Winner City Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

A judge sets bond, or a clerk magistrate does. State law (SDCL 23A-4-1) says the trip to the nearest committing magistrate must come "without unnecessary delay." A video link sometimes stands in for the courtroom. Because the law sets no clock, check with the jail on timing.

The county belongs to the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Its bond form lets the amount come from a judge's ruling, from the posted schedule, or from a figure printed on a warrant. A judge filling out that form must note whether the person's word alone is enough to bring them back, and whether they are a danger (SDCL 23A-43-4).

Magistrate court meets in the county courthouse, 200 E. 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580. The Clerk of Courts, 605-842-2266, can give hearing times from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A domestic abuse arrest is handled differently. No officer may release that person until a judge has been notified, and the judge alone sets bond and conditions (SDCL 25-10-40).

South Dakota judges work up a ladder of release terms. They stop at the lowest rung that should get the defendant to every hearing (SDCL 23A-43-2, 23A-43-3):

1. Own recognizance. A signed pledge, no cash. An unsecured bond is close kin; the person pays its dollar amount only after skipping court.
2. Third-party custody. Someone responsible, or an agency, vouches for them.
3. Limits on travel, contacts or where they stay.
4. Treatment terms tied to mental health, such as counseling.
5. Ten percent cash. The defendant puts down cash equal to a 10 percent share of the bond or less, and the court returns it when all conditions are kept.
6. Bondsperson or full cash. The full bond is covered, either by a licensed bondsperson or in cash.
7. Other terms the judge thinks are necessary.

For alcohol and drug cases, a bond term can require testing through the 24/7 Sobriety Program (SDCL 1-11-20). Expect twice-daily breath checks, or else a monitoring bracelet, urine screens or a sweat patch. Caps set by law: $3 a breath test, $10 a urine test, $70 a patch, and $10 per day for a bracelet with up to $50 each for hookup and removal. The Sheriff's Office, 605-842-3600, can say where testing happens locally.

Many bonds here come straight off the Sixth Circuit's FY2027 bond schedule, which tracks the statewide clerk magistrate schedule that took effect July 1, 2026. Sample entries:

• First or second DUI: $225 to $1,000
• Third DUI or beyond (a felony): $1,000 to $5,000
• Grand theft: $1,000 to $10,000
• Robbery: $1,000 to $25,000
• Marijuana under two ounces, a misdemeanor: $0, a personal recognizance bond
• Murder, kidnapping, first-degree manslaughter: bond set by a judge, not from the schedule
• Domestic abuse: always judge-set, never clerk-set

Plain tickets carry a flat fine-plus-costs figure; disorderly conduct totals $132.50. The judge can still raise or lower these amounts after hearing the facts. For the actual figure set in this case, call the jail at 605-842-3328.

The lockup sits inside the police building at 217 E 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580. Work through this list:

1. Call 605-842-3328 ahead of time. Get the bond total and the charges tied to it.
2. Find out whether to pay at the jail counter or with the Clerk of Courts during weekday hours.
3. Learn which payment kinds are being taken today, and the money order payee.
4. In a domestic abuse case, ask if the judge has ruled yet. Release waits on that.
5. Bring photo ID plus the precise amount. Keep the receipt.

The county also signed a jail services contract with Hughes County. When staff say your person went there, contact the Hughes County Jail, 3100 E Hwy 34, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-7475, and ask how they accept bond.

Sixth Circuit policy leaves posted cash with the Clerk of Courts, who keeps it until a judge orders it paid out. That office is inside the county courthouse, 200 E. 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580, 605-842-2266, staffed weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Todd County cases run through this same office.

A clerk magistrate can use the schedule to set bond, or release someone on a signed promise (SDCL 16-12C-10). Before driving to the courthouse:

• Phone first and confirm your payment can be taken that day.
• Bring the defendant's full legal name, plus the case number if known.
• Ask what forms of payment the counter takes.
• Insist on a receipt naming the payer and the case.

Mail for the clerk goes to PO Box 311, Winner, SD 57580-0311. Cash should never travel by mail.

Card payments run through UJS ePayments, which is limited to fines, costs and restitution. Bond can't go through it. It will also tell you if a warrant is active on the case.

