KANDIYOHI COUNTY
JAIL DIVISION

 The current Kandiyohi County Jail was occupied in January of 2001, with an indirect/direct supervision construction that consisted of 150 beds.  The jail was divided into two separate “pods”.  Delta Pod is divided into two housing units with one housing 32 minimum security inmates and the other unit housing 54 medium security inmates.  Charlie Pod is divided into seven units with 1 housing 8 male inmates and 6 units housing 16 either male or female inmates.

As the years have passed, our numbers have continually increased due to boarding inmates from other counties and the Department of Corrections (DOC) to help them with their overcrowded conditions.  For example, we started 2001 with a surplus of female beds in two housing units and were able to maximize this space by housing females for other counties. In addition to the two female units, because of the design of the jail, we could also convert a male housing unit to an additional female unit if needed.  In future years, we are sure that other changes will be made to accommodate our needs, as well as the needs of other counties. 

In December 2002, the DOC authorized an additional 20 beds to be installed and another 20 were authorized at the beginning of 2004. This brings our total capacity to 190 inmates.  In the spring of 2004, we received a contract to house prison inmates from the DOC, which has helped our average daily population rise to 153 for 2004.

In 2004, the jail brought in over $1,598,736.00 in boarding fees from counties across the state. 

Since 2001, we have assisted 45 other counties and/or government facilities that are either suffering from overcrowded conditions or are having difficulty handling inmates with special needs. With government cutbacks to the State Treatment Centers we’ve been assisting many facilities with housing high management-behavior needs inmates.  We understand the difficulties of dealing with these inmates in a small jail as we were in the same situation just a few years ago.

The Kandiyohi County Jail utilizes the Department of Corrections 2911 to ensure that the jail is meeting all requirements. In the last thirteen years, the jail has not received less than 90% on the DOC yearly inspections. Since the new jail opened, we have received 100% in all categories of the inspection.

The Kandiyohi County Jail staffs 48 full-time Correctional Officers 6 of these are Transport/Correctional Officers, 3 full-time Bailiff/Correctional Officers, and 3 Program Staff. In addition to these officers the Kandiyohi County Jail has five full-time Sergeants and one Programs Director.  Jail Administration receives the assistance of carrying out administrative duties by one Secretary.

The jail contracts with Aramark Food Service to administer dietary needs to jail inmates and is capable of preparing and serving up to a thousand meals a day.

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