STAT BAR
66 counties · Glory House + Dismas Charities (Sioux Falls) · SDDOC Minimum Centers · RRM Minneapolis
KEY SOUTH DAKOTA FACTS
South Dakota has the highest female incarceration rate in the nation (338/100,000 women)
New Rapid City women's prison (RCCF) under construction; new $650M men's prison planned for Sioux Falls
SDDOC minimum centers (Level II with work release): Sioux Falls, Yankton, Pierre, Rapid City
Federal RRCs: Glory House of Sioux Falls (confirmed) + Dismas Charities Sioux Falls (confirmed)
Native Americans: 9% of SD population but 62% of federally supervised cases statewide
Nine Indian reservations in South Dakota - significant context for rural reentry housing gaps
Safer SD initiative (launched early 2024): SDDOC reentry focus
1 BOP RRM: RRM Minneapolis (MN + ND + SD)
66 counties
BOP FEDERAL RRC CONTACTS (South Dakota)
RRM MINNEAPOLIS (South Dakota + Minnesota + North Dakota):
Office: 300 South 4th Street, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: (612) 664-5560
InmateAid already has: inmateaid.com/prisons/residential-reentry-management-rrm-minneapolis
Pull all South Dakota federal RRC listings from: bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp (filter SD)
Confirmed federal RRCs in South Dakota:
1. GLORY HOUSE OF SIOUX FALLS
Address: 4000 S. West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57109
Phone: (605) 332-3273
County: Minnehaha County
Capacity: 46 beds (37 male / 9 female)
Gender: Male and female
BOP Region: Western Region (per sentencing.net source)
facility_type = federal_rrc
Note: Also likely serves state SDDOC clients - verify
2. DISMAS CHARITIES, INC. - Sioux Falls
Location: Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (zip confirmed from BOP directory)
Phone: (502) 636-0333
County: Minnehaha County
Gender: Male and female
BOP Region: North Central (verify from bop.gov)
facility_type = federal_rrc
ACTION: Pull exact street address from bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp
Note: National operator (Dismas Charities); education, family support, employment assistance
Pull complete SD list from bop.gov - may include additional Rapid City or Pierre federal RRC
SDDOC STATE SYSTEM
SDDOC: doc.sd.gov
SDDOC HQ: 523 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 / (605) 773-3478
SDDOC Facilities: doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities
SDDOC Reentry: doc.sd.gov/about/reentry
SDDOC Reentry Team: doc.sd.gov/safer-sd-reentry-initiative/reentry-team
PROGRAM TYPES:
Minimum Centers (Level II): state-operated facilities with work release programs
Community Transition Program (policy 1.5.G.2): parole community transition placements
Note: SDDOC does NOT appear to operate traditional contracted halfway houses
Work release programs are embedded within SDDOC's Level II minimum centers
FOUR MINIMUM CENTERS WITH WORK RELEASE (Level II):
All state-operated; facility_type = state_contracted (SDDOC-operated)
1. SIOUX FALLS MINIMUM CENTER
Location: Sioux Falls, SD (Minnehaha County)
Pull address from doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities
Work release + community programming
InmateAid may have existing prison page - coordinate
2. YANKTON MINIMUM CENTER
Location: Yankton, SD (Yankton County)
Pull address from doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities
Work release + community programming
3. PIERRE MINIMUM CENTER
Location: Pierre, SD (Hughes County)
Pull address from doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities
Work release + community programming
4. RAPID CITY MINIMUM CENTER
Location: Rapid City, SD (Pennington County)
Pull address from doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities
Work release + community programming
Note: New Rapid City women's prison (RCCF) also under construction nearby - separate facility
SDDOC REENTRY PROGRAMS (non-residential):
PreP (Pre-release Program): pre-release programming
WORD (Women's Opportunity Resource Development): women's reentry
Thinking for Change (T4C): cognitive behavioral program
Moving On: additional reentry curriculum
Reentry Portfolios: document preparation upon release (Safer SD initiative, 2024)
Reentry Task Forces: Sioux Falls + Rapid City (community-level coordination)
Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP): post-release treatment coordination
KEY COMMUNITY PROVIDERS
Glory House of Sioux Falls:
4000 S. West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57109 / (605) 332-3273
County: Minnehaha County
Federal BOP RRC + state/community clients
46 beds (37 male / 9 female)
facility_type = federal_rrc
Dismas Charities - Sioux Falls:
Sioux Falls, SD 57104 / (502) 636-0333
County: Minnehaha County
Federal BOP RRC; education, family support, employment assistance
facility_type = federal_rrc
Pull exact address from bop.gov
Additional Sioux Falls community reentry resources:
Pull from 211 South Dakota (211sd.org) or SDDOC Reentry Task Force (Sioux Falls)
Rapid City Task Force: contact SDDOC for community organizations
KEY LAW FACTS
SDDOC: doc.sd.gov / (605) 773-3478
SDDOC Inmate Search: doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/inmate-search
SDDOC Board of Pardons and Paroles: doc.sd.gov/board-of-pardons-and-paroles
South Dakota Unified Judicial System: ujs.sd.gov
Sex offender restrictions (SDCL §22-24B-22):
Registered sex offenders: cannot reside within 500 feet of a school, church, or public park
500-foot buffer - same tier as North Dakota (smaller than most states in directory)
Contact SDDOC Board of Pardons and Paroles for sex offender placement options
Native American population note:
62% of federally supervised cases in SD are Native American
Nine Indian reservations: Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Lower Brule,
Crow Creek, Flandreau, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Yankton Sioux
Tribal justice systems and tribal reentry resources may be relevant for reservation-residing individuals
Contact individual tribal governments for reservation-specific housing resources
66 counties
INTRO
South Dakota's reentry housing landscape is concentrated almost entirely in Sioux Falls, where two federal Residential Reentry Centers operate side by side: Glory House of Sioux Falls at 4000 S. West Avenue (605-332-3273) with 46 beds for men and women, and Dismas Charities at a Sioux Falls address confirmed from the BOP directory (502-636-0333). Both operate under contract with the Bureau of Prisons and under RRM Minneapolis.
On the state side, South Dakota DOC does not operate traditional contracted halfway houses. Instead, the department runs four minimum-security centers - in Sioux Falls, Yankton, Pierre, and Rapid City - that include work release programs allowing eligible inmates to work in the community while serving the final portion of their sentences. These Level II facilities are the primary state-operated community corrections option.
South Dakota carries two significant reentry headlines entering 2026. The state has the highest female incarceration rate in the country - 338 per 100,000 women, which would be the highest in the world if South Dakota were a country - driving construction of a new women's prison facility in Rapid City (RCCF) and a task force on post-release rehabilitation appointed by Governor Rhoden. And Native Americans make up 9% of South Dakota's population but 62% of all federally supervised cases in the state - by far the highest ratio in any district court in the country, creating significant housing challenges in rural reservation areas where no halfway house infrastructure exists.
For federal inmates, South Dakota falls under BOP Residential Reentry Management Minneapolis at 300 South 4th Street, Suite 1210 in Minneapolis (612-664-5560).
GLORY HOUSE OF SIOUX FALLS
Glory House at 4000 S. West Avenue, Sioux Falls (605-332-3273) is the best-documented federal RRC in South Dakota - 46 beds for men and women, operating under a BOP contract through RRM Minneapolis. Glory House likely also accepts SDDOC state clients - contact (605) 332-3273 to confirm referral process.
DISMAS CHARITIES - SIOUX FALLS
Dismas Charities, one of the largest nonprofit federal RRC operators in the country, holds a BOP contract for a Sioux Falls location (zip 57104 / phone 502-636-0333). Pull the exact street address from bop.gov. Dismas provides education, family support, and employment assistance alongside supervision and structured reentry programming.
