People in South Dakota state prison
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by South Dakota Department of Corrections. Use its own offender search to find them. How to use the South Dakota DOC inmate search.
South Dakota counties
Showing 48 of 66 counties: the most populous, plus those with a live jail roster or one of the largest prisons. Pick the county where the arrest happened, or open the full A to Z list.
- Aurora County
- Beadle County
- Bennett County
- Bon Homme County
- Brookings County
- Brown County
- Brule County
- Butte County
- Charles Mix County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Codington County
- Corson County
- Custer County
- Davison County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Dewey County
- Edmunds County
- Fall River County
- Grant County
- Gregory County
- Hamlin County
- Hand County
- Hanson County
- Hughes County
- Hutchinson County
- Kingsbury County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Lyman County
- Marshall County
- McCook County
- Meade County
- Minnehaha County
- Moody County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Pennington County
- Roberts County
- Spink County
- Stanley County
- Todd County
- Tripp County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Walworth County
- Yankton County
State prisons in South Dakota
- Abbott House State prison in Mitchell, Davison County
- Aurora Plains Academy State prison in Plankinton, Aurora County
- Canyon Hills State prison in Spearfish, Lawrence County
- G Norton Jameson Annex State prison in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
- McCrossan Boy's Ranch State prison in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
- Mike Durfee State Prison State prison in Springfield, Bon Homme County
- New Beginnings Center State prison in Aberdeen, Brown County
- Our Home - Parkston State prison in Parkston, Hutchinson County
- Rapid City Community Work Center State prison in Rapid City, Pennington County
- Sequel Transition Academy State prison in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
- South Dakota State Penitentiary State prison in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
- South Dakota Women's Prison State prison in Pierre, Hughes County
- Summit Oaks State prison in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
- Women's State Prison - Unit E State prison in Pierre, Hughes County
- Yankton Community Work Center State prison in Yankton, Yankton County
Federal facilities in South Dakota
Questions about South Dakota inmate search
How do I find someone in a South Dakota county jail?
Search the name at the top of this page, or pick the county where the arrest happened from the 66 counties we cover. We do not copy a live jail roster in South Dakota yet, so each county page links the jail's own lookup or phone number where we have one. You can also call the jail with the person's full name and date of birth.
How do I find someone in South Dakota state prison?
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Its own offender search is the source of record. We list 15 state prisons in South Dakota.
How many jails and prisons are there in South Dakota?
We list 51 facilities in South Dakota: 26 county jails, 15 state prisons, 1 federal facility and 9 other facilities. Each facility page has its address, phone number and how to visit, call, send money and post bail.
Guides
Guides that can help
Free, plain-English guides from searchinmates.org.
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How bail works
Cash bail, bail bonds, what you get back and how to post bail.
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What happens after an arrest
Court dates, public defenders and how a case moves forward, in plain English.