Prairie County Jail & Sheriff

Prairie County Jail & Sheriff Information

The Prairie County Jail & Sheriff is a 12 bed jail in the city of Terry, Prairie County, Montana.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Phone: 406-635-5738

Physical Address:
217 West Park Street
Terry, MT 59349-0126

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Fallon County Detention Center
PO Box 899
Baker, MT 59313

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How Do You Find Someone in the Prairie County Jail & Sheriff?

To search for an inmate in the Prairie County Jail & Sheriff, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 406-635-5738 for the information you are looking for.

Prairie County Jail & Sheriff Inmate Search

The Prairie County Jail & Sheriff maintains an average of 12 offenders in custody on any given day. The Prairie County Jail & Sheriff has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Prairie County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 240 offenders.

The following charts of Prairie County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Prairie County Corrections Department, the state of Montana Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Prairie County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Prairie County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Prairie County, neighboring counties and the state of Montana.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Prairie County and Montana state prisons, click the button below.
Prairie County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

Prairie County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 12/2/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 7 77.78%
Black 1 11.11%
Hispanic or Latino 1 11.11%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 9 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department, Montana Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Prairie County Inmate Criminal Charges - 12/2/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 1 11.11%
Felony (2rd Degree) 3 33.33%
Felony (1st Degree) 1 11.11%
State Jail Felony 1 11.11%
Felony (Uncategorized) 2 22.22%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 1 11.11%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department, Montana Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Prairie County Inmate Sex - 12/2/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 8 88.89%
Female 1 11.11%
Total 9 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department, Montana Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Prairie County Inmate Age - 12/2/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 1 11.11%
18-20 1 11.11%
21-24 1 11.11%
25-30 1 11.11%
31-35 1 11.11%
36-40 2 22.22%
41-45 1 11.11%
46-50 1 11.11%
51-55 0 0.00%
56-60 0 0.00%
61-65 0 0.00%
66-75 0 0.00%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 9 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department, Montana Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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About the Prairie County Jail & Sheriff
There is some conflicting information in the search results about the capacity of the Prairie County Jail in Montana. Here is what the search results say: According to, the Prairie County Jail has a capacity of 173 beds. According to, the Prairie County Jail is a regional medium security jail with a capacity of around 108 inmates. Here is the information on Prairie County Jail & Sheriff in Montana's address and contact number according to the search results: Address: 217 West Park Street, PO Box 126, Terry, MT 59349. Phone number: 406-635-5738. Additionally, the jail's email is [email protected] and its website is http://visitterrymt.com/website/PCC/Sheriff.html. The jail's Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/PrairieCountySheriff/ . Inmate searches can be conducted through the jail's website or by contacting the jail directly. ​The Prairie County​​ Jail in Montana​​ has different​​ visitation hours​​ depending on​​ the source. Here​​ is the information​​ from the search​​ results:​ Visiting Schedule: Saturday, 9:00 am to 2.00 pm. Sunday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. County holidays, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Prairie County Jail does not allow inmates to have visits for the first 5 days into confinement. Visitation Hours: Monday — 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM. The Prairie County Jail is located in Terry, Montana. The facility was built in 1972 and its current capacity is 221 detainees. The jail houses pre-preliminary prisoners and only convicts from the State of Montana. It detains minimum and medium danger inmates. The Prairie County Jail provides reintegration programming to male condemned criminals. The security of the jail is medium. Prairie County Jail offers visitation for inmates with specific schedules and strict regulations that visitors must follow. The visiting schedule varies from weekdays to weekends and holidays. Each inmate is allowed 3 visits per week, with each visit limited to 32 minutes. The Prairie County Jail & Sheriff is a medium-security facility located in Terry, Montana, run and managed by the Prairie County Sheriff’s Office. The jail was built in 1972 with a capacity of 125 inmates. It mainly houses those serving misdemeanor sentences or those that have been arrested and waiting for custody. The inmates at the Prairie County Jail are classified as the minimum and medium danger inmates. The Prairie County Jail also provides reintegration programming to male condemned criminals. The jail has an online database that allows loved ones and friends to search for an inmate, and the database includes information such as the inmate's name, age, sex, and race. The Prairie County Jail does not allow inmates to have visits for the first five days into confinement, and visitors must follow strict regulations.
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Directions / Map to the Prairie County Jail & Sheriff
Inmate Phone Contact

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Other Jails Nearby

What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Prairie County?

Prairie Garfield McCone Custer Fallon Wibaux Dawson
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Most Wanted Fugitives

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