For bond, put the same question to both offices: the jail at 605-842-3328 and the Clerk of Courts at 605-842-2266. Ask what each accepts right now, and the right payee name for money orders or cashier's checks. Carry photo ID. Save each receipt until the case closes, because proof of who put up the money matters later.

Bondspersons hold licenses from the South Dakota Division of Insurance, 124 South Euclid Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3563. Agents' standing can be checked there, and complaints go there too.

• A bondsperson must hold a license; posting bonds for pay without one is a Class 6 felony (SDCL 58-22-4).
• Law officers and jail staff can't profit from any bail bond (SDCL 58-22-3).
• Soliciting bond clients in a jail or other place prisoners are kept is barred (SDCL 58-22-32).
• Each agent sets a price. Ask for the fee and collateral rules in writing, along with a receipt.
• Family and friends may serve as personal sureties. Each must swear out an affidavit listing what they own and owe on it. The judge then decides if they are good for the whole bond (SDCL 23A-43-20).

The court system's list of bail bond agents is the official place to find names.

No. Each bond is tied to one case. Have jail staff at 605-842-3328 list each hold before you pay anything. Look out for:

• A separate case or warrant, local or from another county. Each one needs clearing on its own.
• A probation violation. Court Services handles probation at 200 E. 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580, 605-842-3551.
• A parole matter, which belongs to the state Department of Corrections.
• A federal or ICE hold.
• Domestic abuse conditions. A judge reviews these first. Terms may include moving out, no contact, no alcohol or drugs, and counseling (SDCL 25-10-41).

A caution for families. The law bars anyone jailed for domestic abuse from reaching the alleged victim, or anybody living with the victim, until the first court date. Notes or calls passed through relatives count too. Doing it is a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 25-10-43).

Yes, but only rarely. South Dakota's Constitution (S.D. Const. art. VI, § 8) puts bail within reach of almost everyone charged. The lone carve-out covers capital charges, and then only where guilt looks plain.

A judge can still set a steep figure or tight terms. Factors include the offense, how solid the proof is, any mental health findings, and the odds of flight or harm (SDCL 23A-43-4). A failed or skipped 24/7 test can land a person back in jail with no bond until a hearing.

Victims hold rights here too. Marsy's Law (S.D. Const. art. VI, § 29) includes the right to be heard on release. The State's Attorney's office argues the prosecution's side from 200 E. 3rd St., Suite 206, Winner, SD 57580, 605-842-2551, by appointment. To know when bail can be denied and what a Winner judge must weigh, visit our state page.

The law gives a review to anyone stuck in jail 24 hours past their release hearing who can't meet its terms (SDCL 23A-43-8). Judges may revise terms whenever they see fit (SDCL 23A-43-7). When a magistrate set the terms, the defense can take them up with a circuit judge (SDCL 23A-43-14).

1. Have the defense lawyer file a motion.
2. Gather proof the person will stay put: a job letter or pay stubs, a lease, and local relatives' names.
3. Suggest safeguards, like 24/7 testing or a named supervisor, that answer what worries the judge.
4. Ask the Clerk of Courts at 605-842-2266 when the hearing is.

Should the circuit court refuse, that refusal may be taken up with the South Dakota Supreme Court (SDCL 23A-43-15).

Yes. During the initial appearance, a judge tells the defendant they may have a lawyer and may ask the court for one (SDCL 23A-4-3). A defendant lacking money to hire an attorney asks, and the judge has to appoint one (SDCL 23A-40-6). Counties foot that bill through a public defender, appointed private lawyers or contract attorneys (SDCL 23A-40-7, 23A-40-8). For how appointments are handled locally, call the Clerk of Courts at 605-842-2266.

• Whatever the verdict, the county can later be paid back on a judge's order (SDCL 23A-40-10).
• A lien may attach to property, but it can't be used to take the home (SDCL 23A-40-11, 23A-40-15).
• Very minor cases are the exception. Picture a defendant who is out of jail, faces no jail sentence, and is charged with nothing above a Class 2 misdemeanor. The court appoints no one then (SDCL 23A-40-6.1).
• The state Office of Indigent Legal Services, created in 2024, takes appeals. Trials stay with county-paid lawyers.

