SD 57701,
Tel. 716-6569

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2022
In use
2019
In use
2017
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2014
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2026
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
U.S. Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Governmental
2026
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
75
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Saint Paul Field Office
2023
Saint Paul Minneapolis Region (SPM)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1996

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2026

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 5

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 4

2026

Number 1

2017

Number 1

2009
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 23

2012

Number 21

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 4

2026

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Score Not Available

2026

Score Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2009

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

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