Pennington Co Juvenile Services Visitation Center

Western South Dakota Juvenile Detention Center - Visitation

Visitation by the general population is scheduled based on the juvenile's security classification. Call 605-394-2639 for more details.

WSDJSC encourages contact with family through regular visits. Visitation is offered Wednesday evenings, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Visitation times are as listed below and family may call 605-394-2639 to verify housing classification. Detainees are limited to one visit per scheduled visiting day. A maximum of 2 visitors per detainee is permitted at any one visitation period.

Visitors must arrive 15 minutes prior to posted visitation time to complete administrative processing. All adult visitors must have a picture ID.

All Visitation for Detainees in GENERAL POPULATION Will Be Scheduled By Security Classification

Wednesday (25-minute visits)

• B Pod: 7:30 pm
• A and C Pods: 8:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday(60-minute visits)

• B Pod: 7:30 am
• A and C Pods: 8:35 am

Parents/legal guardians, spouse, biological children, grandparents and siblings will be allowed to visit during the scheduled visitation periods. All others must have prior approval from WSDJSC Case Management staff. If a detainee is not married and has a child, the detainee’s parent/legal guardian will be authorized to escort the child during normal visitation times. A maximum of 2 visitors remains the rule at any one visitation period.

Visitors under the age of 18: a. Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. b. Parents or guardians are responsible for the actions of the minors they accompany. c. Maximum of 2 visitors remains the rule at any one visitation period. Request for a special visit must be made at least 24 hours in advance and will take place at the facility schedule allows. Visits will be arranged after determining a visitor is unable to attend during scheduled visitation times. Call 605-394-2639 and ask to speak with the WSDJSC Supervisor or Case Manager to schedule a visit.

WSDJSC VISITATION RULES

1. No person under the influence of any substance, alcohol or drugs, will be allowed to visit.

2. No visitor will be allowed to visit until successfully passing through a metal detector or successfully being scanned by a hand-held detector and/or after cooperating to determine the cause of an alarm.

3. Disruptive behavior by visitors or the detainee receiving the visit will result in immediate termination of the visit.

4. Visitors who damage WSDJSC in any way will be asked to leave.

5. No visitor will be allowed to give any item directly to a detainee.

• No detainee will be allowed to give any item to a visitor.
• No detainee will accept any item directly from a visitor.
• If a visitor wishes to leave anything for the detainee, it must be routed through JSC staff for approval and documentation.

Failure to strictly adhere to the above rules will result in denied access to visitation or immediate termination of an active visitation.

ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE DEMANDS OF FACILITY OPERATIONS AND/OR SHIFT SUPERVISOR DIRECTION