Day County, SD Jail and Prison System

DAY County has 5 jails with an average daily population of 1,118 inmates with a total of 5 jail population. When breaking down the DAY County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 40% with 2 female and 3 male inmates.

How Does Day County Inmate Search Work?

Day County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding Day county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

Day County Parole and Probation

Day County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain Day county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Day county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

Day County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Day county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Day county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

Day County Booking

Day county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their Day county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s Day county booking records without any type of permission .

Day County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in DAY County has decreased by 17% going from 6 inmates yearly to 5 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in DAY County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 177 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Day County, SD

DAY County has th highest jail incarceration rate across South Dakota, yet from the total of 5 inmates only 5 are currently confined, the rest 0 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Day County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Day County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In DAY County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 171 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 1 times more than female incarceration rate, of 129 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 4%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 5%.

Day County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Day County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down Day County Inmates By Race

In DAY County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 105 per 100,000 white U.S. residents. The Asian incarceration rate in DAY County has an average rate of 836 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 442% from incarceration rate in DAY County.

Day County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Day County Prisons and Jails

Day County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments