Rapid City Community Work Center
The Rapid City Community Work Center is a minimum-security male facility under the direction of the Mike Durfee State Prison and Warden Brent Fluke.
On a daily basis, inmates work on community service projects such as firefighting or helping thin timber in the Black Hills. Other inmates are on work release status, working in the community for various businesses. Parolees in the Community Transition Program are also housed there.
The state Department of Health provides medical, dental, and optometric services for the adult corrections system.
The Yankton Community Work Center is also a minimum-security male facility under the direction of the Mike Durfee State Prison and Warden Brent Fluke. It opened in the early 1970's to provide support services for the Human Services Center and it has grown over the years to a working unit with a population of 150 to 240 adult inmates.
The unit supplies workers for several different programs. On a daily basis, inmates work in support services for the Human Services Center, are assigned to Community Service Projects or are on Work Release status, meaning they hold jobs in the community. Parolees in the Community Transition Program are also housed there.
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Rapid City Community Work Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Visitation at both RCCWC and YCWC is scheduled in advance. Visitation registration and scheduling can be done here http://sddoc.gtlvisitme.com/.
Visits may be delayed, suspended or cancelled because of security issues and some visitation schedules may be changed due to special activities. If you are traveling from out of town, you can call the facility control room to verify the visit schedules.
Requirements to Schedule a Visit
Valid photo ID is required for all visitors at check-in.
Before scheduling a visit, you must submit a visitor verification form to become an approved visitor. You can do that by clicking here. Once you are on the inmate’s approved visitor list, you can register for an in-person visit or video visit.
What items can I bring/not bring to a visit?
You are allowed to bring cash ($1 bills and change) for vending machines, bottles of baby formula, diapers, and receiving blankets. You must bring proper identification. Lockers are available to visitors to store their coats and valuables.
Do not bring: tobacco products, cell phones/cameras/pagers, electronic and recording devices, watches and smart watches, medications, handbags, wallets, magazines/newspapers/books, toys, photo albums, lighters, and food stuffs.
Visitors are subject to metal detectors and hand pat searches. DOC canines, Ion scanners or electronic devices may be used to detect the presence of controlled substances or narcotics. Refusal to be searched may result in the termination of visiting privileges.
Visitors must dress appropriately for their age and gender. Failure to follow the dress code will result in a visit being denied.
Physical Address
Rapid City Community Work Center
2725 Creek Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703
Yankton Community Work Center
178 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/8Ymwnt8d27C1vgoV7
General Phone Number
(605) 394-5294 Rapid City
(605) 668-3355 Yankton
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name/DOC Number
Rapid City Community Work Center
2725 Creek Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703
Inmate Name/DOC Number
Yankton Community Work Center
178 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078
How to Call an Inmate
You can't call an inmate at Rapid City or Yankton Community Work Center. But they do have access to phones during certain hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in South Dakota, please click here.
How to Send Money
Inmates may receive business/payroll checks, United States cashier's checks, or money orders through the mail only for deposit into their institutional account. Personal checks and cash are not accepted and will be returned to the sender at the expense of the inmate.
Family members can use a credit or debit card to send money through JailATM.com. Simply create an account, choose "Commissary" and follow the prompts for state, facility, and inmate name.
Please note that credit card deposits made online are assessed a fee, which is retained by the provider of the service and is not payable to DOC.
Programs For Inmates
Rapid City
- Community service projects (firefighting or helping thin timber in the Black Hills)
- Work Release programs in the community for various businesses
Yankton
The center provides GED classes and elective classes for education, a wide range of recreational activities, and a variety of religious services. The center also provides a treatment unit with drug and alcohol treatment classes, both long term and relapse.
Yankton also participates in the Long Distance Parenting Program that allows inmates to have greater involvement in their child's lives while in prison.
Both Rapid City and Yankton house parolees in the Community Transition Program (CTP)
The objectives of the CTP:
1. Identify community programming that may benefit the offender while in the community and provide the offender opportunities to acquire and improve skills necessary for successful transition into the community while the offender is awaiting release to the community.
2. Address re-entry issues (including housing, employment and access to community based treatment, programming and counseling services) for offenders released to CTP who have been identified as having relapse/chemical dependency needs, in lieu of revoking the offender’s parole or suspended sentence.
3. Provide temporary housing placement in a designated DOC facility as part of a containment plan, during which time, parole staff will work with the offender to develop an alternative strategy and release plan, in lieu of revoking the offender’s parole or suspended sentence.
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Careers at Rapid City Community Work Center
To find out more information about a career with the South Dakota Department of Corrections and available jobs at Rapid City Community Work Center and Yankton Community Work Center, click here.
