How do I check whether someone is at the Rapid City jail?
Search ice.gov/locator for this Rapid City jail using the full name with an A-number or date of birth, plus country of birth. Then call (605) 394-6116, which ICE's page, updated August 6, 2026, says takes these calls 24 hours a day, with aliases and date of birth ready. For an urgent message, leave the person's full name, A-number, and your name and callback number. Do not expect staff to discuss money: the county says account information is confidential and can be shared only by the person held.
When can family visit, in the lobby or from home?
ICE lists lobby visits Monday to Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., with a lockdown from 2 to 3:15 p.m., on a schedule marked effective August 1, 2020. The county's visitation page does not repeat those hours, so check on (605) 394-6116 before traveling. All social visits are non-contact. From home, the county describes InmateSales at $0.15 per minute: get the InmateSales and InmateSales View apps, or use inmatesales.com, fund the account and request access under Pennington County SD. The person inside starts the call. One remote visit a week carries no charge if your account holds funds.
How do phone calls and messages work?
Detainees cannot take incoming calls. The county's telephone page sells phone time and text-style chirps through the InmateSales app or inmatesales.com at $0.10 per minute plus taxes, with international rates varying. Direct Pay covers one number and PIN Debit any number. Support is 1-877-998-5678. ICE's page, updated August 6, 2026, instead lists Securus on 1-800-844-6591, at 0.21 and 0.28 per minute with no currency shown, and jailatm.com messages at $0.50. These sources conflict, so ask (605) 394-6116 which vendor works here before you pay anyone.
How do I send money or mail?
Mail a U.S. Postal Money Order payable to Pennington County Jail. The county's account page also names cashier's checks, but its mail page does not, so ask first. Online, jailatm.com takes 10%. The lobby kiosk takes $3.00 per cash deposit or 10% by card, and sales are final. Part of a deposit can go to a negative balance, and Sheriff Warrant Fees take 100% until paid. Letters go to Pennington County Jail, 307 St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701. Mail is scanned and the original discarded. Stamps and unapproved packages are returned; the person inside must request approval.
Who do I ask about the case and the court date?
Rapid City has its own ERO office, (605) 355-4300, where a representative with a G-28 on file can identify the deportation officer. Wider questions go to the St. Paul Field Office of ICE at (612) 409-7799. Neither ICE's page nor EOIR's list ties this jail to a court, so go by the hearing notice or look up the A-number with our hearing lookup guide. The bond hearing guide covers release, removal defense the wider case, and the ICE facility directory other sites.