Pennington County Sheriffs Office

The Pennington County Sheriffs Office serves over 100,000 citizens spread across 2,776 square miles. We also serve a high number of visitors and tourists to our area as Pennington County is home to Mount Rushmore National Monument and Ellsworth Air Force Base. Our Office employs over 440 employees with an annual budget of approximately $30 million. The Sheriffs Office is divided into the following four divisions: Addiction Services- provides safe places for individuals struggling with the difficulty of addiction. The Care Campus houses the Detox Center, Safe Solutions, and the Crisis Care Center. We also host individuals through various treatment programs in our Residential/Outpatient Treatment facility. We currently have a capacity of about 147 beds. Jail - We are very proud of the fact that our 624 bed jail complies with the national standards set by the American Correctional Association (ACA), which safeguard the life, health and safety of our staff and individuals incarcerat...