NATIVE AMERICAN REENTRY IN SOUTH DAKOTA
The District of South Dakota has the highest proportion of Native American supervised individuals in any federal district court - 62% of post-conviction cases. With nine Indian reservations spread across the state - Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Lower Brule, Crow Creek, Flandreau, Sisseton-Wahpeton, and Yankton Sioux - many individuals returning from federal incarceration are returning to reservation communities with no halfway house infrastructure. Families in these situations should contact their tribal government and the U.S. Probation Office in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, or Aberdeen (with satellite offices on Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock reservations).
SAFER SD INITIATIVE
Launched in early 2024, SDDOC's Safer SD initiative expanded reentry programming and introduced reentry portfolios - individual document packets that ensure every releasing inmate has ID, vital records, and resource contacts in hand at release. Reentry Task Forces operate in both Sioux Falls and Rapid City, coordinating between SDDOC and community organizations.
SEX OFFENDER RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota law (SDCL §22-24B-22) prohibits registered sex offenders from residing within 500 feet of a school, church, or public park. At 500 feet, this is one of the smaller buffers in the directory - the same tier as North Dakota. Contact the SDDOC Board of Pardons and Paroles for sex offender placement options.
SOUTH DAKOTA REENTRY RESOURCES
SDDOC: doc.sd.gov / (605) 773-3478
SDDOC Inmate Search: doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/inmate-search
SDDOC Board of Pardons and Paroles: doc.sd.gov/board-of-pardons-and-paroles
SDDOC Reentry: doc.sd.gov/about/reentry
Glory House of Sioux Falls: (605) 332-3273 / 4000 S. West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57109
Dismas Charities Sioux Falls: (502) 636-0333 / pull address from bop.gov
BOP RRM Minneapolis: 300 S. 4th Street Suite 1210, Minneapolis / (612) 664-5560
SD Legal Services: sdln.net / (605) 336-2207
211 South Dakota: 211sd.org / dial 211
U.S. Probation Office District of SD: sdp.uscourts.gov
Sioux Falls HQ / Rapid City / Pierre / Aberdeen / plus reservation satellite offices
COUNTY GRID
All 66 South Dakota counties - pills linking to city directory pages
Frequently asked questions
Q: What halfway houses are in South Dakota?
A: Two federal RRCs in Sioux Falls - Glory House of Sioux Falls (4000 S. West Avenue, 46 beds, 605-332-3273) and Dismas Charities (Sioux Falls 57104, pull address from bop.gov, 502-636-0333). SDDOC also operates minimum-security centers with work release in Sioux Falls, Yankton, Pierre, and Rapid City.
Q: Which BOP RRM covers South Dakota?
A: RRM Minneapolis - 300 South 4th Street, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, MN 55415 / (612) 664-5560.
Q: Why does South Dakota have such a high female incarceration rate?
A: South Dakota incarcerates 338 women per 100,000 - the highest rate in the nation and, per the Prison Policy Initiative, the highest rate in the world if South Dakota were a country. SDDOC is constructing a new women's prison in Rapid City and a governor-appointed task force is developing post-release rehabilitation strategies.
Q: Are there halfway house resources for Native Americans on South Dakota reservations?
A: No established halfway house infrastructure exists on South Dakota's nine Indian reservations. Individuals returning to reservation communities should contact their tribal government and the U.S. Probation Office, which has satellite offices on Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock reservations.
Q: What is South Dakota's sex offender residency restriction?
A: 500 feet from schools, churches, and public parks (SDCL §22-24B-22) - one of the smaller buffers in the directory. TruthFinder WIDGET Search South Dakota inmate and arrest records DATA SOURCE NOTICE Glory House: sentencing.net/prison-conditions/federal-halfway-house / (605) 332-3273 Dismas Charities SD: bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp / (502) 636-0333 SDDOC Facilities: doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/facilities SDDOC Reentry Team: doc.sd.gov/safer-sd-reentry-initiative/reentry-team Federal RRC data: bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp (filter SD) BOP RRM Minneapolis: 300 S. 4th Street Suite 1210, Minneapolis / (612) 664-5560 US Probation District of SD: sdp.uscourts.gov
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