The official lookup is powered by SAVIN, a statewide system run through the Attorney General that tracks custody and sends notices, at savin.sd.gov. Step by step:

1. Open the official inmate lookup page.
2. Enter only the last name to start. Adding a given name can come later if too many results show.
3. Choose the entry whose age fits the person you're seeking.
4. Check the custody status line and the facility name. Together they reveal which jail is holding them.
5. Jot down any offender or booking number listed. Staff at the jail work faster with it.

Still stuck? The Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355 can search its own arrest log.

An empty search rarely means something is wrong. Common reasons:

• In transit. Campbell County prisoners ride to a jail in another county, and that trip plus booking can eat up hours.
• Already home. Bond may have come straight off the schedule, or a judge may have granted PR release.
• Name trouble. Records follow the legal name, so check a maiden name, middle name or the long form of a nickname.
• Held by another system. Federal, tribal and state prison systems run separate searches.
• A minor. Juveniles stay out of adult listings.

Every arrest by the county's deputies passes through the Sheriff's Office. Call 605-955-3355 day or night, or come in between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central on a weekday.

The county pays another county to hold its prisoners, an arrangement state law permits (SDCL 24-11-3). The Sheriff can say exactly which one. Small counties in this part of the state often use regional jails such as these, so the person could be in one of them:

• Edmunds County Detention Center, 221 2nd Street, Ipswich, SD 57451, 605-426-6002. A 40-bed jail, staffed around the clock.
• Brown County Jail, 22 Court Street, Suite 1, Aberdeen, SD 57401, 605-626-7101.
• Hughes County Jail, 3100 East Highway 34, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-7475.

Before you drive anywhere, confirm the jail with the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355.

Photos are taken at booking by whichever jail processes the person, and that jail holds them. You won't see mugshots on the online state lookup. Ask that jail, or the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355, whether a copy can be released to you.

• For a picture taken by ICE, file through the agency's records request form.
• Federal agencies seldom release booking photos. Fugitive photos from the U.S. Marshals Service are a rare exception.

Criminal history for the whole state sits with the Division of Criminal Investigation. Its fingerprint check runs $30, and a kit comes from the Identification Section at 605-773-3331.

Yes. SAVIN will alert you, free, when a registered person's custody changes, for example on release or transfer to a new facility. The service runs 24 hours a day through the Attorney General's office.

• Find the person in SAVIN, then register for notices.
• A help line, 844-299-4608, is staffed weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central.
• Juvenile cases are outside SAVIN. Anyone harmed by a youth offender should contact the State's Attorney.

Families may register too; it isn't only for victims. A release can also be confirmed by phoning the Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355.

At the first appearance, a judge or clerk magistrate sets the terms. The law's default is release on a signed promise, and money or extra rules come in only when that falls short (SDCL 23A-43-2, 23A-43-3).

• The statewide FY27 schedule gives ranges for many charges. For instance, DUI number one or two carries a $225 to $1,000 bond.
• Judges alone set bond on domestic abuse, murder and kidnapping.
• Court-held bond money sits with the Clerk of Courts, 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, 605-955-3536, open Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
• In this circuit, cash bail can be tapped for fines, costs and restitution, and only the rest is refunded.

Our bail page has the amounts, where to pay and how bondspersons work.

The booking charge is available from the Sheriff's Office, 605-955-3355. Expect it to shift once the prosecutor reads the reports.

The final call on charges belongs to the Campbell County State's Attorney, 204 Main Street, Herreid, SD 57632, 605-437-2426.

When the case is on file, UJS eCourts lists docket entries, and PARS sells a case summary at $20 per search. The clerk, 605-955-3536, can help too. For scale: a Class 1 misdemeanor tops out at one year in jail, and felonies climb from Class 6, two years at most, all the way to Class A (SDCL 22-6-1, 22-6-2).

Yes, when money is short. Ask for an appointed lawyer at the first court appearance, right after the judge describes that option (SDCL 23A-4-3). The judge names one at county expense, following the Fifth Circuit's court-appointed attorney guidelines (SDCL 23A-40-6, 23A-40-7).

• Later, the court may order the fee paid back (SDCL 23A-40-10).
• Family can still hire private counsel if they prefer.
• Paperwork questions go to the clerk at 605-955-3536, Tuesday or Thursday mornings.

The host jail writes the visiting rules, not Campbell County. Get the jail's name from the Sheriff at 605-955-3355, then phone that jail with this checklist:

• open days and hours for visits
• in-person, video from your own device, or a mix
• how much notice to give and which ID they want
• whether kids may come along, and any dress code

Some South Dakota jails offer video visiting, often booked on a vendor's website. Our visiting guide helps with a first trip.

Commissary snacks, soap, stamps and phone time all come out of the account. Deposit options and limits differ by jail. Ask the Sheriff's Office (605-955-3355) which jail it is, then check with that jail about a lobby kiosk, online transfers or money orders.

Our money guide covers usual ways to deposit, and the commissary guide lists what can be bought. Never mail cash.

