Minnehaha County Jail Expansion

Expansion to the existing county jail in Sioux Falls, SD. Henry Carlson Construction and JE Dunn Construction built the project together as a joint venture.

Highlights included:

  • Added 320 beds to the downtown Minnehaha County Jail, resulting in 720 secure beds in a single location
  • Replaced (with new construction) the aging/outdated sallyport, intake & release, jail medical, jail administration, master control, 24-7 program area, jail lobby/visitation areas which are all currently housed in the Public Safety Building.
  • Construction added one additional floor to the current 4 stories of the downtown jail, plus a three floor jail addition to include additional inmate housing and all of the jail related support areas.

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Minnehaha County Jail Expansion