Address:
307 St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone:
605-394-6116
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Pennington County Jail in Rapid City, South Dakota, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 605-394-6116 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Pennington County Jail, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 605-394-6116 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Pennington County, the state of South Dakota and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
For inmates receiving mail in the Pennington County Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Pennington County Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (if known)
Pennington County Jail
307 St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate at Pennington County Jail, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Pennington County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of Inmate Sales utilizing the following instructions:
In order to have a successful video visit with an inmate in Pennington County, these are the steps to follow:
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Pennington County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Pennington County Jail Phone: 605-394-6116
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Pennington County Jail follow these steps:
- Chirping is the product name for inmate texting.
- This product allows Pennington County inmates to send chirps (texts) to friends and family members.
- Inmates will be charged a monthly service fee of $4.00.
- Inbound and Outbound Chirps are $0.10 each.
Inmate Sales Apps
iphone app
Google Play app
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Pennington County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Pennington County.
Inmate Sales also handles inmate phone systems, video visitations, email and texting (they call it chirping) and digital letters.
The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis (or are given to the inmate use for a limited time) and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:
Here's how it works:
Questions:
To receive phone calls from inmates in Pennington County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Pennington County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Pennington County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Pennington County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Pennington County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Pennington County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Pennington County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Pennington County.