The holding jail does, usually through a contracted phone company. Families often need a prepaid account before calls can connect. Ask the jail for the vendor's name, the rates and whether tablets or electronic messages are allowed. Calls are likely recorded, except those with an attorney.

Discuss the charges with the lawyer and nobody else. For setup help, see the jail phone guide and the inmate email guide. The Sheriff at 605-955-3355 can name the jail to call.

Get the exact address from the holding jail before writing. Several South Dakota jails now send personal mail to a scanning company out of state and take only legal mail at the jail. Ask about booking numbers on the envelope and whether photos or cards are allowed in.

Write the full legal name, include a return address and keep to plain paper and envelopes. Our mail guide lists typical rules. To learn which jail to ask, call the Sheriff at 605-955-3355.

No. Until the first court appearance, a person held on a domestic abuse charge has to keep clear of the alleged victim, plus that person's family or household. This covers calls, texts, letters and messages sent through someone else. A violation is charged as a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 25-10-43).

After that hearing, the judge's no-contact order controls (SDCL 25-10-41). Ask the lawyer what it allows before relaying anything.

The booking jail bags those items and stores them until the person walks out. A relative collecting things for them should phone the Sheriff's Office first, 605-955-3355, to find out which jail is storing what. Check whether the jail wants the person's signature before handing things over, and carry a photo ID.

Any balance left on the account is normally handed back at release. Be aware, though, that a county is allowed to bill a prisoner for jail costs (SDCL 24-11-45).

Each county sheriff has charge of the jail and the people in it (SDCL 24-11-13), and state law covers medical treatment for prisoners (SDCL 24-11-21). If your relative needs a prescription or has a health concern, call the holding jail without delay. The Sheriff's Office at 605-955-3355 can put you in touch. Have the drug name, dosage and doctor's phone number ready.

For any emergency, call 911. Mention any risk of suicide or a psychiatric crisis right away.

The Sheriff's deputies handle both arrest warrants and bench warrants in this county. Call 605-955-3355 to ask whether one is pending. UJS ePayments also marks court cases that carry an active warrant. Two statewide lists can help: the Department of Corrections' Most Wanted page for people who fled custody, and the state's Sex Offender Registry. Before acting on a warrant, get legal advice. The lawyer can arrange a surrender through the Sheriff's Office or request a new date from the court that issued it. The clerk's office is at 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, 605-955-3536.

State hearings all happen at the courthouse, 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, even for someone housed in a distant jail.

• Find a Court Date lets anyone look up a party name or case number free of charge.
• The clerk answers 605-955-3536 on Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
• Defense counsel will have the schedule too.

Our court guide explains each stage.

The Northern Division hears federal cases from this region, at the federal courthouse, 102 Fourth Avenue SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401. Pretrial Services, in the same building, takes calls at 605-377-2625.

1. A judge decides on detention at the first federal court date (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Until the case ends, the person is a Marshals Service prisoner, housed in a local jail under contract. The U.S. Marshals office in Aberdeen, 102 Southeast 4th Avenue, Suite 409, Aberdeen, SD 57401, 605-226-1794, can say where the person sits.
3. After sentencing, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator with a name or register number.

1. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) serves the jail with a hold request, Form I-247A.
2. That request allows the jail to keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, leaving time for a pickup (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Next the ICE St. Paul Field Office takes charge, at 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600. For South Dakota, ICE's detention sites include the Pennington County Jail, 307 Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, 605-394-6116.
4. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Try the A-number first, or else a name plus birth country.

South Dakota's SB 7 (SL 2025, ch 100) blocks any county or city policy that would restrict passing immigration status details to federal agencies.

With a felony prison sentence, the South Dakota Department of Corrections takes over custody. DOC staff decide which facility.

• Search the DOC offender locator with a full name or a DOC number.
• Each facility's visiting and mail rules appear in our South Dakota state prisons overview.
• Department of Corrections office: 3200 East Highway 34, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3478.

Yes. Minors are kept apart from adults. South Dakota juvenile law reaches children 10 and older, and most are released to a parent (SDCL 26-8C-2, 26-8C-3). Whether a youth stays locked up is an intake officer's call, and the case stays in circuit court unless a judge orders a transfer (SDCL 26-11-4).

For a youth's whereabouts and hearing date, call the Sheriff at 605-955-3355 or Court Services, 4304 4th Avenue, Selby, SD 57472, 605-649-7323.

The county's population was 1,377 as of July 1, 2025, per U.S. Census estimates. Two agencies make arrests here:

• Campbell County Sheriff's Office, 111 2nd Street NE, Mound City, SD 57646, 605-955-3355. This is the county's own law enforcement, covering rural areas and the towns of Mound City, Herreid and Pollock. Calls are answered 24 hours a day.
• South Dakota Highway Patrol, District One, PO Box 1797, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1797, 605-626-2286. Its troopers cover the highways of the state's north-central region.

Whatever town the arrest happened in, the Sheriff's Office is the first call.