Every state case, from any town or ranch road in the county, is heard in one courthouse. The full list:

• Circuit and magistrate court at the county courthouse, 200 E. 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580. Clerk of Courts: 605-842-2266, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.
• Sixth Circuit Drug & DUI Court, 8 E. Second Ave., Fort Pierre, SD 57532, 605-220-3850. Call to learn if local cases qualify.
• U.S. District Court, Central Division, 225 South Pierre Street, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-945-4600.
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe Courthouse, 118 Marshall St., Rosebud, SD 57570, 605-747-2278, which hears tribal matters.

When every condition has been met, the law directs the court to free up the bail (SDCL 23A-43-26). A ten percent deposit gets returned the same way (SDCL 23A-43-3).

Locally, the money waits with the Clerk of Courts for a judge's release order. The policy appears on the Sixth Circuit forms page. Cash bond counts as the defendant's money there, even when a parent covered it, and fines, costs and restitution may be paid from it first. Ask the clerk, 605-842-2266, how leftover money is returned.

Skipping a court date can forfeit the bond, and it adds a new charge (SDCL 23A-43-31). How serious that new count is tracks the original case. Someone out on a felony or DUI faces a Class 6 felony for not showing up. Misdemeanor releases turn a missed date into a Class 1 misdemeanor. A warrant follows (SDCL 23A-43-21). A judge can cancel the forfeiture if justice doesn't require it (SDCL 23A-43-22).

Releases go through the jail at 217 E 3rd St., Winner, SD 57580, 605-842-3328. Before the person leaves, find out how any money left on their account gets refunded and when bags of belongings can be collected.

Carry photo ID. Picking up on their behalf? Ask whether staff want a signed authorization. State law permits billing a prisoner for jail costs (SDCL 24-11-45), so ask about any balance due. Our inmate account money page covers how jail account deposits and refunds usually work.

Federal prosecutions from the Winner area land in Pierre, before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota (Central Division), at 225 South Pierre Street, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-945-4600.

• A federal judge weighs release versus detention at the first appearance (18 U.S.C. 3142). Delays are short. A defense request allows five days, tops; a government request, three. Nobody walks out during that wait.
• When murder, robbery or a similar major crime happens on tribal land, a federal court takes it (18 U.S.C. 1153).
• Ask the Marshals in Pierre, 225 South Pierre Street, Suite 425, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-224-8396, which jail they are using. They hold federal defendants until trial.
• After sentencing to federal prison, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. Bond settles the state charge and nothing more. The immigration side works like this:

1. Step one is paperwork: ICE (federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement) files a detainer, which is Form I-247A.
2. Under that detainer, staff can hold someone up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. ICE then takes the person into its custody. For South Dakota that means the St. Paul Field Office, 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.
4. ICE may hold detainees at the Pennington County Jail, 307 Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, 605-394-6116, a jail named on its detention facility list.
5. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator using the name plus birth country.

Last, state law changed in 2025. SB 7 (SL 2025, ch 100) says towns and counties can't block their workers from giving immigration status to federal officers.

Misdemeanor sentences are jail time: as much as a year for Class 1, as much as 30 days for Class 2 (SDCL 22-6-2). Felony prison terms go to the South Dakota Department of Corrections (SDCL 22-6-1). A judge sentencing a Class 5 or 6 felony usually picks probation, and up to twelve months in county jail can stand in for prison (SDCL 22-6-11, 22-6-1.1).

• Look up a state prisoner by DOC number or last name on the DOC Offender Locator.
• For facility pages, open JailExchange's South Dakota state prisons list.
• DOC headquarters: 3200 East Highway 34, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3478.

Circuit court takes juvenile matters for kids age 10 and up (SDCL 26-8C-2). Usually police release a child to a parent. Whether to detain is the intake officer's call. The law allows it only for listed reasons, and the setting has to be the least restrictive one available (SDCL 26-8C-3).

Held youth from this county are placed at the Hughes County Juvenile Service Center, located in Pierre, through a contract. Phone 605-773-2290 for directions and visit rules. Only a circuit judge, ruling after a transfer hearing, can shift the case into adult court (SDCL 26-11-4).