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DETENTION AND JUDICIAL SERVICES
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The Detention & Judicial Services Bureau of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department manages the County’s detention center (jail) which serves the secure detention needs of the law enforcement community, together with the public safety needs of the citizens of Lexington County by providing humane and safe confinement of inmates who have been convicted and sentenced and for those inmates who are awaiting trial. The jail facility is located next to the main Sheriff’s Department headquarters complex at 521 Gibson Road in Lexington. The Detention Center usually houses more than 900 inmates at any given time.
The main jail (maximum security), designed to house 102 inmates, was built in 1975. In 1991, an annex (medium security), designed to house 168 inmates, was constructed. In 1999, a new maximum and medium security facility was added to house an additional 412 inmates as a means to accommodate the increasing demand for cell space. The Detention Center houses adult male and female inmates for municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Juveniles are housed at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice under a contract agreement with the County. The rated capacity of the entire facility is 682, however the current average daily population is above 900, and the record number of inmates held in a single day is 1,012.
The Detention Center also houses sentenced state and local inmate workers, who provide labor to the facility, as well as, other Lexington County government offices and departments. Inmate workers are also utilized to pick up litter on public roadways throughout the county.
The Detention Center is staffed by approximately 90 Correctional Officers, administrative, and supervisory personnel.
The professional principles of the American Jail Association, the American Correctional Association, and the National Commission for Correctional Health Care continue to guide the management and operation of the Lexington County Detention Center. This responsible management, combined with continual training of staff, help maintain effective control of operations in the most cost-effective manner possible.
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