25 Market St Aberdeen, SD 57401
Office Hours 8:00-5:00 M-F
The Brown County Juvenile Detention Center was established to provide secure and staff secure detention for juvenile(s) who are accused, adjudicated, given a disposition, and/or awaiting transfer to another facility.
The Brown County Juvenile Detention Center contains 9 secure beds, an educational classroom and 3 recreation areas. The facility was designed for youth ages 10 through 17.
The Brown County Juvenile Detention Center employs 12 full-time employees and 3 part-time staff members. Two kitchen staffers coordinate meals for the Brown County JDC and Jail facilities. A registered nurse provides essential medical care and oversees the administration of medication for the Brown County Jail and JDC. The Aberdeen Public School District supplies a full-time teacher, by contract, to provide educational services. Students attend classes from 8:30 AM to 3: 25 PM, Monday through Friday, during the school year. During the evening hours and on weekends, youth attend recreational activities.
The Home Detention Program is a non-residential alternative to secure detention for youth ages 10 through 17 from Brown County. Placement in this program must be authorized by a judge and approved by Home Detention Officers. The mission of this program is to provide participants with an opportunity to remain at home and attend school and/or work under the supervision of their parents and a Home Detention Officer, as opposed to remaining in secure detention.
A juvenile is placed on this program under strict guidelines to help them become more accountable for their decisions and attitude.
Home Detention has two main functions:
Brown County is not responsible for Funds placed directly in the inmate wallet on the Reliance Site.
All phone/tablet time is a privilege and is based on the juvenile’s behavior. If a juvenile has had any behavioral issues their phone privileges can be revoked for a period of time at the discretion of staff. These privileges can be earned back.
All phone calls and texting are monitored 24/7 and must stay within the appropriate content and language or the call/texts will be terminated and/or blocked permanently.
Breakage of the phone tablet can result in the juvenile blacklisted from another phone until the damaged phone is paid in full directly to Reliance or possibly indefinitely. Earbud replacement is available for a fee.
The phone tablets contain a complete State and Federal Law library, request for medical needs and SD PREA information.
All visits are subject to pre-approval, contact visits are not always available.
No contraband or phones allowed during visitation.
No items can be given to the juvenile at any time.
BCJDC reserves the right to cancel any visits or usage of phone/tablet at any time.
This is with the exception of Medical Emergencies.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA):
PREA Policy:
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
In September of 2003, President Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
PREA seeks to insure that people in the custody of US correctional agencies are protected from sexual assault, sexual harassment, "consensual sex" with employees, and inmate to inmate sexual assault. This Act applies nationally to all Federal, State, and local institutions including prisons, jails, community corrections, and holding facilities whether public or private, juvenile or adult, and male or female. Additionally, PREA applies to all inmates, detainees, and staff, including volunteers, contact employees, etc.
Sexual assaults affect security, staff safety, and pose a long-term risk to inmates and staff inside corrections, and to the public when victimized inmates are released into the community. Victimized inmates also pose an increased health risk to the community when released into the community due to higher risk of sexually transmitted disease in prisons.
After the law was passed, the South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) started a review of state policies and procedures. South Dakota already had a state law on the books addressing 'Sexual Acts between Employees and Detainees' in addition to restrictions in DOC's Code of Ethics, but still needed a policy to specifically address inmate actions. On May 31st, 2006, Secretary of Corrections, Tim Reisch signed into policy 'Prevention of Offender Sexual Assault / Rape.