Fall River County SD Jail

Fall River County SD Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 605-745-4444

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Fall River County SD Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 906 N River St in Hot Springs, SD. This county jail is operated locally by the Fall River County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Fall River County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Hot Springs Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Fall River County SD Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Fall River County SD Jail – Visitation

Jail visiting hours:

Location:
The Fall River County Jail is located next to the courthouse at 906 N. River St.

Visitors to the Fall River County Jail will need to check-in at the dispatch window to inform the dispatcher which inmate they are there to visit.

Rules of Visitation:

• All Visitors must have a valid ID.
• Visits are limited to 30 minutes
• All children are to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
• Absolutely NO – bags/purses, weapons, cell phones, tobacco products, or beverages of any kind
• Visitors must be properly dressed. Both adults and children must wear shoes at all times. NO halter tops, swimming suits or short shorts.
• Visitors are subject to search and seizure
• No one under the influence of alcohol will be allowed to enter the facility unless escorted in, in handcuffs, by Law Enforcement
• Any disruptive behavior including the use of profanity or failure to comply with a staff member’s instructions by either the inmate or the visitor will be cause for terminating the visiting session and/or restriction on future visits.

Visitors violating any of the jail visiting policies will be asked to leave and not allowed to come back.